LORDI’s Founding Guitarist AMEN Quits Band: ‘This Is The End’

Amen-Ra (a.ok.a. Amen),the founding guitarist of the Finnish monster group LORDI, has introduced his departure from the band.

Earlier at present, the 49-year-old musician, whose actual identify is Jussi Sydänmaa, issued the next assertion through social media: “THIS IS THE END

“My beloved pals, followers and supporters. My coronary heart has by no means been as heavy as it’s at present. By no means. In the present day is the day that I’ve to inform you that my guitar has turned silent in LORDI.

“I by no means thought I might write these strains, however life occurs and folks change.

“Half of my life time I gave all for my dream to be a Rock’n’Roll star. From a tiny village in Finland I bought to journey the world and play for you. I made my dream come true! And it would not have been potential with out the help from all you superb and loopy individuals. We shared so many superb reminiscences, all these stay reveals, your smiling faces within the crowd, fingers on my shoulders, the presents you gave me, the tales you informed me. I’ll cherish these endlessly. And I can not thanks sufficient, for all that you have been giving me. All of the love, the help, all of it. THANK YOU!

“A journey like that is solely potential when you will have laborious working individuals round you. A thanks-to-list can be huge, however everybody who labored with me and with the band deserves my infinite gratitude. From file labels to reserving businesses, from managers to accounting corporations, from bus drivers to catering individuals. Particular because of our crew – you amazed me on daily basis together with your laborious working perspective. And further particular because of all of the guitar techs I labored with. Lengthy days generally in very demanding and difficult working circumstances – I salute you. Very particular thanks additionally to all my cooperation companions throughout these 25 years, newest Schecter guitars, Ovation guitars, inTune Gtr picks and S.I.T Gtr strings. I have been blessed to have had an opportunity to work with so many nice individuals, thanks all. Final however not least, because of all of the previous and current LORDI band members – taking part in along with you was the most effective. Let’s smile once we meet – cheers!

“I do not know what the longer term will carry, all I can inform you is that proper now I am relieved, however unhappy. I am grateful however uncertain the place my path will take me. A giant chapter of my life has come to an finish, however a brand new one is beginning and I can not wait to see what life has to supply for me.

“Let’s rejoice what we had collectively. Let’s rejoice Amen-Ra. Who’s in?

“So be it, it shall be carried out.”

Again in November 2019, Amen-Ra launched his first solo single, made out there underneath the moniker AMEN-RA’S DYNASTY. On the time, he defined that he determined to elongate his stage identify from simply Amen into Amen-Ra as a result of “there’s so many artists working underneath the identify Amen, I did not see it as a sensible transfer on my half.”