''Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die! (Death Metal Symphony in Deep C)'' is the sixth studio album by Waltari that combines

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with

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. Originally, ''Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die!'' was written as a stage show. After the show's premiere performance in 1995 at the Helsinki Music Festival, it was recorded and finally released in May 1996.

History

''Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die!'' was written by

Kärtsy Hatakka Kari Arvo Ilari "Kärtsy" Hatakka (born December 17, 1967 in Helsinki, Finland) is the vocalist and bassist for the Finnish music group Waltari, which he founded in 1986. He has been a full-time musician since 1991, and worked on the soundtrack f ...

between 1992 and 1995. By the end of 1994, Hatakka got in contact with

Riku Niemi Riku is both a masculine Finnish given name and a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer *Riku Hahl (born 1980), Finnish NHL hockey player *, Japanese footballer *Riku Heini (born 1990), Finnish ...

, a Finnish conductor,

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and leader of

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symphony orchestra. After Niemi became involved in the project, Hatakka finalized the work and Niemi arranged it for

symphony orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, ce ...

. The premiere show was performed by Waltari on 22 August 1995 at the " Taiteiden Yö" festival in

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

(Helsinki Music Festival),

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together with

symphony orchestra, conducted by Niemi. After the stage show, ''Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die!'' was recorded between September and November 1995, and in May 1996 the album ''Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die! Death Metal Symphony in Deep C'' was released in

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and

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. ''Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die!'' was performed once again in 1997 in

Turku Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...

, Finland, supported by Turku Symphony Orchestra.

Content

''Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die!'' features the story of

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(

) whose life is being controlled by a central "computer brain" ( Tomi Koivusaari). An angel Eeva-Kaarina Vilke) helps John Doe defeat the computer brain, but without this controlling force John Doe feels lost. He changes his mind and decides to save the computer brain. At the end the

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says "everybody simply decides to vanish into thin air and disappear into the pages of internet!"

Track listing

Personnel

–

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

(Waltari) * Jariot Lehtinen –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

(Waltari) *

Sami Yli-Sirniö Sami Yli-Sirniö (born 10 April 1972) is a Finnish musician. He is currently the lead guitarist of Finnish metal bands Waltari, Barren Earth and German thrash metal band Kreator. He spent part of his life in Germany and thus has strong ties with ...

– additional guitars (Waltari) * Roope Latvala – guitar (Waltari) * Janne Parviainen –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

(Waltari) * Tomi Koivusaari (of Amorphis) – vocals * Eeva-Kaarina Vilke – vocals *

Kimmo Kajasto Kimmo is a Finnish given name for males. Notable people with the name include: * Kimmo Kapanen (born 1974), Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender * Kimmo Kiljunen (born 1951), member of the Finnish parliament * Kimmo Kinnunen (born 1968), f ...

–

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symphony orchestra, conducted by

Charts

References

External links

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Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die!
Retrieved 29 September 2005. Contains an interview with Hatakka and Niemi as well as lyrics. {{DEFAULTSORT:Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die! Death Metal Symphony In Deep C Waltari albums 1996 albums Concept albums