About this Event

The MJR Group by arrangement with Intertain presents..



LORDI

+ special guests



Wednesday 1st April @ Sub89 | Reading

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £17adv

14+ show



ON SALE - Friday 9am

http://sub89.fatsoma.com/events/115043/



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Lordi is ready for the release of the sixth studio album To Beast Or Not To Beast. The new album is

musically the most aggressive Lordi album yet. The seeds of the new approach in Lordi’s music were

originally planted and inspired by the technical and brutal way the band’s former drummer Otus played

Lordi songs. For the first time in Lordi´s history, Mr Lordi was not the one, who set up the tone of the

upcoming material. Amen wrote 3 riffs in the spring of 2011 inspired by late Otus´ drum patterns. Those

riffs were to become the musical guidelines of the new album To Beast Or Not To Beast.

Year 2012 marked two anniversaries for Lordi, both the 20th year birthday since the bands birth and the

10th anniversary of the release of their debut album Get Heavy. However, all the planned celebration was

quickly toned down hard, as the drummer Otus passed away on February 13th. After the time of silence,

the band played the confirmed gigs and summer festivals accompanied by a musician mysteriously

named as The Drummer. Another line-up change became reality in early August, when the long-time

keyboard player Awa played at the anniversary show in Rovaniemi. That was her last gig with Lordi.

In late August 2012, the band went again to USA to record the sixth studio album under the production

of Michael Wagener. In December, a new keyboardist Hella and a new drummer Mana were officially

announced to be the new members of Lordi.

History of the band:

Lordi was originally formed in 1992, when Mr Lordi started doing demos under this name, but the project

was still more or less a one-man-band, with few extra members playing guitar solos and bass here and

there. The now infamous monster masks and costumes iced the cake in 1994. In 1997 guitarist Amen

joined the band, alongside with keyboardist Enary and G-Stealer on bass. After a full decade of sending

demos to record labels, Lordi finally landed on a record deal in 2002 with BMG Finland. G-Stealer was

replaced by Magnum on bass, and drummer Kita was the last one to join to complete the 5-member

combo. The release of their first single Would You Love A Monsterman and the debut album Get Heavy

both saw daylight that year. Before the album release, Magnum was let go and a new bass player Kalma

took his place.

Lordi´s bold and shameless combination of 1980´s influenced melodic heavy metal with the outrageous

horror image immediately caught the attention of the rock media and genre fans around the world. The

band´s live shows became known for their horror film-like theatrics and bombastic pyros.

The band released their sophomore album The Monsterican Dream in 2004 and continued to tour in

Europe, gaining fans and recognition around the world.

In 2006 Lordi went through another major line-up change. The new keyboardist Awa joined the band and

Ox became the new bass player. Lordi took part in the Eurovision song contest and won the whole

competition as the first and only winner from Finland, with all-time record breaking points at the time in

Eurovision history. The third album The Arockalypse was released within the same time frame, with the band´s own idols

Udo Dirkschneider (Accept, U.D.O.), Bruce Kulick (ex-KISS), Dee Snider and Jay Jay French (Twisted

Sister) appearing as guest stars. The success of the victorious single Hard Rock Hallelujah launched Lordi

to new heights of media exposure, fan recognition and success, that opened new doors for the band. Mr.

Lordi´s hometown Rovaniemi named a market place area in the city´s center the “Lordi Square”. The

Lordi brand was hot in the area of merchandising as well, with items such as Lordi postage stamps, Lordi

candies and Lordi Cola coming out in the market.

In 2007 Lordi toured outside Europe for the first time, for example in Japan and in USA, where they

played on Ozzfest and toured with Type O Negative. The band also released their own horror film Dark

Floors in February 2008.

Late 2008 saw the release of Deadache, the band´s fourth studio album. It was a bit darker and heavier

than the previous Lordi material, with the new costumes and parts of the stage show designed and built

with a little help from Weta Workshop in New Zealand, the Oscar-winning cimena special effects house.

Lordi´s fifth album Babez For Breakfast was released in 2010. The album was produced by one of the

world´s most famous heavy metal producers, Mr. Michael Wagener. Just weeks before the tour, the

band´s long time drummer Kita was let go and the new drummer Otus joined in the group.

- Mr. Lordi

Line-up:

Mr Lordi - vocals

Amen - guitars

Ox - bass

Hella - keyboards

Mana - drums

Former members:

G-Stealer - bass 1996-2000

Magnum - bass 2000-2002

Enary - keyboards 1997-2005

Kalma - bass 2002-2005

Kita - drums 2001-2010

Otus - drums 2010-2012

Discography:

Get Heavy 2002

The Monsterican Dream 2004

The Arockalypse 2006

Deadache 2008

Babez For Breakfast 2010

To Beast Or Not To Beast 2013