Waltari is a Finnish band from Helsinki, Finland, known for its diversity and combination of music styles, frequently combining alternative metal, progressive metal, death metal, hard rock, heavy metal, hip hop, industrial, pop, punk, symphonic metal, techno and thrash metal.
Most of the band's music is written by Kärtsy Hatakka. Many bands, Finland and abroad, have cited Waltari as an influence. Waltari have continuously made unique and distinctive music, they never cared about any obstacles and conquered Europe in the 1990s already. Being a pioneer of Finnish rock and metal export, Waltari paved the way for bands like Nightwish or Children of Bodom, breaking down the musical borders of Finland. Also, a lot of famous Finnish metal musicians started their international career in Waltari, such as Kreator's Sami Yli-Sirniö or Roope Latvala, who moved on to above mentioned Children Of Bodom, or Janne Parviainen of later Ensiferum.
By mixing different aspects of traditional rock music, Waltari thoroughly have crafted new musical combinations and therefore have found a place in the hearts of many many music lovers across the globe.