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Waltari is one of the strangest bands
I have ever heard. The band was formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 1986 and named
after a well-known Finnish writer. Waltari is actually more of a rock band but
this humorously titled album is definitely metal enough for most people. It
consists of one single track which is about an hour long and in turn divided
in eight different parts with a prologue and some kind of epilogue in the end.
After the instrumental prologue the music starts off with a rather fast and
heavy section where we get the first taste of what is to come with aggressive
death metal guitars and growling death / grind vocals. Then comes powerful
classical orchestration by a real symphony orchestra, weird cartoon-ish male
clean vocals and female opera vocals. In the mid-section of the album there is
also a long instrumental piece done completely by the orchestra alone. Towards
the end there are a few more surprises to come. Here comes some spoken rap but
it is done in a very special way and does not sound like the regular hip hop
or rap acts out there, nor rap metal bands like RATM or Limp Bizkit. Here
comes also a strange techno section. In short this is one of the most unique
and interesting albums I know of. Unlike most other bands who experiment with
orchestration or try to incorporate classical music in their sound Waltari
have managed to create the perfect interaction between the classical
instruments and the electric ones. The album features contributions from the
noted conductor Riku Niemi from the Finnish orchestral outfit Avanti!, the
Amorphis vocalist Tomi Koivusaari and the opera singer Eeva-Kaarina Kilke who
has an incredible voice. I was introduced to this album by a friend of mine
and since then I have fallen in love with this
band.
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Prologue Part 1: Misty Dreariness Part 2: A Sign Part |
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3: Deeper Into The Mud Part 4: The Struggle For Life And Death Of |
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"Knowledge" Part 5: Compelety Alone Part 6: Move Part |
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7: Time, Irrevelant Part 8: The Top How Long Can U Go? |
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