Lordi on stage in 2009. In the picture:. Background information Origin, Finland Genres,, Years active 1992–present Labels,,,,, Website Members Past members Lordi ( Finnish pronunciation: ) is a Finnish / band, formed in 1992 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume maker, (Tomi Petteri Putaansuu).

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In addition to their melodic metal music, Lordi are also known for wearing monster masks and using horror elements with during concerts and music videos. Lordi rose to fame in 2002 with their hit single '. The band made history in 2006 by becoming the first, and still today the only, hard rock act and Finnish artist to win the, with the song '. Lordi has toured and recorded actively since 2002, and Mr Lordi upgrades the bands costumes and masks for every album. Their ninth studio album was released in May 2018. The band has gone through several line-up changes, but original members Mr Lordi and guitarist are still active with the band.

Members of Lordi have stated their desire for their unmasked faces to remain private. However, they have made a number of unmasked appearances in several news outlets. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • History [ ] Formation (1992–2002) [ ] Lordi was formed in 1992 as a solo project.

Lordi's very first demo album was done in 1993. The album included a song ', which also got a music video, all done by Mr Lordi.

In the music video Mr Lordi performed unmasked but he had made monster make-up for his friends who played secondary role in the video. After the video was done, Mr Lordi got an idea of a band of monsters. 'Inferno' was later released in Finnish 'Rockmurskaa' compilation album in 1995. In 1996 Mr Lordi organized a Kiss cruise for Finnish Kiss fans from Finland to Sweden. During the cruise he met musicians and, and told them about his music project called Lordi.

After the cruise they joined the band. One year later joined the band on keyboard and the band recorded their first album,. At the time when the album was recorded, the band didn't have a drummer and they used MIDI drum tracks in place of a real drummer. Ari Tiainen, the owner of their record company, had originally planned to publish the album; however, the company did not have sufficient resources to market it. Tiainen recommended Lordi to the record label Kimmo Hirvonen's Records, owned by Anaconda. The album was planned to release in early 1999, but Anaconda Records went bankrupt shortly before the planned release date and the album was never released. The band never performed with the original line-up, though they had been promised a record release gig in 1999.

During the same year G-Stealer left the band because of work commitments and was replaced by Magnum, whom Mr Lordi had met via Kiss Army Finland. In 2000, drummer joined and the band got their first drummer. Rpp agama katolik kurikulum 2013. Get Heavy and success in Europe (2002–2003) [ ] After several failed attempts at obtaining a recording contract, Lordi signed a record deal with (BMG) Finland in 2002. In July, the band released their first official single, ', which rose to number one in Finland and spawned a music video. During the summer the band went under the auspices of producer TT Oksala's Finnvox Studios to record their first official album, though debut recording ran into several problems. In autumn 2002, bassist was fired and replaced.

Though Lordi's debut album had already been recorded when Kalma joined, he appeared in the album art and the composition of the accounts. Their debut album was released in November, with a cover design loosely based on 's album. The original first sketch of the cover was based on 's album. The album won the 2003 Emma award for best domestic hard rock or heavy metal album, and Get Heavy has sold more than 67,000 copies. It was certified platinum in Finland in 2003 and multi-platinum in 2006. Lordi played their first gig on 8 December 2002, in at the Nosturi Club. In 2003, Lordi appeared at several music events in Finland and abroad, especially in Germany, where they played as a part of the Wacken Road Show.