Lordi had to pause their ”Bringing Back The Balls To Europe” tour last week after both keyboard player Awa and Mr. Lordi fell ill with a nasty flu. The band had to cancel the Spanish leg of their tour. The flu had been affecting other band members and the supporting band The Dogma. After a visit to a doctor in Vienna, the band were ordered on sick leave until 21 October. Lordi.fi
The band is known to be very loyal to their fans and are sorry for having to cancel their first Spanish gigs in over a year. Iltalehti
The band continue the tour in Antwerp in Belgium on the 22nd before embarking on a mini tour of the UK, via Amsterdam and Paris, finishing in London on Halloween, 31st October. Lordi.fi
The band have agreed to finish their European tour in Helsinki at the first ever Halloween Festival at the Cable Factory in Helsinki on the November 4th.
As we have told earlier, the special edition of Lordi’s successful Arockalypse has been released (23.10 in the UK). It has some bonus tracks previously available only as b-sides. Also included in some territories is an extra DVD containing the welcome home concert in Helsinki Market Square in May, music videos and TV reports from Athens. The DVD is also released separately under the title ”Market Square Massacre”, with the Finnish national finals performances added.
The band follow up their German and Finnish chart hit ”Who’s Your Daddy” with a rerecorded version of their 2003 hit ”Would You Love A Monsterman” on the 25th October. The new version includes of course the new line-up of the band, and a new Halloween-themed video has been shot for the song as well. And another track from Arockalypse, the ominously titled ”It Snows In Hell” will be released for Christmas.