Finland’s LORDI, currently on tour as part of OZZFest 2007 (with headliners OZZY OSBOURNE, LAMB OF GOD and STATIC-X), have issued an update about the first few tour stops.

Says frontman Mr. Lordi: "So far everything's been great! The crowds seem to be in good spirits and so have we.

It's been really hot for us latex-wearing Northern Scandinavians for sure and it's only gonna get hotter... but we like it hotter than Hell!"

In separate reviews of the July 12th, 2007 kick-off show at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Seattle, The Seattle Times newspaper wrote, "The majority of the crowd migrated to the main stage, where all the members of Lordi were dressed like monsters — mummies and vampires and an "alien man beast," to be specific — and engaging in an incredible kabuki-esque theater performance, set to a soundtrack befitting the throes of Hell," while the Seattle Post Intelligencer said Lordi's show was

"a set of theatrical and slightly cartoonish horror metal replete with fireworks, giant sparklers."

The band will have a CD autograph signing session after their set at the FYE booth on each tour stop during OZZFest 2007. The tour continues till the end of August. See full tour dates below.

Lordi released their album The Arockalypse on March 20th, 2007 in North America through The End Records.

In other news, an interview with Lordi is now appearing on Monsters HD (the first 24/7 commercial-free all horror channel that broadcasts in 1080i high definition) both online and on the network. You can view the interview with Lordi online at www.MonstersHD.com (make sure to maximize the screen on the player located underneath the TV screen) or tune into the Monsters HD channel on the Dish Network or Cablevision. The piece will air throughout the rest of the summer to promote their appearance on OZZFest.

Lordi tour dates (all OZZFest except where noted):

July

17 - Sleep Train Amphitheatre - Sacramento, CA
19 - Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA
21 - Hyundai Pavilion - Devore, CA
23 - House of Blues - Anaheim, CA (offdate with The Showdown)
24 - Cricket Pavilion - Phoenix, AZ
26 - Journal Pavilion - Albuquerque, NM
28 - Coors Amphitheatre - Denver, CO
30 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Kansas City, MO

August

2 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - San Antonio, TX
4 - Smirnoff Music Center - Dallas, TX
6 - UMB Bank Pavilion - St. Louis, MO
8 - Germain Amphitheatre - Columbus, OH
10 - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre - Tinley Park, IL
11 - Metro - Chicago, IL (offdate with The Showdown)
12 - Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI
14 - Verizon Wireless Music Theatre - Indianapolis, IN
16 - PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ
18 - New England Dodge Music Theatre - Hartford, CT
19 - Club Soda - Montreal, PQ (offdate with The Showdown)
20 - Tweeter Center - Boston, MA
22 - Tweeter Center - Philadelphia, PA
24 - Post Gazette Pavilion - Pittsburgh, PA
25 - The Mod Club - Toronto, ON (offdate with The Showdown)
26 - DTE Energy Music Theatre - Detroit, MI
28 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Charlotte, NC
30 - Sound Advice Amphitheatre - West Palm Beach, FL

To view a recently launched Lordi E-card, visit this location.