Sinergy was a Finnish heavy metal band started in 1997 by American musician Kimberly Goss. The idea for a "balls-out female-fronted metal band" was first formed when Kimberly Goss of Dimmu Borgir met Jesper Strömblad of In Flames whilst on tour in 1997.
Eternal Tears of Sorrow is a Finnish symphonic/melodic death metal band formed in Pudasjärvi.
Marko Tapani "Marco" Hietala is a Finnish heavy metal vocalist,bassist and songwriter. Internationally,best known as the former bassist,male vocalist and secondary composer to Tuomas Holopainen,of the symphonic metal band Nightwish. He was also the vocalist and bassist as well as composer and lyricist for the heavy metal band Tarot.
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 notable elsewhere until gaining new success in recent years,with their singer and bassist Marko Hietala in the largely successful Nightwish for nearly two decades. With a more global audience,the band re-recorded Spell of Iron for its 25th anniversary.
To Hell and Back is the second album by the power metal band Sinergy,it was released on July 25,2000. It featured a cover version of "Hanging on the Telephone",originally by The Nerves and made famous by Blondie and the Japanese release bonus track is a cover version of "Invincible",originally by Pat Benatar.
Spell of Iron is the debut 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.
Lucidity is the debut full-length album by the Dutch symphonic metal band,Delain. It was released on September 4,2006 by Roadrunner Records. It was released in the US by Sensory Records on June 22,2010. In 2016 the band celebrated their 10th anniversary by re-releasing the album.
Crows Fly Black is the seventh album by Finnish heavy metal band Tarot,released on 27 October 2006. This album is accompanied by the single "You",and the music video "Ashes to the Stars". This is the first album to officially acknowledge Tommi 'Tumple' Salmela as a member of the band,referred to as an 'old-new' member;until then,Tommi's role was limited to sampling and backing vocals,while in this album,Tommi takes role of fully fledged vocalist.
Madstock! is the first live album by ska/pop band Madness,released on 2 November 1992 by Go! Discs. The album includes highlights from Madness' first concerts since their disbanding in 1986,on 8 and 9 August 1992 at Finsbury Park in London. The bill included Flowered Up,Gallon Drunk,Ian Dury and The Blockheads,Morrissey and Madness.
Janne Tolsa is a Finnish heavy metal musician. Known for his keyboard work in Tarot from the late 1980s,Tolsa also takes part in the melodic death metal band Eternal Tears of Sorrow,which he joined in 2005 for their album Before the Bleeding Sun,as well as the industrial metal band Turmion Kätilöt. Tolsa is also known to work as a composer for television. Janne Tolsa plays keyboards in Marenne Band and is one of the composers in the band's debut album The Past Prelude.
The Obsessed is the debut album by American metal band the Obsessed,released in 1990 by Hellhound Records. All songs were recorded in 1985 for an intended album for Metal Blade Records,which had never been released. The release of this album prompted singer Scott "Wino" Weinrich to leave Saint Vitus and reform the Obsessed with a new rhythm section.
Scorn Defeat is the first full-length album by the Japanese black metal band Sigh,released in 1993 by Deathlike Silence Productions. It is the band's most traditional black metal album,taking on a formula lyrically compared to their Scandinavian peers. The album takes its title from a line in the title track from Venom's 1981 album Welcome to Hell. On Scorn Defeat,the line itself is said on "At My Funeral".
Sinthetic 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.
Undead Indeed is the first live DVD/2CD by Finnish heavy metal band Tarot. It was recorded in Rupla club,Kuopio,Finland on August 17,2007. The DVD released on June 11,2008.
The Missing Link is the seventh full-length album released by the heavy metal band Rage in 1993. The album was remastered by Noise/Sanctuary in 2002 with five bonus tracks,three of them are from the EP Refuge.
Serenity is the third album by power metal band Kotipelto,released in 2007 while Stratovarius was in hiatus.
Fire-Hearted is the third studio album by metal musician Elias Viljanen as solo artist. The album features Marko Hietala and Tony Kakko on vocals. Also contributing is Jari Kainulainen on bass,Henrik Klingenberg on keyboards and Mikko Sirén (Apocalyptica) on drums. The album was out in June 2009. The song "Last Breath of Love" with Marko on vocals can be heard on Elias' Myspace together with the title-track.
Gravity of Light is the eighth studio album by the Finnish heavy metal band,Tarot. It was released in Finland on March 10,2010 and in Europe on April 23,2010 and in the US on June 8,2010.
The Human Contradiction is the fourth studio album by the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. It was released on 4 April 2014 in Europe,and on 8 April 2014 in North America.
The Spell of Iron MMXI is the ninth album by Finnish heavy metal band Tarot,released on April 11,2011. It is a re-recording of the band's 1986 debut album for its 25th anniversary. It is the final album to feature Pecu Cinnari before his death,and Marko Hietala before his retirement from the public eye in 2021.
