Marko Tapani "Marco" Hietala (born 14 January 1966) is a Finnish
heavy metal vocalist, bassist and songwriter. Internationally, he is best known as the former bassist, male vocalist and secondary composer to
Tuomas Holopainen
Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen (born 25 December 1976) is a Finnish musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the primary songwriter, keyboardist, and founding member of symphonic metal band Nightwish. He has stated that his son ...
, of the
symphonic metal
Symphonic metal is a cross-genre style designation for the symphonic subsets of heavy metal music subgenres. It is used to denote any metal band that makes use of symphonic or orchestral elements. The style features the heavy drums and guitars ...
band
Nightwish
Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen. The band soon picked up drummer Jukka Neval ...
. He is also the vocalist and bassist as well as composer and lyricist for the heavy metal band
Tarot
Tarot (, first known as ''trionfi (cards), trionfi'' and later as ''tarocchi'' or ''tarocks'') is a set of playing cards used in tarot games and in fortune-telling or divination. From at least the mid-15th century, the tarot was used to play t ...
.
He is also a member of the
supergroup Northern Kings
Northern Kings is a Finnish symphonic metal cover band, cover supergroup, made up of four well known musicians: Jarkko Ahola from Teräsbetoni, ex-Dreamtale, Marko Hietala from Tarot (band), Tarot, ex-Nightwish, Tony Kakko from Sonata Arctica an ...
, and portrayed one of the main characters in
Ayreon
Ayreon is a musical project by Dutch songwriter, singer, musician and record producer Arjen Anthony Lucassen. Ayreon's music is described as progressive rock, progressive metal and power metal sometimes combined with genres such as folk music, f ...
's 2013 album ''
The Theory of Everything''.
Biography
Marko Hietala was born in
Kuopio
Kuopio ( , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Kuopio is approximately , while the Kuopio sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mos ...
, and is the youngest child of the Hietala family. Hietala lived in
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 (), making it Northern Savonia's least populous municipality. It covers an area ...
until the age of 15, after which he moved to Kuopio to study classical guitar, vocals and musical theory in high school. In 1984, he and his brother
Zachary
Zachary is a male given name, a variant of Zechariah – the name of several biblical characters.
People
*Pope Zachary (679–752), pope of the Catholic Church from 741 to 752
* Zachary of Vienne (died 106), bishop of Vienne (France), martyr a ...
formed the heavy metal band
Tarot
Tarot (, first known as ''trionfi (cards), trionfi'' and later as ''tarocchi'' or ''tarocks'') is a set of playing cards used in tarot games and in fortune-telling or divination. From at least the mid-15th century, the tarot was used to play t ...
under the name ''Purgatory''. In 1986, Tarot received a deal for
their first album and went on tour. Before becoming a full-time musician, he worked as a live and studio sound engineer.
While on tour with Tarot in 1998, Marko had met the members of the band
Nightwish
Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen. The band soon picked up drummer Jukka Neval ...
in Siilinjärvi as they were an opening act for his band. Marko recalled having watched their performance: "I watched their show and thought their music was actually quite good at times. They had all this force and drama, so maybe some day they would successfully combine the two. But goddamn, they looked absolutely horrible on stage. Shorthaired guys just standing there – Tarja was a pretty girl but just as petrified, shrieking in the middle of the stage in her leather pants. Honestly, I assumed them to be just a momentary fad and thought they will fade away after six months or so. Luckily, of course, I was so wrong."
2001–2020: Nightwish

Hietala joined Nightwish in 2001 when Tuomas Holopainen and the band's manager called him and said that there would be a place in the band for a vocalist and a bass player. ''
Century Child
''Century Child'' is the fourth studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was released in 2002 through Spinefarm Records in Finland, Drakkar Entertainment in the rest of Europe, Century Media Records in the US, and Toy's Factor ...
'' was his first Nightwish album, following the departure of previous bassist
Sami Vänskä
Sami Vänskä (born 26 September 1976) is the former bassist of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish.
Background
Vänskä started playing bass when he attended music school when he was nine years old. Rush, Faith No More, Red Hot Chili Pep ...
. He was a prominent guest musician in
Delain
Delain is a Dutch symphonic metal band formed in 2002 by former Within Temptation keyboardist Martijn Westerholt, intending for the band to be solely a project. Singer Charlotte Wessels was invited to join in 2005. In February 2021, the member ...
