Length 46:07 Artist Lordi Label The End Records | Producer Nino Laurenne Release date 23 October 2008 | |
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Released 23 October 2008 (2008-10-23) Recorded 7 May - June 2008 at Sonic Pump Studios, Finnvox Deadache
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Deadache is the fourth studio album by the Finnish hard rock band Lordi, released in Finland on 29 October 2008. For the release of the album the band renewed their monster outfits. Deadache was released during the same week in about thirty countries. The official album release party was held at the Tavastia Club in Helsinki on 31 October 2008 (Hallowe'en).
Contents
- Lordi scg iv deadache
- Bonus tracks
- Japanese bonus DVD
- Recording
- Press
- Music
- MySpace pre listening session
- Singles
- Credits
- Additional credits
- Songs
- References
The first single from the album, "Bite It Like a Bulldog", was released on 3 September 2008. By November 2008, Deadache had sold 1,700 copies in the United States.
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Bonus tracks
There are five different versions of the album, four of which have different bonus tracks. Each version was released by a different record company, hence the differing tracks.
"The House" on the Finnish version of the album is a cover of a song originally by the Finnish rock band Dingo. The lyrics are written by Mr. Lordi.
Japanese bonus DVD
A bonus DVD version of Deadache was released in Japan and includes the following music videos:
Recording
Lordi started the recording of Deadache on 7 May 2008. For the album, the group had sixty demos to choose from; fourteen of them were chosen by the band and record company to be recorded. All members of the group contributed songs to the album.
The recordings were finished in June, the group then went on tour in Europe.
Press
Band members Kita and Amen said the following about the Deadache:
[Kita] "It's an old title. We had that song back in the '90s already, a song called 'Deadache', and our singer, Mr. Lordi, thought that he made that up, that whole word. Like, headache and deadache, but he heard it actually means something." [Mr. Amen] "It actually, the title, it means something. Actually we had sixty songs to choose from and we picked out fifteen songs. We didn't think any (musical) directions or anything, we just did what we have." [Kita] "Usually we don't think (laughs)" [Amen] "We do what feels good with it."
Music
Deadache is a melodic hard rock album, but has a heavier sound and includes more horror-themes than Lordi's previous albums. The album has more keyboard parts than The Arockalypse, and the song "The Rebirth Of The Countess", composed by the keyboard player Awa, includes a spoken part in French. "Missing Miss Charlene" includes singing by a children's choir, with the outro being already recorded in 1986 by a 12-year-old Mr. Lordi and some of his friends from his hometown of Rovaniemi.
The organ in the intro and between the verses in the song "The Devil Hides Behind Her Smile" is taken from "The Phantom of the Opera".
MySpace pre-listening session
On 20 October 2008, Lordi announced that they would be adding a new track from Deadache to their MySpace page every day until Friday 24 October, the first release date of the album (in Germany).
The songs released on each day were as follows:
No tracks were added on Thursday or Friday; it is unclear why.
Singles
- "Bite It Like a Bulldog" - 3 September 2008
- "Deadache" - 20 December 2008
Credits
Additional credits
Both recorded by Kita in Lordi's rehearsal lair
Songs
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2Girls Go Chopping4:04
3Bite It Like a Bulldog3:29