Lordiversity

After the COVID-19 pandemic had postponed their tour in support of Killection, the band decided to use the extra time to start working on more material to release a week after the postponement. Mr Lordi stated: "It was clear that it is the time to start planning the new album, even though Killection was released not even two months before. I was thinking that the most boring thing we could do after Killection, is to do another basic Lordi album. And I was very much enjoying the different styles of song writing, recording and production on Killection, but another boring idea would have been to do a part two."{{cite web |title=LORDI - The Monsters Are Taking Over The Disco In "Believe Me" Video |url=https://bravewords.com/news/lordi-the-monsters-are-taking-over-the-disco-in-believe-me-video |website=Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles |access-date=21 August 2021 |language=en |date=21 August 2021}}

On 6 April 2021, it was announced that Lordi would be releasing no less than seven studio albums in October 2021.{{cite web |title=Lordi veröffentlichen sieben Studioalben später im Oktober |url=https://www.metal-hammer.de/lordi-veroeffentlichen-sieben-alben-spaeter-im-oktober-1685775/ |website=Metal Hammer |access-date=21 August 2021 |language=de-DE |date=7 April 2021}} In the statement regarding the albums, the band said: "The albums will sound all different from each other, they're all in different styles and fictional eras in the Killection timeline. Five of the seven albums are already done, by the way, and number six is well on the way."{{cite web |title=LORDI To Release Seven New Studio Albums In October |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/lordi-to-release-seven-new-studio-albums-in-october/ |website=Blabbermouth.net |access-date=21 August 2021 |date=6 April 2021}} Mr Lordi originally wanted to do ten albums for the boxset, but the label told him that it was too much and that seven albums were fine.

On 19 August 2021, the band had released their single, "Believe Me", and had at the same time announced Lordiversity.{{cite web |title=Lordi: present new single "Believe Me" |url=https://metalinvader.net/lordi-present-new-single-believe-me/ |website=Metal Invader |access-date=21 August 2021 |date=19 August 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Kaunisto |first1=J.A. |title=Lordi goes ABBA - uskomaton näyte bändin tulevalta mammuttijulkaisulta |url=https://www.v2.fi/uutiset/viihde/40516/Lordi-goes-ABBA--uskomaton-nayte-bandin-tulevalta-mammuttijulkaisulta/ |website=v2.fi |access-date=21 August 2021 |language=fi |date=20 August 2021}} The second single, "Abracadaver", was released on 24 September 2021.{{cite web |title=LORDI: il video del nuovo singolo "Abracadaver" |url=https://metalitalia.com/articolo/lordi-il-video-del-nuovo-singolo-abracadaver/ |website=metalitalia.com |access-date=24 September 2021 |language=it-IT |date=24 September 2021}} The third single "Borderline", was released on 22 October 2021, along with a music video.{{cite web |last1=Kaunisto |first1=J.A. |title=Lordi julkaisee uutta hittikoukkua |url=https://www.v2.fi/uutiset/viihde/41037/Lordi-julkaisee-uutta-hittikoukkua/ |website=v2.fi |access-date=22 October 2021 |language=en |date=21 October 2021}} On 24 November 2021, the fourth single "Merry Blah Blah Blah" was released.{{cite web |title=LORDI Release Animated Video For New Christmas Single "Merry Blah Blah Blah" |url=https://bravewords.com/news/lordi-release-animated-video-for-new-christmas-single-merry-blah-blah-blah |website=Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles |access-date=25 November 2021 |language=en |date=25 November 2021}} On 17 December 2021, the fifth single "Demon Supreme" was released.{{cite web |title=LORDI Release Industrial Metal Inspired Single “Demon Supreme” |url=https://bravewords.com/news/lordi-release-industrial-metal-inspired-single-demon-supreme |website=Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles |access-date=18 December 2021 |language=en |date=17 December 2021}} On 7 January 2022, the sixth single "Day Off of the Devil" was released.{{cite web |title=LORDI: 'Day Off The Devil'-Digitalsingle veröffentlicht |url=https://rockhard.de/artikel/lordi-day-off-the-devil-digitalsingle-veroeffentlicht_572682.html |website=Rock Hard |access-date=7 January 2022 |language=en |date=7 January 2022}}

