Marko is beloved by so many. His stage presence and personality combined with his vocal skill & versatility bring comments about how much stunning talent Nightwish has. Most bands would kill for even one of the bands singers.
You absolutely have to react to Nightwish’s cover of high hopes, live end of a era! Marco is at the top of his game and shows off more range and power.
Has anybody ever seen a band with so equality between members? Floor as back voice, flute guys get his own song etc... they just love and enjoy every single second they play since Floor joined!
Pavol Ridrich and they are so so talented all of them on theire own. I don't know any other band with such complete skill, talent and versatility as Nightwish. Each one of them is a true star!
@@KyleS.1987 yeah. Not always happens, outcome like this. Good for us :) have you heard the new album? I heard first 5 songs... Damn, Shoemaker, its incredible. So far amazing songs, all of them
It was so nice to see someone take the time to check out Marko's vocals. Thank you so much. he is quite the musician. Plays the bass guitar, guitar, sings, and also writes music. I think he may do 1 or 2 more instruments, I just can't think of them right now. Marko is the only singer on Nightwish's cover of the Pink Floyd song "High Hopes" sung live at the End of an Era show. He is really amazing in this song. Besides Marko it is so great to see the guys do a whole song by themselves. They blew me away with how they made the song their own. I hope all is well with you and your family. Please stay safe........
Marko plays also double bass, cello, drums and somewhat piano too, but of course people doesn't see that so often. He used double bass on Nightwish's Slow Love Slow video and on few smaller gigs, cello he played on his solo tour. Drums he has played only on random bar/club gigs in Finland with random bands and just for fun.
Marko has as many arrows he can take from his quiver as the rest of the band. Allround musicians the lot of them. Not surprising when Arjen Lucassen asked him to use him solely as a singer, not for his prowess on the bass. And look through the list of singers he uses/used regularly, it is mind blowing.
Marco used to be the lead vocalist for Tarot, not a terribly well known band outside of power metal circles bit easy enough to find on YT if you want to hear him do the main vocals. In general European metal is a lot like European royal houses of old, there's lots and lots of inbreeding.
I love Tarot!! Love their concert "Undead indeed".... They harmonize eachother so... Love Tommie´s voice too. Good to see another who knows of them. Pitty they don´t exist now....
That's so true, it's not even funny. Like, Marco joined in on Ayreon, a project that Floor has already been a part of for decades. And Floors little sister Irene was part of the one and only ever Ayreon live concert. (Btw, the whole cast of Ayreon is crazy impressive, like Simone Simons, Hansi Kürsch, Sharon den Adel, Bruce Dickinson, Tobias Sammet and many more). Floor has had several guest appearances at Epica, whose vocalist (Simone) is a very dear friend of hers and whose founder Mark Jansen was also the founder of 'After Forever', the first band that Floor joined while still in high school (some fun facts: When Mark left 'After Forever' Floor was already main vocalist and she managed the band nearly completely on her own while finnishing high school and then studying at the Rock Academy. In the meantime Mark did found 'Epica' for his new girlfriend Simone, both then separated but are still both in the band and are getting along well while each being married to other partners.). Also, Floors husband is the drummer of Sabaton, a swedish metal band that is popular for singing about WW1 and WW2 themes from all kinds of angles. And Sabaton worked together frequently with the producer Peter Tägtgren (as well as other bands like Dimmu Borgir, Amon Amarth, Children of Bodom, etc), the vocalist and band leader of 'Pain' and 'Hypocrisy'. He is also involved as an instrumentalist with 'Lindemann', the solo project of the vocalist of Rammstein. And lastly, Peter is the husband of Anette Olzon, the previous vocalist of Nightwish. I can go on forever... I'm telling you, it's because of those Heavy Metal Open Air Festivals all over Europe during summer, they bring those bands together if they want to or not. That's where spontaneous guest appearances happen all the time.
if You would like to hear more Marco + Nightwish strongly recommend song he did back in the days. Its a cover. Pink Floyd cover rest You just have to find yourself.
Now that you have heard his celtic vocals, you should listen to his softer side. "Kiss While Your Lips are Still Red" live from Wembley arena 2015. Marco was a lead singer in his previous band and he does sing a lot in Nightwish. We all love Marco and his softer side as well. Marco harmonizing so well with Floor. Their 2 voice really compliment each other. The masculine and the feminine. A perfect balance. Very well done and great analysis again SS-T!
We all love Marko ❤️ He has released solo album this year ”Pyre of the Black Heart” and I can recommend a song from finnish version of the album, Isäni Ääni is the song and it has so beautiful Markos voice and feeling in it too. Imo it is better than the english one. Heres the link to it th-cam.com/video/Kp_kNvPQlq8/w-d-xo.html
It’s awesome seeing a breakdown of Marco’s singing and I feel like I don’t see it often enough! I’m an instrumentalist and only have a basic knowledge of singing, so I appreciate learning about the technicality that goes into these different singer’s styles. Thank you for what you’re doing!
Oh yes, there is sooo much more. I've been a gig of his to his "Pyre of a Black Heart' solo tour last febr in Amsterdam. I'm grateful to have been, he and the band made me feel so free I windmilled my hear around at the last song, a cover of War Pigs (my long time favorite)........ can't remember the last time I did that..... Anyway, the album, in both Finnish and English is a GEM. Soothing in these times. But he album that keeps me sane nowadays, helps me reenergize and see the world with open heart & eyes every day is: "Life and Time of Scrooge McDuck' ~ Tuomas Holopainen... 3x a day for 2 wks now, it's a blessing. Hope you and you loved ones are safe, take care
Here is a curiosity that might interest you - Marco has done quite a few Xmas-time concert/festivals in his time and apparently part of that tradition is to do Ave Maria duet with a male and a female vocalist. So if you look on YT, there is Marco duets with Floor, with Tarja, with Elize Ryd (Amaranthe)... quite impressive.
Then I would suggest strongly this 'Ave Maria': th-cam.com/video/cMtKG8hRNL4/w-d-xo.html Sound is good, Marco very interesting, Floor very special, 3 different languages. Also stays 'special' that two singers of a metal band are doing this kind of Christmas stuff in their 'free time' . To Sam Scott-Thorne: Thanks for you very nice! reactions!
Months ago, he's actually released about 3 to 4 of them from his album. The English version of the album anyway. He released the Finnish version last year.
Oh this is nice! And I would LOVE to see you reacting to another Marko from Finland..I mean Marko from Poets of the Fall, he is awesome. Maybe try one of his personal favorites, a song called Jeremiah Peacekeeper (official live)?
Oh my! The chills! Every freaking time! Beautiful video. Sam in great spirits, Marko amazing as ever (no matter how much I love all the Nightwish members Marko is my favourite), and the cuteness of wee Groot! What more can you ask on a Sunday morning? Thank you Sam! Marko just released a solo album. And apart from that I would recommend watching High Hopes (live 2005), While your lips are still red and there is a video of him signing black Sabbath as a lullaby to Jukka's (previous Nightwish drummer) baby. So fun!
Nice growling there 😏 I adore Marko, he is a magnificent singer, here you can see/hear two things: his sense of humour (quite the jokester, even when looking like an intimidating Viking) and his amazing talent, he's capable to keep the attention of 20k people, keep them quiet, just listening to him, tell the story of The Islander, until the rest of the band joins him
He has done a Pink Floyd cover of "High Hopes", and released an album a few months ago called "Pyre Of The Black Heart". "Stones" is probably the best known song of the album, but my favorite is "I Am The Way".
Marko sings backup on MOST Nightwish songs, has parts in MANY Nightwish songs, and has a few that he's lead vocalist. He also sang lead vocals in Tarot for 30 years, has sung as a guest for several bands, mostly Delain, and has a solo project.
Marko had a a solo album (both in a Finnish and English version). He was touring in Europe in Jan/Feb of 2020. Here's a link to an official vid at one of these gigs: th-cam.com/video/XTuVCe_YEUs/w-d-xo.html I went to see him and think he's amazing. Also got to talk to him and he's a wonderful person.
He has a very recent solo album, both in Finnish and in English, which is super cool. There's a live version of Star, Sand and Shadow I would really recommend. This might be my favorite Nightwish reaction of yours - I think Marko gets a lot of love, but people rarely give him the same kind of attention to detail. He's a master of his craft as well.
