Northern Kings | |
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Origin | Finland |
Genres | Symphonic metal, power metal, progressive metal |
Years active | 2007 - present |
Labels | Warner Music Finland |
Associated acts | Nightwish, Tarot, Sonata Arctica, Charon, Teräsbetoni, Sinergy, Dreamtale |
Website | myspace.com/northernkings |
Members |
Jarkko Ahola Marco Hietala Tony Kakko Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto |
Northern Kings is a Finnish symphonic metal cover supergroup, made up of four musicians who have already become well known in their existing bands: Jarkko Ahola from Teräsbetoni, ex-Dreamtale, Marco 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). They released a new single "Lapponia" in 2010, and are also planning their third album which will include original material.