Rare Species is the seventh studio album by the Finnish avant-garde metal band Waltari.[1]

Rare Species
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1, 2004
GenreProgressive metal, avant-garde metal, alternative metal, hard rock
Length59:32
71:10 (limited edition)
LabelVindauga
ProducerWaltari
Waltari chronology
Radium Round
(2000)
Rare Species
(2004)
Blood Sample
(2005)

Track listing edit

  1. "One Day" – 4:09
  2. "Life Without Love" – 3:59
  3. "Megacity Rain" – 4:49
  4. "Dreamworld" – 4:09
  5. "What I Really Know" – 4:30
  6. "My Pain" – 5:19
  7. "Quick as a Day" – 4:54
  8. "Dream" – 5:13
  9. "Alone" – 5:47
  10. "Live This!" – 5:21
  11. "Wasting My Mind" – 4:31
  12. "No Limit" / "Your Funky Rhythm" / "Symphony of Destruction" – 6:51
  13. "Guardian Angel" (limited edition bonus track, 2001) – 3:36
  14. "Living Then Living Now" (limited edition bonus track, 2001) – 2:35
  15. "New Church" (limited edition bonus track, 2001) – 3:31
  16. "There's No Tomorrow" (limited edition bonus track, 2001) – 1:56

All music by Hatakka–Waltari, lyrics by Hatakka, except No Limit by Wilde/Coster/Slijngaard/Dels and Symphony of Destruction by Dave Mustaine.

No Limit originally performed by 2 Unlimited.

Symphony of Destruction originally performed by Megadeth.

Credits edit

  • Kärtsy Hatakka – Vocals, bass, programming
  • Sami Yli-Sirniö – Guitar
  • Jariot Lehtinen – Guitar
  • Mika Järveläinen – Drums

Charts edit

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[2] 13

References edit

  1. ^ "Waltari – Rare Species review – Metal Storm".
  2. ^ "Waltari: Rare Species" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

External links edit