Composition of the Lordi group. Lordi without masks

Beginning (1992—2002)

Tomi Putaansuu, musician and chairman of the fan club of the hard rock band Kiss, decided, inspired by his idols, to create a musical group. He came up with the concept of Lordi in 1992, and in 1993 he recorded a solo demo album, Napalm Market, which was never released. In 1996-1997, the first line-up of the group was formed: Mr. Lordi (vocals), Amen (guitar), G-Stealer (bass) and Enary (keyboards). Following the example of Kiss, all members of the new group took pseudonyms, and the first stage costumes were developed. Putaansuu himself became known as Mister Lordi.

Their debut album Bend Over and Pray the Lord was supposed to be released in 1997, but the release did not take place because their label went bust shortly before the album's scheduled release date. After the recording, G-Stealer left the band, and Magnum became the band's new bassist, and in 2000, Kita became the band's first drummer.

Get Heavy (2002-2003)

The debut album Get Heavy was released in 2002 on Halloween night - November 1st. The album cover is based on Love Gun by Kiss. The album's lyrics were dedicated to "horror films" - monsters, vampires, demons, as well as praise to rock music. The songs "Devil is a Loser" and "Would You Love a Monsterman?" This album became the group's first hits. They were released as singles and videos were shot for them. Get Heavy won the Emma Galla 2003 competition for best metal album of the year in Finland. After recording the album, the band members asked Magnum to leave the band; the reason for his dismissal was his low level of playing the bass guitar; Kalma became the third bassist.

Lordi's first concert was held on December 8, 2002 in Helsinki; a video of the concert was released on DVD on the compilation Scarchives vol. 1 in 2012. In April 2003, the group held the "Wacken Road Show" tour. At concerts in Germany, Lordi performed as an opening act for Nightwish. The band's fame increased, which helped the band sign a contract with the German record company Drakkar.

The Monsterican Dream (2004-2005)

Lordi began to be promoted by the famous producer Hiili Hiilesmaa, who had previously worked with the groups HIM, Amorphis and Sentenced. Under his leadership, the album The Monsterican Dream was released, which had a heavier sound than the previous one and contained darker themes in the lyrics. The songs “My Heaven Is Your Hell” and “Blood Red Sandman” were released as singles; the latter became one of the group’s most popular songs and was performed at all Lordi concerts from that moment on. However, the album was less of a commercial success than Get Heavy. Wearing new costumes, the group starred in the short film "The Kin", which was released on DVD as a special edition of the album. In 2005, the band compiled the best songs from their first two albums into a compilation album, The Monster Show, for sale in the UK. After this, the group underwent further lineup changes: new keyboard player Awa and bassist OX arrived, who replaced Kalma a few days before the group was invited to Eurovision.

Eurovision triumph, The Arockalypse (2006-2008)

In 2005, Mr. Lordi received a call from the Finnish Eurovision selection committee and asked him to choose two songs from the new album that could represent Finland in the competition. The group chose the songs Bringing Back the Balls to Rock and Hard Rock Hallelujah, the latter being voted for by the majority of Finnish television viewers in the semi-finals. Lordi changed the arrangement, shortening the song from four minutes to three, as prescribed by the competition format. In the final of the qualifying competition, Lordi successfully won the audience vote and were chosen to represent Finland at Eurovision. For the first time in history, Finland, a country with a rich tradition of rock music, was represented by a rock band (Nightwish also won the audience vote in 2000, but was rejected by the committee). However, Lordi's election caused a scandal. Some public organizations have called the group "satanic" for its image and lyrics. In addition, Lordi had financial problems with the delivery of expensive equipment and pyrotechnics to Greece, where the competition was held. Thanks to the help of sponsors, this problem was solved.

