Metal Anarchy

Lordi and Johnny Logan have covered each other’s songs in honor of the Eurovision Song Contest. Lordi took on Logan’s “Hold Me Now” alongside Noora Louhimo (ex-Battle Beast), while Logan took on Lordi’s “Hard Rock Hallelujah.”

Logan said the following:

“The meeting was scheduled for 15 minutes and then lasted over an hour. We immediately hit it off. When I heard Lordi’s demo of their winning song tailored to me, I knew right away that I wanted to do it.

I would have loved to present the project live as well, but under the current circumstances [Ireland’s ESC boycott] that’s not possible. I’m very happy for Lordi that they are taking part in this special year concerning their anniversary.

The driving force behind the project is clearly [Mr.] Lordi — his idea, his production, his vision. We share the same dark humour and the same passion for music. This project was simply a unique pleasure.”

Mr. Lordi also commented:

“We really wanted to do something special to celebrate Lordi’s twentieth anniversary of Eurovision victory as well as the seventieth anniversary of the whole Eurovision itself. So the outcome are the two Eurovision winning songs as new arrangements, and jumping bravely into other genres while doing so. I rearranged, and also recomposed, ‘Hard Rock Hallelujah’ in the style of what I thought would fit Johnny Logan.

I knew we needed some extra kick to [‘Hold Me Now’]. Well, that extra kick is ‘The Motherbeast’ with her mind-blowing voice that lifts this version to a completely new height.

I know I am speaking on behalf of our whole band when I say that we’re both humbled and proud of having both of these iconic voices of their respective genres collaborate with us. Having Logan and Louhimo joining Lordi on this little anniversary celebration is truly an honor for us.”

Louhimo added:

“I am so excited about our collaboration and this new friendship we have created with Lordi in the past few months. In this project I get to fulfill many of my dreams — working with Lordi, working with the legend Johnny Logan, singing a Eurovision winner song, and singing in heavy metal style. I love ESC, I love our version and I’m so happy this will be my first release continuing my career as a full-time solo artist.”