Kaiken Kauniin Loppu

Kaiken Kauniin Loppu is the debut album of Finnish rock group Wasara. 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.

Kaiken Kauniin Loppu
Studio album by
Released7 July 2003
Recorded2003
StudioMeatfactory Studiolla
GenreHard rock, death metal, groove metal, folk metal
Length42:56
LabelFirebox Records
ProducerWasara, Ilpo Satuli
Wasara chronology
Kaiken Kauniin Loppu
(2003)
Meistä On Maa Täysi
(2005)
Singles from Kaiken Kauniin Loppu
  1. "Kivisade / Lihallisia Ajatuksia"
    Released: Spring 2003

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”.[1] However at themetalforge.com it is seen as “Uninspiring and generic, yet with glimmers of what could be.” [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Untitled" Wasara1:15
2."Pohjaton On"Antti ÅströmWasara3:18
3."Kivisade"Antti ÅströmWasara4:40
4."Pahavirsi"Antti ÅströmWasara3:36
5."Yön Syli"Antti ÅströmWasara4:09
6."Osa Minua"Antti ÅströmWasara3:07
7."Kutsu Pimeään"Antti ÅströmWasara5:16
8."Sinulle"Antti ÅströmWasara3:58
9."Hullu Spitaalinen"Antti ÅströmWasara1:51
10."Matkalla"Antti ÅströmWasara4:11
11."Etsijä"Antti ÅströmWasara4:34
12."Mustimpaani"Antti ÅströmWasara2:30
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
13."Pahavirsi (7.62 Remix)"Antti ÅströmWasara4:14
14."Pohjaton On (Video)"Antti ÅströmWasara3:21

Personnel

  • Ipi Kiiskinen – bass
  • Mikko Nevanlahti – drums
  • Sami Tikkanen – guitar
  • Tuomo Tolonen – guitar
  • Antti Åström – guitars, vocals

Production

  • Tuomo Lehtonen – design
  • Sammy Roiha – mastering at Sound Ateljee
  • Ilpo Satuli – recording, mixing, programming, producer
  • Wasara – producer

References

  1. "Wasara- Kaiken Kauniin Loppu". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  2. "Wasara- Kaiken Kauniin Loppu". www.themetalforge.com. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
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