Big Bang (Waltari album)

Big Bang is the fifth studio album by the Finnish avant-garde progressive metal band Waltari, released in 1995. It is difficult to pigeon hole Waltari into a specific genre, and this is very true with this album. It is a highly diverse production, encompassing Death Metal and Europop.

Big Bang
Studio album by Waltari
Released	September 1995
Genre	Progressive metal, avant-garde metal, alternative metal
Length	65:12
Label	Spin Records, EMI Electrola
Producer	Mikko Karmila, Waltari
Waltari chronology
So Fine! (1994) Big Bang (1995) Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die! Death Metal Symphony in Deep C (1996)
Singles from Big Bang
"Atmosfear / Feel!" Released: 1995 "The Stage" Released: 1995

The album produced two singles, both with promotional videos. The first of these, Atmosfear has within it elements of Thrash Metal and Dance Music. The catchy ballad The Stage was also released as a single with accompanying video. These singles account for two of the three Waltari compositions to reach the top 20 in the Finnish charts. Atmosfear peaked at 6 and The Stage at 15.[1] The album itself reached a high of 7 in the national charts and was their second most successful album.[2]

Reception

Reviews are generally very good. At sputnikmusic.com the album was seen as excellent and received 4.1 out of 5.[3] Allmusic.com also rated it as 4 out of 5.[4] At rateyourmusic.com one reviewer likened them to a poor imitation of Faith No More with only two songs worthy of note. Other reviews on this site are much more positive, remarking on the band’s ability to showcase such a wide selection of styles, noting that they are one of the few bands able to do this so successfully. Overall the most common vote on this site is 4 out of 5.[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Big Bang (Dream Avenue)"	Kärtsy Hatakka	Kärtsy Hatakka, Waltari	4:31
2.	"Atmosfear"	Kärtsy Hatakka	Kärtsy Hatakka, Waltari	4:29
3.	"Follow Me Inside"	Kärtsy Hatakka	Kärtsy Hatakka, Sami Yli-Sirniö, Waltari	4:31
4.	"Sensitive Touch"	Kärtsy Hatakka	Jariot Lehtinen, Kärtsy Hatakka, Waltari	3:13
5.	"On My Ice"	Kärtsy Hatakka	Kärtsy Hatakka, Waltari	5:15
6.	"Showtime"	Kärtsy Hatakka	Kärtsy Hatakka, Sami Yli-Sirniö, Waltari	4:28
7.	"Color TV"	Kärtsy Hatakka	Janne Parviainen, Kärtsy Hatakka, Waltari	3:08
8.	"The Stage"	Kärtsy Hatakka	Waltari	5:38
9.	"Jänkhä"	Kärtsy Hatakka	Waltari	4:19
10.	"One In The Line (Your Nature Is Wild Part II)"	Kärtsy Hatakka	Kärtsy Hatakka, Sami Yli-Sirniö, Waltari	5:51
11.	"Feel!"	Kärtsy Hatakka	Kärtsy Hatakka, Waltari	4:45
12.	"Connection"	Kärtsy Hatakka	Kärtsy Hatakka, Waltari	4:50
13.	"Real One"	Kärtsy Hatakka	Jariot Lehtinen, Kärtsy Hatakka, Waltari	4:08
14.	"Let's Get Crucified"	Kärtsy Hatakka	Kärtsy Hatakka	1:39
15.	"Slow Thinking Street"	Kärtsy Hatakka	Kärtsy Hatakka, Waltari	7:10

Credits

• Kärtsy Hatakka - Vocals, Bass, Keyboards
• Jariot Lehtinen - Guitar, vocals
• Sami Yli-Sirniö – Guitar, keyboards, vocals, bass (track 1, 7 and 13).
• Janne Parviainen - Drums

Guest Musicians

• Aino Roivainen – Vocals (track 3)
• Tomi Koivusaari – Death vocals (track 6)
• Angelin Tytöt – Joiking vocals (track 9)

Production

• Arranged By Mikko Karmila (track 11), Petri Herranen (track 14), Waltari
• Artwork – Robert Brotherus
• Mastered By – Pauli Saastamoinen
• Photography By [Back Cover] – Sameli Rantanen
• Photography By [Band] – John Vihervä
• Photography By [Booklet] – Esko Kuusisto
• Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Mikko Karmila

External links

• Encyclopaedia Metallum page

References

1. "Finnishcharts.com". Finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
2. "Finnishcharts.com". Finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
3. "Waltari- Big Bang". www. sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
4. "Waltari- Big Bang". www. Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
5. "Big Bang". www. rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 2017-04-01.