He's a secret weapon. He sings when the message song needs it. But there are plenty of songs where he's in there. On top of that he has his own project. He also has some collabs with Delain I think
You should check out Endlessness from their newest album. It primarily features him again and he holds some awesome notes in the chorus. I don't think there are any live versions yet because of the pandemic, but it's still great. :)
Regarding his vocal damage, from what I’ve heard he had to have surgery on his chords and can no longer use his falsetto, so anytime he goes high, it’s all his full voice.
Yes, I read something about that too, don't remember where. Mind you, what I read was second hand information and hearsay, add to that my crappy and sometimes sporadic memory so this might be wrong altogether. Think his doctor wanted to remove a polyp in his throat or on a vocal chord, it was recommended but not necessary(?). The doctor said "it's nothing to worry about, you will be back singing again in 3 weeks". It turned out not be the case, he couldn't sing at all and had to start from scratch and learn to sing again.
I mean dude... There's something to be said about people who can laugh at themselves and still come out looking like they know a thing or two about singing, Nightwish and picking out mugs. I'm subscribing. Seriously, love the vibe on this channel!
Great reaction on Marko - and then it is time for Dead Boy's Poem from Buenos Aires 2018. It is a beautiful power ballad, where you can see how Nightwish have evolved during the years with Floor. Look closely to her stage presence - she totally controlles the audience and the music - and she is using her lower register in this one 🤘🤘🤘
Yeah, do "While your lips are still red" please, beautiful song with Marco as the singer again. And yes, his talent is well known and recognised. He just did a solo album and a tour by himself. NW fans like to say that Marco is the first singer of the band haha!
He has been known for his vocals as well, even outside of Nightwish. Though he is far from being a member of the band he has performed on nearly every album released by Delain. He also joined them on stage on numerous live performances and is considered honorable member of the band. Every performance you can see the bond he has with the band and the fans. :-)
I really love your comments because there are so many people who claum to Be singing teacher but know nothing aboutht singing. You have the plasenent and tehcnique so i wan't to say this to you . I am an operasinger so i have studied singing and music over 13 years along...
I really love your channel and your humor, this is my first time commenting :) I just really liked this one, and hoping that you will do Nightwish with High Hopes. I'm sure you know the original, and Marco singing it is just breathtaking
So as a quick explanation to the vocal damage you mentioned, back in the late 90's, he had to have surgery done to remove a polyp from the side of the throat. The operation got complicated and it not only changed the entire tone of his voice, but also took away his ability to do vibrato for years. He had to train constantly just to get that back and he's never quite sounded the same. On the upside? The raspy, nasally edge to his voice was also a side effect of the surgery and that's basically his iconic sound now.
Add me to the list of people who would love to see you react to High Hopes. It is a Marco explosion. He also released a solo album very recently. Pick any song off the album (both English and Finnish versions). They are all interesting!
Have a listen to Marko's 'song of my father' Everyone of the members of Nightwish are amazing in their own right but put them all together and they are out of this world. One of the things I love about them is that there are no egos, no ' look at me I'm the best' , they're all there together, having a great time ❤️
You want more Marko? His whole solo album (Pyre of the Black Heart) While your lips are still red - Nightwish Master Passion Greed - Nightwish High Hopes - Nightwish Ave Maria - Marko and Floor Nothing left - Delain feat Marko Sing to me - Delain feat Marko Your body is a battleground - Delain feat Marko Face your demons - After forever feat Marko
I saw Nightwish (and Kamelot!) in a small venue in Columbus, Ohio right before Anette Olzen was kicked out of the band. When they played this, it was closer to the studio version. The entire crowd was singing along word for word. There was such a feeling of fellowship in the crowd; I still think it's the most special moment I've had at a concert, and I've been to a lot of concerts.
If you want more Marko, you have to listen to just about anything off his new solo album. He's got live videos for Star, Sand and Shadow, as well as For you. Stones is a good one too. Personally I prefer the original Finnish versions, but the English ones are good too.
I love the few songs marko does, i have always said if i could have any singers voice it would be marko of night wish or warrel Dane from nevermore. kiss while your lips are still red is another of his songs that's mostly him, it's a beautiful song.
