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Tarot is a heavy metal band from Kuopio, Finland formed in 1982 by [[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 [[Stage Names|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). 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 [[Queensrÿche]], and now the band has some elements of power metal in their music.

[[Tarot]] is a heavy metal band from Kuopio, Finland formed in 1982 by [[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 [[Stage Names|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). 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 [[Queensrÿche]], and now the band has some 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 [[Nightwish]], though they still remain relatively underground, despite being active for 28 years and releasing 8 albums.

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 [[Nightwish]], though they still remain relatively underground, despite being active for 28 years and releasing 8 albums.

Current Line-up:

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* Mako H: Guitar (1982-1988)

~~Studio~~ Discography:

* Spell of Iron (1986)

* Follow Me Into Madness (1988)

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* Crows Fly Black (2006)

* Gravity of Light (2010)

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=== Tarot has examples of: ===

* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: 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.

* [[Brother Chuck]]: Original second guitarist Mako H. Nothing is known about him. The band [[Berserk Button|doesn't wish to speak of him]] either.