Taking cues from Gwar, and other earlier costumed acts, Lordi hails from Europe and wear elaborate monster costumes while performing solid hard rock music. Here is the video for a tune from their album Arockalypse. It is nicely done video, very atmospheric.

Slipknot - "The Blister Exists"

I love this track. Specifically, I love that guitar/drum breakdown, it is such a great sound. "The Blister Exists" also comes from Slipknot's best album (at least so far), Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses.

Warrant - "Down Boys (live 5/17/08)" (Plus Reunion Dates Info)

Warrant is back together in the incarnation that brought them fame in fortune back in the late 1980's. Jani Lane and the rest are together for the first time since 1994 and are hitting the road. They will be appearing at Rocklahoma, which features an incredible lineup of 80's rock/metal acts, before hitting the road for dates with Motley Crue, aswell as Alice Cooper, Cinderella, and Lynch Mob. I could never call them a good band, but there is no denying they had a few catchy songs, and having seen them live back in 1999 (not sure who wasn't there), they do put on a good show. Below is cell phone video of "Down Boys" from one of the early reunion dates, plus the tour dates:

Tour dates:
+indicates show with Motley Crue.
*indicates shows with Cinderella, Lynch Mob and Lynam.
**with Alice Cooper.

DATE CITY VENUE

+Sun 6/22 Montreal, QC Parc Jean Drapeau
Mon 6/23 Toronto, ONT Phoenix Concert Theatre
*Wed 7/2 Stockton, CA Stockton Arena
*Thu 7/3 Alpine, CA Viejas-Concerts in the Park
*Fri 7/4 Universal City, CA Gibson Amphitheater
*Sat 7/5 Henderson, NV Sunset Station
*Mon 7/7 El Paso, TX El Paso County Coliseum
*Tue 7/8 Odessa, TX Dos Amigos
*Fri 7/11 Amarillo, TX Azteca Music Hall
Sat 7/12 Pryor, OK Rocklahoma
*Sun 7/13 Wichita Falls, TX Kay Yeager Coliseum
*Wed 7/16 Dallas, TX House of Blues
*Thu 7/17 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
*Sat 7/19 Cleveland, OH Time Warner Amp at Tower City
*Sun 7/20 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
*Mon 7/21 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
*Tue 7/22 Baltimore, MD Pier Six
*Fri 7/25 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
*Sat 7/26 Pompano Beach, FL Pompano Beach Amphitheater
*Sun 7/27 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live
*Tue 7/29 Springfield, MO Ozark Empire Fair
*Thu 7/31 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino
*Fri 8/1 Clearfield, PA Clearfield County Fair
*Sat 8/2 Asbury Park, NJ Convention Hall
*Sun 8/3 Farmingville, NY Brookhaven Amphitheater
*Wed 8/6 Columbus, OH The LC Pavilion
*Fri 8/8 Grand Rapids, MI Deltaplex
Sat 8/9 Oshkosh, WI Leach Amphitheatre
Sun 8/10 Des Moines, IA Iowa State Fair
*Fri 8/15 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheater
*Sat 8/16 Winter Park, CO Hawgfest
**Sun 8/17 Tower, MN Fortune Bay Casino