Big Bang (Waltari album)

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.

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