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| LORDI signs to THE END RECORDS |
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| Written by Chris French |
| Tuesday, 12 December 2006 10:04 |
LORDI, Finland’s monster rock n’ roll extravaganza and winners of the 2006 Eurovision award, have signed to THE END RECORDS for North America. Since winning Eurovision LORDI’s popularity has grown to gargantuan heights with the band conquering numerous European charts and a six-week sold out tour of Europe. Now since signing with THE END RECORDS, the band has set their sights on North America and anticipates their success will continue across the pond. The band’s most recent album, The Arockalypse, will be released March 20, 2007 with bonus tracks and a DVD. LORDI are currently planning their first ever jaunt of North America this spring and are confirmed for a two night stint at the annual Bamboozle Festival this May. For more info check: http://www.thebamboozle.com/ INFO  LORDI - The Arockalypse TE080 / March 20th, 2007 / The End Records 1. SCG3 Special Report 2. Bringing Back The Balls To Rock 3. The Deadite Girls Gone Wild 4. The Kids Who Wanna Play With The Dead 5. It Snows In Hell 6. Who's Your Daddy 7. Hard Rock Hallelujah 8. They Only Come Out At Night 9. Chainsaw Buffet 10. Good To Be Bad 11. The Night Of The Loving Dead 12. Supermonstars 13. Would You Love A Monsterman? '06 [Bonus track] 14. Mr. Killjoy [Bonus track] 15. EviLove [Bonus track] + Bonus DVD (All audio and video available at LORDI’s official MySpace site) What they are saying about LORDI… ”The band’s use of flaming-dragon-encrusted swords and exploding baby dolls expresses the warrior spirit of the Vikings.” – NEW YORK TIMES ”With their thumping rhythms and latex horror masks Lordi now seems poised for a new level of stardom.” - THE TIMES “Lordi proves, to all around the world, that rock still rules.” - THE INDEPENDENT ”The demonic quintet (from Finland) has been transformed from national scourges to national heroes.” – THE HERALD TRIBUNE ”If you want to party with your friends and get a huge kick out of the music you’re listening to then Lordi’s your band.” - METAL-TEMPLE.COM ”Lordi are pretty good fun” - ROCKSOMETHING.COM BIO: Monster rock n’ roll outfit LORDI -- national treasures back home in their native Finland - wants everyone in the world, nay, the universe to know who they are. Bit by bit, LORDI is making this monsterican dream a reality. Since winning the 2006 Eurovision Award in May, LORDI’s dream has grown to gargantuan heights. Besides conquering numerous European charts the band has been given their own credit card though Finland’s Sampo Bank, as well as their own soft drink – Lordi Cola. LORDI anticipates their success in Europe will carry over to North America and become a monster hit when their album is released March 20, 2007 on The End Records. With an over-the-top, unstoppable live show that combines the theatrics of horror movies and a pyrotechnic-fuelled rock’n’roll, LORDI knows how to bowl over their fans. As bandleader Mr. Lordi explains, “Create the band that you would like to see on stage. Write the songs you’d love to sing along to. That’s pretty much all that we love to do.” With a gang of monsters at his side -- Amen the unstoppable mummy, Awa the vampire countess, Ox the hellbull and Kita the alien manbeast – LORDI unleashes ‘The Arockalypse,’ an anthemic, rock’n’roll journey. Indeed, monsters do have more fun. ‘The Arockalypse’ finds LORDI leaner and meaner than ever before. The band has sharpened their focus in order to bring their dream-cum-nightmare to life and nothing short of a total bombardment of the senses will do. The riffs are certainly not de-fleshed nor are the mighty choruses mummified. These songs are made to kick your ass and then some. Some longtime heroes and fellow travelers of the netherworld have contributed to the band’s ‘good to be bad’ cause. Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider acts as the party's MC, infiltrating the radio broadcast that opens the album (“SCG3 Special Report”) while Twisted Sister guitarist Jay Jay French guests on “Chainsaw Buffet.” Former KISS axeman Bruce Kulick delivers a blinding solo on “It Snows in Hell” and Accept legend Udo Dirkschneider's distinctive voice can be heard on “They Only Come Out at Night.” LORDI is ready to bring the balls back to North America! Are you ready for the monster invasion? More Info: Official LORDI homepage: http://www.lordi.org Official LORDI MySpace.com site: http://www.myspace.com/lordiofficial  |
| Last Updated on Monday, 18 December 2006 08:06 |
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