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Lordi
Mr. Lordi performing at ESC 2007
Mr. Lordi performing at ESC 2007
Background information
Origin Finland
Genre(s) Hard rock
Shock rock
Heavy metal
Power metal
Years active 1996 – present
Label(s) Sony BMG Finland
Drakkar Entertainment
The End Records
Nuclear Blast
Associated acts Deathlike Silence, Arthemesia, Dolchamar, Punaiset Messiaat, Wanda Whips Wall Street, Double Beat Und Bodys
Website www.lordi.fi
Members
Mr. Lordi
Amen
OX
Awa
Kita
Former members
G-Stealer
Magnum
Kalma
Enary

Lordi are a Finnish rock quintet. Tomi Petteri Putaansuu (born 15 February 1974 Rovaniemi, Finland) better known by his stage name Mr Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Shock rock is a wide umbrella term for artists who combine Rock music with elements of theatrical Shock value in live performances Power metal is a style of Heavy metal music combining characteristics of traditional metal with Thrash metal or Speed metal, often within Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group Drakkar Entertainment GmbH, also called Drakkar Records or Drakkar Publishing, is a German Record label with its headquarters in Witten The End Records came into existence in 1998 its sights set on offering discriminating listeners the best in eclectic avantgarde metal Nuclear blast may refer to Nuclear explosion Nuclear Blast, a record label ArthemesiA is a Finnish Symphonic black metal band formed in 1994 Dolchamar is a Finnish rock band that performs in the language Esperanto. Punaiset Messiaat ( red Messiahs ' was a Post-hardcore ensemble from Porvoo, Finland. Tomi Petteri Putaansuu (born 15 February 1974 Rovaniemi, Finland) better known by his stage name Mr Jussi Sydänmaa (born June 26, 1973 in Mäntsälä, Finland) is the guitarist and one of the founding members of the Finnish Samer El Nahhal (born July 11, 1975 in Espoo, Finland is the Bassist of the Finnish metal quintet Lordi. Leena Maria "Awa" Peisa (b March 16 1979 in Vantaa, Finland) is the keyboard player and occasional Turntablist Sampsa Astala, (born January 23, 1974 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish musician and the drummer for the Finnish metal band Sami Keinänen (born in 1973 Rovaniemi, Finland) is a Finnish bass player and a former member of Lordi. Sami Wolking (born 15 August 1973, Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish bassist and a former member of the hard rock band Lordi. Niko Hurme, whose stage name is Kalma ( Finnish, poetic version of word Death) was the bass player for the Finnish Hard rock Erna Inari Kaarina Siikavirta (b 8 October 1977 in Espoo) is a Finnish keyboard player The terms Finns and Finnish people ( Finnish: suomalaiset, Swedish: finländare) are used in English to Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. The concept for Lordi was devised in 1992, however, the band was not formed until 1996 by Tomi Putaansuu (known as 'Mr. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996. Tomi Petteri Putaansuu (born 15 February 1974 Rovaniemi, Finland) better known by his stage name Mr Lordi')[1] of Helsinki, Finland. Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Members of Lordi are noted for their elaborate monster-like costumes depicted during live shows and in music videos. A monster is any of a large number of Legendary creatures which usually appear in Mythology, Legend, or Horror fiction. Lordi are also known as "The Finnish Monsters" and "The Monsters Of Finland. "

Lordi won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with a record 292 points, giving Finland its first ever victory. The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the OAKA Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on the Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Lordi featured on the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards in Copenhagen when Mr. The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Europe to celebrate the most popular Music videos in Europe Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city Lordi presented the award for rock, and they were also the closing act playing their single Hard Rock Hallelujah. "Hard Rock Hallelujah" is a song by the Finnish heavy metal band Lordi, which won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with 292 points They also performed on Britain's Making Your Mind Up for the Eurovision Song Contest. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Lordi performed on the main stage at Ozzfest 2007 and later that year toured with Type O Negative and Twin Method until Halloween night. Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States (and in some years Europe) featuring performances by many heavy metal and Hard rock Type O Negative is a Heavy metal band from Brooklyn, New York City. Twin Method is a rock band from Liverpool, England. It was announced that the band signed with Crash Music Inc Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a Holiday celebrated on the night of October 31.

