Northern Kings
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Northern Kings | |
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Origin | Finland |
Genres | Symphonic metal, power metal, progressive metal |
Years active | 2007–2010 |
Labels | Warner Music Finland |
Associated acts | Nightwish, Tarot, Sonata Arctica, Charon, Teräsbetoni, Sinergy, Dreamtale |
Website | myspace.com/northernkings |
Members | Jarkko Ahola Marko Hietala Tony Kakko Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto |
Northern Kings was a Finnish symphonic metal cover supergroup, made up of four well known musicians: Jarkko Ahola from Teräsbetoni, ex-Dreamtale, Marko Hietala from Nightwish and Tarot, Tony Kakko from Sonata Arctica and Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto from Charon and Harmaja.
Their first single, "We Don't Need Another Hero", (originally performed by Tina Turner) was released in 2007, followed by their debut album Reborn. In late 2008, their second album Rethroned was released, headlined by the single "Kiss from a Rose" (originally performed by Seal).[1] They last released a single "Lapponia" in 2010.
Discography[]
Albums[]
Singles[]
- "We Don't Need Another Hero" (2007)
- "Hello" (2007)
- "Kiss from a Rose" (2008)
- "Lapponia" (2010)
Members[]
- Jarkko Ahola – vocals
- Marko Hietala – vocals
- Tony Kakko – vocals
- Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto – vocals
References[]
- ^ "Ragnarök Radio Interview". Retrieved 2008-08-06.
External links[]
- Northern Kings at MySpace
- Ragnarok Radio Interview
- "Northern Kings". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
Categories:
- Musical groups established in 2007
- Heavy metal supergroups
- Finnish symphonic metal musical groups
- Musical quartets
- Finnish musical group stubs