Road From Finland

The Rasmus formed at the end of the band members schooling and were initially known as Rasmus. They recorded their first single, “1st”, released independently through Teja Kotilainen. Records in late 1995 before signing with Warner Music Finland to release their first album, Peep, when the band members were only aged 16. It went gold as the band played over 100 shows in Finland and Estonia.
The Rasmus released their second album, Playboys, in 1997 which also went gold in Finland with the gold single “Blue”. Its grueling live schedule included supporting Rancid and Dog Eat Dog and appearing at a festival at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. The band would also win a Finnish Grammy Award called Emmafor “Best New Artist” in 1996.
The band’s third album Hell of a Tester was released in 1998 with the video for the single “Liquid” making a regular appearance on Nordic MTV. This song would be voted song of the year by Finnish music critics. The band achieved further recognition supporting Garbage and Red Hot Chili Peppers in Finland.
Rasmus became The Rasmus in 2000. It released Into in 2001 which went double platinum in Finland debuting at #1. The first single “F-F-F-Falling” which was #1 in Finland for three months in early 2001. The second single “Chill” was released through Scandinavia and reached #2 in Finland. The Rasmus tourned throughout Scandinavia and Europe supporting the album supporting HIM and Roxette.