Get Heavy is the 2002 debut album by Lordi

Lordi

Lordi is a Finnish hard rock/heavy metal band, formed in 1996 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume-designer, Mr. Lordi. The band is known for wearing monster masks and using pyrotechnics during concerts...

.
Despite the fact that the bassist Kalma

Kalma

Niko Hurme , whose stage name is Kalma was the bass player for the Finnish hard rock band Lordi between 2002 and 2005. He played on the albums The Monsterican Dream and The Arockalypse but was replaced by current bassist OX after his departure from the band for personal reasons...

 appears on the front cover, all bass guitars were played by the former bassist Magnum

Sami Wolking

Sami Wolking is a Finnish bassist and a former member of the hard rock band Lordi.Using stage name Magnum, Wolking was a member of the band from 1999 to 2002. In 2002, increasing popularity of the band began to require that its members be available at all times...

, who left after the recording and before the release of the album. The album is dedicated to Magnum.

Track listing

All music & lyrics by Mr. Lordi. Lyrics on "Monster Monster" were co-written by Tracy Lipp.

1. "Scarctic Circle Gathering" – 1:02 (Ambient)
2. "Get Heavy" – 3:01
3. "Devil Is a Loser
   Devil is a Loser
   "Devil is a Loser" is the second single by the Finnish heavy metal band Lordi. It is one of six songs that have been made into music videos by the band...
   
   " – 3:29
4. "Rock the Hell Outta You" – 3:06
5. "Would You Love a Monsterman?
   Would You Love a Monsterman?
   "Would You Love a Monsterman?" is a song recorded by Finnish heavy metal band Lordi which reached number one on the charts in Finland. The song was originally released in 2002 on the album, Get Heavy and as a single, featuring the band's former bassist Magnum and original keyboardist Enary.In 2006,...
   
   " – 3:02
6. "Icon of Dominance" – 4:35
7. "Not the Nicest Guy" – 3:13
8. "Hellbender Turbulence" – 2:46
9. "Biomechanic Man" – 3:22
10. "Last Kiss Goodbye" – 3:07
11. "Dynamite Tonite" – 3:13
12. "Monster Monster" – 3:23
13. "13" – 1:06 (Ambient)

Bonus Material

14. "Don't Let My Mother Know" - 3:32 (North American and Japanese editions)

15. Would You Love A Monsterman? (radio edit) - 03:04 (Japanese edition)

A German and a Japanese edition, is involved in "Would You Love A Monsterman?" - A video and a different cover page of the original.

Singles

1. Would You Love a Monsterman?
   Would You Love a Monsterman?
   "Would You Love a Monsterman?" is a song recorded by Finnish heavy metal band Lordi which reached number one on the charts in Finland. The song was originally released in 2002 on the album, Get Heavy and as a single, featuring the band's former bassist Magnum and original keyboardist Enary.In 2006,...
   
    - Released 28th of October 2002
2. Devil is a Loser
   Devil is a Loser
   "Devil is a Loser" is the second single by the Finnish heavy metal band Lordi. It is one of six songs that have been made into music videos by the band...
   
    - Released 14th of April 2003

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Finland	3

Finnish Album Chart Top 40 trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	3	4	5	7	11	10	11	12	11	8	11	20	33	36	34	30	23	27	29	32
Week	21	22
Chart position	28	34

Credits

• Lordi
  Tomi Putaansuu
  Tomi Petteri Putaansuu , better known by his stage name Mr. Lordi, is the lead vocalist in the Finnish heavy metal/hard rock band Lordi. Mr. Lordi is the singer, songwriter and costume designer for hard rock band Lordi...
  
   - Vocals
  Singing
  Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
  
  , Programming
  Programming (music)
  Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices, often sequencers or computer programs, to generate music. Programming is used in nearly all forms of electronic music and in most hip hop music since the 1990s. It is also frequently used in modern pop and rock...
  
  
• Amen
  Jussi Sydänmaa
  Jussi Sydänmaa is the guitarist, and one of the founding members of the Finnish metal quintet Lordi....
  
   - Guitar
  Electric guitar
  An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
  
  , Backing vocals
• Kita
  Sampsa Astala
  Sampsa Astala, is the former drummer for the Finnish metal band Lordi and the lead singer of the glam rock band Stala & So. His Lordi stage name, Kita, comes from the Finnish word meaning "jaws", "gap", or "maw". His Stala & So...
  
   - Drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
  , Backing vocals
• Magnum
  Sami Wolking
  Sami Wolking is a Finnish bassist and a former member of the hard rock band Lordi.Using stage name Magnum, Wolking was a member of the band from 1999 to 2002. In 2002, increasing popularity of the band began to require that its members be available at all times...
  
   - Bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , Backing vocals
• Enary
  Erna Siikavirta
  Erna Inari Kaarina Siikavirta is a Finnish keyboard player. She is best known as a member of the Finnish hard rock band Lordi, which she joined in 1997 under the stage name Enary...
  
   - Keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
  A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
  
  , Piano
  Piano
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  , Backing vocals