Rattus is a Finnish

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band that was formed in 1978 in

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. They split up in 1988 but returned in 2001.

Members

;Current :V-P - drums :Jopo - guitar, vocals :Tomppa - bass ;Former members :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

External links

*{{official, url=http://www.rattus.fi Musical groups established in 1978 Finnish hardcore punk groups