Marko's one of the most popular vocalists in Finland, and he's done roughly a zillion guest appearances, heh. I don't know if anyone else has shared this, but he just released this video today, a song from his solo album performed on his recent European tour. th-cam.com/video/wn18pYB58-U/w-d-xo.html
Marco probably developed his technique from when he started singing in the band Tarot back in 1985. Tarots first album Spell of Iron came out 1986, he's been doing this singing stuff for a looong time :) He is still a member of Tarot (his brother is also in Tarot) but the band has been put on hiatus for now :)
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You should react to some of Marco's band "Tarot". :)
Marco is like a secret weapon:) the voice, the skill and, most importantly, the charisma! Everyone falls for him lol
Marko is a fantastic vocalist. High Hopes cover and While Your Lips Are Still Red. Plus he has a fab solo album
100% while your lips are still red
He was in the band Tarot for a long time too.
And helped a lot with Delain when they first started.
And Ayreon
It is nice that finally they have a female singer who can give him run for his money.
Marko is beloved by so many. His stage presence and personality combined with his vocal skill & versatility bring comments about how much stunning talent Nightwish has. Most bands would kill for even one of the bands singers.
You absolutely have to react to Nightwish’s cover of high hopes, live end of a era! Marco is at the top of his game and shows off more range and power.
Has anybody ever seen a band with so equality between members? Floor as back voice, flute guys get his own song etc... they just love and enjoy every single second they play since Floor joined!
Pavol Ridrich Troy is now just known as Flute guy!
Pavol Ridrich and they are so so talented all of them on theire own. I don't know any other band with such complete skill, talent and versatility as Nightwish. Each one of them is a true star!
@@cassiewinters331 hope it didnt sound offending :) because it wasn't my intention. His melodies are awesome
With all the drama in their past, it's been very nice to see Nightwish having such great musical and interpersonal chemistry since Floor joined.
@@KyleS.1987 yeah. Not always happens, outcome like this. Good for us :) have you heard the new album? I heard first 5 songs... Damn, Shoemaker, its incredible. So far amazing songs, all of them
wanna see marco actually sing? Then listen to high hopes by nightwish ... please :)
It was so nice to see someone take the time to check out Marko's vocals. Thank you so much. he is quite the musician. Plays the bass guitar, guitar, sings, and also writes music. I think he may do 1 or 2 more instruments, I just can't think of them right now. Marko is the only singer on Nightwish's cover of the Pink Floyd song "High Hopes" sung live at the End of an Era show. He is really amazing in this song. Besides Marko it is so great to see the guys do a whole song by themselves. They blew me away with how they made the song their own.
I hope all is well with you and your family. Please stay safe........
I see the Nightwish Mastermind is still on duty. chapeau :D
Marko plays also double bass, cello, drums and somewhat piano too, but of course people doesn't see that so often. He used double bass on Nightwish's Slow Love Slow video and on few smaller gigs, cello he played on his solo tour. Drums he has played only on random bar/club gigs in Finland with random bands and just for fun.
Marko has as many arrows he can take from his quiver as the rest of the band. Allround musicians the lot of them. Not surprising when Arjen Lucassen asked him to use him solely as a singer, not for his prowess on the bass. And look through the list of singers he uses/used regularly, it is mind blowing.
Oh, there she is! All hail the chronicler of the Nightwish Army!!!! *hugs Ann*
Yes... you must listed to Nightwish covering High Hopes.... will make Marco's talent way more obvious!!
You know you've made it when Floor Jansen is your back up singer. Love love love Marco
Everyone who understands charisma and music loves Marko! ❤
Marco used to be the lead vocalist for Tarot, not a terribly well known band outside of power metal circles bit easy enough to find on YT if you want to hear him do the main vocals. In general European metal is a lot like European royal houses of old, there's lots and lots of inbreeding.
I love Tarot!! Love their concert "Undead indeed".... They harmonize eachother so... Love Tommie´s voice too. Good to see another who knows of them. Pitty they don´t exist now....
