290:, which he tries to refuse. The grim reaper insists he "take a peek", referencing visions of the afterlife frequently encountered in near-death experiences. The grim reaper plays a song on guitar and asks the narrator for his honest opinion, to which he uncomfortably replies that "the
31:
270:. The video was filmed by Martin Muller. A Czech playmate Dominika Jandlova is featured in the video. The music video got censored by the label Sony Music; they didn't let Dominika Jandlova appear naked in the video.
294:
is a killer, but the rest is a throw-away". The grim reaper subsequently dies, and the narrator plagiarises his song, signifying resuscitation and drawing inspiration from the experience.
233:, released on 8 February 2013. The band has also made a music video for the song. It's also the first Lordi song that has been released also as an official lyrics video.
611:
770:
717:
756:
380:
464:
735:
674:
860:
646:
203:
597:
229:
51:
336:
618:
777:
632:
283:
850:
569:
279:
845:
749:
681:
126:
653:
8:
855:
590:
457:
639:
667:
660:
824:
819:
83:
763:
742:
604:
576:
545:
516:
402:
144:
138:
450:
263:
38:
358:
197:
839:
537:
524:
424:
699:
106:
802:
532:
287:
74:
291:
625:
314:
119:
111:
562:
220:
79:
583:
485:
130:
30:
236:
Lordi performed "The Riff" in a German television competition
473:
224:
151:
42:
442:
262:
The music video of "The Riff" was filmed exclusively in
286:. The narrator meets and is offered transport by the
381:"The Riff on Pinball Rocks app game on the appstore"
227:. It is the first and only single from the album
837:
458:
309:
307:
612:Monstereophonic (Theaterror vs. Demonarchy)
465:
451:
351:
304:
29:
240:in 2013. The song is also featured in a
177:"Nailed by the Hammer of Frankenstein"
838:
278:The lyrics speak figuratively about a
446:
13:
718:Recordead Live – Sextourcism in Z7
14:
872:
425:"Lyrics To Beast or Not to Beast"
337:"Lordi – The Riff video released"
675:Spooky Sextravaganza Spectacular
247:
417:
395:
373:
339:. Blabbermouth.net. March 2013
329:
257:
1:
647:The Masterbeast from the Moon
403:"The Riff music video (2013)"
297:
736:Would You Love a Monsterman?
7:
771:They Only Come Out at Night
273:
10:
877:
812:
794:
727:
709:
691:
554:
480:
472:
266:, in a local supermarket
209:
196:
191:
187:
158:
150:
136:
117:
105:
89:
73:
62:8 February 2013
58:
48:
37:
28:
23:
598:To Beast or Not to Beast
230:To Beast or Not to Beast
52:To Beast or Not to Beast
219:" is a song by Finnish
778:Bite It Like a Bulldog
163:"This Is Heavy Metal"
570:The Monsterican Dream
280:near-death experience
750:Hard Rock Hallelujah
682:Screem Writers Guild
18:2013 single by Lordi
633:Skelectric Dinosaur
591:Babez for Breakfast
359:"Lordi in TV-shows"
861:Sony Music singles
154:singles chronology
833:
832:
757:Who's Your Daddy?
315:"The Riff (2013)"
253:"The Riff" (3:47)
213:
212:
183:
182:
868:
764:It Snows in Hell
743:Devil Is a Loser
467:
460:
453:
444:
443:
437:
436:
434:
432:
421:
415:
414:
412:
410:
399:
393:
392:
390:
388:
377:
371:
370:
368:
366:
355:
349:
348:
346:
344:
333:
327:
326:
324:
322:
311:
282:narrated in the
200:
160:
159:
141:
122:
101:
100:
96:
69:
67:
33:
21:
20:
876:
875:
871:
870:
869:
867:
866:
865:
836:
835:
834:
829:
808:
790:
723:
705:
687:
605:Scare Force One
577:The Arockalypse
550:
476:
471:
441:
440:
430:
428:
423:
422:
418:
408:
406:
401:
400:
396:
386:
384:
379:
378:
374:
364:
362:
357:
356:
352:
342:
340:
335:
334:
330:
320:
318:
313:
312:
305:
300:
276:
260:
250:
198:
178:
173:
164:
145:Michael Wagener
137:
118:
98:
94:
93:
65:
63:
49:from the album
19:
12:
11:
5:
874:
864:
863:
858:
853:
848:
831:
830:
828:
827:
822:
820:Lordi's Square
816:
814:
810:
809:
807:
806:
798:
796:
792:
791:
789:
788:
781:
774:
767:
760:
753:
746:
739:
731:
729:
725:
724:
722:
721:
713:
711:
707:
706:
704:
703:
695:
693:
689:
688:
686:
685:
678:
671:
664:
657:
654:Abusement Park
650:
643:
636:
629:
622:
615:
608:
601:
594:
587:
580:
573:
566:
558:
556:
552:
551:
549:
548:
543:
540:
535:
530:
527:
522:
519:
514:
510:
509:
504:
499:
494:
489:
481:
478:
477:
470:
469:
462:
455:
447:
439:
438:
416:
394:
372:
350:
328:
302:
301:
299:
296:
275:
272:
264:Czech Republic
259:
256:
255:
254:
249:
246:
211:
210:
207:
206:
194:
193:
189:
188:
185:
184:
181:
180:
175:
166:
156:
155:
148:
147:
142:
134:
133:
123:
115:
114:
109:
103:
102:
91:
87:
86:
77:
71:
70:
60:
56:
55:
46:
45:
35:
34:
26:
25:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
873:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
847:
844:
843:
841:
826:
823:
821:
818:
817:
815:
811:
805:
804:
800:
799:
797:
793:
786:
782:
779:
775:
772:
768:
765:
761:
758:
754:
751:
747:
744:
740:
737:
733:
732:
730:
726:
720:
719:
715:
714:
712:
708:
702:
701:
697:
696:
694:
690:
684:
683:
679:
677:
676:
672:
670:
669:
665:
663:
662:
658:
656:
655:
651:
649:
648:
644:
642:
641:
637:
635:
634:
630:
628:
627:
623:
621:
620:
616:
614:
613:
609:
607:
606:
602:
600:
599:
595:
593:
592:
588:
586:
585:
581:
579:
578:
574:
572:
571:
567:
565:
564:
560:
559:
557:
555:Studio albums
553:
547:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
528:
526:
523:
520:
518:
515:
512:
511:
508:
505:
503:
500:
498:
495:
493:
490:
488:
487:
483:
482:
479:
475:
468:
463:
461:
456:
454:
449:
448:
445:
426:
420:
404:
398:
382:
376:
360:
354:
338:
332:
316:
310:
308:
303:
295:
293:
289:
285:
281:
271:
269:
265:
252:
251:
248:Track listing
245:
243:
242:Pinball Rocks
239:
234:
232:
231:
226:
222:
218:
208:
205:
201:
195:
190:
186:
176:
171:
167:
162:
161:
157:
153:
149:
146:
143:
140:
135:
132:
128:
124:
121:
120:Songwriter(s)
116:
113:
110:
108:
104:
92:
88:
85:
81:
78:
76:
72:
61:
57:
54:
53:
47:
44:
40:
36:
32:
27:
22:
16:
851:2013 singles
801:
784:
716:
700:Lordiversity
698:
680:
673:
666:
659:
652:
645:
640:Superflytrap
638:
631:
624:
617:
610:
603:
596:
589:
582:
575:
568:
561:
506:
501:
496:
491:
484:
429:. Retrieved
427:. LORDI Army
419:
407:. Retrieved
405:. LORDI Army
397:
385:. Retrieved
375:
363:. Retrieved
361:. LORDI Army
353:
341:. Retrieved
331:
319:. Retrieved
317:. LORDI Army
284:first person
277:
267:
261:
241:
237:
235:
228:
216:
214:
169:
125:Tracy Lipp,
50:
15:
846:Lordi songs
825:Discography
803:Dark Floors
668:Abracadaver
288:grim reaper
258:Music video
192:Music video
139:Producer(s)
84:heavy metal
856:2013 songs
840:Categories
661:Humanimals
626:Killection
431:2 February
409:2 February
387:2 February
383:. Lordi.fi
365:2 February
343:2 February
321:2 February
298:References
244:app game.
199:"The Riff"
112:Sony Music
66:2013-02-08
24:"The Riff"
619:Sexorcism
563:Get Heavy
513:G-Stealer
221:hard rock
80:Hard rock
813:See also
785:The Riff
692:Box sets
584:Deadache
486:Mr Lordi
274:The song
217:The Riff
170:The Riff
131:Mr Lordi
59:Released
728:Singles
204:YouTube
179:(2014)
174:(2013)
165:(2010)
64: (
795:Movies
521:Magnum
268:Albert
238:Wok WM
90:Length
39:Single
529:Kalma
517:Enary
502:Hiisi
492:Hella
474:Lordi
225:Lordi
223:band
152:Lordi
107:Label
75:Genre
43:Lordi
710:DVDs
546:Amen
538:Otus
525:Kita
507:Kone
497:Mana
433:2014
411:2014
389:2014
367:2014
345:2014
323:2014
292:riff
127:Amen
533:Awa
202:on
41:by
842::
542:OX
306:^
172:"
129:,
99:47
82:,
787:"
783:"
780:"
776:"
773:"
769:"
766:"
762:"
759:"
755:"
752:"
748:"
745:"
741:"
738:"
734:"
466:e
459:t
452:v
435:.
413:.
391:.
369:.
347:.
325:.
215:"
168:"
97::
95:3
68:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