, a project involving many members of the
gothic and
symphonic metal
Symphonic metal is a cross-genre style designation for the symphonic subsets of heavy metal music subgenres. It is used to denote any metal band that makes use of symphonic or orchestral elements. The style features the heavy drums and guitars ...
community. He also participated in the recording of ''Invitation'', by
Altaria, providing backing vocals. Hietala has also been part of the bands
Sinergy
Sinergy was a Finnish/Swedish power 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 whil ...
and
Northern Kings
Northern Kings is a Finnish symphonic metal cover band, cover supergroup, made up of four well known musicians: Jarkko Ahola from Teräsbetoni, ex-Dreamtale, Marko Hietala from Tarot (band), Tarot, ex-Nightwish, Tony Kakko from Sonata Arctica an ...
.
Upon his arrival to Nightwish, several songs were written to contain duets with then
Nightwish
Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen. The band soon picked up drummer Jukka Neval ...
vocalist
Tarja Turunen
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen-Cabuli (born 17 August 1977), known professionally as Tarja Turunen or simply Tarja, is a Finnish Heavy metal music, heavy metal singer, best known as the former lead vocalist of Nightwish.
Turunen studied lyrical ...
, allowing songwriter and band leader
Tuomas Holopainen
Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen (born 25 December 1976) is a Finnish musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the primary songwriter, keyboardist, and founding member of symphonic metal band Nightwish. He has stated that his son ...
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. After Hietala joined the band, they performed covers of well-known songs, with Hietala singing the lead vocal part in this break. The band has performed
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and media personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead singer of the heavy metal music, heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which per ...
's "
Crazy Train
"Crazy Train" is the debut solo single by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, released in 1980 from his debut album as a solo artist, '' Blizzard of Ozz'' (1980). The song was written by Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, and Bob Daisley. The lyri ...
",
W.A.S.P.'s "Wild Child",
Dio's "Don't Talk to Strangers",
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist and guitarist Dave Mustaine. Known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal—alo ...
's "
Symphony of Destruction
"Symphony of Destruction" is a song by American heavy metal music, heavy metal band Megadeth, released as a single from the band's fifth studio album, ''Countdown to Extinction'' (1992). The lyrics explore the hypothetical situation where an avera ...
" and
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experiments ...
's "
High Hopes". Some of these songs have been put up for sale as well on various Nightwish album releases. Following Turunen's departure from Nightwish, Hietala was much more involved with the production of ''
Dark Passion Play
''Dark Passion Play'' is the sixth studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was released on 26 September 2007 by Spinefarm Records in Finland, 28 September by Nuclear Blast in Europe and 2 October 2007 by Roadrunner Records in th ...
'', 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. Hietala is also credited alongside
Holopainen for co-writing the song "
The Crow, the Owl and the Dove" from Nightwish's 2011 album, ''
Imaginaerum
''Imaginaerum'' is the seventh studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was released on 30 November 2011 by Scene Nation Oy and Sony Music in Finland, then on 2 December in Nuclear Blast in the rest of Europe and Roadrunner Recor ...
''.

In
Delain
Delain is a Dutch symphonic metal band formed in 2002 by former Within Temptation keyboardist Martijn Westerholt, intending for the band to be solely a project. Singer Charlotte Wessels was invited to join in 2005. In February 2021, the member ...
, Hietala played bass for the album ''
Lucidity'' and was also the main male vocalist on the album with featured vocals on the song ''The Gathering''. He is also featured as vocalist in two of the songs on Delain's second album ''
April Rain
''April Rain'' is the second studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. It was released in the Benelux on 20 March 2009 and was released internationally on 30 March 2009 by Roadrunner Records. It was released in Australia on 10 April 2 ...
'' and two songs from Delain's fourth album ''
The Human Contradiction''.
In March 2009, Hietala joined the band
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 (also of CMX). Sapattivuosi's first two albums covered ...
. They cover
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward (musician), Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler, and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. After adopting the Black Sabbath name in 1969 (the band ...
songs in Finnish. In this band, however, Hietala does not play bass; he only performs vocals.
On 1 April 2010 it was said that Hietala would leave the band to concentrate on a
choir
A choir ( ), also known as a chorale or chorus (from Latin ''chorus'', meaning 'a dance in a circle') is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform or in other words ...
