The Rasmus

The Rasmus is the eighth studio album by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus, which was released in Finland on 18 April 2012. The album received two EMMA (Finnish Grammy) awards for Best Album Cover and Best Music Video (for "I'm a Mess"). Background After Lauri Ylönen finished touring for his debut solo album, the band entered the studio in the summer of 2011 to begin writing and recording their eighth studio album. On 25 February 2012 the Rasmus debuted the lead single "I'm a Mess" at the finals of UMK in Finland. The song was released on 5 March 2012. In February the band announced that the upcoming album would be self-titled, and would be released on April 18. The Rasmus was re-issued in Autumn 2012, featuring the new track "Mysteria", which was also released as a single.