The Rasmus & Apocalyptica- "Venomous Moon" new single out today

“Venomous Moon is about isolation and being separated from the world, but I wrote it before the virus came along. I must have caught a glimpse of the future, which then added a whole new layer of melancholy to the song,” explains singer Lauri. Listen to Venomous Moon & be part of the music video premiere at 5pm CEST live chat with the band starting at 4:30pm CEST today HERE.

Venomous Moon is the second single from The Rasmus coming album, recorded during the pandemic, with the band members being stranded in Hawaii, Helsinki and Sydney and with the producer Joshua in England. It is co-produced by Martin Hansen, who has worked with The Rasmus on four albums, including their breakthrough single In the Shadows. He has also worked with Apocalyptica before, who are contributing to the track with intense cello riffs of the kind that is their trademark. The Rasmus’ singer Lauri Ylönen and Apocalyptica have joined forces earlier, on the songs Bittersweet and Life Burns.

The music video is directed by Vertti Virkajärvi and produced by No Office. Both bands are performing in the video, which is inspired by the “Stranger Things” TV series and features spooky creatures stemming from the same deep forests as the Groke in the Moomin stories.

The Rasmus will embark on a World Tour in the fall of 2022. Tour Dates can be found listed below.

Details about the coming album will be announced soon.

October 2022

• 10 Germany Hamburg / Markthalle
• 11 Germany Berlin / Metropol
• 12 Poland Warsaw / Proxima
• 13 Poland Krakow / Kwadrat
• 14 Germany Leipzig / Taubchental
• 15 Czech Rep. Prague / Forum Karlin
• 17 Hungary Budapest / BNMC
• 18 Austria Vienna / Ottakringer Brauerei
• 19 Germany Munich / Neue Theaterfabrik
• 21 Italy Milan / Fabrique
• 22 Switzerland Bern / Bierhubeli
• 23 France Paris / La Maroquinerie
• 24 Luxembourg Esch-Sur-Alzette / Rockhal
• 25 Germany Wiesbaden / Schlachthof (Halfhouse)
• 27 Germany Cologne / LMH
• 28 Holland Haarlem / Patronaat
• 30 England Nottingham / Rock City
• 31 England Manchester / O2 Ritz

November 2022

• 01 Scotland Glasgow / Garage
• 02 England Bristol / O2 Academy
• 03 England London / O2 Forum Kentish Town
• 05 Ukraine Kiev / Mc Hall
• 06 Ukraine Lviv / Malevich Club
• 07 Ukraine Odessa / Musical Comedy Theatre
• 08 Ukraine Dnipro / Shynnic House Of Culture
• 09 Ukraine Kharekiv
• 11 Russia Moscow / Stadium
• 12 Russia St Petersburg / A2

More info on The Rasmus:

The Rasmus were formed in 1995 while the members were still in high school. Their debut, Peep, rapidly went gold in their homeland Finland, making the members rock stars at the age of 16. The follow-up, Playboys, also went gold and earned the group an Emma, Finland's version of a Grammy. Their third album, Hell of a Tester, included "Liquid," a track that was voted Best Single of the Year by Finland's music critics. 2001's Into album went double platinum in their native country, with its debut single, "F-F-F-Falling," hitting the top of the charts. An international audience started to build, and the band toured throughout Europe. Their fifth album Dead Letters, released in 2003, became the band's biggest breakthrough yet, due in large part to the success of the single "In the Shadows”. 2005's Hide from the Sun went platinum in Finland. Their fourth Finnish chart-topper, Black Roses, was released in 2008, produced by Desmond Child. After the release of compilation Best of The Rasmus: 2001-2009 and a 2011 solo LP from Lauri Ylönen titled New World, The Rasmus released their self-titled eighth album, The Rasmus in 2012. The band returned in 2017 with the album Dark Matters. The Rasmus are still one Europe's most in demand rock acts. They have toured Scandinavia many times as well as Central Europe, Asia, Japan, Canada, USA and South America. The Rasmus are vocalist Lauri Ylönen, bassist Eero Heinonen, guitarist Pauli Rantasalmi, and drummer Aki Hakala.