LORDI Mainman Talks About His Favorite Rock Album, KISS' 'Destroyer'

Greg Prato of Classic Rock magazine (web site) recently interviewed LORDI mainman Mr. Lordi about his favorite rock album, and he chose KISS' "Destroyer". An excerpt from the article follows:

Mr. Lordi on KISS' "Destroyer": "It was the first KISS album that I owned. It wasn't the first KISS album that I heard, that was 'Creatures of the Night'. I was a little kid back then. I went to a record store and thought I'd buy just the KISS album — I didn't know that there were plenty of KISS albums. I was like, 'Whoah! So many to choose from.' I had no idea where to start. I made the decision from the picture on the cover — I thought 'Destroyer' was the coolest.

"It has so much nostalgia for me. It has 'God of Thunder' — my all-time favorite song from KISS; one of my favorite songs period. I remember the first time I was listening to the album, with all the theatrical parts, the few seconds of 'radio theater,' if you will, at the beginning [of 'Detroit Rock City']. I was scared shitless! It was terrifying. But I loved it!

"KISS have so many albums and so many different musical styles it's like a deck of cards. 'Destroyer' is different. I think it's the first big-sounding album KISS did. The first three albums are more like 'rock 'n' roll albums; 'Destroyer' is a huge album. It doesn't matter how low the volume, it sounds big. Of course, there are so many production tricks, with the piano powering up the chords, and the orchestrations and stuff. I think a lot of thanks goes to [producer] Bob Ezrin, because the next album that really sticks out in the KISS catalog is 'The Elder' [1981], which is Bob Ezrin again."