WALTARI LINE-UP  

Jariot Lehtinen » personal facts guitar · vocals

Sami Yli-Sirniö » personal facts guitar · vocals

Kärtsy Hatakka » personal facts bass · lead vocals · keyboards

Ville Vehviläinen » personal facts drums

Janne Immonen » personal facts keyboards · programming

1986-1989

Formed 1986 in Helsinki by Jariot Lehtinen (gtr), Kärtsy Hatakka (voc+b) and Sale (dr)

Jari ­ Sale ­ Kärtsy

1989

Sami Yli-Sirniö joins as second guitarist

 
Sami

1990

Sale leaves Waltari and Janne Parviainen joins as new drummer

 
   Sale ­ Janne

1990-1995

Monk Punk, Torcha!, So Fine!, Big Bang and Yeah!Yeah!Die!Die!

Janne · Sami · Kärtsy · Jariot

1995

Sami leaves and is replaced by ex-Stone guitarist Roope Latvala

 
Roope

1995-2001

Space Avenue, Decade, Radium Round, Channel Nordica, Evangelicum

Roope · Kärtsy · Janne · Jariot

2001

Sami back in Waltari

 
Sami

2001-2002

Back to Persepolis; work on a new record deal

Sami · Kärtsy · Janne · Jariot

2002

"Metal machine" Janne leaves Waltari after 12 years and joins Sinergy as new drummer.

 
Janne

2003

2002 tour drummer Mika joins as full member.

 
Mika

2005

Mika leaves the band for personal reasons and is replaced by Ville

 
Mika · Ville

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