The Arockalypse
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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
. Although the album cover features OX and Awa, it was Kalma who played bass on the album.
and Jay Jay French
from Twisted Sister
, Udo Dirkschneider
from Accept
/U.D.O.
and Bruce Kulick
from Kiss
. Before the album was released in Finland, there were rumours about other possible guest-stars to feature on the album, including Sebastian Bach
from Skid Row, Alice Cooper
, King Diamond
, Rob Zombie
, and other members of Kiss, the latter being Lordi's greatest influence. In reality, only Sebastian Bach and Alice Cooper were ever asked to be guests on the album, but neither were able to make it.
" was slightly remixed for this version, using instead the music video version, which had a different set of vocals in the opening.
Bonus tracks:
DVD:
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...
. It features the hit single "Hard Rock Hallelujah
Hard 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...
", which won the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
for Finland. The album has sold triple platinum in Finland and gold in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Although the album cover features OX and Awa, it was Kalma who played bass on the album.
Guest features
The Arockalypse features many guest-stars on its tracks: Dee SniderDee Snider
Daniel "Dee" Snider is an American singer-songwriter, screenwriter, radio personality, and actor. Snider is most famous for his role as the frontman of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister...
and Jay Jay French
Jay Jay French
John French Segall , better known by his stage name Jay Jay French or J.J. French, is a founding member and one of the two guitarists of the American heavy metal band, Twisted Sister....
from Twisted Sister
Twisted Sister
Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from Long Island. Musically, the band implements elements of traditional heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, along with a style that is similar to early glam metal bands...
, Udo Dirkschneider
Udo Dirkschneider
Udo Dirkschneider is a German heavy metal singer who is best known as the vocalist in German heavy metal band Accept and later U.D.O.After leaving Accept in 1987, Dirkschneider formed the band U.D.O....
from Accept
Accept
Accept is a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled by former vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes. Their beginnings can be traced back to the late 1960s...
/U.D.O.
U.D.O.
U.D.O. is a German heavy metal band founded by lead singer Udo Dirkschneider in 1987.-1987–1992:After Udo Dirkschneider left Accept in 1987, a large fan community followed him to U.D.O....
and 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....
from 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,...
. Before the album was released in Finland, there were rumours about other possible guest-stars to feature on the album, including Sebastian Bach
Sebastian Bach
Sebastian Bach is a Canadian heavy metal singer who achieved mainstream success as frontman of Skid Row from 1987 to 1996. Since his departure from Skid Row, he has had many television roles, acted within Broadway plays, and leads a successful solo career.-Early life:Bach was born Sebastian...
from Skid Row, Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
, King Diamond
King Diamond
Kim Bendix Petersen , better known by his stage name King Diamond, is a Grammy Award nominated Danish heavy metal musician. As a vocalist, he is known for his extensive vocal range, in particular his usage of falsetto. He is the lead vocalist for both Mercyful Fate and the eponymous King Diamond...
, Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie is an American musician, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He founded the heavy metal band White Zombie and has been nominated three times as a solo artist for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.Zombie has also established a career as a film director, creating the...
, and other members of Kiss, the latter being Lordi's greatest influence. In reality, only Sebastian Bach and Alice Cooper were ever asked to be guests on the album, but neither were able to make it.
Track listing
- "SCG3 Special Report" (with Dee SniderDee SniderDaniel "Dee" Snider is an American singer-songwriter, screenwriter, radio personality, and actor. Snider is most famous for his role as the frontman of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister...
as "the monster squad's spokesman") – 3:46 ((Mr.Lordi/Kita)) - "Bringing Back the Balls to Rock" – 3:31 ((Mr.Lordi))
- "The Deadite Girls Gone Wild" – 3:45 ((Mr.Lordi/Kita/Tracy Lipp))
- "The Kids Who Wanna Play with the Dead" – 4:07 ((Mr.Lordi))
- "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...
" (feat. Bruce KulickBruce KulickBruce 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....
) – 3:37 ((Mr.Lordi/Kita/Lipp)) - "Who's Your Daddy?" – 3:38 ((Mr.Lordi))
- "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...
" – 4:07 ((Mr.Lordi)) - "They Only Come Out at Night" (feat. Udo DirkschneiderUdo DirkschneiderUdo Dirkschneider is a German heavy metal singer who is best known as the vocalist in German heavy metal band Accept and later U.D.O.After leaving Accept in 1987, Dirkschneider formed the band U.D.O....
) – 3:49 ((Mr.Lordi/Amen)) - "The Chainsaw Buffet" (feat. Jay Jay FrenchJay Jay FrenchJohn French Segall , better known by his stage name Jay Jay French or J.J. French, is a founding member and one of the two guitarists of the American heavy metal band, Twisted Sister....
) – 3:57 ((Mr.Lordi)) - "Good to Be Bad" – 3:31 ((Mr.Lordi))
- "The Night of the Loving Dead" – 3:09 ((Mr.Lordi))
- "Supermonstars (The Anthem of the Phantoms)" – 4:04 ((Mr.Lordi))
Special Edition
In November 2006, The Arockalypse was re-released in Finland as a "Special Edition", which included 3 bonus tracks and a DVD. This version was also the first Lordi album to be released in the United States. Also, the song "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...
" was slightly remixed for this version, using instead the music video version, which had a different set of vocals in the opening.
Bonus tracks:
- "Would You Love a Monsterman? (2006)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,...
" - "Mr. Killjoy"
- "EviLove"
DVD:
- "Live At Market Square," Lordi's homecoming gig in Finland after their Eurovision triumph
- "Hello Athens," a series of short Finnish documentaries following Lordi up to the Eurovision Song Contest
- Music Videos for "Who's Your Daddy?," "Hard Rock Hallelujah," and "Would You Love a Monsterman? (2006)"
Vinyl
In 2007, a limited edition of The Arockalypse was released on vinyl in the US, available in four versions: black, clear, blue with red splatter or clear with red splatter. The album consists of two records and includes all the tracks from the special edition release, as well as three live bonus tracks on Side D:- "Devil Is A Loser (Live)"
- "Hard Rock Hallelujah (Live)"
- "Would You Love A Monsterman? (Live)"
Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
Certifications |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | 11 | |
| Belgium (Flanders) | 13 | |
| Denmark | 16 | |
| Estonia | 4 | |
| Finland (over 90,000 sold) | 1 | 3xPlatinum |
| France | 98 | |
| Germany | 7 | Gold |
| Greece | 1 | Gold |
| Norway | 21 | |
| Poland | 64 | |
| Sweden (+30,000 sold) | 1 | Gold |
| Switzerland | 8 | |
| United Kingdom | 100 | |
| European Top 100 Albums | 8 | |
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...
- VocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - AmenJussi SydänmaaJussi Sydänmaa is the guitarist, and one of the founding members of the Finnish metal quintet Lordi....
- GuitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker... - 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...
- DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, Backing vocals - Kalma - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- 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...
- KeyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...