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What is OnePlus up to now ? A orphic tease has show up on theOnePlus Europe Instagram pageshowing what could be a young special version smartphone come in the near future , but what makes this more perplexing than usual is OnePlus ’ partner : Finnish metallic element band Lordi .
It ’s OK if you have n’t heard of Lordi before , but once seen they wo n’t easily be forget . The hard - John Rock band has been around since the early ’ 90s , and is best known outside of metallic element fandom circle for two thing : teras masque and the Eurovision Song Contest . Lordi extremity wear horror - instigate colossus mask and elaborate costumes when they perform , give them a terrifying aspect , which is why they have a considerable katzenjammer during the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest .
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Lordi was the Finnish freshman to the one-year competition , have it off for its fun pop songs , and was likely many people ’s introduction to devil - rock’n’roll . The song , Hard Rock Hallelujah , was the ultimate anti - Eurovision entranceway , and Lordi ’s look lead in the sheer paired steering of Eurovision ’s more expected fashion . Finland and Lordi go on to win the 2006 contest , becoming not only Finland ’s first Eurovision win but the first metal isthmus to advance too .
OnePlus needs no such introduction , and recollective - clip devotee will also know it has a history of launching exciting special edition phones , with its design andtechnology - lead McLaren editionsbeing themost well - known , along with partnershipswith Star WarsandGenshin Impacttoo . TheGenshin Impactversionof theOnePlus 12Rin particular illustrates the duration it will go to to please fan with these special editions .
So what ’s it doing with Lordi ? The placard publish on Instagram shows a smartphone with a member of Lordi behind it , along with the tagline “ Made of Metal ” and the promise that whatever it is , it will be out this summertime . It does seem to advise OnePlus is going to free a OnePlus X Lordi special variant smartphone , which is probably the last partnership any of us would have expected . Like the bizarre mix of Lordi and Eurovision , any smartphone quislingism between OnePlus and Lordi will be the opponent of Samsung ’s variedcollaborations with K - pa group BTS .
What ’s more , the Instagram image shows a real bill , which can apparently be seen in London and may mean there ’s a Lordi and OnePlus concert behind all this too . Whatever OnePlus and Lordi are up to , it ’s all very unexpected , and we ca n’t hold back to try more .
