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Lordi is tagged as: hard rock, heavy metal, finnish, metal, rock

Lordi is a Hard Rock 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 company accepted them and their first album, Get Heavy, sold 40 000 copies in Finland.
The monster masks and costumes the band use are made of foam latex. The masks were first cast and then glued together piece by piece. Mr. Lordi mentioned that their suits still have some original pieces from 1996. He has also said that the suits cost them “a few hundred euros.” The band m...
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Top 10 Lordi Songs
Hard Rock Hallelujah
Devil Is a Loser
Blood Red Sandman
Would You Love A Monsterman
It Snows in Hell
They Only Come Out At Night
Good To Be Bad
Get Heavy
Rock the Hell Outta You
This Is Heavy Metal
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Top 10 Lordi Albums
The Arockalypse
Get Heavy
The Monsterican Dream
Deadache
Babez for Breakfast
The Monster Show
Hard Rock Hallelujah
The Arockalypse (Special Edition)
This Is Heavy Metal
Arockalypse
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