Marco Hietala
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Marko Tapani "Marco" Hietala (born January 14, 1966 in Tervo
, Finland
) is a heavy metal
vocalist
and bassist
. Internationally, he is most known as the current bassist, male vocalist and composer
, of the symphonic metal
band Nightwish
. He is also the vocalist and bassist as well as composer and lyricist
for the heavy metal band Tarot
.
, following the departure of previous bassist Sami Vänskä
. He was a prominent guest musician in Delain
, a project involving many members of the gothic
and symphonic metal
community. He also participated in the recording of Invitation, by Altaria
, providing backing vocals
. Hietala has also been part of the bands Sinergy
, Impaled Nazarene
and Northern Kings
.
Since his arrival to Nightwish, several songs have been written to contain duets with the former Nightwish
vocalist Tarja Turunen
, allowing songwriter
and band leader Tuomas Holopainen
to take advantage of Hietala's distinctive raucous voice to add a new dimension to the band. A famous example is Nightwish's cover of "The Phantom of the Opera", from the album "Century Child".
During Nightwish's shows, Turunen would take a break halfway through the set. Before Hietala joined the band, the band would perform an instrumental song during this time. Since Hietala joined the band however, they have performed covers of well-known songs, with Hietala singing the lead vocal
part in this break. The band has performed Ozzy Osbourne
's "Crazy Train
", W.A.S.P.'s "Wild Child", Dio
's "Don't Talk to Strangers", Megadeth
's "Symphony of Destruction
" and most recently, Pink Floyd
's "High Hopes
". Some of these songs have been put up for sale as well on various Nightwish album releases. Hietala has had much more involvement on the new Nightwish release, Dark Passion Play
, which was released in September 2007. He sang some songs, completely, and wrote the music for the song "The Islander
", on which he also plays acoustic guitar instead of bass.
In Delain
, Hietala played the bass
for the album Lucidity
and was also the main male vocalist on the album. He is also featured as vocalist in two of the songs on Delain
's new album April Rain
.
In March 2009, Marco joined the band Sapattivuosi
. They cover Black Sabbath
songs in Finnish. In this band, however, Hietala does not play bass; he only performs vocals.
On April 1, 2010, it was said that Hietala would leave the band to concentrate on a choir
career. This was identified as an April Fool's joke, but was also a reference to his participation in Kuorosota (the localized Finnish version of Clash of the Choirs
) in 2010. Hietala was the master of the Kuopio
choir in the program's second season. He came second in the contest, losing in the finals to the Joensuu
choir, headed by pop rock singer Ilkka Alanko. Tarot's single "I Walk Forever," from the Gravity of Light album, was performed for the first time by Marco, Tomi Salmela and the Kuopio choir during Kuorosota 2010; other songs performed included "The Phantom Of The Opera
," which Hietala has covered with Nightwish as well.
In June 2010, Hietala joined the heavy metal supergroup HAIL! on two occasions, performing Black Sabbath
's Neon Knights
with Ripper Owens, Andreas Kisser
, James LoMenzo
and Paul Bostaph
at two of their shows in Finland
.
basses, particularly Infinity and Vampyre 4-string models tuned D Standard (DGCF) and Drop C (CADG).
, while Ronnie James Dio
is his biggest influence as a vocalist. He has also stated that he listens to wide array of music ranging from "really sensitive stuff to a lot of really hard stuff", saying that he "tend[s] to soak up almost everything" which "somehow ends up being used" when he writes his own music.
, Finland. When he is not touring he enjoys reading books, playing video games and watching movies. He especially likes fantasy
, horror and science fiction books as mentioned in the official Nightwish website.
Nightwish
Tarot
Sinergy
Northern Kings
Tervo
Tervo is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
) is a heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
vocalist
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
and bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
. Internationally, he is most known as the current bassist, male vocalist and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, of the symphonic metal
Symphonic metal
Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are either borrowed from classical music or, as with progressive rock music, create a style reminiscent of it, e.g...
band Nightwish
Nightwish
Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. Formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen, Nightwish's current line-up has five members, although Tarja has been replaced by Anette Olzon and the...
