“Quite honestly, it’s refreshing to hear some real hardcore delivered by a trio of seasoned Vets who truly mean all that they’re screaming about, as opposed to a band of content, successful, graying, balding fat fucks who are simply attempting to ride some retro-trend cash cow to the nearest bank. Rattus are not THAT band. They play with violent precision, passion and a palpable sense of pure anger that transcends any linguistic barriers. This is punk that comes from the soul and these are songs that can be felt like an adrenaline shot to the head. Yeah, all of the songs are in Finnish, but you don’t have to be able to speak a word of it in order to understand that Rattus are the genuine article. This is one of the best hardcore albums I’ve heard in many, many years. I really wish there were more like it.”

“Rattus "Turta" 8/10 @ ThisIsNotAScene "Each one of the fourteen tracks here are an aural assault on the senses, which evokes an evolving scene at its’ most dangerous and exhilarating. Essentially now Rantanen on guitar and vocals, V-P Hyvarinen on drums and Tomppa Marjamaki on bass, the trio format is utilised to blistering effect. From the opening torrent of ‘Uskoton’ to the closing furious bars of ‘Voimavara Viha’, “Turta” delivers precisely what an old school hardcore punk should be delivering, a twenty first century old school hardcore punk that sounds as fresh and relevant today as it did when the scene was in its infancy. The production techniques may have improved to the extent that each instrument is able to cut through the mix, but the spirit is still here in bucket loads of loose guitar riffs and furious percussion. "”