finland to send death metal band to eurovision song contest

mkb · #1 04-25-2006, 06:33 AM

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/stor...760551,00.html

A far cry from the breezy folk tunes and ultra-safe pop of traditional Eurovision fare, Lordi have scored hits with songs such as Blood Red Sandman. They wield chainsaws on stage, and never perform or give interviews without wearing their rubber fright masks

GreenPea · #2 04-25-2006, 07:39 AM

Hahahaha. Classic.

The nordics are nuts.

Stephen · #3 04-25-2006, 02:28 PM

Ah ha ha ha ha. Their album is called 'The Arockalypse'.

For the record, I fucking LOVE Eurovision. Wogan is God. Kneel before him.

Stephen · #4 04-25-2006, 02:33 PM

Disappointing. They sound like Guns and Roses. or Meatloaf. Or a heavier version of Bon Jovi. Not Cradle of Filth or Sunn 0))).

stimpee · #5 04-25-2006, 03:42 PM

No way! Not Lordi. I've seen these guys. They were the closing band at the World Air Guitar Championships in Oulu, Finland in 2004. They put on quite a show I can tell you. Plenty of fire and theatrics and some of it is quite melodic even if it is completely over the top. Monster-metal is how i'd describe it. I dont think they take themselves very seriously.

At the same championships were top air "band" Air-on Maiden who were hilarious. Doing perfect impressions of a whole band including fuckups and solos and technical problems with air roadies fixing them. Maybe they should be on the Eurovision. Theyre Belgian I believe so theres a good chance they'd be better than anything the Belgians can drag out