Torcha!
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Torcha! is the 2nd studio album by the Finnish
avant-garde progressive metal
band Waltari
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Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
avant-garde progressive metal
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
band Waltari
Waltari
Waltari is a band from Finland, known for its diversity and combination of music styles, frequently combining alternative metal, progressive metal, death metal, hard rock, heavy metal, hip hop, industrial, pop, punk, rap, symphonic metal, techno and thrash metal.Most of the band's music is written...
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Track listing
- "Lights On" - 4:54
- "The Lie of the Zombie" - 4:43
- "I Held You So Long" - 4:40
- "Dedicated to the Flyers" - 2:45
- "Lust of Life" - 4:44
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cover)" - 4:17 - "Till the Music Nation" - 3:43
- "Fool's Gold" - 5:09
- "You Know Better" - 3:49
- "Dance Electric" - 3:46
- "Jukolauta" - 2:10
- "Death Party" - 5:17
- "I'm a Believer" - 2:21
- "Fuckadelican Garden" - 6:23
- "Waltari-lapio" - 3:20
Credits
- Kärtsy HatakkaKärtsy HatakkaKari Arvo Ilari Kärtsy Hatakka is the vocalist and bassist for the Finnish music group Waltari, which he founded in 1986. In addition, he wrote the soundtrack for the video games Max Payne and Max Payne 2.He is known for his unique vocals...
- Vocals - Jariot Lehtinen - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Sami Yli-SirniöSami Yli-SirniöSami Yli-Sirniö is a Finnish guitarist who plays rock and metal. He spent part of his life in Germany and thus has strong ties with the German metal scene...
- Guitar - Kärtsy HatakkaKärtsy HatakkaKari Arvo Ilari Kärtsy Hatakka is the vocalist and bassist for the Finnish music group Waltari, which he founded in 1986. In addition, he wrote the soundtrack for the video games Max Payne and Max Payne 2.He is known for his unique vocals...
- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Janne ParviainenJanne ParviainenJanne Parviainen, born 1973 in Finland, is a heavy metal drummer, who plays in the bands Sinergy, Barathrum and Ensiferum. He is a former member of Waltari and Zwanziger.Janne joined Barathrum in 2000, and Sinergy and Ensiferum more recently...
- Drums