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'' 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”. Maria Menounos is the host of the program, which w ...
'') in 2010. Hietala was the master of the
Kuopio
Kuopio ( , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Kuopio is approximately , while the Kuopio sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mos ...
choir in the program's second season. He came second in the contest, losing in the finals to the
Joensuu
Joensuu (; ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Karelia. It is located in the eastern interior of the country and in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Joensuu is approximately , while the sub-region has a population ...
choir, headed by pop rock singer
Ilkka Alanko
Ilkka Tapani Alanko (born 21 November 1969) is a Finnish musician. He is a lead vocalist, co-founder, songwriter, and guitarist for the Finnish rock band Neljä Ruusua. Alanko's debut solo album '' Elektra'' was released in 2009, and it peaked a ...
. Tarot's single "I Walk Forever", from the ''
Gravity of Light
''Gravity of Light'' is the eighth studio album by the Finnish heavy metal band Tarot. It was released in Finland on 10 March 2010, in Europe on 23 April 2010 and in the US on 8 June 2010.
Track listing
# "Satan Is Dead" – 4:12
# "Hell Kn ...
'' album, was performed for the first time by Hietala, Tommi Salmela and the Kuopio choir during Kuorosota 2010; other songs performed included "
The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera may refer to:
Novel
* The Phantom of the Opera (novel), ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (novel), 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux
Characters
* Erik (The Phantom of the Opera), Erik (''The Phantom of the Opera''), the title char ...
", 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 are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward (musician), Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler, and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. After adopting the Black Sabbath name in 1969 (the band ...
's
Neon Knights
"Neon Knights" is a song by English rock band Black Sabbath from 1980's '' Heaven and Hell'', their first album with American vocalist Ronnie James Dio.
Overview
"Neon Knights" was the last song written by the band for the ''Heaven and Hell'' a ...
with
Ripper Owens,
Andreas Kisser
Andreas Rudolf Kisser (; born 24 August 1968) is a Brazilian musician, best known for being the lead guitarist for the metal band Sepultura. He has been featured on every Sepultura release since their second album, ''Schizophrenia''. Additionally, ...
,
James LoMenzo and
Paul Bostaph
Paul Steven Bostaph (born March 4, 1964) is an American musician best known as a member of the thrash metal band Slayer, initially from 1992 to 2001, again from 2013 to 2019, and in 2024, after the reunion. His drumming career began in 1984 when ...
at two of their shows in Finland.
On 14 August 2013, Hietala was the first singer to be confirmed by
Arjen Lucassen
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (born 3 April 1960) is a Dutch singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist musician and record producer, best known for his long-running progressive metal/rock opera project Ayreon. Lucassen started his career in 1980 as th ...
to guest on
Ayreon
Ayreon is a musical project by Dutch songwriter, singer, musician and record producer Arjen Anthony Lucassen. Ayreon's music is described as progressive rock, progressive metal and power metal sometimes combined with genres such as folk music, f ...
's new album
''The Theory of Everything''. In 2017 he joined Ayreon on stage for three shows at 013 Poppodium in
Tilburg
Tilburg () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands, in the southern Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Brabant. With a population of 22 ...
, the recording of these shows was later released as Ayreon's live album
Ayreon Universe – The Best of Ayreon Live
''Ayreon Universe – The Best of Ayreon Live'', alternatively known as ''Ayreon Universe – Best of Ayreon Live'' or simply ''Ayreon Universe'', is a live album and DVD/Blu-ray by Arjen Anthony Lucassen's progressive rock/metal rock opera project ...
.
Hietala released his first solo album ''
Mustan sydämen rovio
''Mustan Sydämen Rovio'' (''Pyre of the Black Heart'') is the debut solo album by Finnish singer and bassist Marko Hietala of Nightwish and Tarot fame, released on 24 May 2019 via Nuclear Blast.
Hietala is credited in the album with his birth na ...
'' in May 2019. He released the album under his birthname Marko Hietala and will be using the name also in his other projects in the future. Hietala has described his solo material as "hard
prog".
An English version of the album, titled ''Pyre of the Black Heart'' (
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast Records is a German record label with subsidiary, subsidiaries located in Germany, the United States and Brazil. It was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Donzdorf. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on ...
), followed in January 2020.
