What is "redrum"

vb. To place into new drums (barrels).

Redrum, also stylized as REDЯUM, may refer to:

• "Murder" spelled backwards, a plot device in various works such as Stephen King's novel The Shining

Music

• "Redrum", a death metal song by Mortician (band)
• "Redrum", a song by metal band Rise to Fall
• "Red Rum", a song by Blackmail (band)
• "Red Rum", a song by rapper Project Pat
• "Redrum", a hip-hop song by Nine (rapper)
• "Redrum where i'm from", a song by rap group Axe Murder Boyz
• Redrum (band), a Japanese indie rock band
• "Commodore Redrum", the lead guitarist of the American thrash metal band Swashbuckle

Film and television

• "Red Rum", an episode from the first season of the TV series The Mentalist
• Redrum, a 2007 black comedy film starring Jill Marie Jones
• Redrum, a television series on Investigation Discovery
• "Redrum" (CSI), an episode from the seventh season of the TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, named in allusion to The Shining
• "Redrum" (The X-Files), an eighth season episode of the TV series The X-Files

Other

• Red Rum, a three-time Grand National-winning race horse
• Redrum, a virtual drum-machine in the music application Reason (software)
• Redrum, a boss enemy in the video game Xenogears
• Redrum (installation), an architectonic project in Anchorage, Alaska

Redrum (often stylized as REDЯUM) is a Japanese indie rock band who formed in 1996 with the decisive goal of becoming a band similar to Portishead for Japan. The members of the band consist of Yumi (vocals), Tsuyoshi (guitar) and Kazi (drums). The role of bassist officially changed two times and was helmed primarily by Soto who joined the band early on and stayed until his departure in December 2004. Their catalogue of works consists of only a few proper albums, several mini albums and maxi singles. Some of their releases were available exclusively through mail order or at their shows and have since become out of print.

In April 2006 the band announced that they would be going on an indefinite hiatus after they finished their 10th anniversary tour which ended in June. Kazi stressed that this was not a break-up and that all band members vowed to return in the future. In March 2007 the band followed through with their word and announced their comeback live which is to take place on April 22, 2007. With this announcement came the news that long-standing bassist Soto would rejoin the band after having left in late 2004. They released a "best of" album on November 19, 2008 entitled Cinematic Sound Foundation and followed up with an announcement of the band's disbandment. Yumi decided to retire from music and after a discussion with the band it was decided that Redrum could no longer exist without her or with a replacement singer. Kazi has stated that he, Tsuyoshi and Soto would eventually perform together in some capacity. The band embarked on their last tour entitled "Tomorrow Never Comes" and their final live took place on April 25, 2009 at Shinjuku Loft.

"Redrum" is the sixth episode of the eighth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on . The story for the episode was developed by Steven Maeda and Daniel Arkin, the teleplay was written by Maeda, and the episode was directed by Peter Markle. "Redrum" is a "Monster-of-the-Week" story, unconnected to the series' wider mythology. The episode received a Nielsen rating of 8.1 and was viewed by 13.2 million households. Overall, the episode received moderately positive reviews from critics.

The series centers on FBI special agents Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson) and her new partner John Doggett ( Robert Patrick)—following the alien abduction of her former partner, Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny)—who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files. In this episode, a lawyer friend of Doggett's named Martin Wells tries to clear his name of the crime after his wife is murdered. Unfortunately for him, his perception of time regresses backwards, day by day. This leads to confusion, but ultimately an answer as to who killed Wells' wife.

"Redrum", described as a "Twilight Zone-type thriller" by critics, heavily featured the actor Joe Morton, who had previously played a role in the 1991 sci-fi film Terminator 2: Judgment Day alongside series co-star Robert Patrick. The title of the episode was purposely picked by episode writer Steven Maeda to be "murder" spelled backwards. The episode's main character, Martin Wells, was named after famed 19th century author H.G. Wells.