History Music / Tarot

* BrotherChuck: Original second guitarist Mako H. Nothing is known about him (some sources claim he ran off with the band's funds). The band [[BerserkButton doesn't wish to speak of him]] either.

'''Tarot''' is a heavy metal band from Kuopio, Finland formed in 1982 by [[Music/{{Nightwish}} Marko Hietala]] and his brother Zachary. Originally conceived as "Purgatory", they were asked to change their name when offered a record deal in 1986. Notably, their lineup has remained almost consistent since their formation; only replacing guitarist [[StageNames Mako H]] in 1988 with keyboardist Janne Tolsa, and adding additional vocalist and secondary keyboardist Tommi Salmela in 2006 (after having him as an unofficial member since 1996); drummer Pecu Cinnari died in 2016, however. The band started as playing traditional heavy metal with some elements from what was popular in rock music at the time. (The band even wore glam type makeup in their first live appearances, as proven by early music videos). Later they veered towards progressive metal, largely inspired by Music/{{Queensryche}}, and now the band has elements of power metal in their music.

Their first album Spell of Iron was a moderate success, but after that, they fell to obscurity. Despite their strong underground following, they never received much mainstream attention until 2002, when Marko joined Music/{{Nightwish}}, though they still remain relatively underground, despite being active for 28 years and releasing 8 albums.

* CoverVersion: They have covered [[Music/BlackSabbath "Children of the Grave", "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath"]], [[Music/{{Accept}} "Generation Clash", "Turn Me On"]], [[Music/BlueOysterCult "Veteran of the Psychic Wars"]], [[Music/JethroTull "Locomotive Breath"]] and [[Music/{{Genesis}} "Mama"]].

* AscendedFanboy: Keyboardist Janne Tolsa was this. According to his profile on the official website, he was a huge fan of the band who would get drunk backstage, and one day stumbled across a piano and started to play "Rose on the Grave." The band let him rehearse with them and he was added to the lineup afterwards.

* {{Mondegreen}}:
** "My nutballs in its hibernated halfworld" in "Angels of Pain" (it actually says "mind numbles") from ''Stigmata''.
** The live versions of nearly all the songs end up mondegreened due to Marko's pronunciation. One example is Marko's cry of "I ROW!" when leading into ''I Rule!''.

** [[ColonelKilgore "Follow The Blind"]].

'''Tarot''' is a heavy metal band from Kuopio, Finland formed in 1982 by [[Music/{{Nightwish}} Marco Hietala]] and his brother Zachary. Originally conceived as "Purgatory", they were asked to change their name when offered a record deal in 1986. Notably, their lineup has remained almost consistent since their formation; only replacing guitarist [[StageNames Mako H]] in 1988 with keyboardist Janne Tolsa, and adding additional vocalist and secondary keyboardist Tommi Salmela in 2006 (after having him as an unofficial member since 1996); drummer Pecu Cinnari died in 2016, however. The band started as playing traditional heavy metal with some elements from what was popular in rock music at the time. (The band even wore glam type makeup in their first live appearances, as proven by early music videos). Later they veered towards progressive metal, largely inspired by Music/{{Queensryche}}, and now the band has elements of power metal in their music.

Their first album Spell of Iron was a moderate success, but after that, they fell to obscurity. Despite their strong underground following, they never received much mainstream attention until 2002, when Marco joined Music/{{Nightwish}}, though they still remain relatively underground, despite being active for 28 years and releasing 8 albums.

* Marco Hietala: Lead and backing vocals, bass guitar (1982-present)

* ''For The Glory of Nothing'' (1998)

* ''The Spell of iron MMXI'' (2011)

* BloodKnight: The narrator of "Follow The Blind" wants death and destruction for the sake of death and destruction.

* EpicRocking: "The Invisible Hand", "Iron Stars", "Guardian Angel", "E.T.I.", "Stigmata (I Feel For You)", "Shining Black" and "Rider of the Last Day".

* LargeHam: Marco, on nearly every song.
* LeadBassist: Marco is the frontman.

** The live versions of nearly all the songs end up mondegreened due to Marco's pronunciation. One example is Marco's cry of "I ROW!" when leading into ''I Rule!''.

* RearrangeTheSong: ''Spell of Iron MMXI'' is a whole debut album [[TheRemake re-recorded]] and -arranged.

* ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Things That Crawl At Night"]], from the perspective of that thing.

* VocalTagTeam: The new team of Tommi and Marco.

* WasOnceAMan: Implied in "Things That Crawl At Night" with the narrator saying, "I have become one of the things that crawl at night."

* BrotherChuck: Original second guitarist Mako H. Nothing is known about him (some sources claim he ran off with the band's funds). The band [[BerserkButton doesn't wish to speak of him]] either.
* ColonelKilgore: Probably the narrator of "Follow The Blind".

-->''The frost grows on your window at the touch of my icy fingertips\\

Leaving you to lie cold and still in your bed''

* VillainSong: [[{{Dracula}} "I Rule"]].

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: ** "Follow Me Into Madness" seems to be narrated by a vampire turning his lover into other vampire while waxing lyrical about the beauty of the night.

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: "Follow Me Into Madness" seems to be narrated by a vampire turning his lover into other vampire while waxing lyrical about the beauty of the night.

* ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Things That Crawl At Night"]].

Tarot is a heavy metal band from Kuopio, Finland formed in 1982 by [[Music/{{Nightwish}} Marco Hietala]] and his brother Zachary. Originally conceived as "Purgatory", they were asked to change their name when offered a record deal in 1986. Notably, their lineup has remained almost consistent since their formation; only replacing guitarist [[StageNames Mako H]] in 1988 with keyboardist Janne Tolsa, and adding additional vocalist and secondary keyboardist Tommi Salmela in 2006 (after having him as an unofficial member since 1996); drummer Pecu Cinnari died in 2016, however. The band started as playing traditional heavy metal with some elements from what was popular in rock music at the time. (The band even wore glam type makeup in their first live appearances, as proven by early music videos). Later they veered towards progressive metal, largely inspired by Music/{{Queensryche}}, and now the band has elements of power metal in their music.

* Marco Hietala: Bass, Lead Vocals (1982-present)
* Zachary Hietala: Lead Guitar (1982-present)

* Tommi "Tuple" Salmela: Vocals, Secondary Keyboard (1996-present)