Joining him on the albums are drummer Anssi Nykänen, keyboardist Vili Ollila and guitarist Tuomas Wäinölä with whom he also toured in Finland in the summer and autumn of 2019.
The band embarked on a European tour in February 2020.
In 2020, he participated in and won the Finnish edition of Masked Singer.
2021–present: Departure from Nightwish, solo career

In December 2020, Hietala told
Nightwish
Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen. The band soon picked up drummer Jukka Neval ...
he had decided to leave to focus on other projects. He had been suffering from several mental disorders, including depression, for a decade. Despite medication, he had kept on getting worse. After the recording of ''
Human. :II: Nature.'' and in part due to the respite brought by
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
, Hietala finally reached the conclusion that leaving the band would prevent his illnesses from worsening. On 12 January 2021, Hietala made his departure public and announced his withdrawal from the public eye.
Ten days later, Swedish symphonic metal band
Therion released a music video for the song "Tuonela" that featured Hietala.
On 18 June 2022, Northern Kings made a comeback that ended their 12-year hiatus and Hietala's 17-month break from the public. The band played at the 'Tuhdimmat Tahdit festival' in Nokia, Finland. Hietala later in an interview, stated that he has not made contact with the members of Nightwish since his departure from the band in January 2021, and expressed uncertainty that he will be returning to Nightwish. In an interview in October 2023, Hietala expressed doubt that he would ever return to Nightwish.
Hietala performed with his solo band at ''Z7 Summer Nights'' Open Air in Pratteln, Switzerland on 8 July 2023, later joining former Nightwish bandmate Tarja Turunen at her solo show later in the evening to sing "The Phantom of the Opera" with her. It was the first time they had sung the song together, after Tarja was fired from Nightwish in 2005. They also performed the song at Olavinlinna in Finland. They toured together in 2024 in both Latin America and Europe on Tarja's "Living The Dream – The Hits Tour". While both Hietala and Turunen released a collaborative single titled "Left on Mars" on 13 March 2024, Hietala stated that he has not ruled out the possibility of him and Turunen starting a new band together. Hietala released the single, "Frankenstein's Wife", on 4 September 2024. On 26 November 2024, the third single, "Impatient Zero" was released, simultaneously with the announcement of Hietala's second solo album ''
Roses from the Deep
''Roses from the Deep'' is the second solo studio album by Finnish singer, songwriter and bassist Marko Hietala of Nightwish and Tarot fame, released on 7 February 2025 via Nuclear Blast.
Background and promotion
In December 2020, Hietala told ...
'' which was released on 7 February 2025.
Hietala participated in Season 15 of the Finnish TV show "
Vain elämää
is the Finnish version of '' The Best Singers'' series broadcast on Finnish Nelonen commercial television channel fashioned on the successful Dutch series ''De beste zangers van Nederland''. Each day, one artist would be chosen, and the remaini ...
" in 2024.
Influences

Hietala has stated that the biggest influence on him as a bassist is
Geezer Butler
Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler (born 17 July 1949) is an English musician, best known as the bassist and primary lyricist of the pioneering Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He has also recorded and performed with Heave ...
and
Bob Daisley
Robert John Daisley (born 13 February 1950) is an Australian musician and songwriter. A bassist, he is perhaps best known for his intermittent relationship with vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, for whom he contributed bass, co-production and songwriti ...
, while
Ronnie James Dio
Ronald James Padavona (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), known professionally as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal singer. He fronted numerous bands throughout his career, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and Heaven & Hel ...
and
Rob Halford
Robert John Arthur Halford (born 25 August 1951) is an English heavy metal singer. He is best known as the lead vocalist of Judas Priest, which was formed in 1969 and has received accolades such as the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Metal Perform ...
are 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
to soak up almost everything" which "somehow ends up being used" when he writes his own music.
Personal life
Hietala has two children with his ex-wife Manki, twin boys Antto and Miro (born in 2001). They lived in
Kuopio
Kuopio ( , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Kuopio is approximately , while the Kuopio sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mos ...
, 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. In 2016, a Finnish newspaper reported that Hietala had filed for divorce. In August 2018, he married Camila (Cavalcanti) Hietala. He and his wife have a daughter and live in Spain.
