Rattus (band) explained

Rattus
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	Finland
Genre:	Hardcore punk,^[1] crust punk^[2]
Years Active:	1978–1988, 2001–present
Current Members:	V-P Jopo Tomppa
Past Members:	Jake Annikki

Rattus is a Finnish hardcore punk band that was formed in 1978 in Vilppula. They split up in 1988 but returned in 2001.

Members

Current

V-P - drums

Jopo - guitar, vocals

Tomppa - bass

Former members

Jake - guitar, vocals

Annikki - vocals

Discography

Albums

• WC räjähtää, 1982 (the Toilet Explodes)
• Uskonto on vaara, 1984 (Religion Is a Danger)
• Stolen Life, 1987
• Rattus, 2005
• Uudet piikit, 2007 (New Thorns)
• Turta, 2014

EPs

• Fucking Disco, 1981
• Rattus on rautaa, 1981 (Rattus Rocks)
• Rajoitettu ydinsota, 1982 (Limited Nuclear War)
• Ihmiset on sairaita, 1985 (People Are Sick)

Singles

• "Khomeini Rock", 1980
• "Win or Die", 1988

Collections

• Rattus, 1983, released in U.S. (BCT) and Great Britain
• Levytykset 1981-1984, 1993 (Recordings 1981-1984)
• Täältä tullaan kuolema, 1996 (Here We Come Death)
• 30th Anniversary of Rattus, 2007 in Malesia (Black Konflik Records)

Notes and References

1. Book: Glasper . Ian . Trapped in a Scene: UK Hardcore 1985-89 . 2009.
2. "In Grind We Crust," p. 51.

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