LORDI

Release Year: 2024
Artist Origin: FIN
Style: expressive glam rock / heavy metal

fifth full-length album [2010] by unstoppable northmen is easier predictable and no longer surprising, yet sincere and colorful monstrous show at the epicenter of sharpened hard'n heavy metal proves one more time that elaborate costumes and ghoulish masks is not what matters most: vintage eighties' metal is mixed with Rob Zombie's brand of modern shock rock with a sense for catchy hooks and anthemic choruses that have been one of the cornerstones of Lordi sound for years: fifteen tracks may sound not as biting as before, slightly toning down the band's perceived menace to society, with lyrics dominated by ironic takes on pop-culture clichés and horror comics imagery, yet in any case they win you over with memorable, streamlined structures and live-show-ready energy; first time ever - Dutch red-marbled pink 180g vinyl edition with an LP sleeve sized pro-printed four page lyric insert is limited to 666 machine-numbered units, copy #000171