The Rasmus - Guilty - New Single - On 9th August 2004 - Watch the video

On 9th August 2004, the Island Records Group release a new single from Finnish rockers The Rasmus. Entitled ‘Guilty’, the single is the follow up to their massive Top 3 hit single ‘In The Shadows’, which was released in April.

‘Guilty’ is taken from The Rasmus’ debut UK album release ‘Dead Letters’, which was also released in April, shipping just under 200,000 copies in the UK in less than two months. The album is expected to reach platinum status by the Autumn.

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The Rasmus took the UK by storm with the release of ‘In The Shadows’. A monumental single, it was A-listed by Radio 1, XFM, Virgin and Capital, holding steady in the Top 3 of the UK Airplay Chart for over a month. The video for the single hit the No.1 spot in the TV Airplay Chart, featuring on heavy rotation on MTV main, MTV2, MTV Hits, Emap’s The Hits, The Box, Scuzz, Flaunt, amongst others, and remains in the No.1 this week on Kerrang TV. The single was awarded SINGLE OF THE WEEK by no less than five publications, and the band have already graced the covers of Kerrang and Rocksound Magazines.

After upgrading to larger venues, their four date UK tour at the end of April sold out in days, and lead to the band confirming two consecutive shows on June 25th and 26th at the London Astoria, both of which also sold out.

What seems like an overnight success has taken years of graft on behalf of the foursome from Helsinki. ‘Dead Letters’ is the band’s fifth album to date. Formed in 1994, when the band were all 14 years old, their first three albums firmly established them as one of the finest young bands emerging from Finland. Their fourth album, ‘Into’, released in 2001 when the band were still teenagers, was their European breakthrough album. Both the release of ‘Into’ and support slots on tour with the likes of Him, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Garbage was to pave the way for the band’s masterstroke – ‘Dead Letters’.

The Rasmus are currently on a promotional tour of Europe before returning to the UK on June 25th & 26th to perform their two sold out nights at the London Astoria. They are also confirmed to return to the UK in August to perform on the main stage at the Reading/Leeds Festival.

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