Lordi at Eurovision 2006

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2006-05-23 02:06pm

link

....wow.

Big Phil · Post by **Big Phil** » 2006-05-23 02:22pm

They're no Dschinghis Khan, I tell you what...

Enigma · Post by **Enigma** » 2006-05-23 05:41pm

They look like a cross between Baron Samedi and the Klingons.

lol The music seems ok.

The Jazz Intern · Post by **The Jazz Intern** » 2006-05-23 09:13pm

they look like Warcraft/warhammer orcs that got polymorphed into humans.

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2006-05-24 11:49am

Wasn't this linked in the thread in OT ?

kheegster · Post by **kheegster** » 2006-05-24 12:58pm

If someone showed me this clip two weeks ago, I would have thought it was a parody of some sort. Brilliant stuff.

Oni Koneko Damien · Post by **Oni Koneko Damien** » 2006-05-24 06:25pm

Finland roxxorz, big time.

That said, the band actually doesn't seem all that metalcore, though they've got a wicked borderline glamrock feel to them.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2006-05-24 06:32pm

Lordi definately have the soul of 80's metal, without the cheese. What annoys me is that the media is now discribing them as "Death Metal" just because of their look, which might i add is awesome. If you're an 80's style Metal/Rock band stage acts involving many fireworks and OTT costumes.

Kenny_10_Bellys · Post by **Kenny_10_Bellys** » 2006-05-25 03:58am

I caught a bit of Lordi during the semi-finals, which they showed on TV for some reason, and I laughed my ass of at the sheer balls of it all. Normally the Eurovision is a load of euro-pop that's as bland as it is forgetable, and the only way you could watch it was with the sound turned down to check out all the hot babes that tend to be fielded. Suddenly there's this metal band that look like a cross between Gwar and the Uruk'hai completely throwing the competition a curve. Next thing I hear is they've only gone and won it! I cant tell you if the 'song' was any good, but I'll remember them far longer than any other Eurovision winner in the past 15 years.

Oni Koneko Damien · Post by **Oni Koneko Damien** » 2006-05-25 04:30am

Paying a little more attention to the video, is it just me, or does that really look like a female klingon on the keyboards?

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2006-05-25 05:40am

Oni Koneko Damien wrote:Paying a little more attention to the video, is it just me, or does that really look like a female klingon on the keyboards?

nah she has more reptilian features, then those of the klingons.

Kenny_10_Bellys · Post by **Kenny_10_Bellys** » 2006-05-25 01:19pm

On second viewing I think maybe she's actually a fugly female Klingon.

I also now wish they'd sung in their native language, since I'd then be spared the terrible lyrics.

NoXion · Post by **NoXion** » 2006-05-25 01:34pm

Kenny_10_Bellys wrote:On second viewing I think maybe she's actually a fugly female Klingon.

I also now wish they'd sung in their native language, since I'd then be spared the terrible lyrics.

Oh come on! How can you not like phrases like "the Arockalypse" and "the Day of Rockening"?

Vendetta · Post by **Vendetta** » 2006-05-25 08:05pm

Oni Koneko Damien wrote: That said, the band actually doesn't seem all that metalcore, though they've got a wicked borderline glamrock feel to them.

They remind me of Rob Zombie.

There's the feeling that under all the makeup and shouting they're not taking themselves all that seriously, and it makes their music and their stage shows just that little bit more fun.

Noble Ire · Post by **Noble Ire** » 2006-05-25 10:14pm

Vendetta wrote:
Oni Koneko Damien wrote: That said, the band actually doesn't seem all that metalcore, though they've got a wicked borderline glamrock feel to them.
They remind me of Rob Zombie.

There's the feeling that under all the makeup and shouting they're not taking themselves all that seriously, and it makes their music and their stage shows just that little bit more fun.

That's exactly the impression I got from them; like they were actually enjoying themselves, rather than being "RAR! Worship teh SATAN!!1!"

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2006-05-25 10:48pm

They apparently won't be interviewed or make public appearances without their masks/makeup on, which either means they take themselves WAY too seriously or they're really insincere but want to keep up the joke.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2006-05-25 11:40pm

Vendetta wrote:
Oni Koneko Damien wrote: That said, the band actually doesn't seem all that metalcore, though they've got a wicked borderline glamrock feel to them.
They remind me of Rob Zombie.

That's what I thought, except my exact words were, "Rob Zombie called. He'd like his schtick back."

Akhlut · Post by **Akhlut** » 2006-05-26 12:13am

Vendetta wrote:
Oni Koneko Damien wrote: That said, the band actually doesn't seem all that metalcore, though they've got a wicked borderline glamrock feel to them.
They remind me of Rob Zombie.

There's the feeling that under all the makeup and shouting they're not taking themselves all that seriously, and it makes their music and their stage shows just that little bit more fun.

Reminds me more of Finnish GWAR without all the obscenity that makes up GWAR's thang.

And I saw the music video for Hard Rock Hallelujah, and that was pretty funny.

Linky

So, they've won me over.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2006-05-26 12:55am

The girl in the video is hot. Hope she wasn't underage when that was filmed.

Oberleutnant · Post by **Oberleutnant** » 2006-05-26 03:18am

Vendetta wrote:There's the feeling that under all the makeup and shouting they're not taking themselves all that seriously, and it makes their music and their stage shows just that little bit more fun.

Indeed. A Finnish tabloid ran a story on the band members recently:

http://www.iltalehti.fi/osastot/lordi/l ... ide_lo.jpg
"Lordi" himself has worked in the movie business as a storyboardist and a make-up artist. He makes all the costumes for the band, too.

http://www.iltalehti.fi/osastot/lordi/k ... ide_lo.jpg
The drummer is a 32 year old fromer church youth worker, social worker and a studio technician.

http://www.iltalehti.fi/osastot/lordi/a ... ide_lo.jpg (who is actually a blond woman)
The woman behind keyboards studies social sciences and communications at the University of Helsinki.

http://www.iltalehti.fi/osastot/lordi/o ... ide_lo.jpg
The bass player is the only pure musician in the band, although he's studied at the Musician's Institute in LA.

http://www.iltalehti.fi/osastot/lordi/a ... ide_lo.jpg
The guitarist holds a bachelor's degree in IT-Engineering.

mr friendly guy · Post by **mr friendly guy** » 2006-05-26 11:48am

I am considering ordering their CD online. I managed to catch some of their songs on You tube, and in my subjective opinion were ok. But I really love their costumes and the gall they had of wearing it to Eurovision. That just screams out for my money.