''Kaiken Kauniin Loppu'' is the debut album of
Finnish rock group
Wasara
Wasara is a Finnish language Rock Music band from Lohja, Finland that formed in 1999. They are known for their depressive doom style.
Name
Wasara in old Finnish orthography means ‘Hammer’. The modern spelling is Vasara.
History
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. It was released in 2003 after the band had won a two album deal with
Firebox Records. That deal had come about after the success of the band’s 2002 demo ''Wasara''. All three tracks from that demo; ''Kivisade'', ''Pahavirsi'' and ''Etsijä'', appear on this album. Re-recorded versions of ''Sinulle'' and ''Matkalla'' which had been on the earlier ''Sinulle'' demo of 2000 also reappeared on this album. ''Kivisade'' was also released as a CD single in Spring 2003 to promote the album. This single included the track ''Lihallisia Ajatuksia'' which had not appeared on the demos or the album.
The album is sombre and dark and focuses on despair. This is realised in the mid and slow tempo compositions. Vocals are in
Finnish throughout and are a mixture of harsh and clean vocals. The clean vocals are in a deliberately flat tone. There is considerable variation in style within the album.
In 2004 an enhanced
Digipak edition of the album was released. This featured a remixed and extended version of the song ''Pahavirsi'' and a video of ''Pohjaton On''.
Reception
The album has received mixed reviews. The most favourable are from rateyourmusic.com, where it is given 4.5 out of 5. It is described here as “Dark, necromantic and original”. However at themetalforge.com it is seen as “Uninspiring and generic, yet with glimmers of what could be.”
Track listing
Personnel
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Ipi Kiiskinen
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– bass
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– drums
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Sami Tikkanen
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– guitar
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Tuomo Tolonen Tuomo is a male given name common in Finland. It is a Finnish version of the name Thomas. Common variations of Tuomo in Finland include Tuomas, Toomas, Tomas and Thoma. The nameday is the 21st of December. As of 2013 there are more than 16,000 p ...
– guitar
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Antti Åström
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People with the name include:
Given name
* Antti Autti (born 1985), Finnish snowboa ...
– guitars, vocals
Production
*Tuomo Lehtonen – design
*Sammy Roiha – mastering at Sound Ateljee
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Ilpo Satuli – recording, mixing, programming, producer
*Wasara – producer
References
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2003 debut albums
Firebox Records albums
Finnish-language albums
Wasara albums