Contents

Early days

In the beginning of the 1990s, Putaansuu played in a small band from Rovaniemi. History There has probably been continuous settlement in the Rovaniemi area since the Stone Age. He left the band when the other members didn't agree with the introduction of theatrical elements and KISS-style rock. Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Putaansuu started producing demos under the name Lordi in 1991 and continued to do so for a few years. A demo version or demo of a song (shortened from the word "demonstration" is one recorded for reference rather than for release In 1995 he made a song "Inferno" and a music video for it as a school project. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics The video has not been released because Putaansuu is in the video without a mask, but he has promised to put the video in the upcoming Lordi DVD.

After "Inferno", Putaansuu had a dream. In the dream he was at a concert and there was a skeleton on stage playing. When he woke up, he knew that Lordi should be a heavy metal band full of monsters. The monster in the dream would eventually become the bassist Kalma.

The rest of the band members met each other for the first time in 1995 in Stockholm, where they had gone to see KISS perform. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the From the very beginning, they wanted their band to perform with spectacular pyrotechnics, and wearing 'monster style'-masks. The term "pyrotechnics" can also be used for Fireworks events Lordi almost got a record deal in 1999 but shortly after the contract the company collapsed and lost all their money. Finally, the BMG Finland recording company accepted them and in 2002 their first single Would You Love A Monsterman? became a smash hit and not long after that, their first album, Get Heavy, sold 66,000 copies in Finland. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. " Would You Love a Monsterman? " is a song recorded by Finnish Heavy metal band Lordi which reached number one on the charts in Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. [2]

Costumes

The monster masks and costumes the band use are made of foam latex. Foam latex is a form of Latex which is used in Masks and Facial prosthetics to change a person's outward appearance Mr. Lordi's mask was first cast and then glued together piece by piece. The other masks are solid helmets. It takes the other monsters about 20 minutes to put the masks on but it takes about 2 or 3 hours with Mr. Lordi. Mr. Lordi mentioned that their suits still have some original pieces from 1996. He has also said that the suits cost them "a few hundred euros". [3] The band members do each others' makeup.

The monster costumes are such an integral part of Lordi's publicity image that they refuse to be photographed or even interviewed without them, even if in some cases it leads to their own discomfort. Lordi has done interviews without their masks but the interviews are always filmed from the back so that you can't see their faces. During interviews, Lordi speaks English to the cameras, not their native Finnish. In a brief segment on the BBC reporting about the band attending the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, they were shown lounging beside the pool in full sunlight, while wearing their costumes. The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the OAKA Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on the During the segment, Lordi remarked that the costumes and the heat did not mix.

Lordi have stated that their costumes have been inspired by KISS and Horror Genre. Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Mr. Lordi himself has said that without KISS, Lordi probably wouldn't exist. The costumes have also drawn comparisons to the shock rock group GWAR, who wear similar foam latex monster outfits, even though their musical styles are quite different. Shock rock is a wide umbrella term for artists who combine Rock music with elements of theatrical Shock value in live performances GWAR is Mr. Lordi has claimed in interviews that he had never heard of GWAR when he first formed Lordi. In a recent interview Oderus Urungus of GWAR called Lordi "a kiddie version of GWAR" but felt that Lordi didn't rip off GWAR, as both bands owed their image to earlier musicians such as KISS. Oderus Urungus is both a character and an Alter-ego, played by Dave Brockie, in the rock band GWAR. He seems to have a tongue-in-cheek rivalry with Mr. Lordi, as he has stated his desire to "remove Mr. Lordi's mask and expose him as a silly human. "[4] Recently, GWAR frontman Oderus has been producing a model of Mr. Lordi's head impaled on a stake, which then bleeds on the crowd.

Mr. Lordi's mask was auctioned for more than 6000 euros. It was bought by a Finnish businessman, Vesa Keskinen in an auction organised by YLE. YLE (Full name Finnish: Yleisradio Oy, Swedish: Rundradion Ab) is Finland 's national broadcasting company founded [5]

