The Black Waltz

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The Black Waltz
Studio album by Kalmah
Released	February 22, 2006
Recorded	Nov 2005-2006 Tico-Tico studios, Kemi, Finland
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	47:24
Label	Spinefarm
Producer	Ahti Kortelainen
Professional reviews
PyroMusic (7.0/10) link The Metal Observer link Metal Storm (8.0/10) link Metal Review link Vampire Magazine link
Kalmah chronology
Swampsong (2003) The Black Waltz (2006) For the Revolution (2008)[1]

The Black Waltz is the fourth full-length studio album by the Finnish melodic death metal band Kalmah and their first with keyboard player Marco Sneck. This CD finds them gravitating more towards thrash, which have often been cited as the Kokko brothers' primary musical influence. The vocals have changed to lower death vocals, compared to their higher pitched growls used in previous albums.

The instrumental "Svieri Doroga" is a combination of the name of their first demo Svieri Obraza and a track on that demo entitled, "Vezi Doroga".

The album ranked in the top three melo-death/Gothenburg albums of 2006 and at number 9 on the Top 20 albums of the same year on Metal Storm. The album peaked at number 48 on the national Finnish album charts.^[2]

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Videography 3 Credits 3.1 Band members 3.2 Production and other 4 External links 5 Notes

[edit] Track listing

1. "Defeat" – 5:32
2. "Bitter Metallic Side" – 4:27
3. "Time Takes Us All" – 4:22
4. "To the Gallows" – 4:40
5. "Svieri Doroga" – 1:08
6. "The Black Waltz" – 4:37
7. "With Terminal Intensity" – 4:56
8. "Man of the King" – 4:02
9. "The Groan of Wind" – 5:02
10. "Mindrust" – 4:06
11. "One from the Stands" – 4:32
12. "This Mortal Coil" (Japan Bonus Track)

[edit] Videography

The album features a video with the name "The Groan of Wind", which can be viewed here.

[edit] Credits

[edit] Band members

• Antti Kokko − guitar
• Pekka Kokko − guitar, vocals
• Timo Lehtinen − bass
• Marco Sneck − keyboard
• Janne Kusmin − drums

[edit] Production and other

• All guitar solos performed by Antti Kokko.
• Choirs on "Defeat" and "To The Gallows" performed by The Official Kalmah Pig Unit.
• Recorded and mixed at Tico-Tico studios in November 2005 by Ahti Kortelainen.
• Mastered at Finnvox studios in December 2005 by Mika Jussila.
• All music arranged and produced by Kalmah.
• Cover artwork, layout and photography by Vesa Ranta.

[edit] External links

• Kalmah official site
• The Black Waltz @ MetalfromFinland site

[edit] Notes