Torcha!

by Waltari

Torcha! cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Spinefarm
  • Country: Finland
  • Length: 1:01:11
  • Community rating: 3.19/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Pete Walli, Tuomo, Jariot Lehtinen, Sami Yli-Sirni枚, Archie, Mikko Karmila, Ali Suviala, Jasse Hybrid, Late, Janne Parviainen, K盲rtsy Hatakka, Mursu, Mikko Kuikka, Kelly

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Refusing to adhere to any single genre convention, this wildly eccentric Finnish act delivered a hyperactive and deeply confusing breakthrough album. 'Torcha!' throws thrash metal, funk-slap bass, rap interludes, and pop melodies into a blender, executing the chaos with jaw-dropping technical proficiency. The record's frantic sense of humor and boundary-destroying arrangements made them massive cult favorites across Europe.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Lights On (4:55)
  2. The Lie of the Zombie (4:44)
  3. I Held You so Long (4:41)
  4. Dedicated to the Flyers (2:46)
  5. Lust of Life (4:45)
  6. Vogue (4:18)
  7. Till the Music Nation (3:43)
  8. Fool's Gold (5:09)
  9. You Know Better (3:49)
  10. Dance Electric (3:47)
  11. Jukolauta (Don't Make it) (2:10)
  12. Death Party (5:15)
  13. I'm a Believer (1:22)
  14. Fuckadelican Garden (6:23)
  15. Waltari-Laipio (3:20)

Credits

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