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The Rasmus - Working class Eero

Rock One {France} - October 2008

Three years after "Hide From The Sun", The Rasmus begin a new era with a seventh, poppier album: "Black Roses".
(by Noémy Langlais, photo: DR)

Even though The Rasmus never really took off in France, that wasn't the case in either Scandinavia or Germany. After a 14-year career (Lauri was only 17 when their debut album first entered the Finnish charts), it was time for The Rasmus to take a break and think about the new directions and desires presented to them.
"I think it was a good thing for us to rest and think about something other than music," explains the bassist Eero Heinonen.
"All bands go through highs and lows in their career and we have just left a bad period. We needed that rest to function again. Now, we're a lot more positive, it's a new beginning for the band," adds the drummer Aki Hakala.
So it's with the dawn of a new day that The Rasmus return to us. One and a half years of stand by while the band members witnessed huge changes in their lives, notably the birth of their children. This transition is also visible in a change in the 'look'- gone is the crow-black hair, replaced with peroxide blonde- but also in the need for artistic liberty.
"I think that Black Roses is a poppier album, the tunes and the lyrics are very important," Eero states.
"All of that is probably due to the fact that we worked with Desmond Child. We also had more time to think about the lyrics. In my opinion, the result is really good."
The collaboration with Harry Sommerdahl and Desmond Child (Kiss, Scorpions, Bon Jovi, Alice Cooper) revealed a poppy, chart-topping side to the Finns, while still preserving Lauri's trademark melancholic vocals.
"We call it Death Pop," he concludes, more enthusastic than ever.

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