The Rasmus is the eighth, self-titled studio album by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus, which was released in Finland on 18 April 2012. Background After Lauri Ylönen finished touring for his debut solo album, the band entered the studio in the summer of 2011 to begin writing and recording their eighth studio album. On February 25, 2012 The Rasmus debuted the lead single "I'm a Mess" at the finals of UMK in Finland. The song was released on March 5, 2012. In February the band announced that the upcoming album would be self-titled, and would be released on April 18. 'The Rasmus' is set to be re-issued in Autumn 2012, featuring a new track titled 'Mysteria', which will also be released as a single. The Rasmus is the eighth, self-titled studio album by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus, which was released in Finland on 18 April 2012. Background After Lauri Ylönen finished touring for his debut solo album, the band entered the studio in the summer of 2011 to begin writing and recording their eighth studio album. On February 25, 2012 The Rasmus debuted the lead single "I'm a Mess" at the finals of UMK in Finland. The song was released on March 5, 2012. In February the band announced that the upcoming album would be self-titled, and would be released on April 18. 'The Rasmus' is set to be re-issued in Autumn 2012, featuring a new track titled 'Mysteria', which will also be released as a single. false 2024-02-05 16:15:38 The Rasmus 2012 2012-04-18 2012-04-18 41 Pop Rock 117570 2149754 1b9823ad-89ac-48e0-88c9-30c905657307 012e3432-71d3-4317-9ce5-b60cb6cdc38f f1521316-4c5c-4f64-875a-0bae423abf73 /media/data/media8/Music/The Rasmus/The Rasmus (2012)/folder.jpg The Rasmus AlbumArtist The Rasmus Artist The Rasmus The Rasmus 1 Stranger 03:58 2 I’m a Mess 04:12 3 It’s Your Night 03:37 4 Save Me Once Again 04:35 5 Someone’s Gonna Light You Up 03:43 6 End of the Story 04:10 7 You Don’t See Me 03:12 8 Somewhere 05:28 9 Friends Don’t Do Like That 04:26 10 Sky 03:58 The Rasmus is a Finnish rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki while the band members were in upper comprehensive school. The original band members were Lauri Ylönen (founder, frontman, lead singer-songwriter), Eero Heinonen (bass), Pauli Rantasalmi (guitar) and Jarno Lahti (drums). Jarno Lahti left the year after and was replaced by Janne Heiskanen in 1995. Heiskanen quit the band in 1999 and was soon replaced by Aki Hakala. Pauli Rantasalmi left the band and was replaced by guitarist Emilia "Emppu" Suhonen in 2022. Best known for their 2003 hit single "In the Shadows", the band has sold over 5 million albums worldwide and 350,000 albums in Finland alone, and has won numerous awards, both domestic and international. The band represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Jezebel".