Lordi
Biography
With their operatic heavy metal and monster-movie stage persona, Lordi seemed a most unlikely choice to represent their native Finland in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. So just imagine how many jaws hit the floor when the group not only claimed top honors, but also earned the most points in the venerable event's history. Vocalist Tomi Petteri Putaansuu, aka Mr. Lordi, assembled Lordi in 1996 in Stockholm, Sweden, following a concert headlined by his favorite band, Kiss. After recruiting guitarist Jussi Sydänmaa (known as Amen), bassist Magnum (real name unknown), former Children of Bodom keyboardist Erna Siikavirta (Enary), and drummer Sampsa Astala (Kita), he began writing songs as well as creating the elaborate foam-latex monster costumes and pyrotechnic effects that would become the hallmark of their theatrical live performances.
After a series of label auditions went nowhere, Lordi signed to Sony BMG's Finland branch and issued a debut LP, 2002's Get Heavy, which rose to the number three spot on the Finnish charts on the strength of the number one single "Would You Love a Monsterman?" Magnum left the group soon after, and with new bassist Pekka Tarvenen (Kalma), Lordi cut a sophomore album, 2004's The Monsterican Dream, which returned them to the Top 20 with "Blood Red Sandman.
Selected Discography
I don't see how people can compare Lordi and GWAR, they are two different styles of music. GWAR is basically thrash metal, whereas Lordi is more heavy metal/hard rock. VERY different styles of music, it's like comparing death metal to power metal.
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Onyxhawk is right in some aspects.Lord i and GWAR are two completely different bands.I honestly think that GWAR is kind of insane.They take the whole monster thing to far sometimes.Ju s t because someone wheres a monster costume,does n ' t mean there trying to copy someone else.Thats like saying anyone who wears makeup on stage is trying to copy KISS,or like when people claim that Hollywood Undead is trying to copy Slipknot cause they wear masks.Its just stupid.
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4 stars - Yes, Lordi fits a niche demographic. Their music is an amalgam of horror and hard rock... think soundtrack of some 80's creature/sla s h e r flick. Some have compared them to GWAR, though Oderus from GWAR (himself) disputes this comparison, and jokingly refers to Lordi as "silly humans in costumes". Lordi claims it's closer to KISS in terms of genre. Regardless, Lordi is a rock-solid act, adept in their songcraft, with surprisingly catchy tunes frought with tongue-in-ch e e k horror lyrics.
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Lordi? Pleeeease. Im sorry but this band needs to go away, or atleast revamp their image/style. Anyone who thinks these guys are good, you need to listen to GWAR, wich is the band that Lordi is trying to copy, and all they manage to do is wear costumes and write wierd music but their show isnt even interesting to watch. i mean they are talented musicians, dont get me wrong. they just need to re-think their approach and not use somebody else's idea for a cheap gimmick.
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lordi is the greatest band ever they rock hard!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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Based on their costumes you'd think they'd be at least as good as GWAR... Unfortunatel y I haven't heard anything spectacular by them yet. It's good just not THAT good.
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I have 3 of their CDs and I think there about all I listen to lately.
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I think Would you love a monsterman? is a great song too but I don't think I had heard My heaven is your hell yet. I will keep an eye out for that one song.
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i love lordi! they are not what i usualy listen to (suicide silence, behemoth, etc.) but i love there music!!!
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I love Lordi, definitlay one of my favorite bands, too bad they don't have "The Monsterican Dream" album on here, it has good songs too.
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Bite it like a Bulldog
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Oh Lordi pick a bail of cotton. Oh Lordi pick a bail of hay. Nice band.
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their no Nightwish or Kamelot but their not bad and I enjoy listening to them.
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I LOVE these guys! they frigin bleed metal with evereything they do. Even better than KISS no contest. Saw them at Ozzfest O7 and they ROCKED! Got the Arockalypse about two weeks later and have been listening to it ever since, Wish they would do a concert in the states again though can't go all the way to Finland to see them!
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These guys put on a brutal show, and no I am not talking about them on Conan, they are more of a show than just a band, using pyrotechnics on the same level as Rammstein, holding buckets of body parts and getting the audience pumped, one of my favorite bands, see them live if you like them if not just enjoy the AROCKALYPSE
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Saw these guys open for Type O Negative. Aside from the venue being s**t, they were great. No one in the audience knew who they were, but they had everyone worked up enough to lead a "Hail Rock!" chant by about the second song. Great stage presence.
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The Leader of Lordi already stated he didnt know who lordi was before he made his band and also he made all their own costumes. Gwar is just crap their guitar is not bad but the death metal yelling just ruins it all. Lordi is an awsome band and put out awsome music.
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saw them at ozzfest '07 and they wernt very good. awsome band and costumes not very good live tho
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they remind me nothing of Children of Bodom, similar artist? I don't think so. Alexi a-hole can't sing worth a s**t.
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GREAT COSTUMES, I want to see them live sometime in the near future,prett y damm cool.
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gwar is way better than these fools. How dare you compare them coming curse.
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We found this band via our find-the-mos t - H I G H l a r i o u s - v i d e o - o n - y o u t u b e night. Eurovision is always a goldmine for amusement. Yatta = win. Check it out.
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I just got the Arockalypse album a couple of days ago and I love blarin it in my car.
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Would you love a monsterman and My heaven is your hell are awsome songs and they're not bad dressers either.
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Wow! Now this is a great band. So many great songs, Would You Love A Monsterman, Blood Red Sandman, Forsaken Fashion Dolls, the list just goes on!!
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They are a very powerful and unique band. I love the costumes and how their music videos are like miniature horror films. Such simple stage effects to pull off some great and creepy scenes; like the two friends coming back to life in the song "Blood Red Sandman", during the four person harmonizatio n of the songs minor chorus. That scene creeps me out in the video, and the two lines in the song do the same.
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What's not to love about Lordi? Inventive, awesome, and fresh. They rock!
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