The band won the Finnish Grammy Award EMMA for “Best New Artist” in 1996. Playboys, the band's second studio album, and its single Blue, released in 1997, both went gold in Finland. Hellofatester was released in 1998, spawning singles Liquid and Swimming With The Kids. The video for Liquid received regular airplay on Nordic MTV.
Rasmus became The Rasmus in 2000 to avoid confusion with the similarly named Swedish electronica artist, known simply as Rasmus. Into was released in 2001 and went double platinum in Finland debuting at #1. The first single F-F-F-Falling was #1 in Finland during three months in early 2001. The second single Chill reached the #2 place in Finland. The Rasmus toured Scandinavia and Europe along with HIM and Roxette that year to promote the album. The band finally gained international fame with their 2003 album Dead Letters which went gold and platinum in several countries, accompanied with the single In the Shadows which reached #1 in a number of countries. iTunes Music Store offered the track as one of its free singles, a positive public response prompted many listeners to buy the rest of the album. Guilty was released in 2004 and was the last single of the album. The three other singles; In My Life, First Day of My Life and Funeral Song also received mostly favourable reviews and response. During the 2004 Reading Festival in England, the band was pelted with plastic bottles filled with urine and mud (an act reserved for the worst band on the bill each year) until they eventually walked offstage when immediate medical attention was required for Eero's eye.
Hide from the Sun, the band's sixth studio album was released in September 2005. It received Platinum status in Finland and sold more than 15,000 copies in the UK alone. All in all, the album sold 400,000 copies worldwide. The album's three singles were No Fear, Sail Away and Shot. The Rasmus began recording their seventh studio album Black Roses in 2006, recording began and in Helsinki and continued in Nashville, Tennessee. Smaller parts were recorded in Stockholm, Singapore, Berlin and Greece. Livin' In A World Without You and Justify are the two singles released from the album, videos for both songs have received airplay around the world.
A compilation album celebrating The Rasmus' 15th Anniversary, titled Best of 2001-2009 was released November 28, 2009. It includes songs released from 2001 to 2009, as indicated in the album title, and features a previously unreleased song October & April, with the vocals of Anette Olzon from the band Nightwish. This song was recorded during the same time as the other songs from album Black Roses, but wasn't included as it didn't follow the album concept.
Self-titled eighth album The Rasmus was released in April 2012. The album's lead single I'm a Mess was the official song for the 2012 European Athletics Championships. The album won Best album cover and Best music video on EMMA awards.
In the fall of 2016 the band started recording their ninth album Dark Matters. The lead single Paradise was released in March 2017 and the album itself was released in October 2017.
In 2021 the band released two singles for upcoming album. The single Bones was released in May and the single Venomous Moon was released in September featuring Finnish band Apocalyptica.
In January 2022 the band announced their participation in Finnish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song Jezebel. This was band's first single with their new guitarist Emppu. They won the national selection and went on to participate in Eurovision Song Contest. The Rasmus made it through the semi-finals and placed 21st in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 final.
On June 10th 2022 a new track, Rise was released, and on the same day it was announced that the new album, also titled Rise , would be released on September 23rd 2022.
Ice
The Rasmus Lyrics
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You ain't so friendly
Cold like ice
I can see what that means
Let me explain first, why I haven't been around
I'll let you know, why I haven't seen you every day
I've been busy with the band
I heard you're talking things about me
Building barricades around me
So real friendship
Wasn't real at all it seems
'N' if it's so, that you're talking shit behind my back
I'll let you know, I can fight back in the cruelest way
So I'm asking for peace
If you know what that means
Say it again,
If you want to depress me
Say it again!
Say it again
Go ahead, I feel nothing
You want to say something to me?
Come n' say something to me,
What is wrong with you may I ask?
'N' if it's so, that you're talking shit behind my back
I'll let you know, I can fight back in the cruelest way
So I'm asking for peace
If you know what that means
Say it again,
If you want to depress me
Say it again!
Say it again
Go ahead, I feel nothing
'N' if it's so, that you're talking shit behind my back
I'll let you know, I can fight back in the cruelest way
So I'm asking for peace
If you know what that means
Say it again,
If you want to depress me
Say it again!
Say it again
Go ahead, I feel nothing
The Rasmus's song "Ice" is a powerful and melodramatic piece that explores the themes of betrayal, mistrust and confrontation. The lyrics revolve around a narrator's confrontation with someone who has been talking behind their back and spreading rumors. The singer is hurt and angry at the betrayal and wants to confront them about it. Their tone is strong and defiant, boldly stating that they are not afraid of confrontation and will fight back if necessary.
The opening lines "I see you try to avoid me/You ain't so friendly/Cold like ice/I can see what that means" suggest that the person they are addressing has been distant and unresponsive. They describe them as being "cold like ice" which conveys a sense of distance and lack of warmth. The singer then moves on to explain their own absence, saying that they have been busy with their band. They also express anger at the other person's alleged actions, saying that "real friendship/Wasn't real at all it seems". The lines "So I'm asking for peace/If you know what that means" suggest that they want to resolve the conflict in a peaceful manner, but they are also ready to confront the other person if necessary.
The repeated lines "Say it again/If you want to depress me/Say it again!/Say it again/Go ahead, I feel nothing" show the singer's bravado and suggest that they are unfazed by the other person's words. They almost daring them to repeat what they have said, but at the same time, they are hurt and aware that their feelings are vulnerable to being hurt. Overall, the lyrics are intense and dramatic, emphasizing the emotions of betrayal and the desire for resolution.
Line by Line Meaning
I see you try to avoid me
I have noticed that you are actively trying to stay away from me
You ain't so friendly
I've come to realize that you are not friendly towards me
Cold like ice
Your behavior towards me is as cold and unapproachable as ice
I can see what that means
Your actions have made it clear to me how you feel about me
Let me explain first, why I haven't been around
Before anything else, let me give you an explanation for my absence
I'll let you know, why I haven't seen you every day
I can inform you about the reason why we haven't been able to meet up as often
I've been busy with the band
The reason for my absence is my engagement with my music band
If you know, what that means
I hope you can understand what being occupied with a musical group entails
I heard you're talking things about me
I've heard that you've been speaking behind my back
Building barricades around me
You've been creating obstacles and trying to keep me at a distance
So real friendship
The kind of friendship that I thought we had
Wasn't real at all it seems
Now it appears that the friendship that I considered real was not genuine
'N' if it's so, that you're talking shit behind my back
If indeed you are spreading negative rumors about me in secret
I'll let you know, I can fight back in the cruelest way
I want you to realize that I have the capacity to give a strong and harsh response if prompted
So I'm asking for peace
In the interest of moving past this conflict, I request that we settle our differences and reach an understanding
If you know what that means
I hope you can comprehend the importance of putting an end to this discord
Say it again, If you want to depress me
If it provides you with a sense of pleasure to speak ill of me, go ahead and say it again
Say it again!
Repeat your words, I'm not perturbed
Go ahead, I feel nothing
Your insults do not affect me
You want to say something to me?
Do you have something to say to me directly?
Come n' say something to me
Speak to me directly and upfront
What is wrong with you may I ask?
I am curious to understand the reason behind your negative behavior towards me
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