Unmasked by the media

Despite the band's strict approach in relation to their costumes, and due to their newfound success, multiple newspapers began publishing photos of the band members without makeup. On March 15, 2006, the Finnish tabloid Ilta-Sanomat published a photograph of Putaansuu (Mr. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ilta-Sanomat is one of Finland's two prominent Tabloids and the second largest Newspaper in the country Lordi) in civilian clothing, with his face partially showing. Lordi has called this an insult toward them, and an attempt to destroy the "monster image" they have worked for ten years to create. On May 22, 2006, the Daily Mail published what was believed to be an old picture of the band without their makeup or masks. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Daily Mail is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format It was later revealed that the band in the photo was actually Children of Bodom, a different band altogether. Children of Bodom is a Finnish Melodic death metal band from Espoo, Finland formed in 1993 This was acknowledged on Children of Bodom's official website. [6] The photograph did feature Erna Siikavirta, who went on to join Lordi as Enary, the band's keyboard player. Erna Inari Kaarina Siikavirta (b 8 October 1977 in Espoo) is a Finnish keyboard player However, Enary left Lordi in 2005, well before their victory at Eurovision, replaced by Awa. On the same day, Bild-Zeitung, a German tabloid, published what they claimed was a photograph of Putaansuu without his mask in its section "Bild Uncovered" with the German headline "He is the Grand Prix Monster: All of Germany discusses the Ugliest Winners of all Time". The Bild (formerly Bild-Zeitung, lit Picture Newspaper) is a German Newspaper published by Axel Springer AG. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Later many other European tabloids and newspapers have published the same or similar photographs.

On 24 May 2006, the Finnish tabloid magazine 7 Päivää (7 Days) published an old picture of Lordi's face on the front page, and two days later another tabloid, Katso! (Look!), published unmasked pictures of the other four band members. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 7 päivää ( Finnish for 7 days also known as Seiska) is a Finnish entertainment and TV magazine published by Aller Julkaisut Oy in Helsinki Katso is a Finnish weekly entertainment and television magazine published by Aller Julkaisut Oy [7] Both magazines were heavily criticised by their readers for publishing these pictures, which led to swift apologies from both magazines and promises not to publish unmasked pictures of Lordi anymore. [8]

On 26 May 2006, video footage was shown on television in Lithuania. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It featured four men and one woman, dressed in black, sitting by the table at the airport in Athens. After a few seconds, Heikki Paasonen (the Eurovision Finnish commentator) in a black Lordi shirt came and stood in front of the camera, covering the view.

Lordi's costume is currently in the historical costumes section in Turku Castle. The Turku Castle, ( Finnish: Turun linna Swedish: Åbo slott dating from the 1280s, is a monument of Finnish history.

Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Lordi represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 finals in Athens with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" after getting through the semi-finals. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the OAKA Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on the Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's "Hard Rock Hallelujah" is a song by the Finnish heavy metal band Lordi, which won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with 292 points The band won by a significant margin, scoring 292 points, 44 points over second placed Dima Bilan, representing Russia with the song "Never Let You Go". Dima Bilan (Дима Билан birth name Viktor Nikolaevich Belan, ru Виктор Николаевич Белан 24 December, 1981 in Ust-Dzheguta Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending " Never Let You Go " is a song that was performed by Dima Bilan at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest.

Having been voted for by all countries except Albania, Armenia and Monaco, Lordi scored the highest number of points for any entry in any Eurovision Song Contest to date. This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani For other uses see Monaco (disambiguation Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco ( French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque They received 12 points from eight countries: Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the UK. Coincidentally, Lordi also scored 292 points in the semi-final held two days earlier. They were also the first Eurovision entrant to win in both the Semi-Final and Final stages. Lordi were congratulated on their victory by both Finnish President Tarja Halonen and Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen. The President of Finland is the Head of State of Finland. Under the Constitution of Finland, executive power is vested in the President and the Tarja Kaarina Halonen ( pronounced) (born 24 December 1943 is the current President of Finland. The Prime Minister (pääministeri Swedish: statsminister) is the Head of Government of Finland. Matti Taneli Vanhanen ( (born November 4 1955) is the current Prime Minister of Finland, as well as Chairman of the Centre Party. [9] They opened the 2007 Eurovision contest.

See also Eurovision Song Contest 2006: Full Point Table. The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the OAKA Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on the

Controversy

The choice of Lordi to represent Finland spawned some controversy in both Finland and Greece.

In Finland the choice was criticised by some and a group of religious leaders went as far as calling President Halonen to veto their entry. Tarja Kaarina Halonen ( pronounced) (born 24 December 1943 is the current President of Finland. [10] In Greece, a number of organisations were trying to stop Lordi from competing. The Greek restaurant and bar owners' union President, Mrs. Niki Constantinou made a public plea directed to the people of Finland and Greece not to allow Lordi to perform in the contest, claiming the group is Satanic. Three other organisations in Greece initiated legal action against Lordi. [11]

Mr. Lordi himself responded to the accusations and strictly denied Satanism. Tomi Petteri Putaansuu (born 15 February 1974 Rovaniemi, Finland) better known by his stage name Mr He said a Satanist group would not write songs such as "Hard Rock Hallelujah" or "Devil Is A Loser". "Hard Rock Hallelujah" is a song by the Finnish heavy metal band Lordi, which won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with 292 points " Devil is a Loser " is the second single by the Finnish Heavy metal band Lordi. [12]

Despite, or maybe because of,[13] the controversy, Greece ended up awarding Lordi 12 points, the highest possible, in the contest final. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία

Concert in Helsinki

Lordi at the Market Square
Lordi at the Market Square

To celebrate their victory in the Eurovision Song Contest, Lordi held a public, free, open-air concert in the Market Square in Helsinki, Finland, on 26 May 2006. The Market Square ( Kauppatori in Finnish, Salutorget in Swedish) is a central square in Helsinki, Finland, and one of the Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place At the concert, President of Finland Tarja Halonen made an official appearance to give Lordi a bronze key flag award for exemplary Finnish work. The President of Finland is the Head of State of Finland. Under the Constitution of Finland, executive power is vested in the President and the Tarja Kaarina Halonen ( pronounced) (born 24 December 1943 is the current President of Finland. The concert was reported to have been attended by over 90,000 people from all over Finland and even other countries, some even on their first ever trip to Helsinki. [14] The concert was the biggest public event to that day in Helsinki. On this occasion, the world record for most people ever to sing karaoke was (successfully) attempted[15] by approximately 80,000 people, singing Hard Rock Hallelujah. The previous record was held by 50,000 Irish rugby fans. [16]

New record label

Lordi on stage at Ruisrock
Lordi on stage at Ruisrock

On December 16, 2006, it was announced on The End Records website that the band had signed on to the label and would be releasing their latest full-length entitled The Arockalypse on March 20, 2007 with three bonus tracks and a DVD release. Ruisrock is a Rock festival held annually on the island of Ruissalo in Turku, Finland. The End Records came into existence in 1998 its sights set on offering discriminating listeners the best in eclectic avantgarde metal The Arockalypse is the third studio album by the heavy metal band Lordi. This same album was released in Finland as The Arockalypse Special Edition. [17]

Tributes

A square in the centre of Rovaniemi, Finland, the home town of the lead singer Mr. Lordi, was renamed after them shortly after their victory at the Eurovision Song Contest. History There has probably been continuous settlement in the Rovaniemi area since the Stone Age. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Tomi Petteri Putaansuu (born 15 February 1974 Rovaniemi, Finland) better known by his stage name Mr It was part of a redevelopment of Rovaniemi city centre. [9]

Suomen Posti Oyj, the Finnish postal service, issued a Lordi postage stamp in May 2007 in recognition of their Eurovision win. Posti had already released Lordi's Christmas single, "It Snows in Hell" as a special Christmas card edition. [18]

A brand of soda named "Lordi Cola" was named after them and was launched in September 2006, featuring labels designed by Mr Lordi and depicting either one of the individual members or one with the whole band. [19]

Members

Lordi's line-ups
Original
(1996–1997)
  • Mr. Lordi – vocals
  • Amen – lead guitar
  • G-Stealer – bass
(1997–1999)
  • Mr. Lordi – vocals
  • Amen – lead guitar
  • G-Stealer – bass
  • Enary – keyboards
(1999–2000)
  • Mr. Lordi – vocals
  • Amen – lead guitar
  • Magnum – bass
  • Enary – keyboards
(2000–2002)
  • Mr. Lordi – vocals
  • Amen – lead guitar
  • Magnum – bass
  • Kita - drums, vocals
  • Enary – keyboards
(2002–2005)
  • Mr. Lordi – vocals
  • Amen – lead guitar
  • Kalma – bass, vocals
  • Kita – drums, vocals
  • Enary – keyboards
(2005)
  • Mr. Lordi – vocals
  • Amen – lead guitar
  • Kalma – bass, vocals
  • Kita – drums, vocals
  • Awa – keyboards, vocals
Current
(2005–)
  • Mr. Lordi – vocals
  • Amen – guitar
  • OX – bass
  • Kita – drums, vocals
  • Awa – keyboards, vocals

