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''Hell of a Tester'' (sometimes written Hellofatester) is the third studio album by
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, then called Rasmus. It was released in 1998 by
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and received Gold status in Finland. The most popular single was '' Liquid'', which was released in September, getting into the Top 40 on MTV Nordic. It was voted Single of the Year for 1998 by music critics and fans and the video won an award in 1999 at the Finnish Music Video Awards. The booklet and cover art has
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dotting of lyrics from the songs inside and "Hellofatester" on the cover.


Track listing

All songs are written by The Rasmus. # "Every Day" – 3:17 # "Dirty Moose" – 3:27 # "
Swimming with the Kids "Swimming with the Kids" is a song by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus, originally released on the band's third album ''Hell of a Tester'' on 2 November 1998. The single was released in 1999 by the record label Warner Music Finland. It was the ...
" – 3:30 # "Man in the Street" – 3:32 # "Tonight Tonight" – 1:54 # "City of the Dead" – 3:23 # " Liquid" – 4:18 # "Pa-Pa" – 2:18 # "Vibe" – 2:48 # "Help Me Sing" – 3:26 # "Tempo" – 4:49


Singles

* The first single from the album was '' Liquid'', released the same year as the album. * The second single, ''
Swimming with the Kids "Swimming with the Kids" is a song by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus, originally released on the band's third album ''Hell of a Tester'' on 2 November 1998. The single was released in 1999 by the record label Warner Music Finland. It was the ...
'' was released in 1999. It was the last single they released under the name "Rasmus", when they changed their name to "The Rasmus".


Credits

The Rasmus * Lauri Ylönen: vocals * Pauli Rantasalmi: Guitar * Eero Heinonen: Bass * Janne Heiskanen: drums Additional musicians * Saxophone by Aleksi Ahoniemi * Trumpet by Jukka Tiirikainen *
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by Matti Lappalainen * Saxophone on ''Dirty Moose'', ''Man in the Street'' and ''Vibe'' by Timo Lavanko and Ilkka Hämäläinen * Saxophone on ''Tempo'' by Ilkka Hämäläinen * Cellos on ''Every Day'' by Tuukka Helminen *
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on ''Every Day'' by Mikko Pietinen * Organ on ''Dirty Moose'' and ''Help Me Sing'' by Pate Kivinen * Panda 49 on ''
Swimming with the Kids "Swimming with the Kids" is a song by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus, originally released on the band's third album ''Hell of a Tester'' on 2 November 1998. The single was released in 1999 by the record label Warner Music Finland. It was the ...
'' and keyboards on ''Man in the Street'' and ''Tempo'' by Henri Sorvali * Strings for ''Liquid'' arranged and conducted by Riku Niemi * Kazoo sound effects on ''
Swimming with the Kids "Swimming with the Kids" is a song by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus, originally released on the band's third album ''Hell of a Tester'' on 2 November 1998. The single was released in 1999 by the record label Warner Music Finland. It was the ...
'' by Luke Wadey Additional personnel * Produced at H.I.P. Studio and mixed at Finnvox Studios by Ilkka Herkman and produced by
The Rasmus The Rasmus is a Finnish rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki while the band members were in upper comprehensive school.Main source of the band's history: The original band members were Lauri Ylönen (lead singer-songwriter), Eero Heinone ...
and Teja Kotilainen * '' Liquid'' recorded and mixed by Juha Heininen at Millbrook Studio and produced by Rasmus and The Nose. * ''Vibe'' recorded and mixed by Herkman at Finnvox and produced by Robert Palomäki * Mastered by Pauli Saastamoinen at Finnvox The Rasmus albums 1998 albums {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub