Lordi

**Lordi** is a Finnish heavy metal band which is famous for their monster costumes. They won the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah". Their other famous songs include "Would You Love a Monsterman?", "Devil Is a Loser", "Blood Red Sandman", "This Is Heavy Metal" and "Sincerely with Love".

Lordi was started in 1992 by Mr. Lordi. Its original members were Mr. Lordi (vocals), Kita (percussion), Amen (guitar), G-stealer (bass) and Enary (keyboards). The first single was "Would You Love a Monsterman?" in 2002. It was also included in the band's album _Get Heavy_. Their music and style has been compared to the American groups Kiss and Twisted Sister.

### Current members

- Mr. Lordi (Tomi Putaansuu) - vocals (1992-)
- Kone - Guitar (2022-)
- Hiisi - bass guitar (2019-)
- Mana - drums (2012-)
- Hella - keyboards (2012-)

### Former members

- G-Stealer (Sami Keinänen) - bass (1996-1999)
- Magnum (Sami Wolking) - bass, backing vocals (1999-2002)
- Kalma (Niko Hurme) - bass, backing vocals (2002-2005)
- Enary (Erna Siikavirta) - keyboards, backing vocals (1996-2005)
- Kita (Sampsa Astala) - drums (2000-2010)
- Otus (Tonmi Lillman) - drums (2010-2012)
- Awa (Leena Peisa) - keyboards (2005-2012)
- OX (Samer el Nahhal) - bass guitar (2005-2019)
- Amen (Jussi Sydänmaa) - guitar (1996-2022)

### Albums

- _Napalm Market_ (demo album, 1993)
- _Bend Over and Pray the Lord_ (1997)
- _Get Heavy_ (2002)
- _The Monsterican Dream_ (2004)
- _The Monster Show_ (collection, 2005)
- _The Arockalypse_ (2006)
- _Deadache_ (2008)
- _Zombilation – The Greatest Cuts_ (collection, 2009)
- _Babez for Breakfast_ (2010)
- _Scarchives Vol. 1_ (collection, 2012)
- _To Beast or Not To Beast_ (2013)
- _Scare Force One_ (2014)
- _Monstereophonic (Theaterror Vs. Demonarchy)_ (2016)
- _Sexorcism_ (2018)
- _Killection_ (2020)
- _Lordiversity_ (2021)
- _Screem Writers Guild_ (2023)
- _Limited Deadition_ (2025)

### Singles and EPs

- Would You Love a Monsterman? (2002)
- Devil is a Loser (2003)
- Blood Red Sandman (2004)
- My Heaven Is Your Hell (2004)
- Hard Rock Hallelujah (2006)
- Who's Your Daddy? (2006)
- Would You Love A Monsterman? (2006) (2006) (PROMO)
- It Snows In Hell (2006)
- They Only Come Out At Night (2007)
- Beast Loose In Paradise (2008)
- Bite It Like A Bulldog (2008)
- Famous Five (EP, 2008)
- Deadache (2008)
- This Is Heavy Metal (2010)
- Rock Police (2010)
- The Riff (2013)
- Nailed by the Hammer of Frankenstein (2014)
- Hug You Hardcore (2016)
- Your Tongue’s Got the Cat (2018)
- Naked in My Cellar (2018)
- Shake the Baby Silent (2019)
- I Dug a Hole in the Yard for You (2019)
- Like A Bee To The Honey (2020)
- Believe Me (2021)
- Abracadaver (2021)
- Borderline (2021)
- Merry Blah Blah Blah (2021)
- Demon Supreme (2021)
- Day Off Of The Devil (2022)
- Spear Of The Romans (2022)
- Reel Monsters (2022)
- Hard Rock Hallelujah (Feat. Bürger Lars Dietrich) (2022)
- Lucyfer Prime Evil (2023)
- Thing in the Cage (2023)
- Made Of Metal (2024)
- Syntax Terror (2024)
- Retropolis (2025)

## Movies

- _The Kin_ (2004)
- _Dark Floors_ (2008)

## Comics

- Monster Magazine (2002)
- The Uninvited Guests (2003)
- Keräilijä (2006)
- Alkuperä (2006)
- Verenjano (2007)
- Verensininen (2008)
- Graphic Novels (2013)
- Illustrated Lyrics (2014)

## Other websites

- The official Lordi page
- International fan club

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Lordi
- **img**: Lordi Rockharz 2019 35.jpg
- **img capt**: Two members of Lordi performing in 2019
- **landscape**: Yes
- **background**: group_or_band
- **origin**: Helsinki, Finland
- **genre**: Hard rock, heavy metal music, heavy metal, shock rock
- **years active**: 1992–present
- **label**: Sony Music, AFM Records, BMG, GUN Records, GUN, The End Records, The End, Drakkar Records
- **current members**: Mr. Lordi
 Kone
Hiisi
Mana
Hella
- **past members**: Sami Keinänen, G-Stealer
Erna Siikavirta, Enary
Magnum (musician), Magnum
Sampsa Astala, Kita
Niko Hurme, Kalma
Tonmi Lillman, Otus
Leena Peisa, Awa
Samer el Nahhal, OX
Amen (musician), Amen