Hell of a Tester explained

Hell of a Tester
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Rasmus
Cover:	Rasmus-HellOfATester.jpg
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
Prev Title:	Playboys
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Hell of a Collection
Next Year:	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.

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.

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Rasmus . 2024-10-03 . Eurovision Universe . en-GB.