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About|the musical group|the novelist|Mika WaltariRefimprove|date=August 2009Infobox musical artist|name = Waltari|image =|caption =|background = group_or_band|origin = Helsinki , Finland |genre = Avant-garde metal , progressive metal , alternative metal , symphonic death metal |years_active = 1986–present|label = Stupido Records , The All Blacks , Spin Records , EMI , Edel Records , Parlophone , Vindauga , Bluelight Records , Dockyard 1|associated_acts = Kreator Ensiferum Children of Bodom Amorphis Sinergy Barathrum Stone (band)|Stone Barren Earth |website = http://www.waltarimusic.com Official Website|current_members = Kärtsy Hatakka Jariot Lehtinen Sami Yli-Sirniö Ville Vehviläinen Janne Immonen |past_members = Sale Suomalainen Janne Parviainen Roope Latvala Tote Hatakka Mika Järveläinen Waltari is a band from Finland , known for its diversity and combination of music styles, frequently combining alternative metal , progressive metal , death metal , hard rock , heavy metal music|heavy metal , hip hop music|hip hop , industrial music|industrial , pop music|pop , punk rock|punk , rapping|rap , symphonic metal , techno and thrash metal . http://musicmight.com/artist/finland/helsinki+/waltari1 Musicmight biography
Most of the band's music is written by Kärtsy Hatakka . Waltari's lyrics often deal with personal feelings of anxiety, loneliness and the cruelty of the world, often with heavy irony and sarcasm .
The name Waltari is a reference to the popular Finnish author Mika Waltari , a favourite author of guitarist Jariot Lehtinen .
History
Waltari was formed in 1986 in Helsinki , Finland , by Kärtsy Hatakka (vocals and bass guitar), Jariot Lehtinen (guitars) and Sale Suomalainen (drums). Sami Yli-Sirniö joined as second guitarist in 1989, a year after the release of their first Extended play|EP , Mut Hei ("But, hi!").
Their first album, Monk Punk , was released in 1991. As the title suggests, this album was mostly punk. Their next album Torcha! (1992) was the album on which Waltari started blending various musical styles into the sound that would become their own.
After releasing a compilation of early work under the title Pala Leipää ("A Piece of Bread") (1993), the band went on to release So Fine! (1994), an album similar to Torcha! . Their next album, Big Bang (1995) is to date their biggest success. The album concentrates on mixing techno with heavy metal.
In 1995, Roope Latvala (current second guitarist of Children of Bodom ) joined the band, replacing Sami Yli-Sirniö. At this time, Hatakka was working with Conducting|conductor Riku Niemi on a project combining Heavy metal music|heavy metal with european classical music|classical music . This project eventually became known as Yeah& #33; Yeah& #33; Die& #33; Die& #33; Death Metal Symphony in Deep C . The show was performed in 1995, and the album was released in 1996.
In 1997, the band released Space Avenue , a more progressive work containing more electronic drums, as well as a collaboration with Apocalyptica . In 1998, to celebrate their ten-year anniversary, the band released a compilation titled Decade (Waltari)|Decade .
In 1999, Hatakka was working on yet another metal/classical collaboration, and this gave rise to the stage show Evangelicum (Evankeliumi). This production differed from Yeah& #33; Yeah& #33; Die& #33; Die! in that it contained more than just music: the stage show contained music , ballet and a Lighting|light show . This spectacle also featured a new opera singer. The guest vocalist was Tarja Turunen , who was the lead vocalist of the still young band Nightwish . An album of Evangelicum was not released.
Waltari's next album, Radium Round (1999), featured a strong Pop music|pop influence. After Radium Round , the band passed out of the public eye, working on less main-stream releases such as the Metal music|metal / yoik crossover Channel Nordica (2000) and the Punk rock|punk EP Back To Persepolis (2001). However, these releases were very hard to obtain, and for a while Waltari only survived through its live shows. In 2001, the band's old guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö returned, and Roope Latvala left the band.
In 2004, Waltari released an all-new studio album, Rare Species (album)|Rare Species . The album was well received by critics, and an extensive tour put Waltari back on the map.
The Blood Sample album was released in 2005. In 2006, Early Years was released, a double album presenting remastered versions of the first album Monk Punk and Pala Leipää , containing additional tracks from the 1980s, never released before and recorded in autumn 2005 by the original trio: Jariot, Kärtsy and Sale.
Waltari released the album Release Date in 2007. This album includes bonus track "Spokebone", a collaboration with Amorphis singer Tomi Joutsen and Finnish ethnic band Värttinä .
Below Zero (Waltari album)|Below Zero was released in 2009.
Covers All (Waltari album)|Covers All (2011)cite web|url= http://www.waltarimusic.com/waltariblog/ |title=Open your Mind to the World of Waltari |publisher=Waltarimusic.com |date=2010-07-24 |accessdate=2012-04-10
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