LORDI - Scare Force One (2014)

Genre - Hard Rock / Horror Rock

Track listing:

01. SCG7: Arm Your Doors And Cross Check

02. Scare Force One

03. How To Slice A Whore

04. Hell Sent In The Clowns

05. House Of Ghosts

06. Monster Is My Name

07. Cadaver Lover

08. Amen’s Lament To Ra II

09. Nailed By The Hammer Of Frankenstein

10. The United Rocking Dead

11. She’s A Demon

12. Hella’s Kitchen

13. Sir, Mr. Presideath, Sir

I always thought about Lordi as a masquerade, as a fun act though I was always a little unsure about their music.
Well, with "Scare Force One" they sound 'less metal' and 'less grunt' than never before.
As said, Lordi has its mind pointed to the US market: album title, day of release (Halloween), a paraphernalia of merchandising - the album will be released in various packages with toys, etc - and... the music.
Yes, Lordi's music has changed.
Lordi's music now is inoffensive 'horror metal'. I would call it 'comic metal', as one package will feature an illustrated magazine with the lyrics.
This reminds you something? ... yeah, Kiss did it 35 years ago. Yes, Lordi is being handled and marketed to the American audience to be the 21st century Kiss.
Their excellent make-up does not scare nobody, on the contrary, it's the perfect product to sell in this Halloween.
And the music? Well, the title "How To Slice A Whore" may offense many, but musically this track is a commercial rock song with easy riffs, keyboards all over and a catchy chorus.
The carousel melody of "Hell Sent In The Clowns" is fun as hell, with a singable chorus by a 5-year kid. This has a potential (done intentionally) to reach a wide audience.
There's a couple of heavy numbers for the old fans, but this new Lordi is almost melodic rock... just listen "Cadaver Lover" and then tell me. Yes, this is late '80s Alice Cooper.
At this point, Lordi is some kind of fun stuff, a 'comic culture product'.
And now, their music on "Scare Force One" is highly digestable, even with melody and catchy choruses. The Kiss of the new century.
At your record store this Halloween. Trick or Treat.

Rating - 8/10