Big Bang is the third studio album by the Finnish avant-garde progressive metal band Waltari, released in 1995.
The album produced two singles, both with promotional videos: Atmosfear and The Stage. These singles are two of the three Waltari compositions to reach the top 20 in the Finnish charts. Atmosfear peaked at 6 and The Stage at 15. The album itself reached a high of 7 in the national charts and was their second most successful album.
Reception At sputnikmusic.com the album received 4.1 out of 5. Allmusic.com also rated it as 4 out of 5. At rateyourmusic.com one reviewer likened them to a poor imitation of Faith No More with only two songs worthy of note. Other reviews are more positive. Overall the most common vote on this site is 4 out of 5.
Track listing
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
Charts Chart (1995) Peakposition
References
External links Encyclopaedia Metallum page