The Rasmus are a Finnish rock band that formed in 1995 in Helsinki while the band members were still in upper comprehensiveschool.Theoriginal band members were Lauri Ylönen (lead singer/songwriter), Eero Heinonen (bass), Pauli Rantasalmi (guitar)and JanneHeiskanen(drums). Heiskanen quit the band in 1998 and was soon replaced by Aki Hakala.