Lordi made it through the semi-finals of the competition and performed in the finals. The musicians' performance was accompanied by a spectacular pyrotechnic show, and the famous rock singer Pasi Rantanen performed backing vocals for the group wearing a Gene Simmons mask. Hard Rock Hallelujah won the audience vote, ahead of Russian participant Dima Bilan and the group Hari Mata Hari from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and with a score of 292 points, a record in the history of Eurovision until the change in the judging system in 2006, Lordi took first place in the competition. Winning the competition brought the group wider fame. The album The Arockalypse climbed to the top of the charts in Finland, Sweden and Greece. Hard Rock Hallelujah was released as a separate single and two versions of the video clip were shot for it.

The President and Prime Minister of Finland personally congratulated the group on their victory at Eurovision. In May 2006, a grand solo open air took place in Helsinki, which attracted 90,000 people and was the largest public event ever organized in the capital of the northern country. And “Hard Rock Hallelujah” reached another height: performed in a karaoke version, this song united about 80,000 votes, thus the world record set by Irish rugby fans (50,000 votes) was broken by fans of the Finnish “monsters”. Continuing the string of accolades, Rovaniemi's central square was renamed after Lordi.

After winning the competition, Lordi held a tour “Bringing Back the Balls to Europe”, visiting Moscow as well. During one of the performances (namely on October 31 in London), former bassist Kalma appeared on stage. The group increasingly appeared on various television shows in many European countries, as well as in the United States. In November 2006, the group was nominated for the MTV Europe Music Awards, and Mr. Lordi presented the awards to the winners. In 2007, Lordi performed at the Download and Ozzfest festivals, in 2008 at Wacken Open Air, and in the summer of 2007 they starred in the horror film Dark Floors. The soundtrack of the film was the single "Beast Loose in Paradise".

Deadache (2008—2010)

On May 7, 2008, the group began working on their fourth album. For the new album, the group had 60 compositions, of which the group selected 13. All members of the group contributed to the writing of the album's songs. The release of “Deadache” took place on October 23. The album was less commercially successful than The Arockalypse. The cover of the single "Bite It Like a Bulldog" features Mister Lordi's bulldog. At the end of the year, Lordi held the Deadache USA tour, and in 2009, Deadache Europe. On February 20, the group released their second collection, “Zombilation - The Greatest Cuts,” which includes the best songs from the first four albums. It was recorded on the Drakkar label, after which the group did not renew the contract with him, finally moving to Sony Music.

Babez For Breakfast, line-up changes (2010—2012)

The fifth album was released on October 18, 2010. The single "This Is Heavy Metal", released on August 16, became the soundtrack of the film Saw 3D. In October 2010, drummer Kita announced his departure from the group due to his desire to perform under his own name in the group Stala & SO. Otus became Lordi's new drummer, but on February 15, 2012 the group sadly announced his death. In August 2012, a letter from Ava appeared on the official website of the Lordi group, in which the keyboard player announced that she was leaving the group. On August 11, in Rovaniemi, on the band’s twentieth anniversary, the last concert with Ava’s participation took place.

On September 3, Scarechives vol. was released in limited edition in Finland. 1 - a collection containing songs from the Bend Over and Pray the Lord demo album, a video of the first concert, as well as other rare materials.

To Beast or Not to Beast (2012—2014)

On December 17, 2012, keyboardist Hella and drummer Mana were introduced. The real names of the musicians are unknown.

On March 1, 2013, the sixth studio album was released, entitled To Beast or Not to Beast (an interpretation of Shakespeare’s “to be or not to be”). On February 9, the first single from the sixth studio album, entitled “The Riff,” was released.

On June 29, 2013, Lordi performed their program in front of an audience of 50,000 in Russia in Maloyaroslavets, at The Russian Bike Week.

Scare Force One (2014–present)

In a New Year's video greeting, the group announced that they were starting to collect material for a new album. The first rehearsals took place in the spring, and on June 2 we started recording in the Finnvox studio. Throughout the recording of the album, the band shared videos and photos from the recording process. The band recorded part of the album in Lapland. At the time of the start of recording the album, the group had 28 demos. According to tradition, two months before the release of the album, the group announced new costumes, album covers, track listing and announced release dates for singles.

