Dark Matters (The Rasmus album)
2017 studio album by the Rasmus
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Dark Matters is the ninth album by the Finnish rock band the Rasmus, which was released in Finland on 8 October 2017.[1] It is their first album after five years of inactivity, as a continuation of their previous album The Rasmus (2012).
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| Released | 6 October 2017 | |||
| Length | 47:52 | |||
| Label | Playground Music Scandinavia | |||
| Producer | The Family | |||
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Background
Dark Matters is The Rasmus's first album in eight years to be released by Playground Music, after Best of The Rasmus 2001–2009. The album was originally announced for a 22 September release, but was delayed to 2 October.
A music video for "Wonderman" was directed by Jesse Haaja and premiered on YouTube on 26 September 2017.
On 1 December, of the same year the official video of "Silver Night" directed by Vesa Manninen was released, in which they show us a solitary robot in a house. It is the first official video where the members of the band do not appear.
On 26 January 2018, a new official video of The Rasmus is released: "Nothing", which was directed by the bassist of the group Eero Heinonen.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Lauri Ylönen, Pauli Rantasalmi, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb and Anton Hård.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Paradise" | 3:29 |
| 2. | "Something in the Dark" | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Wonderman" | 3:23 |
| 4. | "Nothing" | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Empire" | 3:32 |
| 6. | "Crystalline" | 3:14 |
| 7. | "Black Days" | 3:36 |
| 8. | "Silver Night" | 3:34 |
| 9. | "Delirium" | 3:22 |
| 10. | "Dragons into Dreams" | 3:33 |
| Total length: | 34:55 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 11. | "Teardrops" | 3:15 |
| 12. | "Supernova" | 3:21 |
| 13. | "Drum" | 3:16 |
| Total length: | 9:52 | |
Personnel
- The Rasmus
- Lauri Ylönen – Vocals
- Eero Heinonen – Bass
- Pauli Rantasalmi – Guitar
- Aki Hakala – Drums