Killection

Killection
Killection
Studio album by Lordi
Released	31 January 2020
Recorded	2019
Studio	Finnvox Studios (Helsinki); Lappia Studios (Tornio); Studio JJ (Tampere); Here Studios (Helsinki); The Mökki (Rovaniemi); Birdrock Electric (Tampere)
Length	52:34; 56:05 (with bonus track)
Label	AFM
Producer	Mr Lordi
Lordi chronology
Singles from Killection
	"Shake the Baby Silent"; Released: 8 November 2019; "I Dug a Hole in the Yard for You"; Released: 29 November 2019; "Like a Bee to the Honey"; Released: 17 January 2020;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Blabbermouth.net	7.5/10^[4]

Killection is the tenth studio album by the Finnish rock band Lordi. It was released on 31 January 2020, via AFM Records.^[5]^[6] The band stated that the album is considered a 'fictional compilation' and would contain songs you would normally hear in the early 1970s to mid-1990s.^[7]^[8]

It is the first album to feature Hiisi on bass guitar,^[9] following the departure of longtime member OX.^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Radio SCG 10"	Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp	Mr Lordi	1:23
2.	"Horror for Hire"	Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp	Mr Lordi	3:22
3.	"Shake the Baby Silent"	Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp	Mr Lordi, Hella	3:36
4.	"Like a Bee to the Honey"	Paul Stanley, Jean Beauvoir	Paul Stanley, Jean Beauvoir	4:13
5.	"Apollyon"	Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp	Mr Lordi	5:11
6.	"SCG10 The Last Hour"	Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp	Mr Lordi	1:31
7.	"Blow My Fuse"	Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp	Mr Lordi	3:31
8.	"I Dug a Hole in the Yard for You"	Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp	Mr Lordi	4:11
9.	"Zombimbo"	Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp	Mr Lordi	4:53
10.	"Up to No Good"	Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp	Mr Lordi	3:58
11.	"SCG10 Demonic Semitones"	Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp	Mr Lordi	1:20
12.	"Cutterfly"	Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp	Mr Lordi	4:20
13.	"Evil"	Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp	Mr Lordi	4:34
14.	"Scream Demon"	Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp	Mr Lordi, Amen, Jean Beauvoir	4:38
15.	"SCG10 I Am Here"	Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp	Mr Lordi	1:51

Vinyl bonus track
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
15.	"Carnivore"	Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp	Mr Lordi	3:26

Personnel

All information from the album booklet.^[11]

Lordi

Mr Lordi – lead vocals, production, artwork, layout, all instruments (1, 6, 11, 15)
Amen – guitars
Mana – drums, backing vocals, executive producer, recording (additional vocals)
Hella – keyboards, backing vocals
Hiisi – bass guitar

Guest/session musicians

Michael Monroe – saxophone on "Like a Bee to the Honey"
Dylan Broda – vocals (1, 11)
Joseph Terwilliger – additional vocals (1)
Kari A. Kilgast – vocals, voice impersonations (1, 4)
Ralph Ruiz – vocals (6, 11, 15)

Backing vocals

Dylan Broda
Tracy Lipp
Isabella Larsson
Toivo Hellberg
Noora Kosmina
Katja Auvinen
Riitta Hyyppä
Maria Jyrkäs
Niki Westerback
Netta Laurenne

Production

Janne Halmkrona – executive producer
Eero Kokko – photography
Mikko Karmila – recording, mixing
Janne Huotari – recording, mixing
Rake Eskolin – mixing
Juuso Nordlund – recording, mixing
Toivo Hellberg – recording, mixing
Mika Jussila – mastering
Matti Vatanen – recording
Nalle – recording
Tracy Lipp – recording, mixing

Charts

Sales chart performance for *Killection*
Chart (2020)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[12]	8
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[13]	13
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[14]	28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[15]	24

References

^ "LORDI: Lyric Video For New Song 'Shake The Baby Silent'". Blabbermouth.net. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
^ "LORDI: Music Video For New Song 'I Dug A Hole In The Yard For You'". Blabbermouth.net. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
^ "Lordi Posts New Lyric Video "Like A Bee To The Honey" Online". Metal Underground. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
^ "Killection - LORDI". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
^ "LORDI To Release 'Killection' Album In January". Blabbermouth.net. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
^ "LORDI Announce New Album "Killection" And 2020 Tour". NordicMetal.net. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
^ "Lordi Envision Greater Longevity With 'Killection' Album". Loudwire. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
^ "LORDI Frontman Got 'Tired And Bored' Of Albums Always Sounding The Same". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
^ "Finnish Masked Band Lordi Reveal Their New Bass Player". ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
^ "LORDI's Longtime Bassist OX To Exit Band After Summer Festivals". Blabbermouth. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
^ (2020). "Killection liner notes." In Killection [CD booklet]. AFM.
^ "Lordi: Killection" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Lordi – Killection - A Fictional Compilation Album" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2020. 6. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Lordi – Killection - A Fictional Compilation Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

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[1] "LORDI: Lyric Video For New Song 'Shake The Baby Silent'". Blabbermouth.net. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.

[2] "LORDI: Music Video For New Song 'I Dug A Hole In The Yard For You'". Blabbermouth.net. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

[3] "Lordi Posts New Lyric Video "Like A Bee To The Honey" Online". Metal Underground. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.

[4] "Killection - LORDI". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

[5] "LORDI To Release 'Killection' Album In January". Blabbermouth.net. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

[6] "LORDI Announce New Album "Killection" And 2020 Tour". NordicMetal.net. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.

[7] "Lordi Envision Greater Longevity With 'Killection' Album". Loudwire. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

[8] "LORDI Frontman Got 'Tired And Bored' Of Albums Always Sounding The Same". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

[9] "Finnish Masked Band Lordi Reveal Their New Bass Player". ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

[10] "LORDI's Longtime Bassist OX To Exit Band After Summer Festivals". Blabbermouth. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.

[booklet-11] (2020). "Killection liner notes." In Killection [CD booklet]. AFM.

[ac_Finland_Lordi-12] "Lordi: Killection" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

[ac_Germany4_Lordi-13] "Offiziellecharts.de – Lordi – Killection - A Fictional Compilation Album" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

[ac_Hungary_Lordi-14] "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2020. 6. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_Lordi-15] "Swisscharts.com – Lordi – Killection - A Fictional Compilation Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

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v t e Lordi
Mr Lordi Hella Mana Hiisi Kone G-Stealer Enary Magnum Kita Kalma Awa Otus OX Amen
Studio albums	Get Heavy The Monsterican Dream The Arockalypse Deadache Babez for Breakfast To Beast or Not to Beast Scare Force One Monstereophonic (Theaterror vs. Demonarchy) Sexorcism Killection Skelectric Dinosaur Superflytrap The Masterbeast from the Moon Abusement Park Humanimals Abracadaver Spooky Sextravaganza Spectacular Screem Writers Guild
Box sets	Lordiversity
DVDs	Recordead Live – Sextourcism in Z7
Singles	"Would You Love a Monsterman?" "Devil Is a Loser" "Hard Rock Hallelujah" "Who's Your Daddy?" "It Snows in Hell" "They Only Come Out at Night" "Bite It Like a Bulldog" "The Riff"
Movies	Dark Floors
See also	Lordi's Square Discography