. He is also the vocalist and bassist as well as composer and lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
for the heavy metal band Tarot
Tarot (band)
Tarot is a heavy metal band from Finland. They are most famous for the song “Wings of Darkness” from the 1986 album Spell of Iron. While having enjoyed a broad underground popularity in Finland, the band has never been very famous elsewhere until gaining new success in the recent years when their...
.
Biography
He joined Nightwish for their 2002 album Century ChildCentury Child
Century Child is the fourth studio album of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released in 2002 by Spinefarm Records. It is the first album with current bassist and male vocalist Marco Hietala....
, following the departure of previous bassist Sami Vänskä
Sami Vänskä
Sami Vänskä is the former bassist of Finnish symphonic power metal band Nightwish.-Background story:He started playing bass as a private study. He has played in a few bands which have been mostly from the metal genre....
. He was a prominent guest musician in Delain
Delain
Delain is a Dutch symphonic metal band. The band was founded by the ex-keyboardist of Within Temptation, Martijn Westerholt.-Founding:Delain was founded by Martijn Westerholt and Charlotte Wessels. Westerholt is the ex-keyboardist and brother of one of the founders of Within Temptation, Robert...
, a project involving many members of the gothic
Gothic metal
Gothic metal or goth metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that combines the aggression of doom metal with the dark melancholy of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music...
and symphonic metal
Symphonic metal
Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are either borrowed from classical music or, as with progressive rock music, create a style reminiscent of it, e.g...
community. He also participated in the recording of Invitation, by Altaria
Altaria (band)
Altaria is a power metal band from Jakobstad, Finland, who have released four albums on the record label Metal Heaven and a fifth on Escape Music.In January 2008, the band decided to part ways with their record label Metal Heaven for undisclosed reasons...
, providing backing vocals
Backing vocalist
A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
. Hietala has also been part of the bands Sinergy
Sinergy
Sinergy was a Finnish power metal band started in 1998 by American musician, Kimberly Goss. Aside from Sinergy, the most notable bands Goss has been involved with are Dimmu Borgir; as keyboardist, and Children of Bodom; where she filled in live for Janne Wirman and also contributed lyrics...
, Impaled Nazarene
Impaled Nazarene
Impaled Nazarene is a Finnish black metal band that incorporates elements of grindcore in their sound and punk rock in their aesthetics. The band is currently signed to Osmose Productions of France....
and Northern Kings
Northern Kings
Northern Kings is a Finnish symphonic metal cover supergroup, made up of four musicians who have already become well known in their existing bands: Jarkko Ahola from Teräsbetoni, ex-Dreamtale, Marco Hietala from Nightwish and Tarot, Tony Kakko from Sonata Arctica and Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto from...
.
Since his arrival to Nightwish, several songs have been written to contain duets with the former Nightwish
Nightwish
Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. Formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen, Nightwish's current line-up has five members, although Tarja has been replaced by Anette Olzon and the...
vocalist Tarja Turunen
Tarja Turunen
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli is a Finnish singer-songwriter and composer. She is a full lyric soprano and has a vocal range of three octaves....
, allowing songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and band leader Tuomas Holopainen
Tuomas Holopainen
Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen is a Finnish composer known best for symphonic metal music. He has also studied jazz and classical styles, but prefers to be influenced by harmonic film music....
to take advantage of Hietala's distinctive raucous voice to add a new dimension to the band. A famous example is Nightwish's cover of "The Phantom of the Opera", from the album "Century Child".
During Nightwish's shows, Turunen would take a break halfway through the set. Before Hietala joined the band, the band would perform an instrumental song during this time. Since Hietala joined the band however, they have performed covers of well-known songs, with Hietala singing the lead vocal
Lead vocalist
The lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
part in this break. The band has performed Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...
