Ruoska

Ruoska
Origin	Juva, Finland
Genres	industrial metal, alternative metal
Years active	2002−present
Labels	EMI, Kråklund Records
Website	www.ruoska.net
Members	Patrik Mennander Anssi Auvinen Mika Kamppi Teemu Karppinen
Past members	Kai Ahvenranta Sami Karppinen Timo Laatikainen

Ruoska (In Finnish "whip") is a Finnish metal band from the Juva municipality.

Biography

The beginnings, Kuori and Riisu (2002−2003)

Ruoska was formed in 2002, with some of the same members from the previous comical rock band Natsipaska. They released their debut album Kuori the same year.

Radium and Amortem (2004−2007)

In 2005, Radium was released.

When they went back to the studio, Ruoska created a new unique sound that was represented by their new album, Amortem in 2006. The singles "Mies yli Laidan" and "Alasin" were turned into music videos. The album itself debuted at sixth place in Finnish radio charts for almost 10 weeks.

Rabies, the hiatus and the present (2008−present)

Ruoska's fifth album Rabies was released on April 9, 2008.

Members

Current members

• Patrik Mennander − lead vocals
• Anssi Auvinen − guitar, backing vocals
• Mika Kamppi − bass, backing vocals
• Teemu Karppinen − drums

Former members

• Sami Karppinen - drums
• Kai Ahvenranta − guitar, backing vocals
• Timo Laatikainen − drums, percussions

Note: Kai Ahvenranta still does some studio work with the band.

Discography

Albums

• Kuori (2002)
• Riisu (2003)
• Radium (2005)
• Amortem (2006)
• Rabies (2008)

Singles

• Aurinko ei Nouse (2002)
• Darmstadt (2003)
• Veriura (2004, released digitally)
• Tuonen Viemää (2005)
• Mies yli Laidan (2006)
• Pure minua (2006)
• Alasin (2006)
• Pirunkieli (2007, released digitally)
• Helvettiin Jäätynyt (2008)
• Lihaa Vasten Lihaa (2008, released digitally)
• Ei Koskaan (2008, released digitally)

Music videos

• "Kiroan" (2002)
• "Epilogi" (2002)
• "Tuonen Viemää" (2005)
• "Mies yli Laidan" (2006)
• "Alasin" (2006)
• "Ei Koskaan" (2008)

External links

• Official website (Finnish)