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Hell of a Tester

Studio album by

The Rasmus

Released

2 November 1998

Recorded

1998 in Helsinki, Finland

Genre

Alternative rock, pop rock

Length

36:44

Label

Warner Music Finland

Producer

The Rasmus, Craig Townsend and Teja Kotilainen

The Rasmus chronology

Playboys
(1997)

Hell of a Tester
(1998)

Hell of a Collection
(2001)

Hell of a Tester (sometimes written Hellofatester) is the third 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^[1] and the video won an award in 1999 at the Finnish Music Video Awards. The album was positively received by fans.^{[citation needed]}

The booklet and cover art has braille dotting of lyrics from the songs inside and "Hellofatester" on the cover.

Track listing

All songs are written by The Rasmus.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Every Day"	3:17
2.	"Dirty Moose"	3:27
3.	"Swimming with the Kids"	3:30
4.	"Man in the Street"	3:32
5.	"Tonight Tonight"	1:54
6.	"City of the Dead"	3:23
7.	"Liquid"	4:18
8.	"Pa-Pa"	2:18
9.	"Vibe"	2:48
10.	"Help Me Sing"	3:26
11.	"Tempo"	4:49

Singles

The first single from the album was Liquid, released the same year as the album.
The second single, Swimming with the Kids was released in 1999. It was the last single they released under the name "Rasmus", when they changed their name to "The Rasmus".

Credits

The Rasmus

Lauri Ylönen – vocals
Pauli Rantasalmi – guitar
Eero Heinonen – bass
Janne Heiskanen – drums

Additional musicians

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
Kazoo sound effects on Swimming with the Kids by Luke Wadey

Additional personnel

Produced at H.I.P. Studio and mixed at Finnvox Studios by Ilkka Herkman and produced by The Rasmus and Teja Kotilainen
Liquid recorded and mixed by Juha Heininen at Millbrook Studio and produced by Rasmus and The Nose.
Vibe recorded and mixed by Herkman at Finnvox and produced by Robert Palomäki
Mastered by Pauli Saastamoinen at Finnvox

References

^ "The Rasmus". Eurovision Universe. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

v t e The Rasmus
Lauri Ylönen Eero Heinonen Emilia Suhonen Aki Hakala
Studio albums	Peep Playboys Hell of a Tester Into Dead Letters Hide from the Sun Black Roses The Rasmus Dark Matters Rise
Compilations	Hell of a Collection Best of The Rasmus 2001–2009
Videos	Live Letters
Singles	"Blue" "Kola" "Playboys" "Ice" "Liquid" "Swimming with the Kids" "F-F-F-Falling" "Chill" "Heartbreaker/Days" "In the Shadows" "In My Life" "First Day of My Life" "Guilty" "No Fear" "Keep Your Heart Broken" "Sail Away" "Shot" "Livin' in a World Without You" "Justify" "Ghost of Love" "October & April" "Jezebel"
Related articles	Discography Dynasty

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