's "Crazy Train
Crazy Train
"Crazy Train" is a song written by Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads and Bob Daisley. It was released as the first single in 1980 on Osbourne's first solo studio album, Blizzard of Ozz. The song was recorded in 1980, a year after leaving Black Sabbath, and later included on the live album Tribute,...
", W.A.S.P.'s "Wild Child", Dio
Dio (band)
Dio was an American heavy metal band from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Formed in 1982 and led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, after he left Black Sabbath with intentions to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath member, drummer Vinny Appice. Naming the band Dio made sense from a commercial...
's "Don't Talk to Strangers", Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...
's "Symphony of Destruction
Symphony of Destruction
"Symphony of Destruction" is a 1992 single by American heavy metal band Megadeth, taken from their 1992 double platinum selling album, Countdown to Extinction. The lyrics explores the hypothetical situation where an average citizen might be placed into a position where he can run the country while...
" and most recently, Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
's "High Hopes
High Hopes (Pink Floyd song)
"High Hopes" is a song from the 1994 Pink Floyd album, The Division Bell, composed by David Gilmour with lyrics by Gilmour and Polly Samson...
". Some of these songs have been put up for sale as well on various Nightwish album releases. Hietala has had much more involvement on the new Nightwish release, Dark Passion Play
Dark Passion Play
Dark Passion Play is the sixth studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released on 26 September, 2007 in Finland, 28 September in Europe and 2 October 2007 in the United States. It was the first Nightwish album with the band's current lead singer, Anette Olzon, and the first album...
, which was released in September 2007. He sang some songs, completely, and wrote the music for the song "The Islander
The Islander (song)
-Chart performance:"The Islander" went straight to #1 in Finland on the first day of its release. Recently, Nightwish have had major success in Spain and "The Islander" reached #5 in the Spanish Singles Chart, continuing a run of Top 5 singles from Dark Passion Play.-Personnel:*Marco Hietala – Male...
", on which he also plays acoustic guitar instead of bass.
In Delain
Delain
Delain is a Dutch symphonic metal band. The band was founded by the ex-keyboardist of Within Temptation, Martijn Westerholt.-Founding:Delain was founded by Martijn Westerholt and Charlotte Wessels. Westerholt is the ex-keyboardist and brother of one of the founders of Within Temptation, Robert...
, Hietala played the bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
for the album Lucidity
Lucidity
Lucidity may refer to:*In common usage, intelligibility, brightness or sanity*Awareness of the dream stage; see Lucid dreaming*Lucidity , a 2006 album by Delain...
and was also the main male vocalist on the album. He is also featured as vocalist in two of the songs on Delain
Delain
Delain is a Dutch symphonic metal band. The band was founded by the ex-keyboardist of Within Temptation, Martijn Westerholt.-Founding:Delain was founded by Martijn Westerholt and Charlotte Wessels. Westerholt is the ex-keyboardist and brother of one of the founders of Within Temptation, Robert...
's new album April Rain
April Rain
Special MP3 Edition tracklisting- Personnel :*Charlotte Wessels - vocals*Ronald Landa - guitars, vocals *Rob van der Loo - bass guitar*Jimmy Revson - drums*Martijn Westerholt - keyboards-Guests:*Marco Hietala - vocals...
.
In March 2009, Marco joined the band Sapattivuosi
Sapattivuosi
Sapattivuosi is a Finnish Black Sabbath tribute band singing in Finnish. The band was initiated as a project by vocalist Hannu Paloniemi, drummer Simo Vehmas, and guitarist Janne Halmkrona . Sapattivuosi's first two albums covered songs from the Ozzy Osbourne era. Then vocalist Paloniemi left the...
. They cover Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
songs in Finnish. In this band, however, Hietala does not play bass; he only performs vocals.
