Amen (musician) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jussi Sydänmaa
Jussi Sydänmaa performing as Amen on stage in 2020
Background information
Also known as	Amen
Born	(1972-06-26) 26 June 1972 (age 52) Espoo, Finland
Origin	Mäntsälä, Finland
Genres	Hard rock, heavy metal
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Sony BMG

Jussi Sydänmaa was born on June 26, 1972. He is a Finnish guitarist. He was one of the first members of the rock band Lordi. In the band, he was known by his stage name, Amen. He left Lordi in May 2022.

Jussi Sydänmaa became an Information Technology engineer in 2001. He even helped create Lordi's website. He plays special Schecter guitars, like the Solo II Custom. In 2006, his hometown of Mäntsälä gave him a statue called "Hard Rock Stone."

Jussi has been a special guest at concerts. He played with Markus Striegl in 2011. He also joined Doro Pesch on stage in 2014. Jussi recorded guitar riffs for the video game Shadowgrounds. These riffs helped Ari Pulkkinen create the game's music. Jussi's acoustic guitar solos, "Amen's Lament to Ra" and "Amen's Lament to Ra ll," were on Lordi's albums. These albums were Babez for Breakfast and Scare Force One.

Early Life and Music Journey

Jussi Sydänmaa was born in Espoo, Finland. He grew up in Mäntsälä. He loved the guitar even before he started school. In 1983, he first heard the band Kiss. Their album Lick It Up made a big impression on him. Jussi was a huge Kiss fan. Sometimes, other kids at school made fun of him for it.

When Jussi was five, he got his first acoustic guitar. He started taking guitar lessons. He really enjoyed learning to play songs he liked. But he was too shy to do a guitar test. This made him stop playing for a while. Ten years later, he picked up the guitar again. He had become very interested in hard rock music.

As a young man, Jussi played in different bands. One band, Rag Flag, seemed promising. But they did not become famous. By age 25, Jussi felt his rock projects were not working out. He decided to study newspaper and radio work. Later, he worked in media communications. In 2001, he earned a degree in media technology engineering.

Joining Lordi

After finishing his studies, Jussi did not work in engineering. He had joined Lordi in the late 1990s. He used the stage name "Amen." Lordi became very famous in 2002. Because of the band's success, Jussi decided to focus on music. He left his engineering work to be a full-time musician with Lordi.

In May 2022, Jussi left Lordi. This happened because of some differences within the band.

Music Albums with Lordi

Jussi Sydänmaa played on many albums with Lordi.

Studio Albums

• Get Heavy (2002)
• The Monsterican Dream (2004)
• The Arockalypse (2006)
• Deadache (2008)
• Babez for Breakfast (2010)
• To Beast or Not to Beast (2013)
• Scare Force One (2014)
• Monstereophonic (Theaterror vs. Demonarchy) (2016)
• Sexorcism (2018)
• Killection (2020)
• Lordiversity (2021)

Live Albums

• Market Square Massacre (2006)
• Bringing Back the Balls to Stockholm (2007)
• Recordead Live – Sextourcism in Z7 (2019)

See also

In Spanish: Jussi Sydänmaa para niños