RUST

YEAH, IT`S GOTTA BE THIS FUCKING LOUD!!!


MIKKO - Vocals, Bass | ARTO - Guitars | kN - Guitars | ANDY - Drums

These four Finns demonstrate an incredible amount of talent, dedication and versatility in their music best described as Alternative Metal. RUST hails from the city of Helsinki, Finland and stands out with their original style and striking musicianship. Having their roots in the 90’s Alternative Rock and Metal, RUST distinctively mixes industrial sounds and rhythms of the 21st century with old school razor-sharp deep-tuned guitar riffs and powerful vocal performances. This is not about them reinventing the wheel -- they just make it roll like hell.

The critically acclaimed debut album "softly", released on newly founded TCM label, set the bar high in August 2004. The fans and the media instantly recognized six months of hard work in the studio naming RUST as one of the best new rock bands of that time. "Softly" reached top 50 on the Finnish album chart and received excellent reviews on music papers, magazines and web zines in Europe. Finland’s top nationwide Rock radio network YLEX chose "softly" as the album of the week in August 2004. The band’s mastermind, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mikko Herranen produced the album "softly" with Meelis Niin (reputable sound guru with Apocalyptica, Velcra, Waltari) mixing up to 66 channels of audio material together!

Feeling the beat is almost as important as hearing it and this RUST’s rule of thumb spreads like wildfire. Throughout the thrusting live performances in their native Finland and in the Unites States, thousands of people know RUST by a reputation of being loud yet extremely precise with their intense sound. They have been noted as the loudest band on stage with their custom built three-meter (10 ft) tall Marshall stacks.

RUST was formed in Helsinki, Finland in 2001 when Mikko got together with four equally talented individuals to form "one hell of a band" and they don’t fall short of target. One of their biggest hits "Down" was chosen as the song of the week by YLEX already in July 2003 when RUST released their first CD entitled "The Black EP". In early 2004, the debut single "Miss You" was featured in a smash hit movie "Addiction" and its original soundtrack compilation. The second single, a Duran Duran cover "Ordinary World", presented more radio friendly side of RUST and was the band’s very first video single.

The new album entitled "Songs Of Suffocation" (the first for their new label 92dawn) was released on the 30th of August 2006 and it received rave reviews from Finnish rock media.

RUST is currently in studio working on a brand new EP due out in the early months of 2007 with a tour to follow in March of new year.

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