On April 1, 2010, it was said that Hietala would leave the band to concentrate on a choir
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
career. This was identified as an April Fool's joke, but was also a reference to his participation in Kuorosota (the localized Finnish version of Clash of the Choirs
Clash of the Choirs
Clash of the Choirs is a reality talent contest miniseries that debuted on NBC in the United States on December 17, 2007. There were four episodes scheduled in the “quick competition”...
) in 2010. Hietala was the master of the Kuopio
Kuopio
Kuopio is a city and a municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia, Finland. A population of makes it the ninth biggest city in the country. The city has a total area of , of which is water and half forest...
choir in the program's second season. He came second in the contest, losing in the finals to the Joensuu
Joensuu
Joensuu is a city and municipality in North Karelia in eastern Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of North Karelia region. It was founded in 1848...
choir, headed by pop rock singer Ilkka Alanko. Tarot's single "I Walk Forever," from the Gravity of Light album, was performed for the first time by Marco, Tomi Salmela and the Kuopio choir during Kuorosota 2010; other songs performed included "The Phantom Of The Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (song)
"The Phantom of the Opera" is a song from the stage musical of the same name, composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, sung by Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford, lyrics written by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe, and additional lyrics by Mike Batt...
," which Hietala has covered with Nightwish as well.
In June 2010, Hietala joined the heavy metal supergroup HAIL! on two occasions, performing Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
's Neon Knights
Neon Knights
"Neon Knights" is a song by heavy metal band Black Sabbath from their 1980 album, Heaven and Hell. It is the opening track on Heaven and Hell, Black Sabbath's first album with American vocalist Ronnie James Dio.The lyrics were written by Dio...
with Ripper Owens, Andreas Kisser
Andreas Kisser
Andreas Rudolf Kisser is the lead guitarist for the metal band Sepultura as well as the rock supergroup HAIL!-Biography:...
, James LoMenzo
James Lomenzo
James "JLo" LoMenzo is a metal bassist known for his roles as a former member of White Lion and Megadeth. He is also known for his work in Black Label Society .-Past bands and other works :...
and Paul Bostaph
Paul Bostaph
Paul Bostaph is a heavy metal drummer. His drumming career began in 1984, when he was 20 years old, and he had since worked with bands like Slayer, Forbidden, Exodus and Systematic. He is from Newark, California and currently drums for Testament...
at two of their shows in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
.
Equipment
Marco uses WarwickWarwick (bass guitar)
-Overview:Warwick basses were originally a premium brand offering a small range of models built from high quality and exotic tonewoods with 'Neck-through' design...
basses, particularly Infinity and Vampyre 4-string models tuned D Standard (DGCF) and Drop C (CADG).
Influences
Marco has stated that the biggest influence on him as a bassist is Geezer ButlerGeezer Butler
Geezer Butler is an English musician and songwriter. Butler is best known as the bassist and lyricist of heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He was also involved in Heaven & Hell from 2006 to 2010.-Career:Butler formed his first band, Rare Breed, with old friend John "Ozzy" Osbourne in the autumn of...
, while Ronnie James Dio
Ronnie James Dio
Ronald James Padavona , better known as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with, amongst others, Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio, which means God in Italian. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser...
is his biggest influence as a vocalist. He has also stated that he listens to wide array of music ranging from "really sensitive stuff to a lot of really hard stuff", saying that he "tend[s] to soak up almost everything" which "somehow ends up being used" when he writes his own music.
Personal life
Hietala is married and has two children, twin boys. He and his family currently live in KuopioKuopio
Kuopio is a city and a municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia, Finland. A population of makes it the ninth biggest city in the country. The city has a total area of , of which is water and half forest...
, Finland. When he is not touring he enjoys reading books, playing video games and watching movies. He especially likes fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
, horror and science fiction books as mentioned in the official Nightwish website.
NightwishNightwishNightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. Formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen, Nightwish's current line-up has five members, although Tarja has been replaced by Anette Olzon and the...
- Century ChildCentury ChildCentury Child is the fourth studio album of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released in 2002 by Spinefarm Records. It is the first album with current bassist and male vocalist Marco Hietala....
