Lordi is a five-member, four-instrument band. http://www.thetabworld.com/Lordi_biography.htmlThe group has roots in Stockholm, Sweden dating back to 1996. http://www.thetabworld.com/Lordi_biography.htmlThat was the year the band members first met up at a KISS concert. http://www.thetabworld.com/Lordi_biography.html
The lead singer's stage name is Lordi. http://www.thetabworld.com/Lordi_biography.htmlThe electric guitarist's stage name is Amen. http://www.thetabworld.com/Lordi_biography.htmlOx is the stage name of the bass guitarist. http://www.thetabworld.com/Lordi_biography.htmlAwa is the keyboardist and Kita plays the drums. http://www.thetabworld.com/Lordi_biography.htmlThe group plays songs with a hard rock, heavy metal and glam sound.http://www.thetabworld.com/Lordi_biography.htmlThe group also sometimes uses pyrotechnic displays at its shows. http://www.thetabworld.com/Lordi_biography.htmlThe displays resemble those sometimes seen at shows by the KISS band. http://www.thetabworld.com/Lordi_biography.htmlThe band also wears masked images during performances. http://www.thetabworld.com/Lordi_biography.htmlThe masks are composed of foam latex and are made by lead singer Lordi. http://www.thetabworld.com/Lordi_biography.html
Career
Lordi's first full-length album is 2002's Get Heavy. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/biographyThe album went to number three on the Finland charts, thanks in part to the single "Would You Love a Monsterman?" http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/biographyThe group then released 2004's The Monsterican Dream. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/biographyThat album also had a single chart in Finland, with "Blood Red Sandman" finding a place in the Top 20. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/biographyThe group's original keyboardist, Erna Siikavirta, and second bassist, Pekka Tarvenen, both left the group after the album was released. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/biographyThey were replaced by current members Leena Peisa and Samer el Nahhal, respectively. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/biography
The group's third album is 2006's The Arockalpyse. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/biographyThe single "Hard Rock Hallelujah" was Finland's official entry into the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/biographyThe song ended up scoring 292 votes in the contest to set a Eurovision record. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/biographyThe song also was the first Finnish entry into the Eurovision contest to win. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/biographyThe band then played a concert, which was free of charge, at Finland's Helsinki's Market Square on May 26, 2006. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/biographyFinland's president, Tarja Halonen, attended the event and awarded the band for its efforts at the Eurovision contest. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/biographyThe band toured Bamboozle and Ozzfest in the United States in 2007. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/biographyThe group then released 2008's Deadache. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/discographyThe group's latest album release is 2010's Babez for Breakfast. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/discography
Band Members
- Tomi Petteri Putaansuu (Lordi) - Lead vocalist http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/biography
- Jussi Sydanmaa (Amen) - Electric guitarist http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/biography
- Samer el Nahhal (Ox) - Bass guitarist http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/biography
- Leena Peisa (Awa) - Keyboardist http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/biography
- Sampsa Astala (Kita) - Drummer http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/biography
Albums
- 2002: Get Heavy http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/biography
- 2004: The Monsterican Dream http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/biography
- 2006: The Arockalypse http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/biography
- 2008: Deadache http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/biography
- 2010: Babez for Breakfast http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lordi-p701009/discography
Hard Rock Hallelujah
This video is the special edition that opened the Eurovision 2007 festivities. Images of the band are interspersed with shots of a frozen tundra, in addition to a man changing to and from a wolf form. Lead singer Lordi is then seen performing along with the rest of the band around fire flames and chains. The man/wolf continues his journey across the tundra. The video then switches to the band playing in front of a live crowd. The crowd members wave flags of different European countries as the band plays the rest of the song.
References
Fast Facts
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Genres
Heavy metal, hard rock, glam metal
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Origin
Stockholm, Sweden
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Formed
1996
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Years active
1996 to present
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Labels
Sony BMG, Mayan, Drakkar, BMG International, BMG, The End
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Award
2006 Eurovision Song Contest for "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