Members of Lordi always wear masks at interviews and have stated their desire for their personal identities to remain private. The band has not confirmed or denied the accuracy of these names, however, they have been widely published in the media and on websites as follows: [20]

Current members

Former members

Vocal and Instrumental Style

Although Mr. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Lead guitar refers to the use of a Guitar to perform Melody lines instrumental fill passages, and Guitar solos within a song structure A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Lordi is always credited with vocals, there are almost always backing vocals. These vary from member to member. For example, "Shotgun Divorce" uses former bassist Kalma's ghostly backing vocals, "Hard Rock Hallelujah" and "Good to Be Bad" use keyboardist Awa's angelic backing vocals. "Hard Rock Hallelujah" is a song by the Finnish heavy metal band Lordi, which won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with 292 points Kita has never sung backing vocals live due to his mask, though he performs almost all voices in the prelude tracks (Scartic Circle Gathering, Theatrical Trailer, SCG3 Special Report). OX has also never sung backing vocals as he has never recorded an album with Lordi. Udo Dirkschneider, who guested on the track "They Only Come Out at Night", alternates singing with Mr. Udo Dirkschneider (born April 6 1952, Wuppertal, Germany) is a German Heavy metal singer who was formerly the vocalist "They Only Come Out At Night" is the fourth single from Lordi 's third album The Arockalypse, and is one of the band's three singles that have not been made Lordi while backing vocals continue as normal

Lordi also often have a vocal break in their song to allow Amen to have a guitar riff, normally accompanied by Kita and the bassist (Magnum, Kalma, OX) keeping time softly. After this riff, Mr. Lordi will sing either a short verse (occasionally with a distorted voice) or launch directly into the song's end refrain (always the chorus). The guitar is most often the main instrument.

The keyboardist is most often used as an accompaniment in the band's songs. However, in some songs such as "Icon of Dominance", "Children of the Night", and "Hard Rock Hallelujah" it is the main instrument. "Hard Rock Hallelujah" is a song by the Finnish heavy metal band Lordi, which won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with 292 points

Kita always plays with a great deal of power, blending very well with the style favored by Amen. The drums are used as changing instruments, using a fast and heavy solo to transition from verse to verse, verse to chorus and chorus to verse. However some songs including "Mr. Killjoy", "Bringing Back the Balls to Rock", and "Forsaken Fashion Dolls" use the drums as main instrument.

The bass is often used in conjunction with Kita's drumming. It is almost never the main instrument, but it is occasionally used with drums as changing instruments (See above).

Festivals & Tours

Download 2005

Lordi made their Download Festival debut performing 3rd on the Snickers Stage on the second day of Download 2005. The Download Festival is a three day Music festival held annually at Donington Park (which hosted the Monsters of Rock Festivals between 1980 and 1996 Performing after Chris Jericho's Fozzy[21]

Download 2006

Lordi performed on the last on the third stage at Download 2006 to a rousing reception, hot on the back of their Eurovision Song contest victory earlier that summer. Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9 1970 better known by his Ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-born Canadian Television and stage Fozzy is an American heavy metal band originally from San Antonio, Texas but now

Bamboozle '07

In May 2007, Lordi performed on both days of the Bamboozle Festival in East Rutherford, New Jersey on the Saints and Sinners Stage. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. They were one of the few bands to use pyrotechnics.

Ozzfest 2007

Lordi played on the Main Stage at Ozzfest 2007. Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States (and in some years Europe) featuring performances by many heavy metal and Hard rock Mr. Lordi said, "it is a great honor for us to be on Ozzfest and obviously it's gonna be a great opportunity for us to show the people in the U. S. what we can do or what we think we can do. " They have received mixed reaction while on tour, with audiences often going as far as booing them in certain cities and chanting other bands names during their performance. However, other shows were more successful and a 10 minute encore was played at one gig.

Later in the tour Lordi was forced to cancel some of their club shows booked during the Ozzfest 2007 tour. The official reasoning given by the band is that they did not want to downgrade the shows and put on their live act in a small club where their pyrotechnics could not be used. On August 8, before their Columbus show, the band's tour bus was hijacked outside a Red Roof Inn, but they were able to locate it before the show started. [22]

Type O Negative Tour

The band featured as the supporting act for Type O Negative for a tour in late 2007. Type O Negative is a Heavy metal band from Brooklyn, New York City. The band has called it their "Halloween Tour". The tour started in New Haven, Connecticut on October 12th, ending in Sayreville, NJ on October 31st. Sayreville is a borough located on the Raritan River, near Raritan Bay in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It was Lordi's second US tour.