(2002) - OnceOnce (Nightwish album)Once is the fifth studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released on June 7, 2004 by Nuclear Blast and on November 24 by Spinefarm, with the US release on October 5 by Roadrunner Records. In an interview, Tuomas Holopainen said that it is up to the listener to find out the meaning...
(2004) - End of an EraEnd of an EraEnd of an Era is a DVD and double CD from Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. Nuclear Blast recorded their live performance at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland on October 21, 2005, the final concert of a long worldwide tour for their album Once...
Live DVD (2005) - Dark Passion PlayDark Passion PlayDark Passion Play is the sixth studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released on 26 September, 2007 in Finland, 28 September in Europe and 2 October 2007 in the United States. It was the first Nightwish album with the band's current lead singer, Anette Olzon, and the first album...
(2007) - Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places)Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places)-DVD:# Bye Bye Beautiful # Amaranth # The Islander # Back in the Day... Is Now-Choice of tracklist:...
(2009) - Imaginaerum (2011)
TarotTarot (band)Tarot is a heavy metal band from Finland. They are most famous for the song “Wings of Darkness” from the 1986 album Spell of Iron. While having enjoyed a broad underground popularity in Finland, the band has never been very famous elsewhere until gaining new success in the recent years when their...
- The Spell of IronThe Spell of IronSpell of Iron is the first album by Finnish metal band Tarot, released in 1986 by Flamingo Music. Spell of Iron has been released on CD in 1994 by Bluelight Records, and a remastered version was released in 2006 by Spinefarm Records...
(1986) - Follow Me into MadnessFollow Me into MadnessFollow Me Into Madness is the second album by Finnish metal band Tarot, released in 1988 by Bluelight Records. A remastered version was released in 2006 by Spinefarm Records. Rose On The Grave was released as a single in 1988...
(1988) - To Live ForeverTo Live ForeverTo Live Forever is the third album by Finnish metal band Tarot, released in 1993 by Bluelight Records. It is also the first album to feature the band's new keyboardist, Janne Tolsa, who has replaced former guitarist Mako H...
(1993) - To Live AgainTo Live Again (album)To Live Again is the first live album from Tarot. The album was released only in Japan, by Zero Corporation, but the album was remastered and released in Finland in 2006...
(Live CD) (1994) - StigmataStigmata (Tarot album)Stigmata is the fourth album by Finnish heavy metal band Tarot, released in 1995 by Bluelight Records. A remastered edition with bonus tracks was released in 2006 by Blastic Heaven.-Track listing: Disk One:# Angels of Pain - 3:55# E.T.I - 7:08...
(1995) - For the Glory of NothingFor the Glory of NothingFor The Glory Of Nothing is the fifth album by Finnish metal band Tarot, released in 1998 by Blastic Heaven. The album saw the guest musicialship of Timo Kotipelto of Stratovarius, appearing as a backing vocalist on the song "Warhead".-Track listing:...
(1998) - Suffer Our PleasuresSuffer Our PleasuresSuffer Our Pleasures is the sixth album by Finnish metal band Tarot, released in 2003 by Spinefarm Records.-Track listing:#I Rule - 3:49#Pyre of Gods - 4:33#Rider of the Last Day - 6:47#Follow the Blind - 4:33#Undead Son - 4:04...
(2003) - Crows Fly BlackCrows Fly BlackCrows Fly Black is the seventh album by Finnish heavy metal band Tarot, released October 27, 2006. This album is accompanied by the single 'You', and the music video 'Ashes to the Stars'...
(2006) - Undead IndeedUndead IndeedUndead Indeed is the first live DVD/2CD by Finnish heavy metal band Tarot. It was recorded in Rupla club, Kuopio, Finland on the 17th of August 2007...
(Live DVD) (2008) - Gravity of LightGravity of LightGravity of Light is the eighth studio album by the Finnish heavy metal band, Tarot. It was released in Finland on March 10, 2010 and is scheduled to be released in Europe on April 23, 2010 and in the US on June 8, 2010.-Track Listing :...