For Skelectric Dinosaur, the band used the influences of early Kiss and Alice Cooper. The cover design references the Hotter than Hell cover art. Superflytrap is inspired by the bands Earth, Wind & Fire, Boney M. and Bee Gees. On The Masterbeast from the Moon, the band was influenced by Rush and Pink Floyd. Set on a fictional timeline of 1983 and 1984, Abusement Park has a classic heavy metal sound influenced by W.A.S.P., Twisted Sister, Kiss, and Scorpions, and includes a Christmas-themed single, the aforementioned "Merry Blah Blah Blah". The AOR influenced sound in Humanimals is influenced by Bon Jovi, Desmond Child and Alice Cooper. Set on a fictional timeline for 1991, Abracadaver is inspired by Anthrax, Metallica, and Pantera. The last record from 1995, Spooky Sextravaganza Spectacular, is machine-made.{{cite web |last1=Haiko |first1=Satu |title=Mr. Lordi Kaaoszinelle massiivisesta tulevasta seitsemän albumin julkaisusta: "Kaikki sanoi, että eihän tuollaista voi tehdä. Olihan se mahdollista, eikä tehnyt edes tiukkaa." |url=https://kaaoszine.fi/mr-lordi-kaaoszinelle-massiivisesta-tulevasta-seitseman-albumin-julkaisusta-kaikki-sanoi-etta-eihan-tuollaista-voi-tehda-olihan-se-mahdollista-eika-tehnyt-edes-tiukkaa/ |website=KaaosZine |access-date=21 August 2021 |language=fi |date=14 June 2021}}

The fictional release years for the various albums are: 1975, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1989, 1991 and 1995.{{cite web |last1=Huhtaniska |first1=Sonja |title=Kun korona keskeytti kiertueen, Lordi teki historiaa ja siinä sivussa vähän diskoa: "Vastaan änkyröinti on suurin muusani" |url=https://www.kaleva.fi/kun-korona-keskeytti-kiertueen-lordi-teki-historia/4028485 |website=Kaleva |access-date=29 October 2021 |language=fi |date=16 October 2021}}

{{Track listing

|headline =

| title1 = SCG Minus 7: The Arrival

| music1 = Mr Lordi, Hella

| lyrics1 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length1 = 1:09

| title2 = Day Off of the Devil

| music2 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics2 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length2 = 3:33

| title3 = Starsign Spitfire

| music3 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics3 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length3 = 3:03

| title4 = Maximum-O-Lovin'

| music4 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics4 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length4 = 2:23

| title5 = The King on the Head Staker's Mountain

| music5 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics5 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length5 = 5:21

| title6 = Carnivore

| music6 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics6 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length6 = 3:30

| title7 = Phantom Lady

| music7 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics7 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length7 = 3:16

| title8 = The Tragedy of Annie Mae

| music8 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics8 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length8 = 3:45

| title9 = Blow My Fuse

| music9 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics9 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length9 = 3:35

| title10 = ...And Beyond the Isle was Mary

| music10 = Amen, Hella

| lyrics10 =

| length10 = 2:15

| total_length = 31:50

}}

{{Track listing

|headline =

| title1 = SCG Minus 6: Delightful Pop-Ins

| music1 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics1 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length1 = 1:08

| title2 = Macho Freak

| music2 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics2 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length2 = 3:42

| title3 = Believe Me

| music3 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics3 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length3 = 4:27

| title4 = Spooky Jive

| music4 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics4 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length4 = 3:55

| title5 = City of the Broken Hearted

| music5 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics5 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length5 = 4:02

| title6 = Bella from Hell

| music6 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics6 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length6 = 3:26

| title7 = Cast Out from Heaven

| music7 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics7 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length7 = 3:51

| title8 = Gonna Do It (or Do It and Cry)

| music8 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics8 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length8 = 2:51

| title9 = Zombimbo

| music9 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics9 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length9 = 4:52

| title10 = Cinder Ghost Choir

| music10 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics10 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length10 = 6:06

| total_length = 38:20

}}

{{Track listing

|headline =

| title1 = SCG Minus 5: Transmission Request

| music1 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics1 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp, Ralph Ruiz

| length1 = 1:35

| title2 = Moonbeast

| music2 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics2 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length2 = 6:29

| title3 = Celestial Serpents

| music3 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics3 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length3 = 6:07

| title4 = Hurricane of the Slain

| music4 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics4 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length4 = 3:00

| title5 = Spear of the Romans

| music5 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics5 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length5 = 5:46

| title6 = Bells of the Netherworld

| music6 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics6 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length6 = 3:01

| title7 = Transmission Reply

| music7 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics7 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length7 = 0:20

| title8 = Church of Succubus

| music8 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics8 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length8 = 11:58

| title9 = Soliloquy

| music9 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics9 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length9 = 1:51

| title10 = Robots Alive!