On May 29 and May 31, 2014, the group performed at the Made in Finland festival in Moscow and St. Petersburg, where the stages of the Crocus City Hall concert hall and the Sibur Arena sports complex were shared with such famous Finnish performers as Michael Monroe, Poets of the Fall and ex-Nightwish soloist Tarja Turunen.

On September 26, 2014, the documentary film “Monsterimies” (“Monster Man”) was released, telling about the life of the group after Eurovision. Lordi fans had been waiting for the premiere for almost two and a half years, but on the day of release, Mr. Lordi criticized the film, saying that the information in it was not true. The group boycotted the premiere of the film, including due to the fact that director Antti Haase decided to show keyboard player Ava without a mask in the film.

The release of the new album took place on October 31, 2014 in Europe, and on November 3 of the same year in North America.

On November 14 and 15, 2015, Lordi performed in Russia for the sixth time, this time as part of the “Tour force one” tour.

Group style

Suits

Costumes and masks are the main feature of the group. They are made from latex and hand painted by Mr. Lordi. Before each concert, musicians put on makeup for more than an hour. Each image created by musicians is unique. In the event of a change in composition, the new participant does not inherit the old image, but receives a new pseudonym and a new mask. In addition, on the occasion of the release of a new album, the band members always update their costume designs. The sources of Lordi's image are such American glam metal bands as Kiss, Alice Cooper, Twisted Sister and others. At the same time, the American thrash metal band GWAR openly competes with Lordi. Their frontman Oderus Urungus often called Lordi “the child version of GWAR.”

Performances

The group's concerts are accompanied by vibrant pyrotechnic shows and many theatrical elements. During performances, participants use chainsaws, swords, skulls, and zombies and monsters appear on the stage. During the performance of "Devil Is a Loser" (also during the Eurovision performance of "Hard Rock Hallelujah"), Mr. Lordi "grows" huge wings on his back. An integral attribute of the frontman is also a double-headed axe.

Music

Lordi's music is primarily hard rock with classic heavy metal influences. Since the group combines heavy music, masks and horror-style costumes, the group's genre can be called shock rock, although it is not a musical direction. Musically, the group's sound is reminiscent of Kiss, Twisted Sister, Accept and U.D.O.

Appearances without masks

During performances, interviews and television shows, the group appears exclusively in their stage image. However, on May 22, 2006, the German tabloid Bild managed to obtain several small photos of the artists. On the same day, the English newspaper Daily Mail published an opinion that the Children of Bodom group was hiding behind the masks of monsters in full force. The authors of the article were prompted to this idea by the fact that Enary, a former member of Lordi, had previously performed in that group. However, both groups stated that the groups were different and that what was stated in the article was not true.

Exhibitions

Various exhibitions dedicated to Lordi are often held in Finland:
The first exhibition was held in the fall of 2011 in Helsinki, where one could see artworks painted personally by Mr. Lordi. Exhibitions of paintings by Mr. Lordi was held several times, in Helsinki and Rovaniemi.
From June 28 to July 29, 2014, a new exhibition entitled “The Other Side of Lordi - Toinen totuus” was held in the Finnish city of Savonlinna. On it you could see the group's costumes from 2004-2010; decorations and details of past concerts and much more. Also, the exhibition was visited by the musicians themselves: vocalist Mr. Lordi and guitarist Amen.
From April 30 to June 3, 2016, an exhibition called “Lordi Smash 2016” was held in the city of Kemi, Finland. On it, visitors could see paintings for studio album covers; Mr. costumes Lordi (2004), Amena (2004), Oksa (2006), Ava (2007) and Otus (2011); things related to the Eurovision Song Contest; Lordi comics and an exclusive moped in Lordi style.
The next exhibition will take place from June 17 to August 13, 2016 in Helsinki, under the title “ExtraLORDInary”. According to rumors, it will be possible to see all the costumes of the musicians in the entire history of the group; paintings by Mr. Lordi, and much more.

