Ruoska (Finnish for "whip") is a Finnish metal band from the Juva municipality.
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Background information | |
Origin | Juva, Finland |
Genres | Industrial metal, alternative metal |
Years active | 2002−present |
Labels | EMI, Kråklund |
Members | Patrik Mennander Samuli Rimmi Mika Kamppi Teemu Karppinen |
Past members | Kai Ahvenranta Sami Karppinen Timo Laatikainen |
History edit
Ruoska was formed in 2002 with some of the same members from the comedy rock band Natsipaska. They released their debut album Kuori the same year.
In 2005, Radium was released.
Ruoska recorded Amortem in 2006. The singles "Mies yli Laidan" and "Alasin" were turned into music videos. The album itself debuted at sixth place in Finnish radio charts for almost 10 weeks.
Ruoska's fifth album, Rabies, was released in April 2008.
Members edit
Current members edit
- Patrik Mennander − lead vocals
- Samuli Rimmi − guitar, backing vocals
- Mika Kamppi − bass, backing vocals
- Teemu Karppinen − drums
Former members edit
- Sami Karppinen – drums
- Kai Ahvenranta − guitar, backing vocals
- Timo Laatikainen − drums, percussions
- Anssi Auvinen – guitar, backing vocals
Discography edit
Albums edit
Singles edit
- Aurinko ei Nouse (2002)
- Darmstadt (2003)
- Veriura (2004, released digitally)
- Tuonen Viemää (2005)
- Mies yli Laidan (2006)
- Pure minua (2006)
- Alasin (2006)
- Pirunkieli (2007, released digitally)
- Helvettiin Jäätynyt (2008)
- Lihaa Vasten Lihaa (2008, released digitally)
- Ei Koskaan (2008, released digitally)
- Runno (2021)
- Kade (2022)
- Silti Syntinen (2022)
Music videos edit
- "Kiroan" (2002)
- "Epilogi" (2002)
- "Tuonen Viemää" (2005)
- "Mies yli Laidan" (2006)
- "Alasin" (2006)
- "Ei Koskaan" (2008)
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ruoska.
- Official website (in Finnish)
- Ruoska at AllMusic