Finnish band Waltari‘s new studio album, Nations’ Neurosis, us due for released on 16th May via Metalville Records, ahead of that and available now, they reinvents Kordhell’s dystopian techno anthem ‘Murder Plot’ with a fierce metal twist as their latest single.
Blending crushing riffs, soaring vocals, and relentless energy, this genre-bending cover transforms the dark, hypnotic beats into an explosive sonic storm. Waltari bridge metal and electronic chaos, delivering a track that’s been described as “both electrifying and haunting and is a perfect fit for cover, metal and techno lists alike”.
Never a band to follow the rules, with Nations’ Neurosis, there’s experimentation, and unfiltered expression.
Formed back in 1986, the band is known for combining numerous genres of music, from progressive and extreme metal to hip hop, industrial and punk.
At the heart of Waltari’s sonic journey is Kärtsy Hatakka, the band’s mastermind and driving force. Handling lead and backing vocals, bass, programming, keyboards, and percussion, Hatakka faced a personal storm while crafting this album – Losing his mother, enduring a painful breakup, and witnessing a world spiraling deeper into chaos and division. The frustration and emotional turmoil of this time seep into of Nations’ Neurosis, making it one of the band’s most charged and thought-provoking works to date. The album was recorded in three different Finnish studios and produced by countrymate Aleksanteri Kuosa and Waltari (with exceptions in 2 of the 15 songs).
With a refreshed lineup, including guitarists Eero Nykänen and Jakke Setälä, alongside drummer Ville Vehviläinen, The infusion of these new members has taken the band’s musical ideology to exhilarating heights, delivering an album that is both raw and sophisticated, aggressive yet melodic.
From their early days of “feeling so fine” to the present, Waltari remain committed to diversity and boundless creativity. Nations’ Neurosis is a sonic statement against the world’s increasing obsession with conflict, urging a return to unity, understanding, and artistic liberation. It’s a call to rise from the ashes, to build instead of destroy, and to never turn a blind eye to those in need.
Tracks featured on the album are: ‘Nature Rules’, ‘Open The Gate’, ‘Do You Accept’, ‘Breakfast In Eiffel Tower’, ‘Diversity’, ‘Murder Plot’, ‘Sun”, ‘Kill For Sport’, ‘Flowin”, ‘Major Mistake’, ‘Step Back’, ‘Higher’, ‘EST’, ‘7th Heaven’ and ‘Last Chance’.
You can also check out the video for ‘Major Mistake’ the band’s first single from the new album – Aa song wherein energetic riffs spiral around the eternal story of love, life and death – here at RAMzine.