Rock2Wgtn 2008

Lordi play the Rock2Wgtn rock festival in Wellington, New Zealand. The Rock2Wgtn Fesival is a two day Music festival. It is the second major music festival to be held in New Zealand, the first being the Big Day Out Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the The two day festival held on the 22nd and 23rd March 2008; also featured Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Kiss, Poison and Alice Cooper and special effects by Peter Jackson's Academy Award winning WETA Workshop of Lord of the Rings and King Kong fame. John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3 1948) is a British singer Whitesnake are an English Hard rock band founded in 1977 by David Coverdale (formerly of Deep Purple) Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Poison is an American Hard rock band that achieved great success and popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five Peter Robert Jackson, CNZM (born 31 October 1961 is a three-time Academy Award -winning New Zealand director producer and writer best known for directing Weta Workshop is a Physical effects company based in Miramar New Zealand, producing effects for Television and Film. The Lord of the Rings film trilogy consists of three Live action Fantasy Epic films The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 King Kong is a 2005 Remake of the 1933 film of the same name about a fictional giant ape called Kong.

Wacken Open Air 2008

Lordi are confirmed to play Wacken Open Air in Germany(31st July - 2nd August 2008).

Discography

Albums

Singles and EPs

Music videos

Eurovision live performances

DVDs

Other

Cover songs

Filmography

The Kin

In 2004, Lordi co-wrote and starred in their own short film called "The Kin" which was released on a special edition of "The Monsterican Dream" (CD/DVD or DualDisc versions) as a way of expanding the band's image and theatricality. " Would You Love a Monsterman? " is a song recorded by Finnish Heavy metal band Lordi which reached number one on the charts in Finland See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. " Devil is a Loser " is the second single by the Finnish Heavy metal band Lordi. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. " Blood Red Sandman " is the second single from Lordi 's second album The Monsterican Dream. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " " My Heaven Is Your Hell " is the third single by the Heavy metal band Lordi. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " "Hard Rock Hallelujah" is a song by the Finnish heavy metal band Lordi, which won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with 292 points Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. "Who's Your Daddy?" is a song by the Heavy metal band Lordi, who won the 2006 Eurovision song contest. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. " Would You Love a Monsterman? " is a song recorded by Finnish Heavy metal band Lordi which reached number one on the charts in Finland Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. " It Snows In Hell " is a power ballad from the Finnish Heavy metal band Lordi 's album The Arockalypse. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. "They Only Come Out At Night" is the fourth single from Lordi 's third album The Arockalypse, and is one of the band's three singles that have not been made Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "Beast Loose In Paradise" is a single from Finnish Heavy metal band Lordi. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common " Would You Love a Monsterman? " is a song recorded by Finnish Heavy metal band Lordi which reached number one on the charts in Finland Pete Riski is an award-winning Finnish Music video and commercial director who has directed music videos for Lordi, among others See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. " Devil is a Loser " is the second single by the Finnish Heavy metal band Lordi. Pete Riski is an award-winning Finnish Music video and commercial director who has directed music videos for Lordi, among others Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. " Blood Red Sandman " is the second single from Lordi 's second album The Monsterican Dream. Pete Riski is an award-winning Finnish Music video and commercial director who has directed music videos for Lordi, among others "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " "Hard Rock Hallelujah" is a song by the Finnish heavy metal band Lordi, which won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with 292 points Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Pete Riski is an award-winning Finnish Music video and commercial director who has directed music videos for Lordi, among others Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. "Who's Your Daddy?" is a song by the Heavy metal band Lordi, who won the 2006 Eurovision song contest. Pete Riski is an award-winning Finnish Music video and commercial director who has directed music videos for Lordi, among others Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. " Would You Love a Monsterman? " is a song recorded by Finnish Heavy metal band Lordi which reached number one on the charts in Finland Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Pete Riski is an award-winning Finnish Music video and commercial director who has directed music videos for Lordi, among others " It Snows In Hell " is a power ballad from the Finnish Heavy metal band Lordi 's album The Arockalypse. Pete Riski is an award-winning Finnish Music video and commercial director who has directed music videos for Lordi, among others Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. "Hard Rock Hallelujah" is a song by the Finnish heavy metal band Lordi, which won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with 292 points Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Market Square Massacre is the first DVD by the Heavy metal band Lordi. Bringing Back The Balls To Stockholm is the second DVD by the Finnish heavy metal band Lordi. They Only Come Out at Night is the fourth studio album by the Edgar Winter Group. ACCEPT is the primary nongovernmental organization advocating for the rights of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender ( LGBT Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is DualDisc is a type of double-sided Optical disc product developed by a group of record companies including EMI Music, Universal Music Group, Sony/BMG It was co-written and directed by Lauri Haukkamaa and Adam Vandor also had a hand in the script. It introduces the audience to members of the band and establishes the concept of superhuman monsters though at no time is any of the band's music played.