Born Marko, Hietala has been regularly credited throughout his career as Marco. He said he adopted the version with "c" when he was young and trying to sound "cool", but that now it doesn't matter to him anymore. Starting with ''
Mustan Sydämen Rovio
''Mustan Sydämen Rovio'' (''Pyre of the Black Heart'') is the debut solo album by Finnish singer and bassist Marko Hietala of Nightwish and Tarot fame, released on 24 May 2019 via Nuclear Blast.
Hietala is credited in the album with his birth na ...
'', he intends to be credited as Marko in all his future projects.
He also referred to the "Marco" spelling as "the last lie I had constructed about myself".
Discography
Studio albums:
* ''
Mustan sydämen rovio
''Mustan Sydämen Rovio'' (''Pyre of the Black Heart'') is the debut solo album by Finnish singer and bassist Marko Hietala of Nightwish and Tarot fame, released on 24 May 2019 via Nuclear Blast.
Hietala is credited in the album with his birth na ...
'' – 2019 (re-released in English in 2020 as ''Pyre of the Black Heart'')
* ''
Roses from the Deep
''Roses from the Deep'' is the second solo studio album by Finnish singer, songwriter and bassist Marko Hietala of Nightwish and Tarot fame, released on 7 February 2025 via Nuclear Blast.
Background and promotion
In December 2020, Hietala told ...
'' – 2025
Tarot
Nightwish
Studio albums:
* ''
Century Child
''Century Child'' is the fourth studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was released in 2002 through Spinefarm Records in Finland, Drakkar Entertainment in the rest of Europe, Century Media Records in the US, and Toy's Factor ...
'' – 2002
* ''
Once
Once may refer to:
Film, television and theatre
* ''Once'' (film), a 2007 Irish musical film by John Carney
** ''Once'' (musical), a 2011 stage adaptation of the film
* ''Once'' (TV series), a 2017–2019 Argentine telenovela
* Canal Once (Mex ...
'' – 2004
* ''
Dark Passion Play
''Dark Passion Play'' is the sixth studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was released on 26 September 2007 by Spinefarm Records in Finland, 28 September by Nuclear Blast in Europe and 2 October 2007 by Roadrunner Records in th ...
'' – 2007
* ''
Imaginaerum
''Imaginaerum'' is the seventh studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was released on 30 November 2011 by Scene Nation Oy and Sony Music in Finland, then on 2 December in Nuclear Blast in the rest of Europe and Roadrunner Recor ...
'' – 2011
* ''
Endless Forms Most Beautiful'' – 2015
* ''
Human. :II: Nature.'' – 2020
Northern Kings
Studio albums:
*''
Reborn'' – 2007
*''
Rethroned'' – 2008
Sapattivuosi
Studio albums:
* ''
Ihmisen merkki'' – 2009
Sinergy
Studio albums:
* ''
To Hell and Back'' – 2000
* ''
Suicide by My Side'' – 2002
Raskasta joulua
Studio albums:
* ''Raskasta Joulua'' – 2004
* ''Raskaampaa joulua'' – 2006
* ''Raskasta Joulua'' – 2013
* ''Ragnarok Juletide'' – 2014
* ''Raskasta Joulua 2'' – 2014
* ''Raskasta Joulua Tulkoon joulu - akustisesti'' – 2015
* ''Raskasta Joulua IV'' – 2017
* ''Viides Adventti '' – 2022
Conquest
Studio albums:
* ''
Worlds Apart'' – 1999
* ''The Harvest'' – 2011
Collaborations and projects
As guest/session member
1990
* Warmath – ''Gehenna'' – (backing vocals, keyboards)
1999
*
To/Die/For – ''
All Eternity'' – (backing vocals)
2001
*
Gandalf
Gandalf is a protagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. He is a Wizards (Middle-earth), wizard, one of the Istari order, and the leader of the Company of the Ring. Tolkien took the name "Gandalf" fr ...
– ''Rock Hell'' – (backing vocals)
*
To/Die/For – ''
Epilogue
An epilogue or epilog (from Greek ἐπίλογος ''epílogos'', "conclusion" from ἐπί ''epi'', "in addition" and λόγος ''logos'', "word") is a piece of writing at the end of a work of literature, usually used to bring closure to the ...
