Finnish industrial metal band Ruoska released a music video to the title track of their new album
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Ruoska, a long-standing Finnish industrial metal band, released their new album couple of weeks ago. Now they have released a music video to the title track of the album "Kade". The video is directed by Henrik Mennander, and its story takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where the last survivors of humanity live under the constant threat of hydrogen bombs.
In the story, a mythical creature known as Kade looks down from a cliff at the devastated planet while bombs continue to strike its surface over and over again. The few remaining survivors hide underground whenever red warning lights appear, returning briefly to the surface when a green signal indicates that the danger has momentarily passed.
A passion for fantasy, science fiction, and post-apocalyptic themes forms the basis for the collaboration between the Ruoska singer Patrik Mennander and the music video director Henrik Mennander. They wanted to create a cinematic, or rather "short film" narrative, but since this is a kind of comeback for the band, it was also good to introduce them within the video.
Ruoska tours this spring and summer around Finland to celebrate the new album.
Ruoska:
Patrik Mennander (Vocals)
Samuli Rimmi (Guitar, Backing Vocals)
Miika Kokkola (Bass, Backing Vocals)
Teemu Karppinen (Drums)
Tracklist
2. Kettingit
3. Ihtiriekko
4. Silti syntinen
5. Ohjenuora
6. Kade
7. Ikirouta
8. Piruja
9. Loppu
10. Sarkajaakko
11. Runno
Ruoska, a long-standing Finnish industrial metal band, breaks boundaries with their new album Kade. The album features new musical approach for Ruoska, and some of the songs even strive for a progressive outcome. The band, which has never been a victim of a single music genre, takes things even further this time around.
The production is unmistakably recognizable as Ruoska thanks to Patrik Mennander's distinctive voice. The album makes use of Patrik's versatility as a singer and his wide range of interpretations to a much greater extent than the band's previous material.
The diversity of the final result was also supported by the fact that the album was worked on in studio conditions from the composition stage to the demos and then to the final touches. The album features the minds and talents of new musical collaborators, such as Krzysztof Dobosiewicz's majestic orchestral arrangements.
Although working on the album took considerably longer than planned, the end result is definitely worth all the effort. In Mennander's opinion, Ruoska finally achieves the level they originally set out to achieve with the Kade album.
"The band's current lineup makes it possible to realize even ambitious ideas in a way that was previously only a dream. All members have different musical backgrounds, which has contributed to the diversity of the new album." Patrik Mennader tells.
The album was given its final polish by music producer Janne Saksa, who also breathed new life into previously released singles (e.g., Kade, Silti syntinen). While working on the latter, there were even some hysterically funny moments as Mennander and Saksa debated whether the song should sound more like Scooter or David Guetta.
