Genre(s): Heavy Metal
Lyrical Theme(s): Pain, Corruption, Fantasy
Origin: Finland (Kuopio)
Formed In: 1985
Status: Active
Current line-up: Marco Hietala - Vocals, Bass (1985-) (Nightwish, Sinergy, Northern Kings, Sapattivuosi, Delain)
Zachary Hietala - Guitars (1985-) (Marenne)
Pecu Cinnari - Drums (1985-)
Janne Tolsa - Keyboards (1988-) (Eternal Tears of Sorrow, Twisted Silence, Virtuocity, Warmath, Turmion Kätilöt, Marenne)
Tommi "Tuple" Salmela - Vocals, Samples (1995-) (Cardiant, Mess, Thunderstone)
Former/Past Member(s): Mako H - Guitars (1985-1988)
Additional notes:Tommi Salmela has been involved with Tarot for many years, originally as a roadie before providing backing vocals both on record and on-stage. He has only recently been made a full-time member of the band and now performs co-lead vocals with Marco Hietala.
The Hietala brothers both use stage names slightly different from their real names (their real names are Marko and Sakari).
Marco Hietala sings for Sapattivuosi, a band that performs Black Sabbath covers in Finnish. He also sings for Northern Kings, an 80s pop cover project also featuring Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto (Charon (Fin)), Jarkko Ahola (Teräsbetoni) and Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica).
Discography:Tarot - Wings Of Darkness / Back In The Fire [single] - 1986
Tarot - Aargh, What's Going On? [single] - 1986
Tarot - Love's Not Made For My Kind / Things That Crawl At Night [single] - 1986
Tarot - Spell Of Iron [full-length] - 1986 Tarot - Rose On The Grave / I Don't Care Anymore [single] - 1988
Tarot - Follow Me Into Madness [full-length] - 1988 Tarot - To Live Forever [full-length] - 1993 Tarot - To Live Again [live] - 1994 Tarot - Angels Of Pain [single] - 1995
Tarot - Stigmata [full-length] - 1995 Tarot - As One [single] - 1995 Tarot - Warhead [single] - 1997
Tarot - For The Glory Of Nothing [full-length] - 1998 Tarot - The Punishment [single] - 1998
Tarot - Shining Black [best of/compilation] - 2003 Tarot - Undead Son [single] - 2003
Tarot - Suffer Our Pleasures [full-length] - 2003 Tarot - You [single] - 2006
Tarot - Crows Fly Black [full-length] - 2006 Tarot - Undead Indeed [dvd] - 2008
Tarot - Undead Indeed [live] - 2008 Tarot - I Walk Forever [single] - 2010
Tarot - Gravity Of Light [full-length] - 2010 Tarot - The Spell Of Iron Mmxi [full-length] - 2011 *****
Official site:http://www.myspace.com/tarot