Ruoska 2441689 222098785 2008-06-27T15:33:40Z VincentValentine29 2157327 [[WP:AWB/T|Typo fixing]], typos fixed: noticible → noticeable using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | Name = Ruoska | Img = Ruoska08101.jpg | Img_capt = Ruoska performing live at Mietaan Nuorisoseurantalo, in Kurikka, Finland | Img_size = 250 | Landscape = yes | Background = group_or_band | Origin = [[Juva]], [[Finland]]{{flagicon|Finland}} | Genre = [[Industrial metal]]<br />[[Neue Deutsche Härte]] | Years_active = 2002−present | Label = [[EMI]] <br /> [[Kråklund Records|Kråklund]] | URL = [http://www.ruoska.net ruoska.net] | Current_members = [[Patrik Mennander]] <br />Anssi Auvinen <br />Mika Kamppi <br />[[Sami Karppinen]] | Past_members = Kai Ahvenranta (Although still does some studio work with the band) }} '''Ruoska''' (In [[Finnish language|Finnish]] "a whip") is a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[industrial metal]] [[musical band|band]] from the [[Juva]] municipality. One of the factors making them greatly stand out from those bands to those who listen to them, however, is singer Patrik Mennander's combination of low, growling speech and conventional singing. The lyrics are exclusively in Finnish. Before becoming Ruoska, the band was [[Natsipaska]]. Ruoska released their fifth studio album ''[[Rabies (Ruoska album)|Rabies]]'' on [[April 9]] [[2008]]. ==Biography== Ruoska was formed in 2002, with some of the same members from the previous comical [[rock music|rock]] band [[Natsipaska]]. They released their debut album ''[[Kuori]]'' the same year. Fans and critics, immediately recognized a new type of music in this band, and grew to be very loyal to these new musicians. After having made two music videos, being "Kiroan" and "Epilogi", and releasing one single, "[[Aurinko ei Nouse]]", the band returned to the studio and recorded their second album, ''[[Riisu]]'' in 2003, from which came one single: "[[Darmstadt (song)|Darmstadt]]". After this release, Ruoska established a sound that had a much more industrial sound and had more machines involved. Their popularity took a big step forward when [[Till Lindemann]], lead singer of the [[Germany|German]] [[industrial metal]] band [[Rammstein]], commented in a [[Finland|Finnish]] magazine interview on the new single "Darmstadt" by saying that it was "most noticeable". After doing a few gigs, the Ruoska's lead singer Patrik Mennander decided to join the Finnish [[symphonic metal]] [[Battlelore]] for awhile. After returning to the growing industrial metal band, Mennander and Ruoska started working on a new album, and shortly after that, in 2005, ''[[Radium (album)|Radium]]'' was released. The new album, which had a bold new electronic-pop metal sound and from which one single and music video came out "[[Tuonen Viemää]]", which brought a lot of new fans to the band, and they started to have new larger gigs. Then, Ruoska had to make a difficult decision by changing from [[Kråklund Records]] to a multinational recording company, [[EMI]] Music. When they went back to the studio, and now having to impress more fans than ever before, Ruoska created a new unique sound that was represented by their new album, ''[[Amortem]]'' in 2006. The singles "[[Mies yli Laidan]]", "[[Alasin]]" and "[[Pure Minua]]" were huge hits, and "Mies yli Laidan" and "Alasin" were turned into music videos, "Mies yli Laidan" being immediately very popular. The album itself debuted at sixth place in Finnish radio charts for almost 10 weeks. Unfortunately, after the release of ''Amortem'', one of the band's guitarists Kai Ahvenranta left the band to be more with his family. The band grew bigger than ever before and, now with some new die-hard fans, Ruoska had a few major gigs, such as ''Puustock 2007'' and ''Välipuistorock 2007''. Ruoska's fifth album ''[[Rabies (Ruoska album)|Rabies]]'' was released on [[April 9]], [[2008]]. Their two singles "[[Pirunkieli]]" and "[[Helvettiin Jäätynyt]]" from the new album are already starting to be big hits, and their music video is going to be for "[[Ei Koskaan]]". Ruoska have continued making live shows, and their success never stops spreading all across [[Europe]], and even in the [[United States|U.S.]], in [[Mexico]] and [[South America]] as well. ==Members== ===Current members=== * [[Patrik Mennander]] ([[Vocals]]) * [[Anssi Auvinen]] ([[Guitar]]) * [[Mika Kamppi]] ([[Bass guitar|Bass]]) * [[Sami Karppinen]] ([[Drums]]) ===Past members=== * [[Kai Ahvenranta]] ([[Guitar]]) NOTE: Kai Ahvenranta still does some studio work with the band. ==Discography== ===Albums=== * ''[[Kuori]]'' (2002) * ''[[Riisu]]'' (2003) * ''[[Radium (album)|Radium]]'' (2005) * ''[[Amortem]]'' (2006) * ''[[Rabies (Ruoska album)|Rabies]]'' (2008) ===Singles=== * "[[Aurinko ei Nouse]]" (2002) * "[[Darmstadt (single)|Darmstadt]]" (2003) * "[http://ruoska.net/files/ruoska_veriura.mp3 [[Veriura]]]" (2004) * "[[Tuonen Viemää]]" (2005) * "[http://www.emi.fi/jukebox/play/302/mies_yli_laidan [[Mies yli Laidan]]]" (2006) * "[http://www.emi.fi/jukebox/play/419/alasin [[Alasin]]]" (2006) * "[http://www.emi.fi/jukebox/play/372/pure_minua [[Pure Minua]]]" (2006) * "[http://www.emi.fi/jukebox/play/717/pirunkieli [[Pirunkieli]]]" (2007) * "[http://www.emi.fi/jukebox/play/736/helvettiin_jaatynyt [[Helvettiin Jäätynyt]]]" (2008) * "[http://www.myspace.com/ruoskaband [[Lihaa Vasten Lihaa]]]" (2008) * "[http://www.emi.fi/jukebox/play/863/ei_koskaan [[Ei Koskaan]]]" (2008) ===Music videos=== * "Kiroan" (2002) * "Epilogi" (2002) * "[[Tuonen Viemää]]" (2005) * "[[Mies yli Laidan]]" (2006) * "[[Alasin]]" (2006) * "[[Ei Koskaan]]" (2008) ==External links== *[http://ruoska.net Ruoska's official website - in Finnish only] *[http://www.royalartistclub.com/ruoska Royal Artist Club - official mobile blog] *[http://www.myspace.com/ruoskaband Ruoska's official MySpace profile] {{-}} {{Ruoska}} [[Category:Finnish heavy metal musical groups]] [[Category:Industrial metal musical groups]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 2002]] [[Category:2000s music groups]] [[de:Ruoska]] [[es:Ruoska]] [[fr:Ruoska]] [[pl:Ruoska]] [[pt:Ruoska]] [[fi:Ruoska (yhtye)]] [[sv:Ruoska]]