The Rasmus - Hell of a Tester (1998)
Tracklist front / back album covers
The Rasmus - Hell of a Tester
"Every Day" – 3:17
"Dirty Moose" – 3:27
"Swimming with the Kids" – 3:30
"Man in the Street" – 3:32
"Tonight Tonight" – 1:54
"City of the Dead" – 3:23
"Liquid" – 4:18
"Pa-Pa" – 2:18
"Vibe" – 2:48
"Help Me Sing" – 3:26
"Tempo" – 4:49
The Rasmus Band Members / Musicians
Lauri Ylönen: vocals
Pauli Rantasalmi: Guitar
Eero Heinonen: Bass
Janne Heiskanen: drums
Saxophone by Aleksi Ahoniemi
Trumpet by Jukka Tiirikainen
Trombone by Matti Lappalainen
Saxophone on Dirty Moose, Man in the Street and Vibe by Timo Lavanko and Ilkka Hämäläinen
Saxophone on Tempo by Ilkka Hämäläinen
Cellos on Every Day by Tuukka Helminen
Timpani on Every Day by Mikko Pietinen
Organ on Dirty Moose and Help Me Sing by Pate Kivinen
Panda 49 on Swimming with the Kids and keyboards on Man in the Street and Tempo by Henri Sorvali
Strings for Liquid arranged and conducted by Riku Niemi
Hell of a Tester (sometimes written Hellofatester) is the 3rd studio album by The Rasmus, then called Rasmus. It was released in 1998 by Warner Music and received Gold status in Finland. The most popular single was Liquid, which was released in September, getting into the Top 40 on MTV Nordic. It was voted Single of the Year for 1998 by music critics and fans and the video won an award in 1999 at the Finnish Music Video Awards.
