“Babez For Breakfast”, the fifth studio album from Finnish heavy metal monsters Lordi, sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at
position No. 43 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

“Babez For Breakfast” was released on September 14 in the U.S., September 15 in Europe and on October 27 in Japan.

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“I wanted to paint a picture which at the same time crystallizes something of the essence that is of ’80s metal and also as pays a visual tribute to many of our own idols of that era,” commented Mr. Lordi. “So, to be able to fit them all in, I created a Frankenstein monster made out of bits and pieces of members of Twisted Sister, Kiss, W.A.S.P. and Alice Cooper,  to name only a few.”

He continued, “The song itself is written in the same train of thought and appreciation. I wanted to write a song that is heavy metal according to Lordi. The riff should sound familiar from the first second you hear it and you should be able to sing along the chorus already when it comes out the second time.

“Someone once said that LORDI must be the most American band in Finland. I think that is quite correct. The whole concept of our band, both musically and visually, is heavily influenced by American pop culture, comics, horror films and music.”