Waltari
Waltari is a musical group from Finland. Waltari is known for its diversity… Read Full Bio ↴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.
In 1995 Roope Latvala (current second guitarist of Children of Bodom) joined the band, replacing Sami Yli-Sirniö. During this time, Hatakka was working with conductor Riku Niemi on a project combining heavy metal with classical music. This project eventually became known as Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die! Death Metal Symphony in Deep C. The show was performed in 1995, and the album was released in 1996.
The year 1997 saw Space Avenue, a more progressive work containing more electronic drums, as well as a collaboration with Apocalyptica. In 1998, in honour of the band's ten-year anniversary, the band released a compilation titled Decade.
In 1999 Hatakka was working on yet another metal/classical collaboration, and this gave rise to the stage show Evangelicum. This production differed from Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die! in that it contained more than just music: the stage show contained music, ballet and a light show. An album of Evangelicum was not released.
Waltari's next album Radium Round (1999), featured a strong pop influence. After Radium Round, the band passed out of the public eye, working on less main-stream releases such as the Metal / Yoik crossover Channel Nordica (2000) and the 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 came back with an all-new studio album, Rare Species. The album was well received by critics, and an extensive tour put Waltari back on the map.
Waltari released their newest album called "Below Zero" in fall of 2009.
1986
Helsinki, Finland
Kärtsy Hatakka
Jariot Lehtinen
Sami Yli-Sirniö
Sami Yli-Sirniö
Roope Latvala
Janne Parviainen
Mika Järvelainen
Ville Veikko Vehviläinen
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.
In 1995 Roope Latvala (current second guitarist of Children of Bodom) joined the band, replacing Sami Yli-Sirniö. During this time, Hatakka was working with conductor Riku Niemi on a project combining heavy metal with classical music. This project eventually became known as Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die! Death Metal Symphony in Deep C. The show was performed in 1995, and the album was released in 1996.
The year 1997 saw Space Avenue, a more progressive work containing more electronic drums, as well as a collaboration with Apocalyptica. In 1998, in honour of the band's ten-year anniversary, the band released a compilation titled Decade.
In 1999 Hatakka was working on yet another metal/classical collaboration, and this gave rise to the stage show Evangelicum. This production differed from Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die! in that it contained more than just music: the stage show contained music, ballet and a light show. An album of Evangelicum was not released.
Waltari's next album Radium Round (1999), featured a strong pop influence. After Radium Round, the band passed out of the public eye, working on less main-stream releases such as the Metal / Yoik crossover Channel Nordica (2000) and the 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 came back with an all-new studio album, Rare Species. The album was well received by critics, and an extensive tour put Waltari back on the map.
Waltari released their newest album called "Below Zero" in fall of 2009.
1986
Helsinki, Finland
Kärtsy Hatakka
Jariot Lehtinen
Sami Yli-Sirniö
Sami Yli-Sirniö
Roope Latvala
Janne Parviainen
Mika Järvelainen
Ville Veikko Vehviläinen
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Waltari Lyrics
10 Reasons Why Not to Hate Me My way to breathe is serious My way to die comes…
12 The dozens always live, when thousands will die 12 will neve…
4000 Years So are you ready to follow me here further down…
4S I'd like to get you, But then I was busy and…
A Forest Come closer and see See into the trees Find the girl If y…
A Sign The brave new computerbrain is giving out orders... (Machin…
Aching Eyes Aching eyes of busted mind wearing disguise Gate number 9 i…
All Roads Will Lead to Rome This speed of heart beat gets real fast New 4 wd…
Alone Suddenly. John Doe notices that he's been left completely al…
Atmosfear Music by Hatakka-Waltari Billions and billions in this worl…
Atom Angel He's pointing out his hand towards a brightness in the sky …
Autumn Towards an autumn Towards, darkness (Better) fight the pow…
Back to the Audio He's got a delicate sound, he knows how to roll…
Back to the Bottom Where can it be? my destiny I set it free now I wanna…
