Monster Music
by FunkyLady
Forget the Monster Mash…here’s some real monster music.
The members of the Finnish heavy metal band, Lordi, are known as “The Finnish Monsters” and “The Monsters of Finland,” because of the elaborate monster-like costumes they wear during live shows and in music videos.
The band’s monster masks are made of foam latex. The mask for lead singer, Mr. Lordi, was glued together piece by piece and requires 2-3 hour to fit. The other masks are solid helmets, taking about 20 minutes to put on. The band members do each others’ makeup.
But you don’t think about all that when you’re watching their music videos. It’s more like, “Hey, those monsters really know how to rock!”
Here are two of my favorite Lordi music videos, in all their monstrous glory:
