The Black Waltz
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| Released | 22 February 2006[1] | |||
| Recorded | November 2005 | |||
| Studio | Tico-Tico studios (Kemi, Finland) | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal, thrash metal | |||
| Length | 47:24 | |||
| Label | Spinefarm | |||
| Producer | Kalmah | |||
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The Black Waltz
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 name of the title track and album comes from a song originally recorded ten years earlier when the band was still named "Ancestor".
The video for "The Groan of Wind"[4] shows 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
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metal Storm |   [6] |
| Rock Hard |  [7] |
| Metal.de | [8] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Defeat" | A. Kokko, P. Kokko | 5:32 |
| 2. | "Bitter Metallic Side" | A. Kokko | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Time Takes Us All" | M. Sneck | 4:22 |
| 4. | "To the Gallows" | P. Kokko | 4:40 |
| 5. | "Svieri Doroga" | A. Kokko | 1:08 |
| 6. | "The Black Waltz" | A. Kokko | 4:37 |
| 7. | "With Terminal Intensity" | M. Sneck | 4:56 |
| 8. | "Man of the King" | A. Kokko, P.Kokko, Lehtinen | 4:02 |
| 9. | "The Groan of Wind" | A. Kokko, P. Kokko | 5:02 |
| 10. | "Mindrust" | M. Sneck | 4:06 |
| 11. | "One from the Stands" | A. Kokko, P. Kokko | 4:32 |
| 12. | "This Mortal Coil" (Carcass cover) (Japan bonus track) | 3:36 |
Track 11 length is 4:35 on the Japanese edition. All lyrics are written by Pekka Kokko, except track 10 (P. Kokko and A. Kokko)
Credits
Band members
- Pekka Kokko − guitars, vocals
- Antti Kokko − guitars
- Marco Sneck− keyboard
- Timo Lehtinen − bass
- Janne Kusmin − drums
Production and other
- All guitar solos performed by Antti Kokko
- Choirson "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
References
- ^ KALMAH: New Album Samples Posted Online, blabbermouth.net, retrieved 27 December 2017
- ^ Kalmah.com Discography Archived 2008-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "KALMAH Announce New Keyboardist". Blabbermouth. 17 May 2004. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Metal From Finland - The Groan of Wind
- ^ MusicMight Kalmah Detailed Biography
- ^ "Kalmah - The Black Waltz review". Metal Storm. 1 March 2006. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Albrecht, Frank. "KALMAH - The Black Waltz". Rock Hard. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Kalmah - The Black Waltz Review". Metal.de. 11 April 2006. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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