That's so true, it's not even funny. Like, Marco joined in on Ayreon, a project that Floor has already been a part of for decades. And Floors little sister Irene was part of the one and only ever Ayreon live concert. (Btw, the whole cast of Ayreon is crazy impressive, like Simone Simons, Hansi Kürsch, Sharon den Adel, Bruce Dickinson, Tobias Sammet and many more). Floor has had several guest appearances at Epica, whose vocalist (Simone) is a very dear friend of hers and whose founder Mark Jansen was also the founder of 'After Forever', the first band that Floor joined while still in high school (some fun facts: When Mark left 'After Forever' Floor was already main vocalist and she managed the band nearly completely on her own while finnishing high school and then studying at the Rock Academy. In the meantime Mark did found 'Epica' for his new girlfriend Simone, both then separated but are still both in the band and are getting along well while each being married to other partners.).
Also, Floors husband is the drummer of Sabaton, a swedish metal band that is popular for singing about WW1 and WW2 themes from all kinds of angles. And Sabaton worked together frequently with the producer Peter Tägtgren (as well as other bands like Dimmu Borgir, Amon Amarth, Children of Bodom, etc), the vocalist and band leader of 'Pain' and 'Hypocrisy'. He is also involved as an instrumentalist with 'Lindemann', the solo project of the vocalist of Rammstein. And lastly, Peter is the husband of Anette Olzon, the previous vocalist of Nightwish.
I can go on forever...
I'm telling you, it's because of those Heavy Metal Open Air Festivals all over Europe during summer, they bring those bands together if they want to or not. That's where spontaneous guest appearances happen all the time.
Great technical analysis. Marco singing here is very elegant and skillful. Thank You and be well!
You need to hear more Marko.. Check it out "While your lips are still red" from Wembley... It's a masterpiece
if You would like to hear more Marco + Nightwish strongly recommend song he did back in the days. Its a cover. Pink Floyd cover rest You just have to find yourself.
Just to give you everyone a hand up, here's the url:
th-cam.com/video/4oEDnVeYYyM/w-d-xo.html
Yes, also kiss, while your lips are still red by nightwish
He’s just so freaking good. Plain and simple
Now that you have heard his celtic vocals, you should listen to his softer side. "Kiss While Your Lips are Still Red" live from Wembley arena 2015. Marco was a lead singer in his previous band and he does sing a lot in Nightwish. We all love Marco and his softer side as well. Marco harmonizing so well with Floor. Their 2 voice really compliment each other. The masculine and the feminine. A perfect balance. Very well done and great analysis again SS-T!
MARKO HIETALA - Isäni ääni. It is not with nightwish but a solo project.
I was actually going to suggest Stones, from that same album. That may be catchier, though Isani aani would be a really good start.
For you is also magical, the whole album is
That is such a beautiful song. I don’t speak Finnish, but the language sounds so lovely and way he sings it I prefer it over the English version.
Check Ave Maria - Floor Jansen & Marko Hietala - Raskasta Joulua 2019
THIS!
I'm welling up already! 😭
We all love Marko ❤️ He has released solo album this year ”Pyre of the Black Heart” and I can recommend a song from finnish version of the album, Isäni Ääni is the song and it has so beautiful Markos voice and feeling in it too. Imo it is better than the english one. Heres the link to it th-cam.com/video/Kp_kNvPQlq8/w-d-xo.html
It’s awesome seeing a breakdown of Marco’s singing and I feel like I don’t see it often enough! I’m an instrumentalist and only have a basic knowledge of singing, so I appreciate learning about the technicality that goes into these different singer’s styles. Thank you for what you’re doing!
Marcos my favourite too. Listen to stones, and High Hopes where he really belts it out.
Oh yes, there is sooo much more. I've been a gig of his to his "Pyre of a Black Heart' solo tour last febr in Amsterdam. I'm grateful to have been, he and the band made me feel so free I windmilled my hear around at the last song, a cover of War Pigs (my long time favorite)........ can't remember the last time I did that..... Anyway, the album, in both Finnish and English is a GEM. Soothing in these times. But he album that keeps me sane nowadays, helps me reenergize and see the world with open heart & eyes every day is: "Life and Time of Scrooge McDuck' ~ Tuomas Holopainen... 3x a day for 2 wks now, it's a blessing. Hope you and you loved ones are safe, take care
I approve Marko content very much. Thank you :)
Marko Hietala - Stones and The Voice of My father
And Tarot Markos band from wayback
Here is a curiosity that might interest you - Marco has done quite a few Xmas-time concert/festivals in his time and apparently part of that tradition is to do Ave Maria duet with a male and a female vocalist. So if you look on YT, there is Marco duets with Floor, with Tarja, with Elize Ryd (Amaranthe)... quite impressive.
