Waltari

Waltari is a band from Finland, known for their diversity and combination of music styles, frequently combining death metal, hard rock, heavy metal, hip hop, industrial, pop, progressive metal, punk, rap, symphonic metal, techno and thrash metal. 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 Waltar... more

Waltari is a band from Finland, known for their diversity and combination of music styles, frequently combining death metal, hard rock, heavy metal, hip hop, industrial, pop, progressive metal, punk, rap, symphonic metal, techno and thrash metal. 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 ("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) and it was with this album that Waltari... less