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The Finnish city of Rovaniemi is located near the Arctic Circle and, apparently, is therefore considered the birthplace of Father Frost (more precisely, Santa Claus). However, in the early 90s, a bunch of monsters appeared in it, glorifying this locality no less than the Snow Maiden’s satellite. It all started with Rovaniemi resident Tomi Petteri Putaansuu. This guy was an active member of the Finnish official fan club "Kiss", and also worked on special effects for films. In the end, two passions merged into one, and Tomi decided to create a real shock band that one could not only listen to with pleasure, but also watch with interest on stage. At first, Putaansuu recorded demos alone under the "Lordi" brand, but in the mid-90s he was joined by drummer Kita (Sampsa Astala), guitarist Amen (Jussi Sidyanmaa), bassist Magnum (Sami Volking) and keyboardist Enari (Erna Siikavirta).

Each of the musicians chose some kind of “monstrous” image for themselves and acquired a corresponding costume, but this step scared away the record companies from “Lordi”. And who would want to have at hand a company of a walking mummy, a zombie biker, an indomitable Valkyrie and an alien man-beast, led by a super monster with the strange nickname Mr. Lordi? Some labels believed that such a band played black metal and shunned the "spawn of Satan", and some were afraid of the band's excessive enthusiasm for pyrotechnic effects.

It was only in 2002 that the Finnish branch of Sony BMG decided to release the first album of the “monsters” from Rovaniemi. In fact, the musicians took the preparation of their debut with full responsibility and presented the unsuspecting public with a surprise in the form of an excellent selection of numbers in the spirit of classic hard and heavy. "Lordi" became worthy successors to the direction of "Kiss" and "Twisted Sister", and recognition was not long in coming. The album "Get Heavy" quickly achieved gold status, and the single "Would You Love a Monsterman?" topped the national charts. By the way, the new bass guitarist Kalma (aka Niko Hurme) participated in the recording of the disc. In 2003, "Get Heavy" was re-released by the German label "Drakkar" and already received platinum. In the spring of next year, the second full-length from "Lordi" - "The Monsterican Dream" - was released. The work was not inferior in quality to its predecessor and contained such excellent numbers as “Blood Red Sandman”, “My Heaven Is Your Hell”, “Shotgun Divorce” and “The Children Of The Night”.

In 2005, the hybrid album "The Monster Show" was released on the British market, and in the meantime, two changes took place in the group: Ava (Leena Maria Peisa) took over the keyboards, and Ox (Samer El Nahhal) took Kalma's place. At the end of the year, the updated line-up recorded the third album, in the sessions of which eminent guests took part: Udo Dirkschneider, Bruce Kulick (“Kiss”), Dee Snider and JJ French (“Twisted Sister”).

In the spring of 2006, the most significant event in the group's history occurred - "Lordi", representing Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest, unexpectedly won the main prize with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah". The monster musicians instantly turned into national heroes, and their return to their homeland was celebrated with a grand concert in Helsinki, which attracted about 100,000 people. The album "The Arockalypse", of course, took the highest position in the Finnish charts, but the enthusiasm of Lordi's compatriots did not stop there - Lordi stamps, Lordi candles, "Lordi Cola" appeared on sale, and one of the squares in Rovaniemi was renamed in honor of the group. In 2007, the team expanded its touring activities to the USA and Japan, and began 2008 with the release of its own horror film "Dark Floors". The amount of horror also increased in the lyrics of the album "Deadache", but in this work the monsters still chopped up hard and heavy music.

The fifth studio album, produced by the eminent Michael Wagener, did not bring significant changes, although on “Babez For Breakfast” the guardians of pure metal still noticed a couple of attempts to invade disco (“Discoevil”, “I Am Bigger Than You”). On the eve of the BFB promotional tour, Kita left to pursue his own project, Stala And So, and Otus (Tonmi Lillman) took his place. This drummer brought technicality and brutality to the Lordi sound, and even after Thonmi's untimely death, the band tried to maintain both of these components. By the way, on the disc "To Beast Or Not To Beast" the debut of not only Otus Mana, who replaced him, but also the keyboardist Gella's debut took place.

Last update 03/02/13

Lordi is a Finnish English-language hard rock band. Founded in 1992 by Mr. Lordi. The group is famous for performing in masks and monster costumes and performing songs with themes of horror and heavy music. Lordi won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006. Throughout history, Lordi have sold about 45 million copies of their albums.
In 2005, Mr. Lordi received a call from the Finnish Eurovision selection committee and asked him to choose two songs from the new album that could represent Finland in the competition. The group chose the songs Bringing Back the Balls to Rock and Hard Rock Hallelujah, the latter being voted for by the majority of Finnish television viewers in the semi-finals. Lordi changed the arrangement, shortening the song from four minutes to three, as prescribed by the competition format. In the final of the qualifying competition, Lordi successfully won the audience vote and were chosen to represent Finland at Eurovision. For the first time in history, Finland, a country with a rich tradition of rock music, was represented by a rock band (Nightwish also won the audience vote in 2000, but was rejected by the committee). However, Lordi's election caused a scandal. Some public organizations have called the group "satanic" for its image and lyrics. In addition, Lordi had financial problems with the delivery of expensive equipment and pyrotechnics to Greece, where the competition was held. Thanks to the help of sponsors, this problem was solved.
Lordi made it through the semi-finals of the competition and performed in the finals. The musicians' performance was accompanied by a spectacular pyrotechnic show, and the famous rock singer Pasi Rantanen performed backing vocals for the group wearing a Gene Simmons mask. Hard Rock Hallelujah won the audience vote, ahead of Russian participant Dima Bilan and the group Hari Mata Hari from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and with a score of 292 points, a record in the history of Eurovision until the change in the judging system in 2006, Lordi took first place in the competition. Winning the competition brought the group wider fame. The album The Arockalypse climbed to the top of the charts in Finland, Sweden and Greece. Hard Rock Hallelujah was released as a separate single and two versions of the video clip were shot for it.
The President and Prime Minister of Finland personally congratulated the group on their victory at Eurovision. In May 2006, a grand solo open air took place in Helsinki, which attracted 90,000 people and was the largest public event ever organized in the capital of the northern country. And “Hard Rock Hallelujah” reached another height: performed in a karaoke version, this song united about 80,000 votes, thus the world record set by Irish rugby fans (50,000 votes) was broken by fans of the Finnish “monsters”. Continuing the string of accolades, Rovaniemi's central square was renamed after Lordi.
After winning the competition, Lordi held a tour “Bringing Back the Balls to Europe”, visiting Moscow as well. During one of the performances (namely on October 31 in London), former bassist Kalma appeared on stage. The group increasingly appeared on various television shows in many European countries, as well as in the United States. In November 2006, the group was nominated for the MTV Europe Music Awards, and Mr. Lordi presented the awards to the winners. In 2007, Lordi performed at the Download and Ozzfest festivals, in 2008 at Wacken Open Air, and in the summer of 2007 they starred in the horror film Dark Floors. The soundtrack of the film was the single "Beast Loose in Paradise".

(keyboards). Following the example of Kiss, all members of the new group took pseudonyms, and the first stage costumes were developed. Putaansuu himself became known as Mister Lordi.

Get Heavy (2002-2003)

Lordi's first concert was held on December 8, 2002 in Helsinki, a video of the concert was released on DVD on the compilation Scarchives vol. 1 in 2012. In April 2003, the band performed the Wacken Road Show tour. At concerts in Germany, Lordi opened for Nightwish. The band's fame increased, which helped the band sign a contract with the German record company Drakkar.

