Lordi is first a solo project created in 1992 by Mr. Lordi, a movie fan, music and fictional monsters. He calls his project "Lordi" who was a nickname given to him by his grandmother when he was little. But soon, Mr. Lordi decides to recruit musicians to form a group and this is at a concert of his favorite band, Kiss, he met his first future partners and friends.
Over the years many members have followed and the two remaining members of origins to date are Mr. Lordi and Amen, the guitarist.
It was in 2006 that the fate of Lordi changes forever because they win the Eurovision Song Contest, to general surprise, with the highest score ever achieved in a competition. This is the first victory for Finland at Eurovision. The Finnish President to meet them in person to congratulate them on their victory. Therefore, the group will be asked all around, their popularity will explode and become international, invited on TV shows through all Europe, even in France, and especially with the release of the album that is still regarded today as their best album: the Arockalypse.
In 2008, Mr. Lordi fulfilled a dream: he made his own horror movie, with a technical team and a director. The film is called Dark Floors, a horror movie with inspiration of films like Silent Hill or Resident Evil. In the movie, Lordi are playing the monsters, with their own stage costumes.
The musical style of the group is much inspired by Heavy Metal from 70-80s, particularly Kiss, but more Thrash. Lordi have created a universe based on the horror film and monsters, and their music videos are in the form of mini horror movies with human victims of the attacks of creatures. If you like monsters, horror and metal, Lordi is for you. Join us in the Arockalypse.
Members:
- Mr. Lordi (vocals)
- Amen (guitars)
- Ox (bass)
- Hella (keyboards)
- Mana (drums)
See you next month rockers \m/
Mathias, the Killmaster
Fire and Blood \m/
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