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[nytimes.com...]
They have eight-foot retractable latex Satan wings, sing hits like "Chainsaw Buffet" and blow up slabs of smoking meat on stage. So members of the band Lordi expected a reaction when they beat a crooner of love ballads to represent Finland at the Eurovision song contest in Athens, the competition that was the springboard for Abba and Celine Dion.As he stuck out his tongue menacingly, his red demon eyes glaring, Lordi was surrounded by Kita, an alien-man-beast predator who plays flame-spitting drums inside a cage; Awa, a blood-splattered ghost who howls backup vocals; Ox, a zombie bull who plays bass; and Amen, a mummy in a rubber loincloth who plays guitar.
Lordi vs. GWAR - that's a Battle Royale I'd like to see!
Awa, a blood-splattered ghost who howls backup vocals...
Does Google know what Awa does on the off hours?
The Finns' fascination for Lordi may reflect their eternal hope after coming in last at Eurovision eight times.'Finland, zero points' has become a source of deep embarrassment in the nation's psyche," Ilkka Mattila, the country's leading music critic, said. "So Lordi's success must be understood as a vote by people who feel we have nothing to lose."
This is quite brilliant! "Nil points" could be quite an achievement!
I'm certain they'll be responsible for a strong upsurge in viewer figures! Almost makes me wish I had a telly!
Syzygy
(In my judgement they were about as punk as my Granny)
