Lordi is all about the wordplay this time around with their new single 'Syntax Terror" and upcoming new record, Limited Deadition. The single comes alongside a music video directed by frontman Mr. Lordi himself for maximum terror… and fun!
"The writing of this song started out with its main keyboard riff," said Mr. Lordi. "I played around with those mono sounds, trying to come up with something with a very '80s-action-movie-opening-score feel. 'Syntax Terror' actually almost became the album title, but then it was discovered that other people have had the same idea way before I did.
"On the verses I was thinking of Judas Priest, on the chorus of Manowar and — as icing on the cake — Udo Dirkschneider-type of screams to belch out the title. Don't ask what the lyrics are about. 'Syntax Terror' is a very '80s-heavy-metal-style song, painting abstract pictures with every line!"
Limited Deadition was recorded at IluSound Studio and Finnvox Studios in Helsinki produced by Mr. Lordi, mixed by Ilkka Herkman and mastered by Pauli Saastamoinen. As always, Mr. Lordi took charge of the album's striking artwork and layout. Limited Deadition is out March 21. Pre-orders are available here.
On the record, Mr. Lordi continued: "The album topic of '80s toys is actually just a loose theme, but it's been accompanying me since I was little. I've always been a collector of various stuff, and I'm even some kind of a hoarder. I can't even remember which my first own toy was, but my obsession basically started with Muppet Show dolls, followed by Star Wars and E.T. figures, with the latter actually being my favorite movie of all time."