| music10 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics10 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length10 = 4:09

| title11 = Yoh-Haee-Von

| music11 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics11 =

| length11 = 1:17

| title12 = Transmission on Repeat

| music12 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics12 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length12 = 1:04

| total_length = 46:37

}}

{{Track listing

|headline =

| title1 = SCG Minus 4: The Carnival Barker

| music1 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics1 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp, Ralph Ruiz

| length1 = 0:54

| title2 = Abusement Park

| music2 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics2 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length2 = 3:33

| title3 = Grrr!

| music3 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics3 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length3 = 3:48

| title4 = Ghost Train

| music4 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics4 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length4 = 3:18

| title5 = Carousel

| music5 = Mr Lordi, Mana

| lyrics5 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length5 = 4:24

| title6 = House of Mirrors

| music6 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics6 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length6 = 3:51

| title7 = Pinball Machine

| music7 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics7 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length7 = 3:34

| title8 = Nasty, Wild and Naughty

| music8 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics8 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length8 = 3:10

| title9 = Rollercoaster

| music9 = Mr Lordi, Amen

| lyrics9 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length9 = 4:45

| title10 = Up to No Good

| music10 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics10 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length10 = 4:02

| title11 = Merry Blah Blah Blah

| music11 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics11 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length11 = 4:05

| total_length = 39:24

}}

{{Track listing

| headline =

| title1 = SCG Minus 3: Scarctic Circle Telethon

| music1 = Mr Lordi, Toivo Hellberg

| lyrics1 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp, Ralph Ruiz

| length1 = 1:20

| title2 = Borderline

| music2 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics2 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length2 = 4:12

| title3 = Victims of the Romance

| music3 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics3 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length3 = 3:47

| title4 = Heart of a Lion

| music4 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics4 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length4 = 4:33

| title5 = The Bullet Bites Back

| music5 = Mr Lordi, Mana

| lyrics5 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length5 = 4:07

| title6 = Be My Maniac

| music6 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics6 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length6 = 3:40

| title7 = Rucking Up the Party

| music7 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics7 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length7 = 4:07

| title8 = Girl in a Suitcase

| music8 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics8 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length8 = 4:07

| title9 = Supernatural

| music9 = Mr Lordi, Mana

| lyrics9 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length9 = 3:49

| title10 = Like a Bee to the Honey

| music10 = Paul Stanley, Jean Beauvoir

| lyrics10 = Paul Stanley, Jean Beauvoir

| length10 = 4:15

| title11 = Humanimal

| music11 = Mr Lordi, Amen, Jean Beauvoir

| lyrics11 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length11 = 3:53

| total_length = 41:50

}}

{{Track listing

|headline =

| title1 = SCG Minus 2: Horricone

| music1 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics1 =

| length1 = 1:18

| title2 = Devilium

| music2 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics2 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length2 = 3:46

| title3 = Abracadaver

| music3 = Mr Lordi, Mana

| lyrics3 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length3 = 3:41

| title4 = Rejected

| music4 = Mr Lordi, Hiisi

| lyrics4 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length4 = 3:44

| title5 = Acid Bleeding Eyes

| music5 = Mr Lordi, Amen

| lyrics5 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length5 = 3:28

| title6 = Raging at Tomorrow

| music6 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics6 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length6 = 5:01

| title7 = Beast of Both Worlds

| music7 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics7 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length7 = 4:59

| title8 = I'm Sorry I'm Not Sorry

| music8 = Mr Lordi, Hiisi

| lyrics8 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length8 = 3:34

| title9 = Bent Outta Shape

| music9 = Mr Lordi, Hella

| lyrics9 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length9 = 5:05

| title10 = Evil

| music10 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics10 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length10 = 4:35

