The Arockalypse - Lordi

The Eurovision Song Contest is known for many things. It was how Abba were unleashed onto an unsuspecting world, for one thing, although that could be good or bad news, depending on your views. Generally speaking, however, Eurovision has done more for the career of Terry Wogan than for the musical career of any of the winners who have, traditionally, had a minor chart hit with their winning song and disappeared, certainly in recent years. There have been a number of traditions in Eurovision; Norway getting no points; Terry Wogan making caustic comments about everything from the hosts’ outfits to the quality, or otherwise, of the acts; and the Irish being ...