Zachary Hietala
Sakari "Zachary" Hietala (born August 10, 1962 in Tervo, Finland) is the guitarist, co-songwriter and founding member of Finnish heavy metal band Tarot (formerly Purgatory) in early 1980s, together with his younger brother Marko Hietala, who joined Nightwish in 2001. Zachary works as a youth instructor in his hometown, Kuopio, as well as teaching music theory to ninth and tenth grade students, and takes part in the management of the official Tarot website, responding to questions and comments made by fans on the forum. Hietala plays guitar in Marenne, and is one of the composers in the band's debut album that was released in February 2009.
Zachary Hietala
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- Name
- Zachary Hietala
- Birth Name
- Sakari Hietala
- Born
- 10 August 1962
- Occupation
- Musician, songwriter
- Nationality
- Finland.
- Fields
- heavy metal music.
- Languages
- Finnish.
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Sakari "Zachary" Hietala (born August 10, 1962 in Tervo, Finland) is the guitarist, co-songwriter and founding member of Finnish heavy metal band Tarot (formerly Purgatory) in early 1980s, together with his younger brother Marko Hietala, who joined Nightwish in 2001. Zachary works as a youth instructor in his hometown, Kuopio, as well as teaching music theory to ninth and tenth grade students, and takes part in the management of the official Tarot website, responding to questions and comments made by fans on the forum. Hietala plays guitar in Marenne, and is one of the composers in the band's debut album that was released in February 2009.
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• Name — Zachary Hietala • Birth Name — Sakari Hietala • Born — 10 August 1962 • Origin — Tervo, Finland • Instrument — Guitar • Genre — Heavy metal, power metal • Occupation — Musician, songwriter • Years Active — 1986–present • Associated Acts — Tarot
Tarot
Tarot
• Spell of Iron (1986) • Follow Me into Madness (1988) • To Live Forever (1993) • To Live Again Live CD (1994) • Stigmata (1995) • For the Glory of Nothing (1998) • Shining Black Best of (2003) • Suffer Our Pleasures (2003) • Crows Fly Black (2006) • Undead Indeed Live DVD (2008) • Gravity of Light (2010) • The Spell of Iron MMXI (2011)
Marenne
Marenne
• The Past Prelude (2009)
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Zachary Hietala is classed in the genre heavy metal music. Recorded with the occupation guitarist. Recorded as musician and guitarist.
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