'' – (backing vocals)
2002
*
Dreamtale – ''
Beyond Reality'' – (vocals on "Heart's Desire" & "Where the Rainbow Ends")
* Virtuocity – ''Secret Visions'' – (vocals on "Eye for an Eye" & "Speed of Light")
2003
*
Aina – ''
Days of Rising Doom'' – (vocals)
*
Altaria – ''Invitation'' – (backing vocals)
*
Charon
In Greek mythology, Charon or Kharon ( ; ) is a psychopomp, the ferryman of the Greek underworld. He carries the souls of those who have been given funeral rites across the rivers Acheron and Styx, which separate the worlds of the living and ...
– ''
The Dying Daylights
''The Dying Daylights'' is the fourth studio album by Finnish gothic metal band Charon.
Track listing
# "Failed" – 3:50
# " Religious/Delicious" – 3:26
# "Death Can Dance" – 3:41
# "In Brief War" – 3:49
# "Guilt on Skin" – 3:16
# "U ...
'' – (backing vocals)
* Evemaster – ''Wither'' – (vocals on "Wings of Darkness (
Tarot
Tarot (, first known as ''trionfi (cards), trionfi'' and later as ''tarocchi'' or ''tarocks'') is a set of playing cards used in tarot games and in fortune-telling or divination. From at least the mid-15th century, the tarot was used to play t ...
cover)")
2004
*
Shade Empire – ''
Sinthetic'' – (vocals on "Human Sculpture")
*
Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus – ''Kylmä tila'' (vocals on "Älkää selvittäkö" & "Samarialainen")
2005
*
Turmion Kätilöt
Turmion Kätilöt (literally "Midwives of Ruin", "Midwives of Bane" or "Midwives of Perdition") 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 20'' – (backing vocals on "Stormbringer (
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in London in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal music, heavy metal and modern hard rock, although their musical style has varied throughout their career. Originally for ...
cover)")
2006
*
After Forever
After Forever was a Dutch symphonic metal band with strong progressive metal influences. The band relied on the use of both soprano vocals and death growls.
In February 2009, it was announced that After Forever had disbanded. Singer Floor Jan ...
– ''
Mea Culpa
''Mea culpa'' () is a phrase of Latin origin that means ''my fault'' or ''my mistake'', and is an acknowledgment of having done wrong. The expression is also used as an admission of having made a mistake that should have been avoided and, in a ...
'' – (vocals on single version of "Face Your Demons")
*
Amorphis
Amorphis is a Finnish progressive metal band founded 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 genres, including progressive meta ...
– ''
Eclipse
An eclipse is an astronomical event which occurs when an astronomical object or spacecraft is temporarily obscured, by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer. This alignment of three ...
'' – (backing vocals)
* Defuse – ''Defuse'' – (vocals on "DIB")
*
Delain
Delain is a Dutch symphonic metal band formed in 2002 by former Within Temptation keyboardist Martijn Westerholt, intending for the band to be solely a project. Singer Charlotte Wessels was invited to join in 2005. In February 2021, the member ...
– ''
Lucidity'' – (vocals on 5 tracks, bass guitars)
*
Eternal Tears of Sorrow
Eternal Tears of Sorrow (commonly abbreviated to EToS) was a Finnish melodic death metal band formed in Pudasjärvi.
Biography
The band was formed in 1994 by Jarmo Puolakanaho, Altti Veteläinen and Olli-Pekka Törrö, after various project ...
– ''Before the Bleeding Sun'' – (backing vocals)
* Stoner Kings – ''Fuck the World'' – (backing vocals)
*
Verjnuarmu
Verjnuarmu was a heavy metal band from Finland singing in the Savonian dialects, 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". According to ...
– ''
Muanpiällinen Helevetti'' – (backing vocals)
2007
* Amorphis – ''
Silent Waters'' – (backing vocals)
* ''
Nuclear Blast All-Stars: Into the Light'' – (vocals on "Inner Sanctuary")
*
Machine Men – ''
Circus of Fools'' – (vocals on "The Cardinal Point")
2008
* Ebony Ark – ''Decoder 2.0'' – (vocals on 5 tracks)
2009
* Amorphis – ''
Skyforger
Skyforger is a heavy metal band from Latvia which was formed in 1995 out of the remains of doom metal band Grindmaster Dead.
Musical style and lyrical themes
Most of their songs are about Baltic mythology and warfare; they also play Latvian ...
'' – (backing vocals)
*
Delain
Delain is a Dutch symphonic metal band formed in 2002 by former Within Temptation keyboardist Martijn Westerholt, intending for the band to be solely a project. Singer Charlotte Wessels was invited to join in 2005. In February 2021, the member ...
