''Viimeinen Atlantis'' (in English ''The Last Atlantis'') is the fourth album by

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band

Stam1na Stam1na (pronounced ) is a Finnish heavy metal musical group native of Lemi, South Karelia. Their music is arguably best described as thrash metal with some progressive metal, death, alternative and punk influences, and is sung in the Finnish l ...

. It was released on February 10, 2010. It features keyboardist Emil Lähteenmäki for the first time as a permanent band member. The album's lyrics deal with climate change and consumption culture. "The album is a record from an era in which the warning signs were visible for everyone. The water level rises but the map is burning: it is time to choose a direction and start running", commented lyricist Antti Hyyrynen. The band opened on December 9, 2009 a specific website at viimeinenatlantis.fi domain where the album story was revealed panel by panel in a comic format. In addition to a normal jewelcase CD, the album was released as a vinyl and as a book version, which includes the comic and Joonas Brandt's photo reportage of the album recording. In February 2020, 10 years after the album, novel Viimeinen Atlantis was released. It is first novel by member of the band Antti Hyyrynen.

Track listing

# "S.O.S. (Salatkaa oma sijaintinne)" – 2:04 ''"S.O.S. (Conceal Your Location)"'' # "Piste jolta ei ollut paluuta" – 5:06 ''"The Point of No Return"'' # "Pakkolasku" – 3:15 ''"Emergency Landing / Must-Pay Bill"'' # "Jäteputkiaivot" – 3:08 ''"Waste Pipe Brain"'' # "Maalla, merellä, ilmassa" – 4:15 ''"On Land, At Sea, On Air"'' # "Elämän tarkoitus" – 4:10 ''"The Meaning of Life"'' # "Viestintuoja" – 3:54 ''"The Messenger"'' # "Rikkipää" – 4:20 ''"Sulfur Head"'' # "Tsunami" – 5:31 # "Eloonjäänyt" – 5:55 ''"The Survivor"'' # "Viimeinen Atlantis" – 5:21 ''"The Last Atlantis"''

Personnel

* Antti Hyyrynen – vocals, guitar * Kai-Pekka Kangasmäki – bass guitar, vocals * Emil Lähteenmäki – keyboards * Pekka Olkkonen – lead guitar *

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– drums, percussion

Additional musicians

* Timo Mäkynen – voice on track 1 * Sonja Nurmela –

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* Antti Junttila – backing vocals *

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on track 10

Charts

References

External links

Album website

Album production diary at band's site
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