The plot of the film is hard to follow at best due to the disjointed manner in which it proceeds; the story is of a young female writer who loses her mother in a trainwreck while she is trying to get her book on non-human creatures published. After a series of problems arise, the monsters (the band) begin to kill people as well as bend time and space to ensure the publication of the book.

The film shares a lot of Lovecraftian concepts as well as style and pays homage to several B movies and horror films throughout its duration (as well as cameos from their music videos). Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy A B movie is a motion picture made on a low or modest budget Originally the term was used for films intended for distribution as the less-publicized second half of a Double Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as Only a limited number of DVDs were published and therefore the film's availability has been low. The Kin has also been released on the "Market Square Massacre DVD".

Dark Floors

Main article: Dark Floors

Other releases

Comics by Mr. Dark Floors — The Lordi Motion Picture is a Finnish Horror film. Lordi

Books about Lordi

See also

References

  1. ^ "Finns dismayed after Eurovision monsters unmasked", Reuters, 26 May 2006
  2. ^ IFPI
  3. ^ Lordi Interview. Rytmi Magazine.
  4. ^ Metal News - Gwar Frontman Disses Corey Taylor ( Metal Underground . com )
  5. ^ Lordin maski myytiin 6 701 eurolla. YLE.
  6. ^ Children Of Bodom Hate Crew - Official Website
  7. ^ Salonen, Ilpo, "Fury after magazine unmasks Lordi", BBC News
  8. ^ Helsingin Sanomat - International Edition - Culture
  9. ^ a b BBC NEWS | Europe | Finnish square named after Lordi
  10. ^ Monster band has Finland fretting over face it shows. International Herald Tribune.
  11. ^ Three Greek organizations file legal action against Lordi. Helsingin Sanomat. (Finnish)
  12. ^ Finland sends in the heavy metal mob for its Eurovision challenge. The Guardian.
  13. ^ VOTE FOR LORDI!.
  14. ^ Jopa 90 000 juhli Lordia Helsingissä. Helsingin Sanomat.
  15. ^ Guinnes World Record karaoke 2006 Lordi Finland Hard Rock Hallelujah
  16. ^ 50 000 to create karaoke record. Daily Times.
  17. ^ The End Records
  18. ^ Lordi's new single available in post offices, Eurovision Song Contest, 19 December 2006. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved 10 February 2007. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  19. ^ Cola named after rock group Lordi - BBC News Online - Published 17 August 2006. Retrieved June 9, 2007.
  20. ^ "Eurovision winners struggle to keep true identities secret", The Irish Examiner, 23 May 2006
  21. ^ // Download Festival 2005 / LINE UP
  22. ^ BLABBERMOUTH.NET - LORDI Tour Bus 'Hijacked' In Columbus; Video Available
  23. ^ YouTube - Lordi He is back (man behind mask) and monster man

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Interviews

Preceded by
Geir Rönning		 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
2006		 Succeeded by
Hanna Pakarinen
Preceded by
Elena Paparizou		 Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest
2006		 Succeeded by
Marija Šerifović

Lastfm is a UK -based Internet radio and Music Community website, founded in 2002 Sanctuary Records is a Record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Geir Rönning (born November 5, 1962) is a professional Singer-songwriter from the Norwegian city of Ålesund. Finland first entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961, and has participated a total of 42 times Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Hanna Helena Pakarinen (born April 17, 1981 in Lappeenranta, Finland) is a Finnish pop and pop rock singer who rose to fame as Elena Paparizou ( Έλενα Παπαρίζου; born January 31 1982 Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Marija Šerifović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Марија Шерифовић born November 14, 1984) is a Serbian singer and the winner of the
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