Virtually all of the band's music is written by Hatakka. Waltari's lyrics typically treat sustaining home feelings of anxiety, loneliness & a cruelty of the globe, typically using heavily irony and sarcasm.

A title Waltari occurs as information to the popular Finnish creator Mika Waltari, a favorite creator of guitar player Jariot Lehtinen.

History
Waltari was formed inside 1986 in Helsinki, Finland, by Kärtsy Hatakka (vocals and bass), Jariot Lehtinen (guitars) and Sale Suomalainen (drums). Sami Yli-Sirniö joined as 2nd guitar player within 1989, a year fallowing a release of their foremost EP, Mut Hei.

Their 1st album, Monk Punk was released within 1991. When a title suggests, this album was mostly bum. Their next album Torcha! (1992) and it was by owning this album that Waltari began blending various music genre into a healthy that would turn into their have.

Fallowing releasing a compilation of early act under the title Pala Leipää (1993), the band went in to release So Fine! (1994), an album similar to Torcha!. Their next album, Big Bang (1995) is to date their large profits. A album concentrates in mixing techno by owning heavily metal.

Inside 1995 Roope Latvala (current 2nd guitar player of Children of Bodom) joined the band, replacing Sami Yli-Sirniö. In the period of this period, Hatakka was working by having conductor Riku Niemi on a task combining heavy metal with classical music. This design in time became known as Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die! Death Metal Symphony in Deep C. A indicate was performed withinside 1995, & a album was freed in 1996.

A season 1997 saw Space Avenue, a extra progressive operate containing extra electronic drums, besides as a collaboration by using Apocalyptica. Withwithin 1998, in honour of the band's 10-season day of remembrance, the band freed a compilation highborn Decade.

Inside 1999 Hatakka was working in however an additional metal/classical collaboration, & this bring about to the stage indicate Evangelicum. This production differed from either Yeah! Yea! Die! Die! therein it contained to a higher degree merely music: a stage indicate contained music, ballet and a light show. An album of Evangelicum was non freed.

Waltari's next album Radium Round (1999), featured a hard pop influence. When Radium Spherical, a band passed away from a limelight, working in less main-stream releases like a Metal / Yoik crossover Channel Nordica (2000) and a punk EP Back To Persepolis (2001). Nevertheless, these releases were super firm to obtain, & awhile Waltari lone survived across its survive shows. Around 2001, a band's old guitar player Sami Yli-Sirniö returned, & Roope Latvala left a band.

Around 2004 Waltari come back by using an tons-just released studio album, Rare Species. A album was swell received by critics, & an extensive tour put Waltari back on the map.

Waltari is attend release their next album known as "Blood Sample" in fall of 2005.

Band members
Current members

Sami Yli-Sirniö - guitars, backing vocals (1989 - 1995 and 2001 - ) Ville Vehviläinen - drums (2005 - ) Kärtsy Hatakka - bass, lead vocals, keyboards (1986 - ) Jariot Lehtinen - guitars, backing vocals (1986 - )

Former members
Sale Suomalainen - drums (1986 - 1990) Janne Parviainen - drums (1990 - 2002) Roope Latvala - guitars (1995 - 2001) Mika Järveläinen - drums (2002 - 2005)

Discography
Mut Hei (EP, 1989) Monk Punk (1991) Torcha! (1992) Pala Leipää (compilation, 1993) So Fine! (1994) Big Bang (1995) Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die! Death Metal Symphony in Deep C (1996) Space Avenue (1997) Decade (compilation, 1998) Radium Round (1999) Channel Nordica (with Angelit, 2000) Back To Persepolis (EP, 2001) Rare Species (2004) Blood Sample (upcoming within 2005)