| title11 = Vulture of Fire

| music11 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics11 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length11 = 3:47

| title12 = Beastwood

| music12 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics12 =

| length12 = 0:56

| total_length = 43:54

}}

{{Track listing

|headline =

| title1 = SCG Minus 1: The Ruiz Ranch Massacre

| music1 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| lyrics1 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp, Ralph Ruiz

| length1 = 3:26

| title2 = Demon Supreme

| music2 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics2 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length2 = 3:31

| title3 = Re-Animate

| music3 = Mr Lordi, Hiisi

| lyrics3 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length3 = 4:13

| title4 = Lizzard of Oz

| music4 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics4 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length4 = 4:08

| title5 = Killusion

| music5 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics5 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length5 = 3:09

| title6 = Skull and Bones (The Danger Zone)

| music6 = Mr Lordi, Hiisi

| lyrics6 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length6 = 3:16

| title7 = Goliath

| music7 = Mr Lordi, Amen

| lyrics7 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length7 = 4:41

| title8 = Drekavac

| music8 = Mr Lordi, Hiisi

| lyrics8 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length8 = 3:28

| title9 = Terror Extra-Terrestrial

| music9 = Mr Lordi

| lyrics9 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length9 = 4:30

| title10 = Shake the Baby Silent

| music10 = Mr Lordi, Hella

| lyrics10 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length10 = 3:36

| title11 = If It Ain't Broken (Must Break It)

| music11 = Mr Lordi, Hella

| lyrics11 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length11 = 3:24

| title12 = Anticlimax

| music12 =

| lyrics12 = Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp

| length12 = 0:18

| total_length = 41:40

}}

Credits for Lordiversity adapted from liner notes.(2021). "Lordiversity liner notes." In Lordiversity [CD booklet]. AFM.

Lordi

• Mr Lordi – lead and backing vocals, guitars, programming, whistle, orchestration, engineering, mixing, production
• Amen – guitars
• Mana – drums, backing vocals, programming, engineering, mixing, co-production
• Hella – keyboards, backing vocals
• Hiisi – bass guitar

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Additional personnel

• Ralph Ruiz – vocals
• Dylan Broda – vocals
• Tracy Lipp – vocals, backing vocals
• Michael Monroe – saxophone on "Like a Bee to the Honey"
• Annariina Rautanen – flute on "Moonbeast" and "Yoh-Haee-Von"
• Tony Kakko – backing vocals on "Rollercoaster"
• Joonas Suotamo – Chewbacca voice on "Grrr!"
• Kari A. Kilgast – vocals on "Like a Bee to the Honey"
• Hulk the Bulldog – voice on "Beastwood"
• Maki Kolehmainen – cowbell, backing vocals
• John Bartolome – vocals
• Lara Anastasia Mertanen – intro lead on "Drekavac"

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Backing vocals

• Jessica Love, Maria Jyrkäs, Kaarle Westlie, Ville Virtanen, Olli Virtanen, Isabella Larsson, Noora Kosmina, Katja Auvinen, Riitta Hyyppä, Josefin Silén, Minna Virtanen, Antton Ruusunen, Niki Westerback, Marja Kortelainen, Tom Roine, Netta Laurenne

Children vocals

• Lumen Broda
• Leia Broda
• Lili Wasenius
• Aviana Westerback
• Roxana Westerback

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Production

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• Janne Halmkrona – co-production, backing vocals
• Visa Mertanen – orchestral production and instrumentation
• Tom Higgins – engineering, backing vocals
• Joe McGinness – engineering, backing vocals
• Matti Vatanen – engineering
• Nalle – engineering, additional keyboards, synth programming
• JC Halttunen – engineering
• M. Onster – engineering
• Madu Vatanen – engineering
• Mikko Karmila – engineering, mixing
• Juuso Nordlund – mixing
• Ilkka Herkman – mixing
• Rake Eskolin – mixing
• Janne Huotari – engineering, mixing
• Jussi Jaakonaho – mixing
• Ilkka Herkman – mixing
• Rake Eskolin – mixing
• Toivo Hellberg – engineering, mixing, vocals, backing vocals
• Jorma Hämäläinen – engineering, mixing, mastering
• Mika Jussila – mastering
• Jaakko Viitalähde – mastering
• Henkka Niemistö – mastering
• Eero Kokko – photography

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