New Album (04.03.07)

'Release Date' is a lot more METAL than it's predecessor 'Blood Sample'. To give you another taste of it WALTARI put the video to the song "Get Stamped" to their Myspace. There you can also see the clip to "Wish I Could Heal". Waltari are known as crazy Metal rockers from Finland playing the ultimate crossover music. Starting from the early 90?'s they began to clear their way into the hearts of music lovers, mixing a multitude of traditional Rock Music into totally new combinations. With a pioneering and open- minded approach, the band has evolved into a melting pot of musical genres assimilating everything that is current. With eleven studio albums and two best of collections having climbed several charts, most notably with their biggest hit "So Fine", Waltari still manage to surprise crowd and media everywhere with their songs. With their new album "Release Date" they show themselves more progressive and harder than ever before. "Release Date" lets you in on the Day of the Emancipation of the Senses, towards a new kind of pure animality!

Waltari (07.11.06)

Finnish musical world explorers WALTARI are currently busy recording their new album, the follow-up to "Blood Sample", which was like a musical trip all through Europe, with one rather rocking and one more metal edge.

A February release for the successor is scheduled.

Waltari Mistaken For Lordi (04.07.06)

The weekend half of Europe was in front of the television watching LORDI win teh Eurovision Song Contest and the other half was watching the Ice Hockey finals, WALTARI played M.U.Y.A. festival. So they were tired and completely unsuspecting when an old women approached WALTARI's manager Pekka the morning after at Düsseldorf airport: "At Düsseldorf airport on Sunday morning an older Finnish lady approached us to congratulate for the fantastic historical victory. And we were like "what...?" She said hush-hush, I won´t expose you to anyone else but for sure you are Lordi. And pointed at me saying, I recognize your eyes, you are Mr. Lordi himself. So what could I do... I played the role. Gave signature and promised that after five years when no one is interested in us anymore we do like Kiss and make an "unmasked" album."

Rave Reviews For "Blood Sample" (11.04.06)

The reviews we got so far about "Blood Sample" range from promising to raving - TOP 8 of the editorial charts in Germany's METAL HEART and 8.5 of 10 points in the review, 8.5/10 points in Germany's ORKUS ... Germany's ROCK HARD says: "Reckless of all boundaries WALTARI practise again all music styles possible, happy-go-lucky like on their successful album "So Fine!", Holger Stratmann.

WALTARI will play several shows all through Europe in soon, check the website for updates.

Song Posted Online (19.03.06)

The first song from the upcoming WALTARI album "Blood Sample" (out on April 24th) is online. "Not Enough" was released as a Single in Finland and hit the Single charts on 3. Now it's the first song uploaded to Waltari's brand new Myspace profile .

Finnish crossover inventors WALTARI are celebrating their 20th year of existence with "Blood Sample". Main topic of the album is a musical travel through Europe - and through the wide continent on the musical atlas Waltari created over the past years. Be sure to be surprised and expect everything!

Second Leg Starts (03.02.06)

WALTARI are about to start the second leg of the "Bloodsample Tour" in Europe, see tourdates for details. WALTARI are playing on the second installment of the Finnish Metal Expo FME on Saturday, February 18th at Kaapelitehdas in Helsinki. Guitar player Sami Yli-Sirniö is taking part in a Guitar workshop at the exhibition as well.

Gig + Finnish Mini Tour (14.01.06)

WALTARI are shortly starting with the second leg of the "Bloodsample Tour" in Europe, see tourdates for details. WALTARI are playing on the second installment of the Finnish Metal Expo FME on Saturday, February 18th at Kaapelitehdas in Helsinki. Guitar player Sami Yli-Sirniö is taking part in a Guitar workshop on the exhibition as well.

WALTARI Support NEW MODEL ARMY in COLOGNE (09.12.05)

After new wave pioneers KILLING JOKE cancelled their entire European Tour, WALTARI are happy to step in for them and support NEW MODEL ARMY in Cologne this Saturday, December 10th. The show will be at Palladium. The schedule reads like this:

19.00-19.45 h CET Honigdieb
20.10-21.10 h CET Waltari
21.35 h - New Model Army

Waltari sign to DOCKYARD 1 (25.11.05)

We are happy and proud to announce WALTARI have just signed to DOCKYARD 1. The Finnish band based around songwriter and "spiritual leader" Kärtsy Hatakka revolutionized modern Metal music in the 90's with records like "Big Bang", the "Evankeliumi" project fusioning Death Metal, ballet and a the Helsinki Symphony Orchestra, and hit singles like "Lights On" or "So Fine". Their current album is called "Blood Sample" and we will deliver it on March 20th 2006.

WALTARI are currently touring Europe on the first leg of the "Blood Sample Tour 2005 – 2006", please spread the dates! A second leg of the tour is planned for April 2006.