1. I'm not sure if it applies to Slave Lords too, but if the leader (first unit) of an army is Men/Fallen, if you win all of the units killed count for bonus population.
2. The new lairs with the new undead units count as Men/Fallen for population purposes. However, the pre-existing Monster Skeletons and Banshee units don't (I'm sure about the Skeletons, Banshees probably are the same). The new units are Undead race-type, the old units are just monsters with similar undead abilities but no undead race (ie. monster type rather than race type).
3. The new lair has a Ghost/Banshee unit with no attack, that does nothing but cast Terror if you go next to her.
4. I think the new undead lair units cast terror too much. Sometimes you don't receive any damage, you just miss lots of turns because they cast Terror a lot. I find the new undead lairs relatively easier because they cast Terror a bit too much.
5. As already mentioned, the Undead cities don't have the proper undead garrison troops - for some reason they have been set to have Wraith garrison troops instead.