The Monsterican Dream (2004-2005)

Lordi began to be promoted by the famous producer Hiili Hiilesmaa, who had previously worked with the groups HIM, Amorphis and Sentenced. An album was released under his leadership The Monsterican Dream, which had a heavier sound than the previous one and contained darker themes in the lyrics. The songs “My Heaven Is Your Hell” and “Blood Red Sandman” were released as singles; the latter became one of the group’s most popular songs and was performed at all Lordi concerts from that moment on. However, the album was less of a commercial success than Get Heavy. Wearing new costumes, the group starred in the short film "The Kin", which was released on DVD as a special edition of the album. In 2005, the group combined the best songs from the first two albums into a collection The Monster Show for sale in the UK. After this, the group underwent further line-up changes: new keyboard player Awa and bassist arrived, who replaced Kalma a few days before the group was invited to Eurovision.

Eurovision triumph, The Arockalypse (2006-2008)

In 2005, Mr. Lordi received a call from the Finnish Eurovision selection committee and asked him to choose two songs from the new album that could represent Finland in the competition. The group chose the songs "Bringing Back the Balls to Rock" and "Hard Rock Hallelujah", the latter being voted for by the majority of Finnish television viewers in the semi-finals. Lordi changed the arrangement, shortening the song from four minutes to three, as prescribed by the competition format. In the final of the qualifying competition, Lordi successfully won the audience vote and were chosen to represent Finland at Eurovision. For the first time in history, Finland, a country with a rich tradition of rock music, was represented by a rock band (Nightwish also won the audience vote in 2000, but was rejected by the committee). However, Lordi's election caused a scandal. Some public organizations have called the group "satanic" for its image and lyrics. In addition, Lordi had financial problems with the delivery of expensive equipment and pyrotechnics to Greece, where the competition was held. Thanks to the help of sponsors, this problem was solved.

Lordi made it through the semi-finals of the competition and performed in the finals. The musicians' performance was accompanied by a spectacular pyrotechnic show, and the famous rock singer Pasi Rantanen performed backing vocals for the group wearing a Gene Simmons mask. “Hard Rock Hallelujah” won the audience vote, ahead of Russian participant Dima Bilan and the group Hari Mata Hari from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and with a score of 292 points, a record in the history of Eurovision until the change in the judging system in 2006, Lordi took first place in the competition . Winning the competition brought the group wider fame. Album The Arockalypse climbed to the top of the charts in Finland, Sweden and Greece. "Hard Rock Hallelujah" was released as a separate single and two versions of the video clip were shot for it.

The President and Prime Minister of Finland personally congratulated the group on their victory at Eurovision. In May 2006, a grandiose solo open air took place in Helsinki, which attracted 90,000 people and was the largest public event ever organized in the capital of the northern country. And “Hard Rock Hallelujah” reached another height: performed in a karaoke version, this song united about 80,000 votes, thus the world record set by Irish rugby fans (50,000 votes) was broken by fans of the Finnish “monsters”. Continuing the string of accolades, Rovaniemi's central square was renamed after Lordi.

After winning the competition, Lordi held a Bringing Back the Balls to Europe tour, visiting Moscow as well. During one of the performances (namely on October 31 in London), former bassist Kalma appeared on stage.

The group increasingly appeared on various television shows in many European countries, as well as in the United States. In November 2006, the group was nominated for the MTV Europe Music Awards, with Mr. Lordi presenting the awards to the winners.

In 2007, Lordi performed at the Download and Ozzfest festivals, in 2008 at Wacken Open Air, and in the summer of 2007 they starred in the horror film “Dark Floors”. The soundtrack of the film was the single "Beast Loose in Paradise".

Deadache (2008-2010)

On May 7, 2008, the group began working on their fourth album. For the new album, the group had 60 compositions, of which the group selected 13. All members of the group contributed to the writing of the album's songs. Release Deadache took place on October 23. The album was less of a commercial success than The Arockalypse. The cover of the single "Bite It Like a Bulldog" features Mister Lordi's bulldog. At the end of the year, Lordi held the Deadache USA tour, followed by the Deadache Europe tour in 2009.

On February 20, the group released their second collection Zombification - The Greatest Cuts, which includes the best songs from the first four albums. It was recorded on the Drakkar label, after which the group did not renew its contract with him, finally moving to Sony Music.

