On November 2, 1998, “Warner Music” label released “Hell of a Tester”, the third Rasmus studio album. It was recorded in 1998, at “ Millbrook Studio” in Helsinki, Finland, and was produced by Lauri Ylönen, Pauli Rantasalmi, Eero Heinonen, Janne Heiskanen, Craig Townsend and Teja Kotilainen.
Personnel:
- Lauri Ylönen – vocals
- Pauli Rantasalmi – guitar
- Eero Heinonen – bass
- Janne Heiskanen – drums
- Aleksi Ahoniemi – saxophone
- Dirty Moose – saxophone
- Jukka Tiirikainen – trumpet
- Matti Lappalainen – trombone
- Timo Lavanko – vibe
- Ilkka Hämäläinen – vibe, saxophone
- Tuukka Helminen – cello
- Mikko Pietinen – timpani
- Pate Kivinen – organ
- Henri Sorvali – keyboards
- Riku Niemi – conductor, string arrangements
- Luke Wadey – kazoo
- Juha Heininen – recording, mixing
- Robert Palomäki – recording, mixing
- Pauli Saastamoinen – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Lauri Ylönen, Pauli Rantasalmi, Eero Heinonen and Janne Heiskanen.
- Every Day
- Dirty Moose
- Swimming with the Kids
- Man in the Street
- Tonight Tonight
- City of the Dead
- Liquid
- Pa-Pa
- Vibe
- Help Me Sing
- Temp
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