Ruoska

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Ruoska
Ruoska-yhtye
Background information
Origin	Juva, Finland
Genres	Industrial metal, alternative metal
Years active	2002−present
Labels	EMI,
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 comedy rock band Natsipaska. They released their debut album Kuori the same year.

Radium and Amortem (2004−2007)[]

In 2005, Radium was released.

Ruoska recorded Amortem in 2006. The singles "Mies yli Laidan" and "Alasin" were turned into music videos.^{[citation needed]} The album itself debuted at sixth place in Finnish radio charts for almost 10 weeks.^{[citation needed]}

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
• − guitar, backing vocals
• − 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)
• (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)
• (2021)

Music videos[]

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

External links[]

• Official website (in Finnish)