Rattus (band)

Rattus
Origin	Finland
Genres	Hardcore punk, [1] crust punk [2]
Years active	1978–1988, 2001–present
Members	V-P drums Jopo guitar, vocals Jeekki bass (since 2023)
Past members	Tomppa bass Jake guitar, vocals Annikki vocals

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 members

V-P - drums

Jopo - guitar, vocals

Jeekki - bass

Former members

Tomppa - bass

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)

References

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

External links

• Official website