22 November 2006

• Check this link to see an interview with Lauri.

18 October 2006

• Check this new interview in Tangible Sounds!

14 October 2006

• Piercing Metal gives "Hide From The Sun" a nice review, 4 out of five to the rocking quartet! Check the link!

09 October 2006

• Time to vote! Please vote for The Rasmus "No Fear" on MTV Total Request Live. Go to the link below, then click VOTE, then scoll down all the way and write The Rasmus, No Fear on the box. You might need to sign up with mtv.com if you haven't done that before. We want the video on MTV!

08 October 2006

• So - here is the final listing of all the bonus track on the US edition of Hide From The Sun, released in the States on Tuesday October 10th! The recordings have been out before in different countries, the video is brand new. We hope you enjoy this fat package!
  12 DANCER IN THE DARK (on many intl editions)
  13 OPEN MY EYES (the acoustic version, B-side on Shot in Europe)
  14 TRIGGER (on the Japanese album edition)
  15 NO FEAR - CHRIS VRENNA REMIX (b-side on the single in Europe)
  16 SAIL AWAY – BENZTOWN MIXDOWN (b-side on the single in Europe)
  17 LUCIFER'S ANGEL (b-side on Sail Away in Europe)
  + IMMORTAL – THE VIDEO (previously unreleased!)
  And here is where you can pre-order the album!
  FYE Online Shop
  Best Buy Online shop
• Check out the band's own photos from the US tour in the new Gallery! And read the USA tour blog on their myspace site.

29 September 2006

• By here you can listen some seconds about "S.O.S."... thanks to Sendibell :)
• Mexico will release a new edition of "Hide From The Sun" in connection with upcoming concerts. The Tour Edition will have some bonus tracks; after the 11 usual tracks there is DANCER IN THE DARK followed by these live tracks; KEEP YOUR HEART BROKEN, HEART OF MISERY, SAIL AWAY, NO FEAR and IN THE SHADOWS. Everything recorded and mixed live in Mexico City April 6th 2006. This exclusive release will be a limited edition for Mexico only and the release date is October 6th 2006.

26 September 2006

• The Rasmus have recorded a version of ABBA's classic hit "S.O.S." for the compilation album "Come Together - a tribute to BRAVO", released in Germany September 29. The track was recorded in Helsinki, produced by the band and mixed by Michael Ilbert in Berlin. The band comments on "S.O.S.": "We were asked to do a song for this compilation and Pauli got this idea on an arrangement for an ABBA track. We recorded it very fast in Dynasty Studios when we had a couple of days break in the tour. It came out pretty ok, a little rough, and it is nice to do these little things in between the albums, without the big production machine around it."
• Check out the band's new video blog from the US tour! Try the links below!
  The Rasmus Video Blog
  The Rasmus Myspace space

13 September 2006

• FUSE TV in New York likes The Rasmus! They spin the "No Fear" video on the show. On their webpage you find a feature of the band plus a FREE DOWNLOAD of "No Fear (Chris Vrenna remix)". Check the link!
• The Rasmus return to Mexico for four gigs in October! Check the TOUR section.

09 September 2006

• The USA version of HIDE FROM THE SUN will have a total of 17 tracks (the original European version had 11)! Plus a video! Today we can reveal that two of the tracks are DANCER IN THE DARK and OPEN MY EYES. More later!
• There will be gigs in South America in November, check the TOUR section! And the Dominican Republic date has changed, it is now November 3rd.

05 September 2006

• The next single will be "Immortal" as well you know. By clicking here you could see a short preview of the videoclip that was shot during a Buenos Aires' gig.

01 September 2006

• We're happy to announce tour dates for the USA. The Rasmus will support the band Lostprophets during their US tour in September. All dates can now be found at www.therasmus.com and www.myspace.com/therasmus. Check out the band's tour blog at MySpace!
  The Dominican Republic concert is postponed to November 4th.
• If you want to help The Rasmus - sign up for the official US street team, handeled by the US label DRT. PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS FOR USA FANS ONLY! Check this link.
• Hide From The Sun will be released in the USA on October 10 by the label DRT Entertainment. The US album will have some bonus tracks, more info soon about that.

10 June 2006

• Please be advised that The Rasmus will NOT be appearing at the Paradise Beach Festival Tallinn on Friday 14th July 2006 due to the promoter being in breach of contract. The band would like to apologise to any of their fans who have bought a ticket specifically in order to see them, and urge these people to seek an immediate refund from their point of purchase.

15 May 2006

• Mexico's Sonika Magazine, the alternative oriented and credible magazine, did a cover story on The Rasmus their June issue. Nice! Sonika Magazine, Mexico

02 May 2006

• The new ep SHOT (UK Digital version) is now released on iTunes UK. The ep has three extra live tracks, KEEP YOUR HEART BROKEN, SHOT and LAST GENERATION (uk exclusive). SHOT on iTunes UK.