(2010) - The Spell of Iron MMXI (2011)
SinergySinergySinergy was a Finnish power metal band started in 1998 by American musician, Kimberly Goss. Aside from Sinergy, the most notable bands Goss has been involved with are Dimmu Borgir; as keyboardist, and Children of Bodom; where she filled in live for Janne Wirman and also contributed lyrics...
- To Hell And BackTo Hell and Back (album)To Hell and Back is the second album by the power metal band Sinergy, it was released in the year of 2000. It featured a cover-version of "Hanging on the Telephone", originally by Blondie. The song Last Escape is probably inspired by the game Resident Evil 3. Also, the song "Gallowmere" is inspired...
(2000) - Suicide By My SideSuicide by My SideSuicide By My Side is the third album by the power metal band Sinergy, released in 2002. It shows a substantial progress in their musical style; singer Kimberly Goss performs in a sharper, more aggressive vocal style, and guitarists Alexi Laiho and Roope Latvala perform more technical solos...
(2002)
Northern KingsNorthern KingsNorthern Kings is a Finnish symphonic metal cover supergroup, made up of four musicians who have already become well known in their existing bands: Jarkko Ahola from Teräsbetoni, ex-Dreamtale, Marco Hietala from Nightwish and Tarot, Tony Kakko from Sonata Arctica and Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto from...
- RebornReborn (Northern Kings album)-Northern Kings:*Marco Hietala - vocals*Tony Kakko - vocals*Jarkko Ahola - vocals*Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto - vocals-Musicians:*Two Finger Choir: Backing Vocals*Vili Ollila: Piano, Keyboards, Programming*Erkka Korhonen: Lead & Rhythm Guitars...
(2007) - RethronedRethronedRethroned is the second album by Finnish symphonic metal band Northern Kings. It was released on November 19, 2008, as a CD in Finland and to download via the European iTunes Store. Upon release, the album entered the Finnish charts at number 16. The album was released in Japan on February 25,...
(2008)
Other appearances
- ConquestConquest-Film and television:* Conquest , a 1937 film starring Greta Garbo and Charles Boyer* Conquest , directed by Lucio Fulci* Conquest , a 1998 British-Canadian film* Conquest , a History Channel series...
- Worlds Apart (1999) - GandalfGandalf (band)Gandalf was a Finnish melodic death metal band who incorporated elements of traditional hard rock into their sound. Formed in 1993 by drummer Nalle Österman , guitarist Timo Nyberg and vocalist Jari Hurskainen, with session drummer Mika "Gas Lipstick" Karppinen, who later achieved fame playing...
- Rock Hell (2001) - Virtuocity - Secret Visions (1999)
- To/Die/ForTo/Die/ForTo/Die/For is a gothic metal band from the town of Kouvola in southeast of Finland, assembled in 1993 as a hard rock band under the name Mary-Ann. In 1999, they decided to change their musical style to gothic metal, changing their band name as well...
- Epilogue (2001) - Virtuocity - Secret Visions (2001)
- DreamtaleDreamtale-Biography:Dreamtale was founded by guitarist Rami Keränen in the early months of 1999. Keränen also served as the band's vocalist until 2002. The band first gathered fame by playing as Sinergy's supporting act in Finland, and their second demo, Refuge from Reality, sold out on the day of its...
- Beyond Reality (2002) - CharonCharon (band)Charon was a Finnish gothic metal band from Raahe, Finland.-Biography:Charon was founded in 1992 by Mario Tepšić, Teemu Hautamäki, Pasi Sipilä, and Jasse Hast and was originally a brutal death metal act. After releasing three promo albums and two demos, all self-released, the band signed a record...
