Black Roses (The Rasmus album)

Infobox Album |


Name = Black Roses
Type = Album
Artist = The Rasmus
Released = flagicon|Europe September 26, 2008
flagicon|World September 29, 2008
flagicon|Japan October 1, 2008 [ [http://www.myspace.com/therasmus The Rasmus MySpace] ]
Recorded = September 2007 - spring 2008 in Helsinki, Nashville ...
Genre = Alternative Rock
Symphonic Rock
Length = 42:33
Label = flagicon|Europe Playground Music
Producer = Desmond Child, Harry Sommerdahl [ [http://www.myspace.com/therasmus MySpace] ]
Reviews = * [http://www.melodic.net/reviewsOne.asp?revnr=7074 Melodic.net] Rating|4|5

* [http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/rasmus/black_roses/index.html Ultimate Guitar] (9.7/10)

* [http://www.411mania.com/music/album_reviews/87154 411mania] (8.5/10)
Last album = "Hide From The Sun"
(2005)
This album = "Black Roses"
(2008)
Next album =
Misc = Singles
Name = Black Roses
Type = studio
single 1 = Livin' in a World Without You
single 1 date = 10 September 2008
single 2 = Justify [Soundi 8/2008]
single 2 date =

"Black Roses" is the seventh studio album by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus, which was released on 29 September 2008 in the UK. [ [http://yle.fi/uutiset/pop/oikea/id96183.html Yle Pop-news] ] In Germany the album was released on 26 September and in the Nordic countries two days before. The album was leaked onto P2P file sharing websites on September 23, 2008.

Background information

According to Dynasty Recordings' MySpace profile, the band rested in Helsinki during the winter 2006 and also wrote songs for the upcoming album. They had met the producer Desmond Child at a concert in Dominican Republic 3 November. Guitarist Pauli Rantasalmi told The Rasmus had written around 30 songs 11 of which were chosen for the album. The band started recording the new album in Dynasty Studios, Helsinki, Finland 17 September 2007 for a month and in the end of the year went to Nashville to go on. Smaller parts were recorded in Stockholm, Singapore, Berlin and Greece too. [ [http://www.myspace.com/therasmus MySpace] ] While Desmond Child was the main producer, he was helped by Harry Sommerdahl. Michael Wagener was the mixer for Black Roses except Livin' in a World Without You, which was mixed by Niclas Flyckt. The album was originally planned to be relased in March, but was delayed due to new songs the band still wanted to record, including "Livin' in a World Without You". In this album, the band introduces a new genre of "Death Pop."

ingles

The first single "Livin' in a World Without You" was released on 10 September and for radio stations in July. [ [http://www.voice.fi/article.jsp?subpage=musiikkiuutiset&id=4364129& Voice.fi] ] [ [http://yle.fi/uutiset/pop/oikea/id96183.html Yle Pop-news] ] The music video for Livin' in a World Without You was shot on 3 July in Stockholm, and released in August. [ [http://www.playgroundmusic.com Playground Music] ] The song was first played live on 5 July in NRJ in the Park in Berlin together with an another new song, "Ten Black Roses".

The second single will be Justify, released later in autumn. It is quite low, dark and emotional song with some Depeche Mode influences. [Soundi 8/2008] [ [http://www.myspace.com/therasmus MySpace] ]

Touring for the album

The very first time The Rasmus played any new songs from Black Roses was the gig in Berlin on 5 July.The group started the promotion for Black Roses with acoustic gigs at Radio SAW and RS2 in Germany 26–27 August. The "Black Roses" -world tour will start in January 2009 in Europe. In Finland they will do in October a tour called "Dynasty Tour 2008" together with Von Hertzen Brothers and Mariko starting from Seinäjoki and finishing in Helsinki.

Track listing

# "Livin' in a World Without You" (3:50)
# "Ten Black Roses" (3:54)
# "Ghost of Love" (3:17)
# "Justify" (4:26)
# "Your Forgiveness" (3:55)
# "Run to You" (4:11)
# "You Got It Wrong" (3:15)
# "Lost and Lonely" (4:46)
# "The Fight" (3:45)
# "Dangerous Kind" (3:46)
# "Live Forever" (3:20)
# "Yesterday You Threw Away Tomorrow" (Bonus Track) (3.05)

[ [http://www.stara.fi/2008/07/14/the-rasmus-julkaisee-uuden-levyn-syyskuussa/ Stara.fi] ] [ [http://www.findance.com/uutiset/3559/the-rasmus-kaupoissa-syyskuun-lopussa Findance.com] ]

Release dates

References

External links

* [http://www.therasmus.com The Rasmus' official website]