LORDI

Heavy Metal / Hard Rock / Glam Metal / Thrash Metal / Progressive Metal / Non-Metal / Industrial Metal • Finland
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Lordi is a Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band from Finland, formed in 1996 by 'Mr. Lordi' of Rovaniemi, Finland. They're known for their monster costumes and lyrical themes.

In the beginning of the 1990s, Mr. Lordi played in a small band from Rovaniemi. He left the band when the other members didn't agree with the introduction of theatrical elements and KISS-style rock. Mr. Lordi started producing demos under the name Lordi in 1991 and continued to do so for a few years. The rest of the band members met each other for first time in 1996 in Stockholm, where they had gone to see KISS perform. From the very beginning, they wanted their band to perform with spectacular pyrotechnics, 'monster style'. This, together with their masked image made several recording companies turn the band down, some saying that they should play black metal if they wear masks. Finally, the BMG recording
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LORDI Get Heavy album cover 4.37 | 6 ratings
Get Heavy
Heavy Metal 2002
LORDI The Monsterican Dream album cover 3.50 | 6 ratings
The Monsterican Dream
Heavy Metal 2004
LORDI The Arockalypse album cover 3.61 | 9 ratings
The Arockalypse
Hard Rock 2006
LORDI Deadache album cover 3.60 | 5 ratings
Deadache
Hard Rock 2008
LORDI Babez For Breakfast album cover 3.70 | 5 ratings
Babez For Breakfast
Heavy Metal 2010
LORDI To Beast Or Not To Beast album cover 3.80 | 5 ratings
To Beast Or Not To Beast
Heavy Metal 2013
LORDI Scare Force One album cover 4.12 | 4 ratings
Scare Force One
Heavy Metal 2014
LORDI Monstereophonic (Theaterror vs. Demonarchy) album cover 4.50 | 4 ratings
Monstereophonic (Theaterror vs. Demonarchy)
Heavy Metal 2016
LORDI Sexorcism album cover 3.17 | 3 ratings
Sexorcism
Heavy Metal 2018
LORDI Killection (A Fictional Compilation Album) album cover 4.38 | 4 ratings
Killection (A Fictional Compilation Album)
Heavy Metal 2020
LORDI Lordiversity - Superflytrap album cover 4.00 | 3 ratings
Lordiversity - Superflytrap
Non-Metal 2021
LORDI Lordiversity - Abracadaver album cover 4.17 | 3 ratings
Lordiversity - Abracadaver
Thrash Metal 2021
LORDI Lordiversity - Humanimals album cover 3.75 | 2 ratings
Lordiversity - Humanimals
Glam Metal 2022
LORDI Lordiversity - Abusement Park album cover 4.25 | 2 ratings
Lordiversity - Abusement Park
Heavy Metal 2022
LORDI Lordiversity - Spooky Sextravaganza Spectacular album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Lordiversity - Spooky Sextravaganza Spectacular
Industrial Metal 2022
LORDI Lordiversity - Skelectric Dinosaur album cover 4.50 | 1 ratings
Lordiversity - Skelectric Dinosaur
Hard Rock 2022
LORDI Lordiversity - The Masterbeast From the Moon album cover 3.25 | 2 ratings
Lordiversity - The Masterbeast From the Moon
Progressive Metal 2022
LORDI Screem Writers Guild album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Screem Writers Guild
Heavy Metal 2023

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LORDI The Monster Show album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Monster Show
Heavy Metal 2005
LORDI Lordiversity album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Lordiversity
Heavy Metal 2021

LORDI singles (8)

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5.00 | 1 ratings
Would You Love a Monsterman?
Heavy Metal 2002
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5.00 | 1 ratings
Devil Is a Loser
Heavy Metal 2003
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5.00 | 1 ratings
My Heaven Is Your Hell
Heavy Metal 2004
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5.00 | 1 ratings
Blood Red Sandman
Heavy Metal 2004
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4.00 | 1 ratings
Hard Rock Hallelujah
Hard Rock 2006
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4.00 | 1 ratings
Who's Your Daddy?
Hard Rock 2006
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Beast Loose in Paradise
Hard Rock 2007
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They Only Come Out at Night
Hard Rock 2007

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Market Square Massacre
Hard Rock 2006
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Bringing Back the Balls to Stockholm 06: The Opening Night
Hard Rock 2007

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LORDI Get Heavy

Album · 2002 · Heavy Metal
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Tell me; do you truly understand what it means to...get heavy?

Finland's Lordi are perhaps one of the goofiest bunch of misfits in the last 20 years of the metal world. If I were to describe Lordi, I'd say think of GWAR, and then imagine them taking themselves even less seriously. Lordi sprung up in 1992, but didn't deliver their debut bombshell until the Winter of 2002. This album, Get Heavy, is still likely unmatched by any other album Lordi has released thus far.

Get Heavy is a collection of overly-indulgent, testosterone fests of stupid energy and blunt assault. The only difference between an album of Get Heavy's ilk and Get Heavy itself is the pure catchiness of every single song. If you look back to Lordi's past in the early 90's and their influences, it's pretty easy to guess where they get their flare. The band that particularly influenced the band's system of operations is KISS, seen most vividly on songs like 'Rock The Hell Outta You' with the turgid theatrical vibe of the song, replete with even the background yell-choir. Yet it would be silly to dismiss this band as a KISS ripoff, as even they themselves wanted to diverge from that arena-rock style. While this is kind of silly to think that they really wanted to diverge to a great extent considering a noticeable similarity to KISS on the final product, they did differentiate themselves with a variety of elements.

Part of Lordi's appeal is their appearance. They're over-complex demon armor is very similar to U.S. contemporaries GWAR, who themselves made their debut fourteen years prior. Another element is their attitude. Lordi is very unequivocal about how silly they are. For Christ's sake, they have a song where they're talking about how the Devil himself is their bitch. These guys are the spitting image of stereotypical metal machomen, and I love it.

The final but likely most important aspect of Lordi's sound is their, well, sound. As I mentioned before the album is extremely centered around very catchy hooks and choruses, the most famous example of these being the fantastic 'Would You Love a Monsterman', a symphonic firestorm of raw emotion replete with Tomi Putaansuu (or "Mr. Lordi")'s unforgettable chorus of "Would you love a monsterman / could you understand the beauty of the beast?" Lordi also channels the sexy, rebellious attitude of 80's glam like on 'Biomechanic Man' or 'Devil Is a Loser', where the concept of being subtle is out of the window. One other note-worthy element of Lordi is their exceptional drummer Sampsa Astala (Kita), who has exceptional skill when considering how not serious the album he debuts on is.

Looking for a good time? Lordi's got you covered. Don't have much else to say. Just listen to it. Please.

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