- The Dying DaylightsThe Dying DaylightsThe Dying Daylights is Charon's fourth studio album.-Track listing:# "Failed" - 3:50# "Religious/Delicious" - 3:26# "Death Can Dance" - 3:41# "In Brief War" - 3:49# "Guilt on Skin" - 3:16# "Unbreak, Unchain" - 5:21# "Drive" - 3:36...
(2003) - AinaAina (band)Aina is a progressive metal supergroup, containing members from all over the world and from all strands of metal and hard rock. Together they created the metal opera Days of Rising Doom, which was released in 2003 by Transmission/The End Records....
- Days of Rising DoomDays of Rising DoomDays of Rising Doom is the debut album and metal opera by the Progressive metal supergroup Aina released on September 25, 2003. The concept was created and the story and lyrics were written by Amanda Somerville...
(2003) - AltariaAltaria (band)Altaria is a power metal band from Jakobstad, Finland, who have released four albums on the record label Metal Heaven and a fifth on Escape Music.In January 2008, the band decided to part ways with their record label Metal Heaven for undisclosed reasons...
- Invitation (2003) - Shade EmpireShade EmpireShade Empire is a Finnish symphonic black metal band, formed in 1999 in the city of Kuopio.Shade Empire's prevalent lyrical subjects are Satanism, anti-religion, death, destruction, hatred and pain...
- SintheticSintheticSinthetic is the debut album by the Finnish dark metal band Shade Empire. The ninth track, "End of Dreams", is not listed in the CD, it can be regarded as a bonus or simply an outro.-Track listing:#"Conjuration" – 4:50#"Pain & Pleasure" – 5:23...
(2004) - Raskasta Joulua - Raskasta Joulua (2004)
- After ForeverAfter ForeverAfter Forever was a Dutch symphonic metal band with strong progressive metal influences. The band relied on the use of both soprano vocals and death grunts. In February 2009, it was announced that After Forever had disbanded.-Biography:...
- Being EveryoneBeing EveryoneBeing Everyone is a 2005 single by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever. It is from their fourth full-length album Remagine.-Track listing:Basic single#"Being Everyone " – 3:10#"Taste the Day" – 2:53Maxi single...
(2005) - Impaled NazareneImpaled NazareneImpaled Nazarene is a Finnish black metal band that incorporates elements of grindcore in their sound and punk rock in their aesthetics. The band is currently signed to Osmose Productions of France....
- "Suomi Finland PerkeleSuomi Finland PerkeleSuomi Finland Perkele is the third full-length album by Impaled Nazarene, the last to feature both Luttinen brothers. It is infamous due to its nationalistic themes; for example, in the lyrics to "Total War - Winter War"...
" (1994) - Turmion KätilötTurmion KätilötTurmion Kätilöt is a Finnish industrial metal band founded in 2003 by MC Raaka Pee and DJ Vastapallo, who until the latter's departure, were the only studio lineup...
- Niuva 20Niuva 20Niuva 20 is an EP released in 2005 by the band Turmion Kätilöt. The name Niuva 20 is supposedly a reference to a mental asylum located in Niuvanniemi, Kuopio.-Track listing:# Sika!# Kirosana# Varjot...
(2005) - Turmion KätilötTurmion KätilötTurmion Kätilöt is a Finnish industrial metal band founded in 2003 by MC Raaka Pee and DJ Vastapallo, who until the latter's departure, were the only studio lineup...
- Pirun NyrkkiPirun Nyrkki-External links:*...
(2006) - VerjnuarmuVerjnuarmuVerjnuarmu is a heavy metal band from Finland singing in the Savo dialect of the Finnish language.Performing in a dialect is rare in the Finnish heavy metal scene. Sometimes their style is dubbed as "Savo metal"...
- Muanpiällinen helevettiMuanpiällinen HelevettiMuanpiällinen Helevetti is the debut album by the Finnish melodic death metal band Verjnuarmu.-Track listing:# Kurjuuvven valssi - 2:57# Vihankylyväjä - 3:51# Noetavaeno - 3:38...
