Arockalypse (W/Dvd) (Spec) [Special Edition]

Lordi | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 20, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Special Edition
• Label: The End Records
• ASIN: B000N3AVWQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,123 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Absolute Zero Media, Jan 13, 2007

This really reminds me of bands like AC/DC, Twisted Sister or Motorhead in they way they present the music as fun hardrock to get the masses

The band's use of flaming-dragon-encrusted swords and exploding baby dolls expresses the warrior spirit of the Vikings.

Fist pumping metal with over-the-top theatrics abound throughout

Product Description

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 through 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?

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Refreshing Blast Of (Flaming) Fresh Air, September 11, 2007

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This review is from: Arockalypse (W/Dvd) (Spec) (Audio CD)

I stumbled across Lordi on DIVX Stage6. As an idealistic and therefore disenchanted Boomer, I'm an unlikely candidate for "death metal". However, Lordi presents a refreshing paradox. In spite of their peculiar subject matter, these folks crank the Marshall amps with such tongue-in-cheek zeal (and so many pyrotechnics) that I can't help but like them. Then, when I found myself humming "Who's Your Daddy?" and smiling in the middle of an otherwise annoying business meeting, I knew I had to buy a copy and rip it to MP3! How could I not support such joyfully in-my-face iconoclasm? When the CD arrived, I was delighted to find that a bonus video was also included. The video clips of Lordi making their way through Athens in full costume are absolutely precious! What a wonderful farce. Rock on!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Balls, Melody, The Best!, August 30, 2007

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James S. Morris "TheOverseer4003" (Durham, NH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arockalypse (W/Dvd) (Spec) (Audio CD)

When I first saw Lordi's "Hard Rock Hallelujah" video on music choice, I said the same thing everyone says: a goofy imitation of GWAR. Yes, GWAR is pretty goofy, but Lordi is what we might call MAD goofy. All goofiness aside, though, that song ended up growing on me and I can now call myself a bona fide Lordi fan, having bought the album and seen them at Ozzfest. The main difference between Lordi and GWAR is that you can actually listen to Lordi's songs. It's not just an "awful racket." Virtually every song on The Arockalypse is super catchy, memorable, anthemic, and extremely silly. I can honestly say that I enjoy every song on the album. My favorite is, of course, "Hard Rock Hallelujah," but other highlights include "The Deadite Girls Gone Wild," "It Snows In Hell," "Supermonstars," and "Would You Love A Monsterman."

One notable aspect of Lordi's music is their choice of subject matter, which covers a number of high-brow topics such as sexy zombies and chainsaw buffets. It's tough to fault them for it, though, since it's all done with tongue firmly in cheek. The bottom line is that, once you get over the whole costume thing, Lordi is as legit a band as any other. As many inebriated members of the Ozzfest audience so eloquently pointed out, they're not hardcore enough to be considered "real" metal any more. But that happens to be just fine by me, since "hardcore" is not exactly the first word I'd use to describe my tastes in music. Unfortunately, despite Lordi's user-friendly brand of metal, I don't think we'll be seeing much more of them here in the USA. Success for them in this country would involve rewinding the pop-cultural midset about 25 years (not that I'd mind, but it seems unlikely).

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5.0 out of 5 stars A hard rock monument that literally made history!!!, September 6, 2010

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Nikiforos V. Skoumas (Athens Greece, Cambridge UK) - See all my reviews
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`Lordi' is the Finnish shock hard rock band probably known as the metal group that experienced the greatest popularity boom in recent history within the European market, literally becoming superstars overnight. Having established themselves as recording artists since 2002, the band was chosen to represent their home country in the annual European POP song contest `Eurovision' of 2006 (held in Athens, Greece that year). The band was set to perform the track `Hard Rock Halleluiah' from their latest at the time, 3rd album `The Arockalypse'. And it won! Most European countries voted in favour of `Lordi' placing them in the first position, with the rest following far behind.

Without doubt the 10th of May 2006 will be remembered as the metal celebration of the European metal community; and the track `Hard rock Halleluiah', as glorious as it sounds, perhaps was not all that amazing or, put more accurately, was not the strongest track on `The Arockalypse'.

`The Arockalypse' was perhaps the most 80s oriented hard rock album of 'Lordi' and despite the monstrous (yet catchy vocals) featured the biggest choruses than any other hard rock album of that year. Beyond that, the guitars are thick on the riffs and unexpectedly technical during the leads (including twin guitar melodies and shredding). In addition the keyboards add the very essence of 80s AOR to the album making the opening riffs so exciting and the choruses even more climactic. Finally the rhythm section is totally metal with a huge-as it deserves- production.

I have to admit that there are very few albums released in `00s that were as infectious as `The Arockalypse'. Summing the recipe of their success? big song openings straight to the point lyrics, mega choruses, at to that loads of melodic guitar and there it is!

Furthermore this special edition of the album including the original 12 songs plus re recorded versions of 3 of their older tracks is the REAL DEAL; NON STOP HARD ROCK HEAVEN absolutely no fillers allowed on this monumental album! And very honestly, to this day songs like `Good to be bad', `Who's your daddy', `Now it snows in Hell' and `Would you love a monsterman' are amongst my favourite hard rock tunes of all time.

A true monument of Hard Rock.


"Metal Hammer" Greek magazine (issue 259) marks this album with 7/10 commenting: "Old school 80s hard rock to the bone in the style of Kiss, Alice cooper, WASP and Twisted sister"