Babez For Breakfast
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Background
"As for the album title, it is an ironic answer to the question of whether monsters eat babies for breakfast or not. We twisted the final letter ‘s’ to a ‘z’, which changed the pronunciation. With this twist we wanted to state that this album is not as serious as DeadacheDeadache
- 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....
", frontman Mr. Lordi.
Recording
The recording of the album started on February 16, 2010 at WireWorld Studio in NashvilleNashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, USA
United States
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. The band had 44 demos
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
to choose from, of which 15 made the final cut.
Style and composition
"We are very proud of this album. We went back to the basics and beyond. The new material is more rocking and melodic, but we have not forgotten horror elements either. This is the first time we have worked with a string orchestraString orchestra
A string orchestra is an orchestra composed solely or primarily of instruments from the string family. These instruments are the violin, the viola, the cello, the double bass , the piano, the harp, and sometimes percussion...
and a gospel choir. This has been great fun! As our producer [Michael Wagener] says, each song includes a lot of energy, emotion and entertainment. With this album we are eager to go back on the road and show our fans the new songs, outfits and tricks!", frontman Mr. Lordi.
Bruce Kulick
In September, 2009, Mr. LordiTomi Putaansuu
Tomi Petteri Putaansuu , better known by his stage name Mr. Lordi, is the lead vocalist in the Finnish heavy metal/hard rock band Lordi. Mr. Lordi is the singer, songwriter and costume designer for hard rock band Lordi...
spent 5 days in Hollywood, California, co-writing new songs for the album with ex-KISS
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
guitarist, Bruce Kulick
Bruce Kulick
Bruce Howard Kulick is an American guitarist, musician and a member of the band Grand Funk Railroad. Previously, Kulick had been a longtime member of the band Kiss....
, and Jeremy Rubolino. This song-writing session resulted in 2 songs, "Cut Off My Head" and "Call Off the Wedding". Mr. Lordi
Tomi Putaansuu
Tomi Petteri Putaansuu , better known by his stage name Mr. Lordi, is the lead vocalist in the Finnish heavy metal/hard rock band Lordi. Mr. Lordi is the singer, songwriter and costume designer for hard rock band Lordi...
called "Call Off the Wedding" a "ballad, but nothing like you´ve heard from Lordi before. Lot of clean guitars there for example. Actually, that one is not quite finished yet. Bruce Kulick played the solo on that, and Jeremy Rubolino wrote the string score for it. There's gonna be REAL strings on it, and they're gonna be recorded in L.A. any day now."
Mark Slaughter
Mark SlaughterMark Slaughter
Mark Allen Slaughter is an American singer and musician. He is one of the founders of hard rock band Slaughter, and he also has worked as a voice actor and composer...
, singer of the band Slaughter
Slaughter (band)
Slaughter is an American heavy metal band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada by lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Mark Slaughter and bassist Dana Strum. The band reached stardom in 1990 with their first album, Stick It to Ya which spawned several hit singles including "Up All Night", "Spend My Life", "Mad...
, also made a guest appearance on the album, to play the role of the "dad" in "Granny's Gone Crazy".
Credits
- Mr. LordiTomi PutaansuuTomi Petteri Putaansuu , better known by his stage name Mr. Lordi, is the lead vocalist in the Finnish heavy metal/hard rock band Lordi. Mr. Lordi is the singer, songwriter and costume designer for hard rock band Lordi...
- Lead vocals - AmenJussi SydänmaaJussi Sydänmaa is the guitarist, and one of the founding members of the Finnish metal quintet Lordi....
- Guitars - KitaSampsa AstalaSampsa Astala, is the former drummer for the Finnish metal band Lordi and the lead singer of the glam rock band Stala & So. His Lordi stage name, Kita, comes from the Finnish word meaning "jaws", "gap", or "maw". His Stala & So...
- Drums, Backing vocals and arrangements - OXSamer el NahhalSamer El Nahhal is the current bassist of the Finnish hard rock band Lordi. He goes by the stage name of OX a possible reference to John Entwistle, the bassist for The Who, who was also nicknamed "The Ox." OX plays an Ibanez BTB Bass. His father is Egyptian and his mother is Finnish...
- Bass - AwaLeena PeisaLeena Maria "Awa" Peisa is the current keyboard player in the Finnish hard rock quintet Lordi, winners of the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. Peisa's former bands include Punaiset Messiaat and , both of which are from Porvoo.-Biography:Leena Maria Peisa was born in Vantaa although she spent her...
- Keyboards