Babez for Breakfast

Babez for Breakfast is the fifth studio album by Finnish hard rock band Lordi, released on 10 September 2010. As is traditional for the band, their costumes were renewed for the release of this album. The album was produced by Michael Wagener. It was the final album to feature both Kita and Awa before their departure from the band.

Babez for Breakfast
Studio album by
Lordi
Released10 September 2010 (2010-09-10) (Germany)
13 September 2010 (2010-09-13) (iTunes)
14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) (United States)
15 September 2010 (2010-09-15) (Estonia)
15 September 2010 (2010-09-15) (Finland)
27 September 2010 (2010-09-27) (Poland)
27 October 2010 (2010-10-27) (Japan)
Recorded16 February – 14 April 2010
StudioWireWorld Studio, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
GenreHard rock, heavy metal, shock rock
Length48:33
LabelSony Music
The End (Canada, United States)
ProducerMichael Wagener
Lordi chronology
Zombilation - The Greatest Cuts
(2009)		 Babez for Breakfast
(2010)		 Scarchives Vol. 1
(2012)
Singles from Babez for Breakfast
  1. "This Is Heavy Metal"
    Released: 9 August 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Time for Metal (Germany) link

The first single, "This Is Heavy Metal", was released digitally on 9 August 2010, and physically a week later on 16 August. There were only an estimated 200 physical copies of the single made[1] and it is seen as a rare collectors' item amongst Lordi fans.

A limited edition of the album, entitled The Breakfast Box includes bonus merchandise and was released on 18 October 2010.[2]

Track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."SCG5: It's a Boy!"Mr LordiMr Lordi1:21
2."Babez for Breakfast"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:30
3."This Is Heavy Metal"Mr Lordi, LippMr Lordi3:01
4."Rock Police"Mr Lordi, LippMr Lordi, P.K. Hell3:58
5."Discoevil"Mr Lordi, LippMr Lordi3:49
6."Call Off the Wedding"Mr LordiMr Lordi, Bruce Kulick, Jeremy Rubolino3:31
7."I Am Bigger Than You"Mr Lordi, LippMr Lordi3:04
8."ZombieRawkMachine"Mr LordiMr Lordi, Amen3:42
9."Midnite Lover"Mr Lordi, LippMr Lordi, Amen3:21
10."Give Your Life for Rock and Roll"Mr Lordi, LippMr Lordi, Awa, Ox, Cosimo Binetti3:54
11."Nonstop Nite"Mr Lordi, LippMr Lordi, Amen, P.K. Hell3:56
12."Amen's Lament to Ra" Amen0:32
13."Loud and Loaded"Mr Lordi, LippMr Lordi3:15
14."Granny's Gone Crazy"Mr LordiMr Lordi, Ox3:56
15."Devil's Lullaby"Mr Lordi, LippMr Lordi3:43
Total length:48:33
iTunes version
No.TitleLength
16."Lord Have Mercy"3:18
Total length:51:51
Japanese version
No.TitleLength
16."Lord Have Mercy"3:18
17."Studs 'n' Leather"3:58
Total length:55:49

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 Deadache", stated frontman Mr. Lordi.[3]

Recording

The recording of the album started on 16 February 2010 at WireWorld Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.[4] The band had 44 demos to choose from,[5] of which 15 made the final cut.[6]

Style and composition

According to Mr. Lordi, "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 orchestra 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!"[3]

Singles
  1. "This Is Heavy Metal" – 9 August 2010
  2. "Rock Police" – 2010 (promo release only)

Guest appearances

Bruce Kulick

In September 2009, Mr. Lordi spent five days in Hollywood, California, co-writing new songs for the album with the ex-KISS guitarist, Bruce Kulick, and Jeremy Rubolino. This song-writing session resulted in two songs, "Cut Off My Head" and "Call Off the Wedding".[3] Mr. 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."[7]

Mark Slaughter

Mark Slaughter, singer of the band Slaughter, also made a guest appearance on the album, to play the role of the "dad" in "Granny's Gone Crazy".[8]

Credits
  • Mr. Lordi – lead vocals
  • Amen – guitars
  • Kita – drums, backing vocals and arrangements
  • OX – bass guitar
  • Awa – keyboards

Charts
Chart (2010) Peak
position[9]
Austria 71
France 113
Finland 9
Germany 66
Greece 26

References
  1. "Monsterboard". Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  2. "Monsterboard". Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  3. "Lordi's Official Website". Retrieved 30 September 2009.
  4. "KitaStala's Twitter". Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  5. "Monsterboard". Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
  6. "Lordi's Twitter". Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  7. "LorDiary (Lordi's Studio Diary)". Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  8. "KitaStala's Twitter". Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  9. https://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lordi&titel=Babez+For+Breakfast&cat=a
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