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TAROT
CURRENT NAME	Tarot
FORMER NAMES	Purgatory
ORIGIN	Kuopio, Itä-Suomen, Finland
STATUS	Active
FORMED IN	1984
LABEL	Spinefarm Records
GENRE	Heavy metal
STYLE	-
LYRICAL THEME	-
BAND ADDED	2003-08-20, 00:00
LAST UPDATE	2009-01-11, 17:57

Band biography

The Finnish heavy metal band Tarot was formed under the moniker Purgatory in 1984 by Hietala brothers, guitarist Zachary and frontman Marco. Earlier on they had played in many different metal bands that they put together. When they signed a record deal in 1985 the company wanted them to change their name (they wanted a name that was easier to pronounce for Finnish people). They released their debut album "The Spell Of Iron" in late 1986. In the late 80s / early 90s the band had a close to five year long break and Marco Hietala was reportedly one of the frontrunners to replace Bruce Dickinson. However, the band returned. Hietala later on joined successful Finnish metal bands Sinergy and Nightwish which resulted in them being signed by native label Spinefarm Records.

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Pecu Cinnari	1984-	Drums
Janne Tolsa	-1993-	Keyboards	See also Eternal Tears Of Sorrow, Virtuocity
Zachary Hietala	1984-	Guitars
Marco Hietala	1984-	Bass, vocals	See also Delain, Nightwish, Sinergy

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Harri Veteli	1984-	Guitars
Mako H.	-1986-1988-	Guitars

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Unknown / none

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1986	Spell Of Iron	Flamingo Music
1988	Follow Me Into Madness	Flamingo Music
1993	To Live Forever	Bluelight
1994	To Live Again (live)	Zero Corporation
1995	Stigmata (2CD)	Bluelight
1998	For The Glory Of Nothing	Bluelight
2003	Suffer Our Pleasures 7.5 / 10 Read our review here	Spinefarm Records
2007	Crows Fly Black	Spinefarm Records

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