Then I would suggest strongly this 'Ave Maria': th-cam.com/video/cMtKG8hRNL4/w-d-xo.html Sound is good, Marco very interesting, Floor very special, 3 different languages. Also stays 'special' that two singers of a metal band are doing this kind of Christmas stuff in their 'free time' . To Sam Scott-Thorne: Thanks for you very nice! reactions!
It's not freetime really, it's a huge production nowadays. Been in the crowd for 11yrs now. From small clubs to arenas. My Christmas starts with them.
@@marianneronnholm3711 Is it a single concert or more like a mini-tour?
@@npinjest7779 It's a mini-tour. In 2019 it consisted of 27 concerts, if I remember correctly.
Marco is often guest vocalist by the Dutch band Delain.
And they match sooooo nice!!
I believe Marco just had a single come out called "Stones"
Months ago, he's actually released about 3 to 4 of them from his album. The English version of the album anyway. He released the Finnish version last year.
I really enjoyed this performance from Marco, he seems to really enjoy kind of playing with the crowed.
A magic nordic song! Love it
This song, and especially the second half where the band joins, is just pure eargasm. Soo wonderful =)
Oh this is nice! And I would LOVE to see you reacting to another Marko from Finland..I mean Marko from Poets of the Fall, he is awesome. Maybe try one of his personal favorites, a song called Jeremiah Peacekeeper (official live)?
Marco is one of my favorite male vocalists in metal, he has an amazing sound.
Oh my! The chills! Every freaking time!
Beautiful video. Sam in great spirits, Marko amazing as ever (no matter how much I love all the Nightwish members Marko is my favourite), and the cuteness of wee Groot! What more can you ask on a Sunday morning? Thank you Sam!
Marko just released a solo album. And apart from that I would recommend watching High Hopes (live 2005), While your lips are still red and there is a video of him signing black Sabbath as a lullaby to Jukka's (previous Nightwish drummer) baby. So fun!
Nice growling there 😏 I adore Marko, he is a magnificent singer, here you can see/hear two things: his sense of humour (quite the jokester, even when looking like an intimidating Viking) and his amazing talent, he's capable to keep the attention of 20k people, keep them quiet, just listening to him, tell the story of The Islander, until the rest of the band joins him
Check out Devil and the deep dark ocean live from Buenos Aires!
You should definitely check out Marko's solo album!
Really happy you went on to Marko. He is ridiculously fucking talented.
Really like your reactions. Marko really is an amazing singer, check out his solo album Voice Of My Father or Stones, amazing album.
Huh, this is something else. Im blowed away everytime i see Nightwish live, :)
hope you will react to more nightwish :"the greatest show on earth" live in Tampere
I love watching your channel because I am finding all of these wonderful singers.
He has done a Pink Floyd cover of "High Hopes", and released an album a few months ago called "Pyre Of The Black Heart". "Stones" is probably the best known song of the album, but my favorite is "I Am The Way".
5:13 - 7:13 - That chorus is so smooth; like a warm wave washing over you. Super comforting.
i always love your reactions.
Marko sings backup on MOST Nightwish songs, has parts in MANY Nightwish songs, and has a few that he's lead vocalist. He also sang lead vocals in Tarot for 30 years, has sung as a guest for several bands, mostly Delain, and has a solo project.
Delain Marco and Floor...LIVE Day for Ghosts
Marco's vocals are amazing as well. Please react to nightwish "The poet and the pendulum"
Kiss While Your Lips Are Red - Live at wembley. Marco doing a very beautiful ballad, much recommend.
I think you'd get a kick out of reacting to Nightwish: Harvest. That one has been throwing everyone, but it is so good!!