Babez For Breakfast, line-up changes (2010-2012)

The fifth album was released on October 18, 2010. The single “This Is Heavy Metal”, released on August 16, became the soundtrack of the film “Saw 3D”. In October 2010, drummer Kita announced his departure from the group due to the desire to perform under his own name in the group Stala & SO. Otus became Lordi's new drummer, but on February 15 the band sadly announced his death. In August 2012, a letter from Ava appeared on the official website of the Lordi group, in which the keyboard player announced that she was leaving the group. On August 11, in Rovaniemi, on the band’s twentieth anniversary, the last concert with Ava’s participation took place.

It was released in limited edition in Finland on September 3 Scarchives vol. 1- a collection containing songs from the demo album Bend Over and Pray the Lord, video recording of the first concert, as well as other rare materials.

To Beast or Not to Beast (2012-2014)

On December 17, 2012, keyboardist Hella and drummer Mana were introduced. The real names of the musicians are unknown.

On March 1, 2013, the sixth studio album entitled To Beast or Not to Beast(interpretation of Shakespeare's “to be or not to be”). On February 9, the first single from the sixth studio album, entitled “The Riff,” was released.

On June 29, 2013, Lordi performed their program in front of an audience of 50,000 in Russia in Maloyaroslavets, at The Russian Bike Week.

Scare Force One (2014-2016)

In a New Year's video greeting, the group announced that they were starting to collect material for a new album. The first rehearsals took place in the spring, and on June 2 we started recording in the Finnvox studio. Throughout the recording of the album, the band shared videos and photos from the recording process. The band recorded part of the album in Lapland. At the time of the start of recording the album, the group had 28 demos. According to tradition, two months before the release of the album, the group announced new costumes, album covers, track listing and announced release dates for singles.

On September 26, 2014, the documentary film “Monsterimies” (“Monster Man”) was released, telling about the life of the group after Eurovision. Lordi fans had been waiting for the premiere for almost two and a half years, but on the day of release, Mr. Lordi criticized the film, saying that the information in it was not true. The group boycotted the premiere of the film, including due to the fact that director Antti Haase decided to show keyboard player Ava without a mask in the film [ ] .

The release of the new album took place on October 31, 2014 in Europe, and on November 3 of the same year in North America.

On November 14 and 15, 2015, Lordi performed in Russia for the sixth time, this time as part of the Tour force one [ ] .

Monstereophonic – Theaterror vs. Demonarchy (2016-2017)

In September 2015, Lordi announced the start of work on their eighth studio album. The studio was booked and the band planned to begin recording in December, but plans were canceled when Mr. Lordi learned of his father's death. As a result, the recording had to be postponed to April 19, 2016. Lordi settled in the Finnvox studio together with producer Nino Laurenne, who had already worked on the Lordi album Deadache in 2008. In his interview with Spark TV, Mr. Lordi said that the new album will be released in September, and also revealed some details of the new costumes and the concept of the album. On July 13, Lordi presented the cover of the album, which was called Monstereophonic - Theaterror vs. Demonarchy, which was scheduled for release on September 16, 2016. The first single from the album, “Hug You Hardcore,” was released in August. The “European Monstour” promotional tour in support of the album started on October 2.

Sexorcism(since 2018)

On March 9, 2018, the band announced the title of the new album Sexorcism, along with its cover. The release took place on May 25, 2018. The band promised that it would be "perhaps their most controversial record to date." The single from this album, "Your Tongue's Got the Cat", was released on April 13, 2018. The album's second single, titled "Naked in My Cellar", was released on May 4 of that year, along with a music video.

Sexorcism became the last album in which bass guitarist Ox took part, intending to leave the group after the summer concerts. The musician himself stated that his departure was not related to any conflicts within the group, and that the reason was his desire to “do something different in music.” His last performance with the group took place on August 23, 2019 in Sulingen, Germany. The band later introduced their new bassist Hiisi.