Below Zero My frost philosophy will put no curse on me It…
Big Bang I'm waiting... I'll wait till the morning comes Do the emot…
Big sleep Is it so that you're not interested in facing this…
Blind Zone [Musik: Lehtinen, Lyrics: Hatakka / Ebanks / Lehtinen] Bl…
Broken Bizarre When I come home tired, late feel like I'm gone you're…
Celtic Funk Here comes Good Ol'Satan Watchout! Noise lunatics are in to…
City Neurotic Rolling on a rell, coiling on a wheel time to turn…
Cityshamaani: Colgate County Showdown Shaman: I was invited to that dark concrete building Vei…
Cityshamaani: Good Morning I, shaman, trudging aimlessly in the shades of the neon…
Cityshamaani: Night Flight The endless stream is touching the sky When entertaining wa…
Cityshamaani: Sympathy There is no way to follow me Asking my name is…
Color TV (Music by Parviainen-Hatakka- Waltari) The thought sword,…
Completely Alone Suddenly. John Doe notices that he's been left completely al…
Connection Connection, what's the matter with you baby Connection don'…
Curiosity Penetrating throught your skin to the flesh I force myself t…
Dance Electric I wanna go jo-jo underground I wanna live for sight and…
Darling Boy A solid later day, about to go insane Should I fell…
Death Party So c'mon join the party For the things we don't…
Dedicated To The Flyers Go, go, go, move on! Fuck, fuck, fuck, have fun! Lets go…
Deeper Into the Mud Deeper into the mud... led by the angel. John Doe…
Digging Inside Doctor machine: So, strip off your clothes and follow me I…
Dream Frail as I wonder I wouldn't even know my name…
Dreamworld Sitting in the dark side of the desire, an admirer…
Dubbed World All the places where I've been I've found myself from…
Endless Highway Who will take you to the highway This endless road…
Every Bad Day Coz you know darling you're locking out yourself The shado…
Exterminator Warheads Kill all the warheads Kill all the warheads Kill all…
External EXTERNAL I - I'll leave the city for a while you…
F.U.C.K [CHORUS:] I'm tired of all these people, tired of all their…
F.U.C.K. Rap I'm tired of all these people, tired of all their…
Far Away [Musik: Hatakka / Parviainen / Suomalainen, Lyrics: Hatakka]…
Feel Music by Hatakka-Waltari I am free to do whatever I want…
Feel! I am free to do whatever I want to I am…
Fly Into the Light You're what? So what! You're pretending that you're not, s…
Follow Me Inside I ask you to follow me inside, I have so much…
Fool's Gold I am a tree with no leaves I use her as…
Freddie Laker I'm tired of all these people, tired of all their…
Fuckadelican Garden C'mon into joy, this is our way (and) we dont give…
Get Stamped Just take your trendy shirt And you'll be heading for masse…
Good God I'm lying on a mountain be the river In the distance…
Hello Again on the stage where everybody's ready To rap this beat…
Help Help, I need somebody Help, not just anybody Help, you kno…
Helsinki "tuuli on kylmä Tuuli puhaltaa taukoamatta Sade piiskant…
Hevosenkuva My body kicked me out and I started out a…
Hippakaveri Minulla on hippakaveri Me iltaisin leikitään Me mennään kaup…
Hype Wanna see you now in flames Wanna see how much you…
I Hear Voices I wanna stop again this masturbation i'm doing all night…
I Held You So Long A time of no passion lives somewhere in me Its a…
I Was Born in the Wrong Decade Little children go to school but they will disappear They ar…
I'm A Believer I'm a believer I'm a believer I'm a believer I'm a believ…
I'm in Pain I sold my soul to my yesterday I never feel I…
In The Cradle I know, I feel, I'm the thing moving in the…
Isolated I'm tired of all these people, tired of all their…
Jänkhä Now, I take a huge breath you're in deep cleanness, so far…
Jukolauta This is the life of a finnish man when youre walking…
Julia Half of what I say is meaningless But I say it…
Let's Get Crucified (Music by Hatakka, arr. by Petri Herranen,) (Sibelius Gymna…
Let's Puke Together I will find my way to you And play my blues…
Life Without Love You are a busy guy, you have no thought of…
Lights On You think you're smart when you dance so hot, but…
Liisteri-mies Kyl mä oon yeayea, Kyl mä on yeayea. Mä oon…
Live This! You seek his soul after Cold feelings killed laughter Yo…
Look Out Tonite [Musik: Lehtinen, Lyrics: Hatakka] (I found the law, the …
Love Rocket Coz you life is getting thin coz you don't know why…
Lust Of Life (Chorus:) Go, everybody, go, to the lust of life! Sittin…
Mad Boy Madboy is turning Madboy is lost again Big wheels are runn…
Mad Luxury I'm penetration in through the door locked tight Into your …
