Ruoska (in

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

"whip") is a

metal A metal (from Greek μέταλλον ''métallon'', "mine, quarry, metal") is a material that, when freshly prepared, polished, or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electricity and heat relatively well. Metals are typi ...

band Band or BAND may refer to: Places *Bánd, a village in Hungary * Band, Iran, a village in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Band, Mureș, a commune in Romania * Band-e Majid Khan, a village in Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, ...

from the

Juva Juva ( sv, Juva, also ) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region some North-East of Helsinki. It was founded on 19 January 1442, and is the oldest parish/municipality in Finland whose exact date of birth is known ...

municipality.

Biography

The beginnings, ''Kuori'' and ''Riisu'' (2002−2003)

Ruoska was formed in 2002 with some of the same members from the comedy

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...

band

Natsipaska 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 Kuori is Finnish industrial metal band Ruoska's first album, and was released in 2002. Track listing #Kuori (2:51) ('Shell') #Koti (3:52) ('Home') #Kiroan (3:55) ('I Curse') #Ruma rakkaus (4:26) ('Ugly Love') #Perkeleet (3:45) ('Devils') #Epilog ...

'' the same year.

''Radium'' and ''Amortem'' (2004−2007)

In 2005, ''

Radium Radium is a chemical element with the symbol Ra and atomic number 88. It is the sixth element in group 2 of the periodic table, also known as the alkaline earth metals. Pure radium is silvery-white, but it readily reacts with nitrogen (rathe ...

'' was released. Ruoska recorded ''

Amortem Amortem is Finnish industrial metal band Ruoska's fourth album; it was released on 14 June 2006. Track listing #"Intro" – 1.55 #"Amortem" – 5.02 #" Pure minua" – 4.09 ('Bite Me') #"Taivas palaa" – 4.21 ('The Sky is Burning') #"Järvet j ...

'' 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 Rabies is a viral disease that causes encephalitis in humans and other mammals. Early symptoms can include fever and tingling at the site of exposure. These symptoms are followed by one or more of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, vio ...

'' was released on April 9, 2008.

Members

Current members

Patrik Mennander Patrik Mennander (born 8 January 1976) is a Finnish singer who has been in the bands Ruoska, Battlelore and Natsipaska. Short biography Mennander was born in Finland in 1976. He was in the Finnish army (the year he entered is unknown) unti ...

−

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of th ...

* Anssi Auvinen −

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...

backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are u ...

* Mika Kamppi −

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gu ...

* Teemu Karppinen −

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...

Former members

Sami Karppinen Sami Kristian Karppinen is a Finnish drummer. He is the drummer of Swedish heavy metal band Therion (1998–2001, 2017–present), sound engineer and producer in Modern Art Studio, and session drummer. He has been working as drum tech for Theri ...

- drums * Kai Ahvenranta − guitar, backing vocals *

Timo Laatikainen Timo is a masculine given name. It is primarily used in Finnish, Estonian, Dutch and German societies. It may be used as an abbreviation of Timothy. Arts and entertainment *Timo Alakotila (born 1959), Finnish musician *Timo Andres (born 1985), ...

− drums, percussions Note: Kai Ahvenranta still does some studio work with the band.

Discography

Albums

* ''

'' (2002) * ''

Riisu 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. Track listing #Elon tiellä ('On Life's Road') – 3:18 #Puhe ('Speech') – 3:57 #Darmstadt& ...

'' (2003) * ''

'' (2005) * ''

'' (2006) * ''

'' (2008)

Singles

* ''

Aurinko ei Nouse "Aurinko ei nouse" is first single produced by the Finnish industrial metal Industrial metal is the fusion of heavy metal and industrial music, typically employing repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, ...

'' (2002) * ''

Darmstadt Darmstadt () is a city in the States of Germany, state of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Frankfurt Rhine Main Area, Rhine-Main-Area (Frankfurt Metropolitan Region). Darmstadt has around 160,000 inhabitants, making it th ...

'' (2003) * '' Veriura'' (2004, released digitally) * '' Tuonen Viemää'' (2005) * ''

Mies yli Laidan Mies yli laidan is the first single from the Ruoska album, ''Amortem''. In Finnish, "Mies yli laidan" means ''Man overboard''. Track listings # "Mies yli laidan" References External links "Mies yli laidan" lyrics {{authority control Ru ...

'' (2006) * ''

Pure minua Pure minua is the second single from the Ruoska album, ''Amortem'' and was released in 2006. In Finnish, "Pure minua" means ''Bite me''. Track listings # "Pure minua" References External links Additional information (in Finnish) {{Authorit ...

'' (2006) * ''

Alasin Alasin is the third single from the Ruoska album, ''Amortem''. In Finnish, "Alasin" means ''Anvil''. This single also features the music video A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album wit ...

'' (2006) * ''

Pirunkieli Rabies is Finnish industrial metal band Ruoska's fifth album; it was released on 9 April 2008. Track listing #Saarnaaja ('Preacher') - 4:56 #Lihaa vasten lihaa ('Flesh Against Flesh') - 3:29 #Helvettiin jäätynyt ('Frozen in Hell') - 3:59 # Ei ...

'' (2007, released digitally) * ''

Helvettiin Jäätynyt "Helvettiin jäätynyt" is the second single from the Ruoska album ''Rabies''. In Finnish, "Helvettiin jäätynyt" means ''frozen in hell''. This single features two songs ("Irti" and "Kosketa", both of which are on the ''Radium'' album) that w ...

'' (2008) * '' Lihaa Vasten Lihaa'' (2008, released digitally) * '' Ei Koskaan'' (2008, released digitally) * '' Runno'' (2021) * ''Kade'' (2022) * ''Silti Syntinen'' (2022)

Music videos

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

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Finnish heavy metal musical groups Musical groups established in 2002 Musical quartets 2002 establishments in Finland Industrial metal musical groups