27 April 2006

• When The Rasmus and Metallica toured together in South Africa in March 2006, Metallica's frontman James Hetfield told Finnish Soundi Music Magazine «The Rasmus is an interesting group and there are great tracks on Dead Letters. They remind me of the 1980s and for instance Def Leppard».
• The Rasmus' mega hit "In the Shadows" has overtaken the works of composer Jean Sibelius on the list of Finnish compositions earning performance royalties abroad. Until now Sibelius' Violin Concerto and his Second Symphony have been the only pieces to have reached number one on the list put out by the Finnish Composers' Copyright Society - Teosto, according to an article in Helsingin Sanomat. The Teosto figures place the compositions in question in order of the number of payments they earn - not the sums of money involved. Nevertheless, it is clear that the million-seller "In the Shadows" was played more around the world than "Freestyler" by Bomfunk MC's, "Sandstorm" by Darude, or "Join Me (In Death)" by HIM. «This is really something. Nevertheless, I do not believe that "In the Shadows" will be played 100 years from now, like the Violin Concerto and the symphonies are being played now», says The Rasmus vocalist Lauri Ylönen to Helsingin Sanomat.

05 April 2006

• Watch the new video by The Rasmus Jukebox. Filmed by the foot of the holy mountain of Tindaya on the island Fuerteventura, 100 kilometers off the coast of Morocco, the video well captures the energy of The Rasmus live performance. It is set up to look rather otherworldly, with a dramatic sky with several moons and suns, and an eerie spacy look to it. The visuals are stunning. The video was directed by Sandra Marschner/Katapult Film, who has done Children of Bodom's "In Your Face" video among others. Check out the new video at www.myspace.com/therasmus! Spread the word and the videolink on the site to your friends!
• New single "Shot" international release date April 21st. It is released as an EP with bonus tracks (two live tracks, "Keep Your Heart Broken" and "Shot", recorded in Germany plus an unreleased acoustic version of "Open My Eyes").

30 March 2006

• Coinciding with The Rasmus' visit to South America, we just got the news that the Sail Away video is # 1 at MTV Latino!
• The Rasmus will do a performance at the ESKA Music Awards 2006 in Lodz, Poland on April 28. The band is also nominated as "Rock Band Of The Year" at the gala. More info, in Polish, here.

18 March 2006

• German website dasding.de have put online a video interview with HIM and The Rasmus. You can see it from here.

10 March 2006

• At last we can present the dates for The Rasmus' South American Tour 2006. The band is very much looking forward to coming back to Mexico, as well as visiting Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia and Guatemala.
  31.03.06 CHILE, SANTIAGO
  02.04.06 COSTA RICA, SAN JOSE
  04.04.06 COLOMBIA, BOGOTA
  06.04.06 MEXICO, MEXICO CITY
  08.04.06 GUATEMALA, GUATEMALA CITY

02 March 2006

• The Rasmus successfully filmed the video for "Shot" last Wednesday, February 22nd, on the Canary Island Fuerteventura. The result will be sent to TV soon after March 15. Hope you like it!

• The Rasmus video shoot in Fuerteventura was stopped yesterday due to extremely bad and unexpected weather conditions. Rain and heavy sand storms made it impossible to film, as the technical quipment virtually blew away from the set. The Rasmus are now off to tour in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and the video can hopefully be shot after the tour.

• The Rasmus has three nominations for the Emma-Gaala - the Finnish Grammy Awards:
  Rock Album Of The Year - Hide From The Sun
  Song Of The Year - No Fear
  Best Finnish Band - Audience vote
  
  Please help us and vote!
  
  Postcard voting
  Send a postcard, stating the categories you want to vote for. Remember to attach your name and address.
  Rock album of the year: The Rasmus - "Hide From The Sun"
  Song of the year: The Rasmus - "No Fear"
  Best Finnish band: The Rasmus
  Send it to:
  ÄKT ry
  Emma-äänestys,
  Yrjönkatu 3 0
  00120 Helsinki
  Finland
  
  Mobile voting (only in Finland)
  You can vote from a Finnish mobile by sending the words: EMMAKOTI 8 to number 17442 (only from Finnish mobile phone connections).
  
  You can vote until March 2nd. The Emma-gaala takes place March 4th in Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki. The band will not be attending the event, as they are on tour in Japan then.

• We are happy to announce new tour dates; a second show in Leipzig, Germany, due to the big demand for tickets, and a Japanese tour in March!
• Hi all fans! We hope you had a lovely holiday break. So did we, and now we are really hungry to get back to work! We will start the year with shooting the video for next single, "Shot", released in March in some countries and in April in others. We chose this single because we love the energy in the song and we have had so many positive comments about it from all over the world.
  We look forward to seeing you all very soon!
  Eero, Pauli, Aki, Lauri