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Marco Hietala

Heavy metal
Heavy metal

Marco Hietala is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio and Rob Halford. Those roots explain a lot about how Marco Hietala arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ari Koivunen, Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu, Herra Ylppö & Ihmiset and Verjnuarmu, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Therion, Nightwish, Delain, Ayreon and Tarja Turunen, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 12 connections around Marco Hietala, reaching back through Geezer Butler and forward to Therion. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Marco HietalaGeezer ButlerRonnie James DioRob HalfordTherionNightwishDelainAyreonTarja TurunenAri KoivunenLauri Tähkä & Elonke…Herra Ylppö & IhmisetVerjnuarmu

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Marco Hietala connections

Marco Hietala grew out of Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio and Rob Halford, shares an orbit with Ari Koivunen, Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu, Herra Ylppö & Ihmiset and Verjnuarmu, went on to shape Therion, Nightwish, Delain and Ayreon. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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