This deserves its own thread; finally found on Youtube!

Probably the best extreme metal/classic crossover composition ever:

Waltari's "Evangelicum"

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=H4u4mXU-n9M[/youtube]

Check it out, all of it. I especially like part 6/11.

(http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=Jeobr&p=r)

Thanks for the overwhelming response!
I think it's a great piece of art, especially the more mellow sections in the later parts.

777th post btw!

Kinda follows their work on Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die!... which is awesome

It's a shame their current work is so watered down and boring. Space Avenue was such a masterpiece it's hard for them to top it. But they could try Even something of Big Bang quality would make me a happy camper.

Ah! A sign of life!

Kinda follows their work on Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die!... which is awesome

Yeah! Yeah! It is. I briefly talked to Kärtsy on one of Waltari's last tours in Germany, they would like to record Evangelicum properly if they'd have the budget for this project.

It's a shame their current work is so watered down and boring. Space Avenue was such a masterpiece it's hard for them to top it. But they could try Even something of Big Bang quality would make me a happy camper.

Really? Space Avenue was a bit too odd for me, especially production-wise. I prefer Waltari's everything-in-a-blender albums like Torcha!, So Fine!, Big Bang and... Blood Sample. I really like the latter album, songs like "Helsinki" and "Pigeons" rule and the album as a whole is pretty close to Big Bang IMO.