Main Stream I wanna kill your mind I wanna kill your brain I wanna…
Misty Dreariness Prologue The planet of death and damnation. The du…
Misty Man It's a mystery, when I see your pretty face around your…
Move ..meets the good ole angel... John Doe: I decided to go …
My Own Satisfaction Solitary soul like a virgin priest Ancient mannequin of the…
Mysterious (Every day, every day...) I'd like to get out of this…
Nakki Ootko sinä nakki? kun ei oo päästäs hatti (?) iso…
Never Here I am, Lost And Found I can't see that I'm…
New York Lying on the concrete floor The friends around me, four con…
Not Enough I live together with jesus My heaven at home is so…
Number None I see you naked at the door of my room longing…
On My Ice My stolen moments try to reach me here on my…
One Day Don't have to be so tense with me, There's no…
One in the Line Little children go to school but they will disappear They ar…
Pigeons When the thousand white wing pigeons spread their wings and…
Piggy in the Middle (The God Amighty:) "I curse this people to the deepset…
Power of Thoughts I was inna downtown where lights move so fast seeing salesm…
Prime Time I take another step a long wide street I see a…
Progression [Musik: Hatakka / Latvala, Lyrics: Hatakka] Machines star…
Purify Yourself Sitting in local bus ready for a take away I feel…
Quick as a Day Fear is not for love, it is so cruel and…
Radium Round So tonight's The Night This is the final day Are you ready…
Rag your body beat Hello here we go again I wanna have this metal thing So…
Real One (Music by Hatakka-Lehtinen-Waltari) Wake up, shake up you…
Rhythm Is a Cancer First verse:(wordsworth) Someday U say, U hate music Somed…
Ride Everybody's hoping that I won't do no wrong "Be clean, be…
Sad Song Drug is a rebellion But see how it burns your brain So…
Same Old Story Oh, I see it You dance so hot and it seem…
Scum (Whatta bam-bam, ...my body's ready to take you, through ou…
Sensitive Touch She's got a sensitive touch She knows about the life all…
Sex in the biergarten A Biergarten, alot of laughing faces A grip of a huge…
Shades to Grace The world is the stage where we used to live…
Showtime (Music Hatakka-Yli-Sirnio-Waltari) Living so eek trying t…
Slow Thinking Street I live on slow thinking street that's the place where loser…
So Fine The other side of time (is coming!) Yes, I feel so…
Stars The external light is sitll waiting Dark forms huge vault a…
Strangled I failed again! Don′t you know that I have no fair…
Syntax Error Are you ready now to penetrate the trendy new race?…
THD I’m never more than I sang Asking for more and I…
The Beginning Song Island in the city, music in the air Waiting for the…
The Lie Of The Zombie (Son:) I saw the eyes of the american war machine (Father:)…
The Plan We've had enough! We've had enough! We've had enough! …
The Stage I'm lying in my bed, trying to reach the line After…
The Struggle for Life and Death of "Knowledge" The desperate struggle for life and death of "knowledge" beg…
The Top "All's well that ends well": everybody simply decides to van…
The Way Carly Simon (Carly Simon/Jacob Brackman) My father sits a…
the_beginning_song Island in the city, music in the air Waiting for the…
Till The Music Nation An orphan child walks and sniffs the air in an orphan…
Time Irrelevant ...And so our man returns to "save" the computermonster and …
Tired [CHORUS:] I'm tired of all these people, tired of all their…
To Give Are you in now? Are you in now babe? Hello from nowhere …
Too Much Emptiness A way down honey... It's all my fault The Music's loud an'…
Travel On Do not wait for me, I'm too slow Just move on,…
Universal Song I can't reveal my real world to you I can't show…
Vogue Hello, it's me again! ... Vogue, vogue, vogue Strike …
Walkin' In The Neon Everyboy, like a homeless toy, Serches for the real joy Bu…
Walkin' In the Neon (Remix '98) WALKIN′ IN THE NEON Everyboy, like a homeless toy, serches f…
Walkin' in the Neon (remix -98) WALKIN' IN THE NEON Everyboy, like a homeless toy, serches f…
Walking in the Neon WALKIN' IN THE NEON Everyboy, like a homeless toy, serches …
Waltari-Lapio You know all about flying, but dont tell me all…
Wasting My Mind We are the children of the greed I want to…
What I Really Know I'm dealing with the devil forced to think of myself…
Wide Awake Wide awake full of faith and destiny Am i safe? You're awa…
Wish I could heal The dogs at dawn barking Of hunger, no sharking Searching …
Wolves On The Street [Musik: Hatakka/Lehtinen, Lyrics: Hatakka] "I think they …
You Know Better I love the sound of dignity I love to stand on…