12.12.05

Ha!

So, it is time to lay down the final post to the diary. It was not so bitter we thought..:) The mixing started and ended fast. We had only 5 days to do it but luckily the basic sounds were great and Ahti got it started smoothly right away. What can I say, everybody in the band is more or less stafisfied with the result and why not, everything sounds great! Thanks for Ahti again for doing awesome work! Next issue will be mastering which will take place at Finnvox studios. In the mean time we concentrate on the cover issues and new promopics etc. The Black Waltz has started...

- A.Kalma

25.11.05

Jovain!

Recordings are coming to the end and the mixing has started. Hopefully everything goes well. We had great time doing group shouts as you can see from the pics. Yesterday Marco recorded rest of the keyboards and I added couple of solos. Now there will be couple of days rest and then I enter the studio to finalize the mixing with Ahti. Planned release date is 22.2.2006. You can always check out Spinefarm (www.spinefarm.fi) website in case there will be any changes. So, I hope you guys don`t get bored waiting the release. All I can say to ease your pain is that this one is worth waiting for!

- A.Kalma

19.11.05

Hö!

Recordings are going towards the end. At this point almost all vocal parts are recorded but the group roaars are yet undone. As you can see from the pics below we have gathered a group of "pitkätukkaliimanhaistelija" to do it. At the moment Marco is doing keyboard parts starting yesterday. I recorded rest of the solos this morning. The whole package sounds damn good and brutal!

- A.Kalma

16.11.05

Right!

Well, we have had very intensive period in studio now. I have done my guitar parts and as unbelievable as it sounds they we´re not so painless! Also Timo has played his parts and I have to say those sessions we´re much more painful to my own... I really feel sorry for his instrument as you can see from the pictures :) So, Antti is playing his melodies at the moment and soon will start with his solos. But anyway I`m starting to pitch my throat...

- P.Kalma

11.11.05

Cheers!

So, this is the second week in studio and the recordings have gone smooth this far. Right now I closed my rhytmn guitar sessions and Pekka is starting. We spent time to find the guitar sound for rhytmn section and I´m glad we did it because what I hear now is brutal and "ear-taking". We have done all in all 11 songs from which one is a cover. All in all the next album will contain 10 songs and the cover will a bonus for some releases. So here are the names of the songs (in no spesific order): Bitter Metallic Side Defeat The Groan of Wind One from the Stands The Black Waltz With Terminal Intensity To the Gallows Time Takes Us All Mindrust Man of the King +cover Tomorrow we have a gig at Räntämetalli and we are going to play Bitter Metallic Side from the new album. So, You`ll get the taste of what is coming... See You there! And the name of the album will be "The Black Waltz".

- A. Kalma

4.11.05

Hello Swamplords/Queens!

So, this is our third day in Swamphell (read studio) now. Everything has gone well so far, we´ve had our drummer Janne in fire and nearly got all the drumming parts ready. Today we´re going to recheck some of our songs just because we believe we can play part of them a little bit better! Janne haven´t even yet lost his nerves...

Kuisma kills!

28.2.05

Kah!

As You might not know we will enter studio next week to record the next Kalmah album. Yet untitled album will contain 10 brand new Kalmah "hits". The process before this album has been quite long. That is because this time we didn´t want to spoil the album with unnecessary hurry. We started to write the material at the end of 2004 and sometimes I`ve to admit the process has been painful. That is very common in Kalmah camp. If there is no inspiration You`ll just have to lay the guitar to rest - to wait for the real inspiration. I`m not here to praise the new material. That is up to You guys when the new album will hit the market. But I have to admit we really enjoy the material. I know this will be the best album we have made so far and by the time You will know why. Everything is prepared for the studio and we are ready... Well that`s all for now.

- A. Kalma