Artist: The Rasmus
Title: “Break These Chains” (Single) with Niko Vilhem (Blindside)
Label: Better Noise Music
Date: 5/16/20225
Rating: 4/5
In one or maybe even both of my recent missives regarding Finland’s The Rasmus, I had pointed out that they were off of the radar for many of us and it was easy for this to be the case with their absence from stateside touring for many years. Now with the partnership of Playground Music and Better Noise Music the fans on this side of the pond are getting musical teasers with singles like “Rest In Pieces” and “Creatures Of Chaos” that have already been discussed here on the website. Of course, I’ll leave my thoughts about those two numbers to your own research when you click the hyperlinked text because now I’m here to talk about the third single “Break These Chains”. The tune was released today and also features another Finnish artist, Niko Vilhelm from Blind Channel. Starting off slower with a very smooth intro this one builds up rather quickly and it feels like it was built for the live stage. Having seen so many artists in concert over the years I can almost envision the light display for this kind of tune. Its musically sound found me bopping along as it played through. Lauri and Niko share the vocals and it works since both singers seem to be in the same sonic pocket. Having never caught Blind Channel in concert this only raised my own interest about them since Nu-Metal is not really a sound I expected to find coming from Finland after all the Gothic and Supersonic Symphonic stuff that they’ve come to be known for over the years.
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The Press Release:
One of Finland’s most internationally known bands, The Rasmus, will play a charity gig in Ukraine this summer on July 19 as the headliner of the Atlas Festival, as the only foreign artist at the event. The band wants to do their part to help Ukraine.
“It’s scary to play in the middle of war, but we want to show our support for the Ukrainian people. We have a massive fan base in Ukraine and we’ve also previously done a joint song with the Ukrainian Eurovision winner Kalush Orchestra” – frontman Lauri Ylönen.
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The Rasmus have not performed in NYC since I cannot remember when but that was then and this is now as the Finns return in support of their new album “Weirdo”. Don’t miss this sure to be exciting show if you can help it. Onnea!
Artist: The Rasmus
Title: “Creatures of Chaos” (Single)
Label: Better Noise Music/Playground Music
Date: 3/28/2025
Rating: 4/5
Now I don’t know about the rest of you out there but for me, I rather enjoy being able to hear new music from a band that is one that I enjoyed but lost track of based on the everyday world around me. According to my records here on the website, it was way, way, WAY back in 2006 when I caught The Rasmus performing at a place called the Retox Rock Bar which I think has been closed for more than a decade but I digress. When I last brought up The Rasmus it was for the single “Rest In Pieces” which I liked but now its time to hear some new music.
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Artist: The Rasmus
Title: “Rest In Pieces” (Single)
Label: Better Noise Music/Playground Music
Date: 10/25/2024
Rating: 4/5
I’ll preface my excitement about this new single from Finland’s The Rasmus by saying that it’s been quite some time since I’ve heard their name or even listened to their sound. I’m a fairly big fan of many bands that come out of the country and of them all I have long felt that The Rasmus was closer to being radio friendly than many others. The new single is called “Rest In Pieces” which is licensed to Better Noise from the Scandinavian based Playground Music. As I digitally gave the track a “spin” on Spotify I was happy to find some of the vibe that I remember from many years ago along with a more contemporary heaviness.
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