Lordi
Lordi is a Finnish heavy metal band, which is famous for their monster costumes and songs like "Would You Love a Monsterman?", "Hard Rock Hallelujah", "Devil Is a Loser", "Blood Red Sandman", "This Is Heavy Metal" and "Sincerely with Love".
Lordi | |
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 Lordi in concert in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Helsinki, Finland |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal, shock rock |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Sony Music, AFM Records, BMG, GUN, The End, Drakkar Records |
| Website | www |
| Members | Mr. Lordi Kone OX Mana Hella |
| Past members | G-Stealer Enary Magnum Kita Kalma Otus Awa Amen |
Lordi was started in 1992 by Mr. Lordi. Its original members were Mr. Lordi (vocals), Kita (percussion), Amen (guitar), G-stealer (bass) and Enary (keyboards). The first single was "Would You Love a Monsterman?" in 2002. It was also included in the band's album Get Heavy. Their music and style has been compared to the American groups Kiss and Twisted Sister.
Members
Current members
- Mr. Lordi (Tomi Putaansuu) - vocals (1992-)
- Kone - Guitar (2022-)
- Hiisi - bass guitar (2019-)
- Mana - drums (2012-)
- Hella - keyboards (2012-)
Former members
- G-Stealer (Sami Keinänen) - bass (1996-1999)
- Magnum (Sami Wolking) - bass, backing vocals (1999-2002)
- Kalma (Niko Hurme) - bass, backing vocals (2002-2005)
- Enary (Erna Siikavirta) - keyboards, backing vocals (1996-2005)
- Kita (Sampsa Astala) - drums (2000-2010)
- Otus (Tonmi Lillman) - drums (2010-2012)
- Awa (Leena Peisa) - keyboards (2005-2012)
- OX (Samer el Nahhal) - bass guitar (2005-2019)
- Amen (Jussi Sydänmaa) - guitar (1996-2022)
Discography
Albums
- Napalm Market (demo album, 1993)
- Bend Over and Pray the Lord (1997)
- Get Heavy (2002)
- The Monsterican Dream (2004)
- The Monster Show (collection, 2005)
- The Arockalypse (2006)
- Deadache (2008)
- Zombilation – The Greatest Cuts (collection, 2009)
- Babez for Breakfast (2010)
- Scarchives Vol. 1 (collection, 2012)
- To Beast or Not To Beast (2013)
- Scare Force One (2014)
- Monstereophonic (Theaterror Vs. Demonarchy) (2016)
- Sexorcism (2018)
- Killection (2020)
- Lordiversity (2021)
- Screem Writers Guild (2023)
Singles and EPs
- Would You Love a Monsterman? (2002)
- Devil is a Loser (2003)
- Blood Red Sandman (2004)
- My Heaven Is Your Hell (2004)
- Hard Rock Hallelujah (2006)
- Who's Your Daddy? (2006)
- Would You Love A Monsterman? (2006) (2006) (PROMO)
- It Snows In Hell (2006)
- They Only Come Out At Night (2007)
- Beast Loose In Paradise (2008)
- Bite It Like A Bulldog (2008)
- Famous Five (EP, 2008)
- Deadache (2008)
- This Is Heavy Metal (2010)
- Rock Police (2010)
- The Riff (2013)
- Nailed by the Hammer of Frankenstein (2014)
- Hug You Hardcore (2016)
- Your Tongue’s Got the Cat (2018)
- Naked in My Cellar (2018)
- Shake the Baby Silent (2019)
- I Dug a Hole in the Yard for You (2019)
- Like A Bee To The Honey (2020)
- Believe Me (2021)
- Abracadaver (2021)
- Borderline (2021)
- Merry Blah Blah Blah (2021)
- Demon Supreme (2021)
- Day Off Of The Devil (2022)
- Spear Of The Romans (2022)
- Reel Monsters (2022)
- Hard Rock Hallelujah (Feat. Bürger Lars Dietrich) (2022)
- Lucyfer Prime Evil (2023)
- Thing in the Cage (2023)
Movies
- The Kin (2004)
- Dark Floors (2008)
Comics
- Monster Magazine (2002)
- The Uninvited Guests (2003)
- Keräilijä (2006)
- Alkuperä (2006)
- Verenjano (2007)
- Verensininen (2008)
- Graphic Novels (2013)
- Illustrated Lyrics (2014)
Lordi Media
Lordi performing live in 2005
Lordi performing in Barcelona in 2009
Lordi, appearing in the interval act for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Lordi performing at Rockharz Open Air 2019
Amen's outfits were designed by Mr Lordi.
Lordi performing live with pyrotechnics
Lordi's public appearances always include the full costumes.
The sign at Lordi's Square in Rovaniemi
Other websites
- The official Lordi page
- International fan club Archived 2012-12-10 at the Wayback Machine