Album Review: Marko Hietala – Pyre Of The Black Heart

He’s a jolly soul, Marko Hietala. Of all the members of Nightwish, the bassist and co-singer is easily the most likely to laugh at life’s absurdities. But although this solo album – originally sung in Finnish but now given an English makeover – is an altogether more serious and personal matter, it still captures the huge breadth of its fabulously-bearded creator’s talent. Occasionally it treads a recognisable path, such as the anthemic Dead God’s Sun, but more often he evokes floaty dreamscapes, hard-edged prog replete with emotive, thumping melodies. Keen ears will hear him re-using some Nightwish lyrics in entirely different contexts, but even those with shorter attention spans will be thrilled by the racy classic rock of songs like Runner Of The Railways. Mostly, though, this ...

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