LORDI – Lordiversity : Abracadaver (2021)
LORDI will release no fewer than seven new studio albums in the next months. And frontman Mr. Lordi admits that he was had originally hoped to release 10 new albums, only to have that idea vetoed by the Finnish group’s record label.
Titled ‘Lordiversity‘, the box set will be available as seven CDs, or seven vinyl records. Each album will see the former Eurovision-winninig Finns tackle a different genre: hard rock, disco, progressive rock, heavy metal, AOR, thrash/speed and industrial metal.
The albums will be standalone available, and after ‘Superflytrap’, now it’s the time for another standalone volume; “Abracadaver“. Here Lordi makes their take on ’90s-style metal.
From its eccentric, spaghetti western-style intro to the face-ripping pure metal of songs like “Devilium” and “Beast Of Both Worlds”, Lordi’s mastery of all metallic trades is on full display.
At times as heavy as prime Pantera, and full of “Painkiller”-era PRIEST-isms, it’s a non-stop riot of razor riffs, gonzoid choruses and unexpected twists.
We find bursts of everything from symphonic keyboards (on the grandiose but gritty “Evil”) to swaggering, Southern-fried sludge riffs (the deeply gnarly “Acid Bleeding Eyes”).
LORDI have never been a band for everyone, and this seven-album monstrosity is unlikely to win them many new converts, but if you do have that day to spare and really, really need cheering up, “Lordiversity” will absolutely provide.
Big tunes, ridiculous concept of expertly constructed cartoon horror: it’s the perfect distraction for the impending arrival of a cold and miserable winter.
1 – Scg Minus 2: Horricone
2 – Devilium
3 – Abracadaver
4 – Rejected
5 – Acid Bleeding Eyes
6 – Raging at Tomorrow
7 – Beast of Both Worlds
8 – I’m Sorry I’m Not Sorry
9 – Bent Outta Shape
10 – Evil
11 – Vulture of Fire
12 – Beastwood
Mr Lordi – lead vocals, production
Amen – guitars
Mana – drums, backing vocals
Hella – keyboards, backing vocals
Hiisi – bass guitar
Pre order:
www.amazon.de/-/en/Lordi/dp/B09CH4FJBL