– ''
April Rain
''April Rain'' is the second studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. It was released in the Benelux on 20 March 2009 and was released internationally on 30 March 2009 by Roadrunner Records. It was released in Australia on 10 April 2 ...
'' – (vocals on "Control the Storm" & "Nothing Left")
* Marenne – ''The Past Prelude'' – (backing vocals)
*
Elias Viljanen
Elias "E.Vil" Einari Johannes Viljanen (born 8 July 1975) is a Finnish musician from Tampere, Finland, known for being the guitarist for Sonata Arctica since 2007. Viljanen joined Sonata Arctica in spring 2007 in order to replace Jani Liimatai ...
– ''
Fire-Hearted'' – (vocals on "Last Breath of Love")
* Turmion Kätilöt – ''Lentävä KalPan Ukko'' – (backing vocals)
* Turmion Kätilöt – ''Verkko Heiluu'' – (backing vocals)
2010
*
Erja Lyytinen – ''Voracious Love'' – (vocals on "Bed of Roses")
2011
* Grönholm – ''Silent Out Loud'' – (Vocals on ″Vanity″)
2012
*
Delain
Delain is a Dutch symphonic metal band formed in 2002 by former Within Temptation keyboardist Martijn Westerholt, intending for the band to be solely a project. Singer Charlotte Wessels was invited to join in 2005. In February 2021, the member ...
– ''
We Are the Others
''We Are the Others'' is the third studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. It was released in the Benelux and Germany on 1 June 2012 and in the United Kingdom and France on 4 June by CNR Music, who took over Delain when Warner Musi ...
'' – (vocals on two bonus live tracks on the Digipak version)
2013
* A2Z – ''Parasites of Paradise'' – (acoustic guitar on "Nightcrawler", "Caterpillar" & "Praying Mantis")
*
Ayreon
Ayreon is a musical project by Dutch songwriter, singer, musician and record producer Arjen Anthony Lucassen. Ayreon's music is described as progressive rock, progressive metal and power metal sometimes combined with genres such as folk music, f ...
– ''
The Theory of Everything'' – (vocals)
* Turmion Kätilöt – ''
Technodiktator
''Technodiktator'' is the fifth studio album by the Finnish industrial metal band Turmion Kätilöt, released on 27 September 2013.
Track listing
References
{{Authority control
2013 albums
Turmion Kätilöt albums
2011 albums ...
'' – (backing vocals on "Jalopiina")
* Lazy Bonez – ''Vol.1'' – (duet with
Udo Dirkschneider
Udo Dirkschneider (born 6 April 1952) is a German singer who first rose to fame with the Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Accept (band), Accept. After leaving the band in 1987, he formed the band U.D.O., in which he has also enjoyed commerci ...
on ''First to Go – Last to Know'')
2014
*
Delain
Delain is a Dutch symphonic metal band formed in 2002 by former Within Temptation keyboardist Martijn Westerholt, intending for the band to be solely a project. Singer Charlotte Wessels was invited to join in 2005. In February 2021, the member ...
– ''
The Human Contradiction'' – (vocals on "Your Body Is a Battleground" & "Sing to Me")
2016
*
Avantasia
Avantasia is a German Supergroup (music), supergroup rock opera, metal opera project created by Tobias Sammet, vocalist of the band Edguy. It has been characterized as a rock opera, as it features the contributions of various vocalists and music ...
– ''
Ghostlights
''Ghostlights'' is the seventh full-length album by Tobias Sammet's German metal opera project Avantasia. It was released on 29 January 2016. The opening track and first single " Mystery of a Blood Red Rose" was a candidate for the German repre ...
'' – (vocals on "Master of the Pendulum")
2018
* Ayreon – ''
Ayreon Universe – The Best of Ayreon Live
''Ayreon Universe – The Best of Ayreon Live'', alternatively known as ''Ayreon Universe – Best of Ayreon Live'' or simply ''Ayreon Universe'', is a live album and DVD/Blu-ray by Arjen Anthony Lucassen's progressive rock/metal rock opera project ...
'' – (vocals)
*
Dark Sarah
Dark Sarah is a Finnish symphonic metal band formed by Heidi Parviainen after her departure from Amberian Dawn in 2012. Their style has been described as "cinematic metal".
