Marko Hietala, a pioneer of heavy Finnish sounds, will play at Sello Hall as part of his solo project. Hietala is known for his long career as the bass player and singer of Nightwish, as well as from the bands Tarot and Northern Kings. He is also part of the Heavy Christmas project, and in 2020 he won the Masked Singer competition. In 2019, Marko Hietala released his debut solo album Mustan sydämen rovio, which has also been published under the English name Pyre of the Black Heart.

The elements of metal, familiar from Hietala’s solo music, are combined with hints of progressive rock and even folk music. Before the album’s release, Hietala spent a long time writing his solo pieces, and he has included songs in the album that were not suitable for other projects at the time of their writing. Their lyrics involve certain personal themes and elements of imagination.

Marko Hietala: bass, vocals
Vili Ollila: keyboard
Tuomas Väinölä: guitar
Anssi Nykänen: drums

Duration 1 h 20 min, no intermission

Marko Hietala

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