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656:Mark Slaughter – backing vocals
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1126:Would You Love a Monsterman?
659:Terry LeRoi – backing vocals
513:Japanese edition bonus track
483:"SCG6: Otus' Butcher Clinic"
1161:They Only Come Out at Night
671:Ralph Ruiz – backing vocals
668:Tracy Lipp – backing vocals
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1168:Bite It Like a Bulldog
54:1 March 2013
960:The Monsterican Dream
466:"Sincerely with Love"
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645:Additional musicians
302:Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp
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1193:Dark Floors
1058:Abracadaver
469:Lordi, Lipp
455:Lordi, Hell
452:Lordi, Lipp
435:Lordi, Lipp
414:Lordi, Lipp
397:Lordi, Lipp
366:Lordi, Amen
363:Lordi, Lipp
349:Lordi, Amen
346:Lordi, Lipp
325:Lordi, Lipp
261:version in
119:AFM Records
74:Heavy metal
1230:Categories
1051:Humanimals
1016:Killection
781:2 February
735:References
627:Production
146:chronology
114:Sony Music
84:shock rock
58:2013-03-01
1009:Sexorcism
953:Get Heavy
903:G-Stealer
821:10 August
795:(2013). "
754:9 January
696:position
579:Personnel
526:Writer(s)
116:(Finland)
79:hard rock
1203:See also
1175:The Riff
1082:Box sets
974:Deadache
876:Mr Lordi
717:Germany
709:Finland
701:Austria
602:Mr Lordi
540:Mr Lordi
341:The Riff
306:Mr Lordi
210:The Riff
132:Producer
121:(Europe)
51:Released
41: by
1118:Singles
417:Lordi,
265:store.
255:digipak
193:Singles
179:(2014)
170:(2013)
161:(2010)
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1185:Movies
911:Magnum
803:. AFM.
684:Charts
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561:Trivia
529:Length
291:Length
285:Lyrics
92:Length
919:Kalma
907:Enary
892:Hiisi
882:Hella
864:Lordi
596:Lordi
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438:Lordi
400:Lordi
380:Lordi
328:Lordi
288:Music
282:Title
240:Lordi
238:band
195:from
144:Lordi
109:Label
67:Genre
44:Lordi
1100:DVDs
936:Amen
928:Otus
915:Kita
897:Kone
887:Mana
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783:2014
756:2013
694:Peak
651:Otus
608:Amen
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