Deadache

Deadache
Studio album by Lordi
Released	October 23, 2008 (2008-10-23) (See release history)
Recorded	May 7-June 2008 at Sonic Pump Studios, Finnvox
Genre	Hard rock, Heavy metal, Shock rock
Length	46:07
Label	Sony BMG (Worldwide) GUN (Germany) The End (Canada, U.S.)
Producer	Nino Laurenne
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Lordi chronology
The Arockalypse (2006) Deadache (2008) Zombilation - The Greatest Cuts (2009)
Singles from Deadache
"Bite It Like a Bulldog" Released: September 3, 2008 "Deadache" Released: December 10, 2008

Deadache is the fourth studio album of 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 30 different countries. The official album release party was held at the Tavastia Club in Helsinki on 31 October, 2008 (Hallowe'en).^[1]

The first single from the album, "Bite It Like a Bulldog" was released 3 September, 2008. By November 2008, Deadache had sold 1700 copies in the United States.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Scarctic Circle Gathering IV"	Mr. Lordi	Mr. Lordi	0:42
2.	"Girls Go Chopping"	Mr. Lordi, Lipp	Mr. Lordi	4:02
3.	"Bite It Like a Bulldog"	Mr. Lordi	Mr. Lordi, OX	3:29
4.	"Monsters Keep Me Company"	Mr. Lordi	Mr. Lordi, Kita, Amen	5:28
5.	"Man Skin Boots"	Mr. Lordi, Lipp	Mr. Lordi	3:42
6.	"Dr. Sin Is In"	Mr. Lordi	Kita, Amen	3:37
7.	"The Ghosts of the Heceta Head"	Mr. Lordi, Lipp	Mr. Lordi, Amen	3:48
8.	"Evilyn"	Mr. Lordi	Mr. Lordi	4:00
9.	"The Rebirth of the Countess"	Mr. Lordi, Awa	Awa	1:59
10.	"Raise Hell in Heaven"	Mr. Lordi, Lipp	Mr. Lordi	3:32
11.	"Deadache"	Mr. Lordi, Lipp	Mr. Lordi	3:28
12.	"The Devil Hides Behind Her Smile"	Mr. Lordi, Lipp	Mr. Lordi	4:12
13.	"Missing Miss Charlene"	Mr. Lordi, Lipp	Mr. Lordi, PK Hell	5:10
Total length:				46:07

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.

iTunes Version
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
14.	"Dead Bugs Bite"	Mr. Lordi, Lipp	Mr. Lordi	3:48
Total length:				49:55

Digipak Version
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
14.	"Hate At First Sight"	Mr. Lordi, Lipp	Amen, Kita	3:33
Total length:				49:40

Finnish Version
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
14.	"The House"	Mr. Lordi, Lipp (Original lyrics by Neumann)	Neumann	4:15
Total length:				50:22

Japanese Version
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
14.	"Where's The Dragon"	Mr. Lordi, Lipp	Kita, OX, Lipp	3:01
15.	"Beast Loose In Paradise"	Mr. Lordi	Mr. Lordi	3:10
Total length:				52:18

The song "The House" released on the Finnish Version of the album is a cover of a song originally by the Finnish rock band Dingo, the full name of the original song is "The House Without a Name".

Japanese bonus-DVD

A bonus-DVD version of Deadache was released in Japan and includes the following music videos:

• "Would You Love a Monsterman?" (2002)
• "Devil Is a Loser" (2003)
• "Blood Red Sandman" (2004)
• "Hard Rock Hallelujah" (2006)
• "Who's Your Daddy?" (2006)
• "Would You Love a Monsterman 2006" (2006)
• "It Snows in Hell" (2006)
• "Bite It Like a Bulldog" (2008)

Recording

Lordi started the recording of Deadache on May 7, 2008.^[2] For the new album the group had 60 demos to choose from, out of these 14 of them were chosen by the band and record company to be recorded. All members of the group have contributed songs to the album.^[1]

The recordings were finished in June, the group then going on tour in Europe.^[1]

Press

Band members Kita and Amen said the following statements about the new album 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, he 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 keyboardist Awa, includes a spoken part in French. The track "Missing Miss Charlene" includes singing by a children's choir, with the outro being already recorded in 1986, featuring a 12-year old Mr. Lordi and some of his friends from his hometown of Rovaniemi.^[1]

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".

Chart

Chart (2008)	Peak position	Certifications
Austria Albums Chart	51
Finland Albums Chart[3]	5
Sweden Albums Chart[4]	42
Switzerland Albums Chart	73
German Albums Chart	33
UK Rock Albums Chart[5]	38
US Top Heatseekers Chart[6]	13
European Top 100 Albums	71
Top Heatseekers (Northeast)	6
Biboard Top Independent Albums	37

Release history

Country	Release Date
Germany	October 24, 2008 (2008-10-24)
United Kingdom	October 27, 2008 (2008-10-27)
Worldwide on iTunes
United States	October 28, 2008 (2008-10-28)
Japan	October 29, 2008 (2008-10-29)
Finland

MySpace pre-listening session

On 20 October, 2008, Lordi announced that they will be adding a new track from Deadache to their MySpace page everyday until Friday 24 October, the first release date of the album (in Germany).

The songs released on each day are as follows:

• Monday (20 October) - Man Skin Boots - 3:42
• Tuesday (21 October) - Evilyn - 4:00
• Wednesday (22 October) - Dr. Sin Is In - 3:47

No tracks were added on Thursday or Friday, it is unclear as to why this was.

Singles

1. "Bite It Like a Bulldog" - September 3, 2008
2. "Deadache" - December 10, 2008^[7]

Credits

• Mr. Lordi - Lead vocals
• Amen - Electric guitar
• Kita - Drums, Backing vocals and arrangements
• OX - Bass
• Awa - Keyboards

Additional credits

• Bulldog breathing in Bite It Like A Bulldog by Frida
• The walk in Man Skin Boots by Johanna Askola-Putaansuu

Both recorded by Kita in Lordi's rehearsal lair

• Translation and speech on The Rebirth Of The Countess by Sandra Mittica

• Children's choir: Shoemaker's Kids Quire

• Missing Miss Charlene's outro performed by The Bulldox: Dee Oxkiller (Mr. Lordi), P.K. Hell and Eric Schäfer, recorded in 1986

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "MonsterDiscoHell" (in Finnish). http://www.monsterdiscohell.com. Retrieved 2008-11-03. 
2. ^ "Official Lordi Website". http://www.lordi.org. Retrieved 2008-11-04. 
3. ^ "Suomen virallinen lista - Albumit". YLE. 2008-11-03. http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:5Y5O-mwfHukJ:pop.yle.fi/lista/. Retrieved 2008-11-08. 
4. ^ "Sveriges Topplistan - Albumit". Sveriges Topplistan. 2008-11-03. http://www.hitlistan.se/. Retrieved 2008-11-08. 
5. ^ "Radio 1 Chart Show". BBC. 2008-11-02. http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:QCiJzfTAgT8J:www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/rockalbums.shtml. Retrieved 2008-11-08. 
6. ^ "Top Heatseekers Chart". Billboard.com. 2008-11-15. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?f=Top+Heatseekers&pageNumber=Top+11-25&g=Albums. Retrieved 2008-11-09. 
7. ^ LORDI Interviewed In San Antonio; Video Available - Blabbermouth.net - Retrieved November 15, 2008