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Marko Hietala

Marko Hietala is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Erja Lyytinen, Delain, Patty Gurdy, Geezer Butler and Ronnie James Dio. Those roots explain a lot about how Marko Hietala arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tarot, Van Canto, Grave Digger, Edguy and Primal Fear, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tarja Turunen, Delain and Therion, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Marko Hietala, reaching back through Erja Lyytinen and forward to Tarja Turunen. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Marko Tapani "Marco" Hietala is a Finnish heavy metal musician. Internationally, he is best known as the former bassist, male vocalist and secondary composer to Tuomas Holopainen, 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.

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Marko HietalaErja LyytinenDelainPatty GurdyGeezer ButlerRonnie James DioRob HalfordTarja TurunenDelainTherionTarotVan CantoGrave DiggerEdguyPrimal FearGotthardFirewindKotiteollisuus

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Marko Hietala connections

Marko Hietala grew out of Erja Lyytinen, Delain, Patty Gurdy and Geezer Butler, shares an orbit with Tarot, Van Canto, Grave Digger and Edguy, went on to shape Tarja Turunen, Delain and Therion. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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