Riisu

Riisu
Studio album by Ruoska
Released	9 September 2003
Genres	Industrial metal Alternative metal
Length	42:17
Label	Kråklund Records
Producer	Tuomo Valtonen
Ruoska chronology
Kuori (2002) Riisu (2003) Radium (2005)

Riisu is Finnish industrial metal band Ruoska's second album; it was released on 9 September 2003. There were no music videos for this album.

Background

In an interview, Patrik Mennander said the name Darmstadt (which is a city in Germany) and the chorus "Darmstadt - Road to heaven" originates from a dream former band guitarist Kai Ahvenranta had, in which he saw a sign saying "Darmstadt - Road to heaven", which inspired the song. He later remembered seeing the name Darmstadt on the wheels of a vehicle being used while he was working in the timber industry.

Track listing

1. Elon tiellä ('On Life's Road') – 3:18
2. Puhe ('Speech') – 3:57
3. Darmstadt – 3:32
4. Kuka luopuisi kuolemastaan ('Who Would Abandon Death') – 3:41
5. Synkät soinnut, rujot riimit ('Dark Chords, Ugly Rhymes') – 3:22
6. Riisu ('Disrobe') – 3:56
7. Työmiehen haudalla ('On Worker's Grave') – 4:46
8. Rauta valittaa ('Iron Laments') – 4:00
9. Airut ('Herald') – 3:50
10. Maailmanlopun pyörä ('The Wheel of the End of the World') – 2:55
11. Piruparka ('Poor Sod') – 4:48

Band members

During the album recording, these were the band members:

• Patrik Mennander (vocals)
• Anssi Auvinen (guitar)
• Kai Ahvenranta (guitar)
• Mika Kamppi (bass)
• Sami Karppinen (drums)

External links

• English fansite