The Rasmus – Black Roses

I knew I’d already heard of this band but couldn’t remember the name of their hit single. Guess that’s already saying something about how much of an impression they made on me so far. Album number seven(!) sees The Rasmus teaming up with legendary producer and songwriter Desmond Child (who wrote the likes of "Livin' On A Prayer" by Bon Jovi, "Poison" by Alice Cooper and "Livin' La Vida Loca" by Ricki Martin). Yup, that simply screams album of the year, right?

“Black Roses” is extremely light gothpop and fans of HIM and Tokio Hotel will probably like this a lot. So if you have a vagina and are twelve years old, you can start learning the lyrics to “Ten Black Roses” or “Your Forgiveness” by heart. Everyone else will probably agree with me that these Finnish dudes contribute about as much to music as Lance Armstrong to the French cuisine : absolutely nothing.
Score: 3 out of 10
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