Finnish rock outfit The Rasmus sings joint record deal with Better Noise Music and Playground Music

Finnish rockers The Rasmus  formed 30 years ago, led by founding frontman and songwriter Lauri Ylönen, immediately inked a major label deal after the release of their first EP in 1995. The band’s fifth album “Dead Letters” solidified them as a global force, achieving 8 Gold and 6 Platinum certifications with over 2 million copies sold worldwide and breaking the record for performance royalties received abroad on a Finnish composition. Its lead single “In The Shadows” received 6x Gold and 2x Platinum certifications, selling over 1 million copies and was nominated for Kerrang! Awards “Best Single” in 2004. The album won in five categories at the 2004 Finnish EMMA Awards, earned the band “Best Nordic Act” honors at 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards and garnered two awards for “Best International Artist” and “Best International Newcomer” at the 2004 MTV Russia Music Awards.

Since then, The Rasmus have continued to evolve their sound with the perfect mix of melody, edge and showmanship; they also possess the ability to perfectly blend across genres from mainstream pop and electronica to explosive rock and hard-hitting metal.  The Rasmus are now excited to announce that their upcoming track, “Rest In Pieces,” will be released on October 25. The irresistibly heavy, dark, and melodic song introduces their new partnership with premiere independent record label Better Noise Music who will jointly release the new music alongside Nordic indie label Playground music

“We are very excited to work with Better Noise Music, I can’t think of a better international home for The Rasmus,” says Lars Tengroth, The Rasmus‘ A&R man at Playground Music since 1999. “The band’s new material is harder and darker and fits the label perfectly.”

“Better Noise Music have been watching and waiting in the shadows for an opportunity to work with The Rasmus and Antti Eriksson of Backbone Management and Lars Tengroth of Playground,” exclaims Dan Waite, CEO of Better Noise Music. “The Rasmus are a band that elicit a strong warm and positive response from everyone we talk to, and we can’t wait for people to see what they have planned for 2025.”

The Rasmus will support the new music with a world tour and today, October 22, have announced dates for their “Weirdo” tour across Europe from September 12 to December 6, 2025.  An artist exclusive pre-sale will begin tomorrow, Wednesday, October 23 and tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 25 via https://therasmus.com/. 

“It’s been a while since we went on tour, so we’re really excited to be heading out all over the world in 2025,” shares vocalist Lauri Ylönen. “It’s shaping up to be a massive tour and there’s more dates to come. We can’t wait to hang out with our fans. It’s going to be fun to see them again, we’re like family.”

THE RASMUS “WEIRDO TOUR” 2025 

10/23 Limassol, CY – Monte Caputo
10/25 Athens, GR – Floyd
11/13 Warsaw, PL – Stodola
11/14 Brno, CZ – Sono Centrum
11/15 Budapest, HU – Barba Negra
11/18 Milan, IT – Alcatraz
11/26 Utrecht, NL – Tivoli
11/27 Antwerp, BE – Trix
11/28 Paris, FR – La Cigale