Or maybe Nightwish cover of Pink Floydf's High hopes, Marco doing all the vocals. Excellent
Marko had a a solo album (both in a Finnish and English version). He was touring in Europe in Jan/Feb of 2020. Here's a link to an official vid at one of these gigs: th-cam.com/video/XTuVCe_YEUs/w-d-xo.html I went to see him and think he's amazing. Also got to talk to him and he's a wonderful person.
You definately gotta do High Hopes. Damn Marko is pure gold in that one
I you want more Marko you should react to For You live from the his solo album !
He has a very recent solo album, both in Finnish and in English, which is super cool. There's a live version of Star, Sand and Shadow I would really recommend. This might be my favorite Nightwish reaction of yours - I think Marko gets a lot of love, but people rarely give him the same kind of attention to detail. He's a master of his craft as well.
He's a secret weapon. He sings when the message song needs it. But there are plenty of songs where he's in there.
On top of that he has his own project.
He also has some collabs with Delain I think
You should check out Endlessness from their newest album. It primarily features him again and he holds some awesome notes in the chorus. I don't think there are any live versions yet because of the pandemic, but it's still great. :)
I'm surprised that nobody has proposed Delain - The day for ghosts live with Marco and Floor. This was before Nightwish.
Such an amazing song and performance
Regarding his vocal damage, from what I’ve heard he had to have surgery on his chords and can no longer use his falsetto, so anytime he goes high, it’s all his full voice.
I believe here is an example of how he is voice was back in 1986 and later on: th-cam.com/video/1CopEquTc-4/w-d-xo.html
Yes, I read something about that too, don't remember where. Mind you, what I read was second hand information and hearsay, add to that my crappy and sometimes sporadic memory so this might be wrong altogether.
Think his doctor wanted to remove a polyp in his throat or on a vocal chord, it was recommended but not necessary(?). The doctor said "it's nothing to worry about, you will be back singing again in 3 weeks". It turned out not be the case, he couldn't sing at all and had to start from scratch and learn to sing again.
@@0553140 - Ah yes, there it is. Had a look at your link and the comment from Miika Suominen explains it all. Thank You.
I call Marko's singing: "Storytelling singing." because he sings like he's telling a story and I love it.
Has anybody suggested listening to Tarot yet? It‘s a metal band he formed with his brother in the 80s, Marco does lead vocals there.
I mean dude... There's something to be said about people who can laugh at themselves and still come out looking like they know a thing or two about singing, Nightwish and picking out mugs. I'm subscribing. Seriously, love the vibe on this channel!
I love the combination of Floor's and Marco's voices. And this song.... It has a special place in my heart. Just beautiful,.
Great reaction on Marko - and then it is time for Dead Boy's Poem from Buenos Aires 2018. It is a beautiful power ballad, where you can see how Nightwish have evolved during the years with Floor. Look closely to her stage presence - she totally controlles the audience and the music - and she is using her lower register in this one 🤘🤘🤘
I think you would love Nightwish's version of Pink Floyd's High Hopes. Marko sings that one alone. :)
Yeah, do "While your lips are still red" please, beautiful song with Marco as the singer again. And yes, his talent is well known and recognised. He just did a solo album and a tour by himself. NW fans like to say that Marco is the first singer of the band haha!
Check out Marco singing a Pink Floyd cover of 'High Hopes' and 'While Your Lips are Still Red' live at Wembly Arena.
Yep marko is fab vocally try kiss while your lips are still red beautiful nightwish song
He has been known for his vocals as well, even outside of Nightwish. Though he is far from being a member of the band he has performed on nearly every album released by Delain. He also joined them on stage on numerous live performances and is considered honorable member of the band. Every performance you can see the bond he has with the band and the fans. :-)
He and Charlotte are 💥together!
I love Delain but had no idea Marco was involved with them. Awesome!
Bei Delain Marco is often very funny th-cam.com/video/PAc2fqTJh-4/w-d-xo.html
I really love your comments because there are so many people who claum to Be singing teacher but know nothing aboutht singing. You have the plasenent and tehcnique so i wan't to say this to you . I am an operasinger so i have studied singing and music over 13 years along...
