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LORDI To Perform On German TV

Finnish "monster metal" band LORDI will perform on the "Ultimate Chart Show" on German TV next month. According to the group's German record company, Drakkar Entertainment, the performance will air on February 23 at 21.15h on RTL. A repeat broadcast is scheduled for February 24 at 15.55h. Since winn...

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LORDI, MENDEED Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

LORDI and MENDEED have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJESTY BLIND GUARDIAN BULLET FOR MY VA...

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TURISAS Announces London Headlining Show

Finnish Viking metallers TURISAS have announced that they will be returning to the U.K. play a show at the Scala in London on Thursday, March 8. After much pillaging, plundering and adding to the ever-growing army of rabid followers on the LORDI tour last October, the band is excited to be playing t...

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LORDI Frontman Says He Never Heard Of GWAR Before Coming Up With Monster-Costume Idea

LORDI frontman Tomi Petteri Putaansuu — a.k.a. "Mr. Lordi" — recently spoke to MTV.com about the comparisons that have been drawn between his band and GWAR due to both groups' "monster" image. "I am not offended, but I didn't know [about] GWAR until people in Germany asked me about them in interview...

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LORDI Frontman Discusses Band-Themed Restaurant

Mr. Lordi, frontman for Finnish monster hard rock act LORDI, has been keeping busy with the new LORDI-themed restaurant, Lordi's Rocktaurant (web site),which opened December 15, 2006 in Rovaniemi, Finland. "Everything on the menu that is related to LORDI is our own ideas," he explained. "Like every...

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LORDI Mainman: 'If You Like KISS, ALICE COOPER, TWISTED SISTER, We're Your New Favorite Band'

Greg Prato of Billboard.com reports: Dressing up as ghoulish monsters is nothing new in heavy metal, but what sets Finland's LORDI apart from the majority of its predecessors is that the group made a splash with their music first by winning the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. As a result, the group is...

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ALTARIA Announces New Singer

Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA have issued the following update: "The search is over! ALTARIA has found their man to take the place behind the microphone. Multitalented vocalist Marco Luponero attended the auditions and managed to impress the band to the point that he was invited to join. The thi...

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THUNDERSTONE: Song Choices Revealed For EUROVISION SONG CONTEST Competition

According to ESCToday.com, Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE are one of 12 artists chosen by YLE and the music industry fighting for the honor of representing the host country, Finland, at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki. YLE tried a new system last year with well-known resul...

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LORDI Named First Runner-Up For EUROVISION's 'Best Dressed Act' Award

Finnish masked monsters LORDI were named the first runner-up in ESCToday.com's Best Dressed Act of the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest awards. LORDI collected 26 percent of the Best Dressed vote; ironically LORDI was also the first runner-up for the Barbara Dex Award — a long-standing, yearly fan award...

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ALTARIA To Introduce New Singer At Finnish Gig

Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA have issued the following update: "ALTARIA is confirmed to support the Finnish Eurovision-winning monsters LORDI on February 10, 2007 in Pietarsaari. This is the last one of the only two shows LORDI will be performing in Finland before the Eurovision 2007 finals on...

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LORDI Nominated For Five NRJ Radio Awards

Finnish "monster" metal band LORDI has been nominated in several categories in the NRJ radio awards 2007, which will be held on January 19, 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. The show will be broadcast from Hartwall Arena where the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest will be held. LORDI has received nods in the fo...

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LORDI's New Single Available In Finnish Post Offices

ESCToday.com reports that Finnish heavy metal monsters LORDI and and the Finnish Post are collaborating in a wide range of LORDI merchandise besides the postal stamp that will be released in May 2007. Packaging boxes in various sizes and postcards are available, and LORDI's latest single is sold exc...

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LORDI Guitarist Comments On 'Shadowgrounds' PC Game Soundtrack

Amen — guitarist for Finnish monster hard rock act LORDI — recently commented about his involvement on the soundtrack for the PC game "Shadowgrounds". "I was asked to add some live and loud guitar into the game's music and I didn't even have to think about it for a minute," says the mummified axe-sl...

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LORDI Mainman Opens 'Theme Restaurant' In Finland

According to ESCToday.com, LORDI mainman Mr. Lordi will open a theme restaurant, dubbed Rocktaurant, today (Dec. 15) in Rovaniemi, Finland. The LORDI bandmembers will attend the event and promise a huge party with pyros and fireworks. No less than 1,000 people are expected to join in the fun, includ...

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LORDI Guitarist Featured On SHADOWGROUNDS PC Game Soundtrack

According to Game News, LORDI guitarist Amen is featured on the soundtrack to the PC game Shadowgrounds, which is distributed in North America by Sumthing Else Music Distribution and is available at select retailers and online stores nationwide. Customers outside North America can order the soundtra...