(2006) - Eternal Tears of SorrowEternal Tears of SorrowEternal Tears of Sorrow is a Finnish symphonic death metal band formed in Pudasjärvi in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland...
- Before the Bleeding SunBefore the Bleeding SunBefore the Bleeding Sun is the fifth studio album released by the Finnish symphonic death metal band Eternal Tears of Sorrow. The album counts guest performances from Marco Hietala , Jarmo Kylmänen , Sfinx and Tony Kakko .According to the band, The album is damn heavy but still more diverse and...
(2006) - AmorphisAmorphisAmorphis is a Finnish heavy metal band started by Jan Rechberger, Tomi Koivusaari, and Esa Holopainen in 1990. Initially, the band was a death metal act, but on later albums they evolved into playing other types of genres, which include heavy metal, progressive metal, and folk metal...
- EclipseEclipse (Amorphis album)-Credits:* Tomi Joutsen − vocals* Tomi Koivusaari − rhythm guitar* Esa Holopainen − lead guitar* Santeri Kallio − keyboards* Niclas Etelävuori − bass guitar* Jan Rechberger − drums* Marco Hietala − producer, backing vocals* Mikko Karmila - producer...
(2006) - Defuse - Defuse (2006)
- Raskasta Joulua - Raskaampaa Joulua (2006)
- Jalven Veljet: Aamut Joella - Valoisa Päivä (2007)
- AmorphisAmorphisAmorphis is a Finnish heavy metal band started by Jan Rechberger, Tomi Koivusaari, and Esa Holopainen in 1990. Initially, the band was a death metal act, but on later albums they evolved into playing other types of genres, which include heavy metal, progressive metal, and folk metal...
- Silent Waters (2007) - Nuclear Blast All-StarsNuclear BlastNuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...
- Into the LightNuclear Blast All-Stars: Into the LightInto the Light is a compilation album from Nuclear Blast Records to commemorate their 20 years as a record label. Produced by Rage guitarist Victor Smolski, with singers Tobias Sammet , Peter "Peavy" Wagner , Tony Kakko , Mats Levén , Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer , Hansi Kürsch , Andi Deris , Oddleif...
(2007) - Marenne - The Past Prelude (2009)
- AmorphisAmorphisAmorphis is a Finnish heavy metal band started by Jan Rechberger, Tomi Koivusaari, and Esa Holopainen in 1990. Initially, the band was a death metal act, but on later albums they evolved into playing other types of genres, which include heavy metal, progressive metal, and folk metal...
- SkyforgerSkyforger (album)-Chart positions:-Amorphis:*Tomi Joutsen – vocals*Tomi Koivusaari – rhythm guitar*Esa Holopainen – lead guitar*Santeri Kallio – keyboards, synthesizers, piano, organ*Niclas Etelävuori – bass guitar*Jan Rechberger – drums, percussion-Additional Personnel:...
(2009) - Elias ViljanenElias ViljanenElias 'E.Vil' Viljanen is a Finnish musician, known for being the guitarist for Sonata Arctica since 2007. Viljanen joined Sonata Arctica in spring 2007 in order to replace Jani Liimatainen, who left the band in August 2007 to fulfill his civil duties in Finland...
- Fire-HeartedFire-HeartedFire-Hearted is the third studio album by metal musician Elias Viljanen as solo artist. The album features Marco Hietala and Tony Kakko on vocals. Also contributing is Jari Kainulainen on bass, Henrik Klingenberg on keyboards and Mikko Sirén on drums...
(2009) - Kuorosota - 2010 (Finnish version of TV-show Clash of the Choirs) - Leader of Kuopios choir. Covered: Paradise City (Guns N' Roses), We Are the Champions (Queen), Like a Virgin (Madonna), Tsingis Khan (Frederik), I Walk Forever (Tarot), Huomenna (Uniklubi), The Phantom of the Opera (musikaalista Oopperan kummitus) ja Desperado (Eagles) (2010)