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.
Immortal
The Rasmus Lyrics
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Strike down my stereo
Heavens bending
While the world begins to break
Life is ending
Time has come to escape
Down to the chambers
Drink this blood and we'll become
Immortal baby
This love is breaking the one last bond
We chose the silence
Hatred, cruel violence
We should be ashamed
We had a chance that we ignored
Now its too late
And its knocking on the door
Ready to frame us
[Chorus]
Surrender to my love
And sacrifice your soul
You're picturing the fate
Its fading like a ghost
Never say goodbye
Never be alone
Never say goodnight
Never say did I
[Chorus]
Immortal love is breaking the one last bond
The lyrics to The Rasmus's song Immortal capture the feeling of the end of the world, as the world is beginning to break and life is ending. The singer laments the silence and cruelty that humanity has inflicted on the world, and notes that they had a chance to prevent the end but they ignored it. Now it is too late and they must prepare to face their fate. However, the singer offers a way out of this inevitable doom--to become immortal through love. By drinking the blood of their partner, they will transcend the boundaries of time and space and become immortal.
The lyrics are steeped in symbolic language, with "straight signs" and "crooked signals" representing the unpredictable nature of the end of the world. The "chambers" in the second verse may be interpreted as a reference to the chambers of the heart, where love resides, or as the chambers of the underworld, where immortality lies. The chorus echoes the idea that love can transcend the boundaries of the physical world, as the lovers become immortal and are no longer bound by the limitations of the body.
Overall, the lyrics to Immortal present a dark, dystopian world that is on the brink of collapse, but offers a glimmer of hope in the form of eternal love.
Line by Line Meaning
Straight signs, crooked signals
Despite the clear indications and confusing messages, I continue to listen to my music.
Strike down my stereo
The heaviness of the situation negatively impacts the way I listen to music.
Heavens bending
The weight of the moment is causing a sense of instability and uncertainty.
While the world begins to break
The chaos in my life is causing the world around me to fall apart as well.
Life is ending
The end seems to be near and there's not much time to spend living.
Time has come to escape
It's time to leave this reality and find a way out.
Down to the chambers
I need to descend to a deeper level in order to escape this chaos.
Chorus
Our love will make us immortal as it breaks the last bond between us.
We chose the silence
We chose not to speak up before and that led to our current situation.
Hatred, cruel violence
Our past mistakes have led to a world of hatred and violence.
We should be ashamed
We should regret our past mistakes and accept responsibility for our actions.
We had a chance that we ignored
We had an opportunity to fix things, but we didn't take it seriously.
Now its too late
We missed our chance, and now there's no going back.
And its knocking on the door
The consequences of our past mistakes are catching up to us.
Ready to frame us
The consequences are severe and could lead to our downfall.
Surrender to my love
Give in to the power of love and let it guide you through this difficult time.
And sacrifice your soul
In order to truly be free, you must give up everything and start anew.
You're picturing the fate
You can see the future, and it's not looking good.
Its fading like a ghost
The future is uncertain and could disappear at any moment.
Never say goodbye
Don't leave anything behind, including the love that has sustained you.
Never be alone
The power of love will always be with you, so don't despair.
Never say goodnight
The night is a time of uncertainty, but don't let fear hold you back.
Never say did I
Don't have any regrets, because you did everything you could to survive.
Chorus
Our love will make us immortal as it breaks the last bond between us.
Immortal love is breaking the one last bond
Our love will make us live forever because it's breaking the last thing that's holding us back.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: AKI HAKALA, EERO HEINONEN, LAURI YLOENEN, PAULI RANTASALMI
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Straight signs, crooked signals
Strike down my stereo
Heavens bending
While the world begins to break
Life is ending
Time has come to escape
Down to the chambers
Drink this blood and we'll become
Immortal baby
This love is breaking the one last bond
We chose the silence
Hatred, cruel violence
We should be ashamed
We had a chance that we ignored
Now its too late
And its knocking on the door
Ready to frame us
Drink this blood and we'll become
Immortal baby
This love is breaking the one last bond
Surrender to my love
And sacrifice your soul
You're picturing the fate
Its fading like a ghost
Never say goodbye
Never be alone
Never say goodnight
Never say did I
Immortal love is breaking the one last bond
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@cescmuzzy
Still listening in 2023! The Rasmus forever ❤
@JaJedina
❤❤👌👌👌👌💫
@user-uo2qm6fv5k
The Rasmus forever!!!Thank you guys for unique music and songs!I wish you all the best.🤗🥰.I love you very much.💋💙,from St.Petersburg,Russia!Thanks YouTube!!!
@myharsh271
Life is incomplete without rasmus
@myharsh271
One who tasted Rasmus can leave without breathe but Rasmus not possible
@TonyHawk33
Still one of the best songs of all time.
-2021
@alice45-fgd-456drt
Happy to report that this is still true in 2022.
@RoxyGotMoxy.
This song is so powerful!!
@alexaragon2319
2023 con 32. años, y los sigo escuchando. como a los 11 años.
@linkrasm
Совсем забыла про эту песню, в принципе альбом Hide from the sun, видимо в одно время заслушала его до дыр. Сейчас опять начала слушать, какая же ностальгия