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Killection
''Killection'' is the tenth studio album by the Finnish hard rock band Lordi. It was released on 31 January 2020, via AFM Records. The band stated that the album is considered a 'fictional compilation' and would contain songs you would normally hear in the early 1970s to mid-1990s. It is the first album to feature Hiisi on bass guitar, following the departure of longtime member OX. Track listing Personnel All information from the album booklet.(2020). "''Killection'' liner notes." In ''Killection'' D booklet AFM. Lordi * Mr Lordi – lead vocals, production, artwork, layout, all instruments (1, 6, 11, 15) * Amen – guitars * Mana – drums, backing vocals, executive producer, recording (additional vocals) * Hella – keyboards, backing vocals * Hiisi – bass guitar Guest/session musicians * Michael Monroe Matti Antero Kristian Fagerholm (born 17 June 1962), better known by his stage name Michael Monroe, is a Finnish rock musician who rose to fame as the voc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lordiversity
''Lordiversity'' is a box set by the Finnish hard rock band Lordi. The box set contains their eleventh to seventeenth studio albums: ''Skelectric Dinosaur'', ''Superflytrap'', ''The Masterbeast from the Moon'', ''Abusement Park'', ''Humanimals'', ''Abracadaver'' and ''Spooky Sextravaganza Spectacular''. It is a follow-up to the band's previous release ''Killection''. It is the final release to feature founding member and guitarist Amen. The box set was released on CD and vinyl formats on 26 November 2021 via AFM Records. The albums were published on digital platforms separately from November 2021 to February 2022. Production After the COVID-19 pandemic had postponed their tour in support of ''Killection'', the band decided to use the extra time to start working on more material to release a week after the postponement. Mr Lordi stated: "It was clear that it is the time to start planning the new album, even though ''Killection'' was released not even two months before. I was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lordi
Lordi () is a Finnish hard rock/ heavy metal band, formed in 1992 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume maker, Mr Lordi (Tomi Petteri Putaansuu). In addition to their melodic metal music, Lordi are also known for wearing monster masks and using horror elements with pyrotechnics during concerts and music videos. The band rose to fame in 2002 with their hit single "Would You Love a Monsterman?", and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with their song " Hard Rock Hallelujah". Lordi has toured and recorded actively since 2002, and Mr Lordi upgrades the band's costumes and masks for each album. The band has gone through several line-up changes with Mr Lordi being the only consistent member of the band since their foundation. 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. History Formation (1992–2002) Lordi was formed in 1992 as a solo project by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lordi Albums
Lordi () is a Finnish hard rock/ heavy metal band, formed in 1992 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume maker, Mr Lordi (Tomi Petteri Putaansuu). In addition to their melodic metal music, Lordi are also known for wearing monster masks and using horror elements with pyrotechnics during concerts and music videos. The band rose to fame in 2002 with their hit single "Would You Love a Monsterman?", and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with their song "Hard Rock Hallelujah". Lordi has toured and recorded actively since 2002, and Mr Lordi upgrades the band's costumes and masks for each album. The band has gone through several line-up changes with Mr Lordi being the only consistent member of the band since their foundation. 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. History Formation (1992–2002) Lordi was formed in 1992 as a solo project by M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Terwilliger
Joseph Douglas Terwilliger is an American geneticist and professor of neurobiology at the Columbia University Medical Center and the New York State Psychiatric Institute. In addition to his scientific research, he is known for accompanying retired basketball player Dennis Rodman on his visits to North Korea, where he has said that he serves as Rodman's translator. He began his involvement in Rodman's trips to the country after winning a basketball game with him at an auction. Education and career A tuba player, Terwilliger received his bachelor's degree from the Peabody Conservatory of Music. After receiving his bachelor's, Terwilliger moved to New York City to look for a job in music, but later found himself drawn to a graduate school program in genetics and development at Columbia University Medical Center. He later recalled, "I could not believe they were actually going to pay me to go to grad school. In music you have to teach classes just to pay your tuition, and then you ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sexorcism (Lordi Album)
''Sexorcism'' is the ninth studio album by the Finnish hard rock band Lordi. It was released on 25 May 2018 via AFM Records. The album has been described as possibly their most controversial record to date, and a 'full-on and uncensored shot of Lordi brand hard rock and roll'. It is the final studio album to feature longtime member OX on bass guitar. Track listing Personnel All information from the album booklet.(2018). "''Sexorcism'' liner notes." In ''Sexorcism'' D booklet AFM. Lordi * Mr Lordi – lead and backing vocals, songwriting, lyrics, artwork, cover, layout * Amen – guitars, backing vocals, songwriting * OX – bass, songwriting * Mana – drums, backing vocals, songwriting, recording * Hella ''Hella'' is an American slang term that originated in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is used as an intensifying adverb such as in "hella bad" or "hella good" and was eventually added to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' in 2002. It is possibl ... – keyboards, so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mr Lordi
