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The Rasmus: Into (Enthusiasm)

On October 29, 2001,“Playground Music” label released “Into (Enthusiasm)”, the fourth Rasmus (The) studio album. It was recorded May – December 2000, and in 2001, at “Nord Studios” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Mikael Nord and Martin Hansen. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Finland by “Musiikkituottajat”,

Personnel:

  • Lauri Ylönen– vocals
  • Pauli Rantasalmi – guitar
  • Eero Heinonen – bass
  • Aki Hakala– drums
  • Jörgen Ingeström – strings
  • Martin Hansen, Mikael Nord – keyboards, additional sounds, recording, programming
  • Leif Allansson – mixing
  • Claes Persson – mastering
  • Henrik Walse – design
  • Jeanette Fredenburg, Lars Tengroth – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Lauri Ylönen, Pauli Rantasalmi, Eero Heinonen and Aki Hakala, except where noted.

  1. Madness
  2. Bullet
  3. Chill
  4. F-F-F-Falling
  5. Heartbreaker
  6. Smash
  7. Someone Else
  8. Small Town
  9. One & Only
  10. Last Waltz

Rasmus: Same

On April 18, 2012, “Universal Music” label released the self-titled, eight Rasmus studio album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Martin Hansen. The album received two  “EMMA”  awards (Finnish Grammy) for “Best Album Cover” and “Best Music Video” for the song I’m a Mess.

Personnel:

  • Lauri Ylönen– vocals
  • Pauli Rantasalmi– guitar
  • Eero Heinonen– bass
  • Aki Hakala– drums
  • Martin Hansen– recording, mixing
  • Svante Forsbäck – mastering
  • Takayuki Nakazawa – installation
  • Musuta Ltd. – design
  • Hiroshi Manaka – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Lauri Ylönen, Eero Heinonen, Pauli Rantasalmi  and Aki Hakala.

  1. Stranger
  2. I’m a Mess
  3. It’s Your Night
  4. Save Me Once Again
  5. Someone’s Gonna Light You Up
  6. End of the Story
  7. You Don’t See Me
  8. Somewhere
  9. Friends Don’t Do Like That
  10. Sky