Despite the success of bands like Kiss , Slipknot , and Metallica , metal music remains a misunderstood genre – as icons Lordi know only too well. Cries of ‘satanic worship’ emerge every time a heavy rock group begins to push into the mainstream, even at Eurovision . Mr Lordi, the group’s frontman, told Metro.
co.uk how priests in Greece were up in arms over the Finnish group and their memorable monster masks in 2006. ‘When we went to Eurovision 18 years ago, the local priests were furious because they were absolutely sure that we were satanic,’ shared Mr Lordi.
Not only did they perform, Lordi secured the first and only win for their home country of Finland with Hard Rock Hallelujah. ‘[They were convinced] we are Satan worshippers,’ laughed the frontman. ‘We have nothing, not a single thing, to do with that.
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