History
Formation and creation of ''Behind the Black Veil'' (2012� ...
– ''The Golden Moth'' – (vocals on "The Gods Speak")
2019
*
Delain
Delain is a Dutch symphonic metal band formed in 2002 by former Within Temptation keyboardist Martijn Westerholt, intending for the band to be solely a project. Singer Charlotte Wessels was invited to join in 2005. In February 2021, the member ...
– ''
Hunter's Moon'' – (vocals on the live tracks)
2020
* Jupiterium – 'King of Spades', a tribute song to
Lemmy
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– (vocals)
2021
*
Therion – ''
Leviathan
Leviathan ( ; ; ) is a sea serpent demon noted in theology and mythology. It is referenced in several books of the Hebrew Bible, including Psalms, the Book of Job, the Book of Isaiah, and the pseudepigraphical Book of Enoch. Leviathan is of ...
'' – (vocals on "Tuonela")
* Circus of Rock – ''Come One, Come All'' – (vocals on "Sheriff of Ghost Town")
*
Waltari
Waltari is a Finnish band from Helsinki known for combining numerous styles, from different metal subgenres such as progressive metal, alternative metal and extreme metal to non-metal styles such as hip hop, pop, industrial, techno, punk a ...
– ''3rd Decade - Anniversary Edition'' – (vocals on "Below Zero")
* Mika Jaakola – ''Dark Slide Inc.'' – (vocals on ''Soita'')
2022
* HiSQ – ''Flesh and Blood'' – (vocals)
2023
*
Delain
Delain is a Dutch symphonic metal band formed in 2002 by former Within Temptation keyboardist Martijn Westerholt, intending for the band to be solely a project. Singer Charlotte Wessels was invited to join in 2005. In February 2021, the member ...
– ''
Dark Waters'' – (vocals on "Invictus")
*
Exit Eden
Exit Eden is a symphonic metal group that performs cover versions of well-known pop and rock songs, as well as releasing original songs (starting with their second album "Femmes Fatales").
History
The band was formed in 2017 by the American ...
– ''Run!'' – (vocals)
* Bjørkø – ''Whitebone Wind'' – (vocals)
2024
* Epik Pike – ''Dangerous'' – (bass)
*
Patty Gurdy
Patricia Büchler (born 1997), known professionally as Patty Gurdy, is a German hurdy-gurdy musician, singer, songwriter and YouTuber.
Early life and career
Büchler was born in 1997. She lived in Düsseldorf while she studied there and graduat ...
– ''I am with You'' – (vocals)
In-studio
Amorphis
* ''
Far from the Sun
''Far from the Sun'' is the sixth studio album by Finnish progressive metal band Amorphis.
It was the first album to feature drummer Jan Rechberger since 1994's ''Tales from the Thousand Lakes'', replacing Pekka Kasari who had quit the band to ...
'' (2003) – producer
* ''
Eclipse
An eclipse is an astronomical event which occurs when an astronomical object or spacecraft is temporarily obscured, by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer. This alignment of three ...
'' (2006) – producer
* ''
Silent Waters'' (2007) – producer
* ''
Skyforger
Skyforger is a heavy metal band from Latvia which was formed in 1995 out of the remains of doom metal band Grindmaster Dead.
Musical style and lyrical themes
Most of their songs are about Baltic mythology and warfare; they also play Latvian ...
'' (2009) – producer
* ''
The Beginning of Times'' (2011) – producer
Warmath
* ''
Gehenna
Gehenna ( ; ) or Gehinnom ( or ) is a Biblical toponym that has acquired various theological connotations, including as a place of divine punishment, in Jewish eschatology.
The place is first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as part of the border ...
'' (1990) – producer
* ''Damnation Play'' (1991) – producer
References
Sources
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*
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External links
Nightwish official siteMarco's profile on Nightwish.comMarco Hietala's page on Tarot's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hietala, Marko
1966 births
Living people
People from Kuopio
Finnish heavy metal bass guitarists
Finnish heavy metal singers
Finnish heavy metal guitarists
21st-century Finnish male singers
Finnish male singer-songwriters
Finnish singer-songwriters
Finnish tenors
Nightwish members
Finnish male bass guitarists
Sinergy members
Tarot (band) members
Northern Kings members
20th-century Finnish male singers
Masked Singer winners
Finnish expatriates in Spain