Tomi Petteri Putaansuu (born 15 February 1974), best known by his stage names Mr Lordi or Mr L, is a Finnish musician, businessman, special effect make-up artist, songwriter, painter, comics artist and graphic designer. He is best known as the lead vocalist of heavy metal/ hard rock band Lordi. In the band he is responsible for songwriting and creating all the masks, costumes, graphics and stage props. Mr Lordi has written songs and provided album artwork for bands such as Rotten Sound, Jope Ruonansuu, Domination Black, Grandevils and Agnes Pihlava. He has also had a few art exhibitions in Finland. All publicity photographs of Mr Lordi have his face concealed with his mask and stage makeup. However, many tabloids have published unlicensed photos of his unmasked face. An officially published photograph of his unmasked face was taken in the early 1990s, as the chairman of Kiss Army Finland. Career Music Before Lordi, Mr Lordi had played in many rock bands from Rovaniemi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Beauvoir
Jean Beauvoir is an American singer, bassist, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer and entertainment executive. He came to prominence in the early 1980s with the punk group the Plasmatics and went on to work with Little Steven, Kiss, the Ramones and as a solo artist. Biography Beauvoir was born in Chicago to parents of Haitian background. He played drums as a child and switched to bass as a teenager. He was Gary U.S. Bonds' musical director at age 14; following this he sang in the doo wop group the Flamingos. He gained his first professional experience with these groups touring the US performing at Dick Clark revival concerts.Jean Beauvoirat Allmusic He was kicked out of his home by his father at age 15, due to his desire to pursue music as a profession. He lived with band members, then on his own. He moved to New York City during the punk rock explosion and answered a newspaper ad for a bassist, which led to his joining the Plasmatics for three albums. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amen (rock Musician)
Jussi Sydänmaa (born 26 June 1972) is a Finnish guitarist and a former founding member of the rock band Lordi, performing by the stage name of Amen until his departure in May 2022. He graduated as an Information Technology engineer in 2001 and had been making the website of Lordi. Sydänmaa plays Schechter guitars (specifically the Solo II Custom and the Hellraiser Solo II). The municipality of Mäntsälä granted Sydänmaa with a statue named "Hard Rock Stone" on 26 June 2006. Sydänmaa has been featured as a special guest on Markus Striegls concert in 2011 and Doro Pesch's concert in 2014. He has also recorded guitar riffs which were used by Ari Pulkkinen to create the soundtrack for the video game ''Shadowgrounds''. His acoustic guitar solos "Amen's Lament to Ra" and "Amen's Lament to Ra ll" were included on Lordi's albums ''Babez for Breakfast'' and '' Scare Force One.'' Biography Jussi Sydänmaa was born on 26 June 1972 in Espoo, Finland, but spent his childhood and y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mana (Finnish Musician)
Mana (born 26 December 1979) is a Finnish drummer, bassist, singer, guitarist and record producer. He is best known as the current drummer of the Finnish metal band Lordi. Mana uses Tama drums and his own Balbex signature sticks. He is a fan of Kiss, Ian Paice, Cozy Powell and Vinny Appice. He has produced songs and albums for various Finnish bands. Discography Lordi * To Beast or Not to Beast (2013) drums, backing vocals * Scare Force One (2014) drums, backing vocals * Monstereophonic (Theaterror vs. Demonarchy) (2016) drums, backing vocals * Sexorcism (2018) drums, backing vocals * Recordead Live – Sextourcism in Z7 (live, 2019) drums, backing vocals * Killection (2020) drums, backing vocals * Lordiversity ''Lordiversity'' is a box set by the Finnish hard rock band Lordi. The box set contains their eleventh to seventeenth studio albums: ''Skelectric Dinosaur'', ''Superflytrap'', ''The Masterbeast from the Moon'', ''Abusement Park'', ''Humanimals' ... (2021) drums, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hella (musician)
Hella (born 2 January 1985, Finland) is a Finnish keyboardist and singer. She is best known as the current keyboardist of Finnish metal band Lordi. Hella uses Korg keyboards. She is a big melodic metal fan, and her favorite bands include Behemoth and Children of Bodom. In January 2014, Hella recorded a song with a Finnish band called Postikortteja Helvetistä. In early 2015, Hella announced that she was pregnant. The band's guitarist, Amen, later confirmed that Hella would be replaced for the summer festivals. In summer 2015, Hella's temporary replacement, Nalle, was seen for the first time at Rovaniemi. Character Hella's monster character in Lordi is a mix of human and doll, ''Scarbie''. She has created her character along with the costume-maker Mr. Lordi. Her character has been described as "Living Doll", "Burned´n´Buried" and "Plastic Chick". Discography (as Hella) * Lordi: ''To Beast or Not to Beast'' (2013) keyboards, backing vocals * Postikortteja Helvetistä: "Miks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Monroe
Matti Antero Kristian Fagerholm (born 17 June 1962), better known by his stage name Michael Monroe, is a Finnish rock musician who rose to fame as the vocalist for the glam punk band Hanoi Rocks, and has served as the frontman for all-star side projects, such as Demolition 23 and Jerusalem Slim (with Steve Stevens). Early life Michael Monroe was born Matti "Makke" Fagerholm on 17 June 1962. His father, Pentti Fagerholm (1935–2015), was a very well known Finnish radio personality and reporter. Monroe states in the Hanoi Rocks autobiography ''All Those Wasted Years'' that one of the first times he was exposed to rock n' roll was when he saw Black Sabbath's 1970 Paris performance on television. Some other favourite bands of Monroe's at the time included: Alice Cooper, The New York Dolls, Led Zeppelin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Little Richard. From 1976 to 1979, Monroe played in a band called Madness. During this time, while rehearsing in a basement of a church in Tö ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Albums ...
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2020. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information about bands formed, reformed, disbanded, or on hiatus, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 2020 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{DEFAULTSORT:2020 albums Albums 2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
