Deadache
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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 song "The House" released on the Finnish Version of the album is a cover of a song originally by the Finnish rock band Dingo
Dingo (band)
Dingo is a Finnish rock band formed around 1982 which fused Finnish melancholy with catchy rock melodies, headed by singer Pertti Neumann...
, 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 JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and includes the following music videos:
- "Would You Love a Monsterman?Would You Love a Monsterman?"Would You Love a Monsterman?" is a song recorded by Finnish heavy metal band Lordi which reached number one on the charts in Finland. The song was originally released in 2002 on the album, Get Heavy and as a single, featuring the band's former bassist Magnum and original keyboardist Enary.In 2006,...
" (2002) - "Devil Is a LoserDevil is a Loser"Devil is a Loser" is the second single by the Finnish heavy metal band Lordi. It is one of six songs that have been made into music videos by the band...
" (2003) - "Blood Red SandmanBlood Red Sandman"Blood Red Sandman" is the second single from Lordi's second album The Monsterican Dream. The song's original title was "Blood Red Santa", but Asko Kallonen from BMG Finland thought it was inappropriate for a Christmas hit and many people said they would ban it because it painted a violent image of...
" (2004) - "Hard Rock HallelujahHard Rock Hallelujah"Hard Rock Hallelujah" is a song by the Finnish heavy metal band Lordi, which won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with 292 points. It was also Finland's first placement in the top five. It was voted as the most popular Finnish Eurovision entry in the forty years the country has participated...
" (2006) - "Who's Your Daddy?Who's Your Daddy?Who's Your Daddy? may refer to:* Who's your daddy? , a colloquial phrase- Music :* "Who's Your Daddy?" , a song by Daddy Yankee from El Cartel: The Big Boss* "Who's Your Daddy?" , a song by Lordi...
" (2006) - "Would You Love a Monsterman 2006Would You Love a Monsterman?"Would You Love a Monsterman?" is a song recorded by Finnish heavy metal band Lordi which reached number one on the charts in Finland. The song was originally released in 2002 on the album, Get Heavy and as a single, featuring the band's former bassist Magnum and original keyboardist Enary.In 2006,...
" (2006) - "It Snows in HellIt Snows In Hell"It Snows in Hell" is a power ballad from the Finnish heavy metal band Lordi's album The Arockalypse. The single was released in a standard jewel case, and in digipack by the Finnish Posti-company. For the single release Lordi produced a new version which contains softer vocals which would...
" (2006) - "Bite It Like a BulldogBite It Like a Bulldog"Bite It Like a Bulldog" is a single from Finnish hard rock band Lordi. It is the first single from the fourth studio album Deadache and was released digitally on September 1 and physically on September 3. The song rose to number one in the Finnish charts....
" (2008)
Recording
Lordi started the recording of Deadache on May 7, 2008. For the new album the group had 60 demosDemo (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, 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.
The recordings were finished in June, the group then going on tour in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
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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 LordiLordi
Lordi is a Finnish hard rock/heavy metal band, formed in 1996 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume-designer, Mr. Lordi. The band is known for wearing monster masks and using pyrotechnics during concerts...
's previous albums. The album has more keyboard
Electronic keyboard
An electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:...
-parts than The Arockalypse
The Arockalypse
The Arockalypse is the third studio album by the hard rock band Lordi. It features the hit single "Hard Rock Hallelujah", which won the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 for Finland. The album has sold triple platinum in Finland and gold in Sweden and Germany...
, and the song "The Rebirth Of The Countess", composed by keyboardist Awa
Leena Peisa
Leena 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...
, includes a spoken part in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
. The track "Missing Miss Charlene" includes singing by a children's choir
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
, 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
Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi is a city and municipality of Finland. It is the administrative capital and commercial centre of Finland's northernmost province, Lapland. It is situated close to the Arctic Circle and is between the hills of Ounasvaara and Korkalovaara, at the confluence of the Kemijoki River and its...
.
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 |
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| Austria Albums Chart | 51 | |
| Finland Albums Chart | 5 | |
| Sweden Albums Chart | 42 | |
| Switzerland Albums Chart | 73 | |
| German Albums Chart | 33 | |
| UK Rock Albums Chart | 38 | |
| US Top Heatseekers Chart | 13 | |
| European Top 100 Albums | 71 | |
| Top Heatseekers (Northeast) | 6 | |
| Biboard Top Independent Albums | 37 |
Release history
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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
- "Bite It Like a BulldogBite It Like a Bulldog"Bite It Like a Bulldog" is a single from Finnish hard rock band Lordi. It is the first single from the fourth studio album Deadache and was released digitally on September 1 and physically on September 3. The song rose to number one in the Finnish charts....
" - September 3, 2008 - "Deadache" - December 10, 2008
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....
- Electric guitar - 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
Additional credits
- Bulldog breathing in Bite It Like A BulldogBite It Like a Bulldog"Bite It Like a Bulldog" is a single from Finnish hard rock band Lordi. It is the first single from the fourth studio album Deadache and was released digitally on September 1 and physically on September 3. The song rose to number one in the Finnish charts....
by Frida - The walk in Man Skin Boots by Johanna Askola-Putaansuu
Both recorded by Kita
Sampsa Astala
Sampsa 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...
in Lordi
Lordi
Lordi is a Finnish hard rock/heavy metal band, formed in 1996 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume-designer, Mr. Lordi. The band is known for wearing monster masks and using pyrotechnics during concerts...
'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