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CRITICS LIKE LORDI AGAIN

Lordi seems to be getting finally some good words from critics with their new album To beast or not to beast ( listen a sampler ). For example Sue magazine gives it 9/10 and also features a long interview with Mr Lordi.  It's more metal than the previous ones and makes a clear difference to the precedent partyheavy album Babez for breakfast in 2010. The band may finally be able to brush off the Eurovision clowns image they have been suffering ever since 2006 by some critics and fans. But they seem to have made a peace with that, too, as they performed in the Irish antional selection 2013 and di Hard rock hallelujah instead of the new The riff . I kinda like Candy for the cannibal and  The year 2012 was ment to be band's jubilee year but it all changed when the drummer Otus died in February. ”The news reached me before I was told about it ” he recalls. ”it wasn't surprising, the timing was. It was a fact he wouldn't live to 60, but that he didn't even m...

AWA LEAVES LORDI!

Lordi loses another member, but this time one that was in the Eurovision winning formation, namely keyboardist, the lovely lady Awa. Simerock on August 11, 2012 will be her last live appearance with the monster band. In Lordi's official website she tells: ”Playing in the band has been an incredible experience and clearly one of the best times in my life. I have always been very fond of Lordi, its music and image, and will surely be following news about it closely. The band and the crew were and will always be a second family to me and I will be missing them and our fans greatly. However, seven years in the band has been physically and emotionally very demanding. You have to be in a band like this 100 %. If you are not able to do that anymore, you have to let go and give space for something new.” The band has already her replacement ready who will play on Lordi's next studio album planned for 2013 spring release. Earlier this year Lordi changed their drummer after ...

Lordi's Otus dies

Sorrow in the Lordi family. Tommi Lillman (38) aka Otus has died. Otus came to replace Kita (Sampsa Astala), who had to resign from the band when he wanted t take part in Euroviisut with his other band Stala & So.

Otus joins Lordi

Lordi is about to hit the road in Europe and they have a new drummer, Otus (translates to something like Animal/Creature) who replaces Kita who left Lordi after his own band Stala & So got invited to take part in Euroviisut 2010. The tour kicks of November 5 from St.Petersburg in Russia and continues to Estonia, Lithuania, Finland, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, France, Spain, Austria and back to Germany. Total of 32 gigs until December 19.