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Helsinki, Finland (1986 – present)

Waltari is a musical group from Finland. Waltari is known for its diversity and combination of music styles, frequently combining punk, pop, heavy metal, rock, electronic, funk, progressive rock and rap. It is this diversity, as well as singer/bassist and band co-founder Kärtsy Hatakka’s extremely distinctive voice, that gives Waltari its unique sound.

Most of the band’s music is written by 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.

Waltari was formed in 1986 in Helsinki, Finland, by Kärtsy Hatakka (vocals and bass), Jariot Lehtinen (guitars) and Sale Suomalainen (drums). Sami Yli-Sirniö joined as second guitarist in 1989, a year after the release of their first EP, Mut Hei.

Their first album, Monk Punk was released in 1991. As the title suggests, this album was mostly punk. Their next album Torcha! (1992) and it was with this album that 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 (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.
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  • LFSlayeR

    Ooh... why not so many listeners?

    3 Apr 5:30am Reply

  • VM93

    Random...love this shit!!!

    28 Mar 12:32pm Reply

  • nopuppet

    you'd better listen to waltari!

    9 Mar 4:28am Reply

  • Chuzhbogh

    Their Death Metal Symphony is superb!

    8 Mar 2:02pm Reply

  • SimonePerrota

    Fun to listen to

    24 Feb 6:16pm Reply

  • dillinger75

    so god damned underrated

    16 Nov 2012 Reply

  • Cordiam21

    интересно

    16 Oct 2012 Reply

  • MachineAnimal

    Saucerful Of Secrets is quite epic too.

    9 Sep 2012 Reply

  • MachineAnimal

    Bought "Covers All" from bargain bin for 2€. Has some good covers like P.L.U.C.K., Dead Heart, Duke, Caught In A Mosh and Infinite Dreams. So very much worth it. Infinite Dreams is probably my fave cover on this album.

    9 Sep 2012 Reply

  • Lemminkainenf

    Most of the people don't even know their albums how could they listen to the previous one ? they need to be spread man.

    5 Jun 2012 Reply

  • 40belowsummer

    Why can't I find the "Covers All" album in their top albums list?

    28 May 2012 Reply

  • Jezs00

    Get stamped is stuck in my head. The first few times I listened to it I kept forgetting the mellow reprise in it and thought something was up with my media player.

    24 May 2012 Reply

  • CoenVen

    I finally found Blood Sample! Love at first listen. I lol'd at the intro of Never. Amazing xD!

    13 May 2012 Reply

  • Claymaan

    Yeah Infinite Dreams is beyond words O__o

    10 May 2012 Reply

  • d0l

    space avenue is pretty good.

    2 Jan 2012 Reply

  • BrunoDodo

    OMG the cover of Infinite Dream from Iron Maiden is incredible !

    27 Dec 2011 Reply

  • hippert

    Color TV xD

    2 Dec 2011 Reply

  • Inquisitor83

    Kärtsyyyy!

    28 Oct 2011 Reply

  • kiurcher

    I need a little bit of Atmosphere!

    5 Sep 2011 Reply

  • IkkBinVarg

    ЗАЧЕТНАЯ МУЗНЯ

    5 Aug 2011 Reply
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