I really love your channel and your humor, this is my first time commenting :) I just really liked this one, and hoping that you will do Nightwish with High Hopes. I'm sure you know the original, and Marco singing it is just breathtaking
So as a quick explanation to the vocal damage you mentioned, back in the late 90's, he had to have surgery done to remove a polyp from the side of the throat. The operation got complicated and it not only changed the entire tone of his voice, but also took away his ability to do vibrato for years. He had to train constantly just to get that back and he's never quite sounded the same.
On the upside? The raspy, nasally edge to his voice was also a side effect of the surgery and that's basically his iconic sound now.
Please do a reaction to Nightwish- high hopes cover from end of an era concert !!!
I can't believe I missed this. I love your reactions
Add me to the list of people who would love to see you react to High Hopes. It is a Marco explosion. He also released a solo album very recently. Pick any song off the album (both English and Finnish versions). They are all interesting!
Check out nightwish high hopes it's a pink floyd cover sung by Marco
Have a listen to Marko's 'song of my father'
Everyone of the members of Nightwish are amazing in their own right but put them all together and they are out of this world. One of the things I love about them is that there are no egos, no ' look at me I'm the best' , they're all there together, having a great time ❤️
Marko has a lot of cool clean vocals on some Ayreon tracks in the Theory of Everything album.
You want more Marko?
His whole solo album (Pyre of the Black Heart)
While your lips are still red - Nightwish
Master Passion Greed - Nightwish
High Hopes - Nightwish
Ave Maria - Marko and Floor
Nothing left - Delain feat Marko
Sing to me - Delain feat Marko
Your body is a battleground - Delain feat Marko
Face your demons - After forever feat Marko
I've enjoyed Marko Hietala's vocals ever since I heard Tarot and their song Wings Of Darkness from a Finnish TV back in 1986.
Tarot - Ghoss of Me! Stellar Marco. Also Tarot ( Marco’s band with his brother) Tides and Howl from the album Crows Fly Black.
Definitely check out his band Tarot and his current solo stuff.
I saw Nightwish (and Kamelot!) in a small venue in Columbus, Ohio right before Anette Olzen was kicked out of the band. When they played this, it was closer to the studio version. The entire crowd was singing along word for word. There was such a feeling of fellowship in the crowd; I still think it's the most special moment I've had at a concert, and I've been to a lot of concerts.
You know you are at the top of your game when Floor Jensen is your back up singer
More Marco? Try this "Ave maria" a duet with Marco and Flloor
that last bit always makes me wonder what a vocal "duelling banjos" song would be like between Marco and Floor
I'm not sure our ears are ready for such a majestic sound.
If you want more Marko, you have to listen to just about anything off his new solo album. He's got live videos for Star, Sand and Shadow, as well as For you. Stones is a good one too. Personally I prefer the original Finnish versions, but the English ones are good too.
He has a solo album in Finnish that he recently released in English. I really like it, he is so talented.
I love the few songs marko does, i have always said if i could have any singers voice it would be marko of night wish or warrel Dane from nevermore. kiss while your lips are still red is another of his songs that's mostly him, it's a beautiful song.
Welcome to the magic of Marco. 👍
There is more ! Just watched the band's cover Pink Floyd's " High Hopes ". Marco rocked it.
There is much more Marco :-D
Nightwish - The Phantom Of The Opera (by Marko and Tarja)
Check out while your lips are still red live by Nightwish, it's amazing and it's all Marko
His High Hopes vocals are awesome.
Marco does a lot more vocals in Nightwish now. They have become almost a full time duet band.
Marko's one of the most popular vocalists in Finland, and he's done roughly a zillion guest appearances, heh. I don't know if anyone else has shared this, but he just released this video today, a song from his solo album performed on his recent European tour. th-cam.com/video/wn18pYB58-U/w-d-xo.html
Listen to Marco doing High Hopes, a Pink Floyd cover and While your lips are still Red
Marco probably developed his technique from when he started singing in the band Tarot back in 1985. Tarots first album Spell of Iron came out 1986, he's been doing this singing stuff for a looong time :) He is still a member of Tarot (his brother is also in Tarot) but the band has been put on hiatus for now :)
You should react to some of Marco's band "Tarot". :)
They really have been working on those vocals, since the original.