Lordi is a Finnish hard rock/heavy metal band formed in 1992 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume-designer, Mr Lordi.

[1] The band is known for wearing monster masks and using pyrotechnics during concerts.

They rose to domestic success in 2002 with their first single, "Would You Love a Monsterman?".

The band's eleventh through their seventeenth studio albums were released as part of the box set Lordiversity.