Marko Hietala NEWS/Annonce son départ de Nightwish, aujourd’hui. (English/French).

English: Iconic Nightwish bassist Marko Hietala announces on January 12, 2021, his departure from the band. Charismatic singer and bassist, Marko has been an essential member of the band since 2002, as well as a cornerstone of the Finnish power metal and symphonic metal scene (and not only…) In a long press release, the composer explains the reasons for his choice. The uncertain current period, and its strong of impact on the world of the arts is not unrelated to his decision: this thunderclap follows a blank year during which…

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MARKO HIETALA + OCEANHOARSE,18/02/2020, La Machine @ PARIS. (English/Frensh).

Tuesday February 18, 2020 – La Machine du Moulin Rouge, Paris Here we are for an evening that promises to be special. Two concerts for this event: Oceanhoarse, and headliner Marko Hietala, the famous bass player and singer of Nightwish 😊. 7 pm: Doors open. Fans and the public take their places for the first band. The pit is not very full. The instruments are installed for the Oceanhoarse show. 8 pm: The show begins. Joonas Kosonen, band’s new singer, arrives on stage, followed by Oskar Niemi (drums), Jyri Helko…

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Marko Hietala, Sorti de l’album solo: Pyre of the black heart, Aujourd’hui, 24/01/2020 chez Nuclear Blast.

Aujourd’hui, le chanteur / bassiste finlandais Marko Hietala annonce sa signature avec Nuclear Blast pour son prochain album solo « Pyre Of The Black Heart« , qui devrait sortir le 24 janvier. Hietala lui-même décrit le style de la prochaine version comme « Hard Prog« . À propos de l’objectif de son album solo, Marko Hietala commente: « Eh bien, disons-le de cette façon: NIGHTWISH est sans aucun doute mon groupe principal, et grâce aux revenus de cette direction, je n’ai pas besoin d’être aussi averti commercialement. » . Ce que je veux dire, c’est que…

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