# Riisu

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Riisu
| type       = [Album](/source/Album)
| artist     = [Ruoska](/source/Ruoska)
| cover      = Riisu_cover.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 9 September 2003
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [Industrial metal](/source/Industrial_metal)<br />[Alternative metal](/source/Alternative_metal)
| length     = 42:17
| label      = [Kråklund Records](/source/Kr%C3%A5klund_Records)
| producer   = Tuomo Valtonen
| prev_title = [Kuori](/source/Kuori)
| prev_year  = 2002
| next_title = [Radium](/source/Radium_(album))
| next_year  = 2005
}}
'''Riisu''' is [Finnish](/source/Finland) [industrial metal](/source/industrial_metal) band [Ruoska](/source/Ruoska)'s second album; it was released on 9 September 2003. There were no music videos for this album.

==Background==
In an interview, [Patrik Mennander](/source/Patrik_Mennander) said the name ''Darmstadt'' (which is a city in Germany) and the chorus "Darmstadt - Road to heaven" originates from a dream former band guitarist [Kai Ahvenranta](/source/Kai_Ahvenranta) had, in which he saw a sign saying "Darmstadt - Road to heaven", which inspired the song.  He later remembered seeing the name Darmstadt on the wheels of a vehicle being used while he was working in the [timber](/source/timber) industry.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.nordische-musik.de/artikel/ruoska.php/
| title = Ruoska » Nordische Musik » Artikel » Finnland
| accessdate = 2010-10-10
| publisher = Nordische Musik
| archive-date = 2017-03-29
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170329142004/http://nordische-musik.de/artikel/ruoska.php/
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>

==Track listing==
#Elon tiellä <small>('On Life's Road')</small>&nbsp;– 3:18
#Puhe <small>('Speech')</small>&nbsp;– 3:57
#Darmstadt&nbsp;– 3:32
#Kuka luopuisi kuolemastaan <small>('Who Would Abandon Death')</small>&nbsp;– 3:41
#Synkät soinnut, rujot riimit <small>('Dark Chords, Ugly Rhymes')</small>&nbsp;– 3:22
#Riisu <small>('Disrobe')</small>&nbsp;– 3:56
#Työmiehen haudalla <small>('On Worker's Grave')</small>&nbsp;– 4:46
#Rauta valittaa <small>('Iron Laments')</small>&nbsp;– 4:00
#Airut <small>('Herald')</small>&nbsp;– 3:50
#Maailmanlopun pyörä <small>('The Wheel of the End of the World')</small>&nbsp;– 2:55
#Piruparka <small>('Poor Sod')</small>&nbsp;– 4:48

==Band members==
During the album recording, these were the band members:
*Patrik Mennander ([vocals](/source/Singing))
*Anssi Auvinen ([guitar](/source/guitar))
*Kai Ahvenranta ([guitar](/source/guitar))
*Mika Kamppi ([bass](/source/Bass_guitar))
*Sami Karppinen ([drums](/source/Drum_kit))

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080113104353/http://www.ruiskukka.org/maej/ruoska/ English fansite]

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Category:Ruoska albums
Category:2003 albums

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