Lordi to Tour the UK This Fall

According to Digitalspy.co.uk, Eurovision winners LORDI are planning a tour in Britain. The Finnish heavy metal band - who only appear publicly in grotesque masks - are to play Nottingham, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and London at the end of October. Singer Mr. Lordi (aka Tomi Putaansuu) told the BBC News recently that the band had "no links whatsoever" with Satanism, despite 'Hard Rock Hallelujah' being released as a single in the UK on June 6th, or 06/06/06, considered to be a Satanic number.

Mr. Lordi continued: "OK, so it's a good point for some moron to point his finger and say 'hey, they're devil worshippers, they're Satanists'. But if you read the lyrics for 'Hard Rock Hallelujah', it's more like gospel.
I said in an interview in Finland, 'we are not Satan worshippers'. The next day the headline screamed 'I am a man of God!'. If you think there is heaven and hell, where would you like to spend eternity - being barbecued or sitting on a cloud and listening to some harp music? I think the answer is obvious. Our drummer used to work for a church and actually composed some church music for children, and it is still used in churches in Finland today. He is a religious guy. We have absolutely nothing to do with Satanism or devil worshipping."