| The Black Waltz | ||||
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| 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 | Kalmah | |||
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The Black Waltz [1] 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 video for "The Groan of Wind" [2] features the band members playing inside a cave, with alternating shots of a young boy and girl running from their possessed family members. They are later rescued by a disfigured old man, the Swamplord (Odin)(whose picture is on the cover of the album).
The album ranked in the top three Melo-Death/Gothenburg albums of 2006. The album peaked at number 48 on the national Finnish album charts.[3]
Contents |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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" (Carcass cover) (Japan Bonus Track) | 3:36 |