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Riisu

2003 studio album by Ruoska

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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.

01Background

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.

02Track 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

03Band members

During the album recording, these were the band members:

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