┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Tarot - To Live Again + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Jan-01-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2006 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........16 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.wingsofdarkness.net ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Tarot Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : To Live Again Label : Bluelight ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Tarot was originally formed by the Hietala ║ │ │║ brothers in the early 80's. Back then the band's ║ │ │║ name was called "Purgatory". As Purgatory ║ │ │║ reached the point when they got the record deal, ║ │ │║ the label wanted Purgatory to change their name. ║ │ │║ Since then the band has been known as Tarot. ║ │ │║ Also the line-up settled in to the form of Marco ║ │ │║ Hietala (bass/vocals), Zachary Hietala ║ │ │║ (guitars), Mako H (guitars) and Pecu Cinnari ║ │ │║ (drums). ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Wings of Darkness single saw the daylight in ║ │ │║ 1986 and during that same year they released ║ │ │║ their first full length album which was titled ║ │ │║ as "Spell of Iron". Next year they released ║ │ │║ again a single and it was called "Rose on the ║ │ │║ Grave". ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ After the second album there was a brake in ║ │ │║ Tarot-land. Durind this "vacation" the line-up ║ │ │║ changed a little bit and a keyboardist was added ║ │ │║ to the band as Janne Tolsa joined Tarot, who ║ │ │║ replaced the second guitarist Mako H. And after ║ │ │║ five years of more and less silence the third ║ │ │║ album, To Live Forever, was finished in 1993. ║ │ │║ Tarot got good publicity in Japan so their first ║ │ │║ live album was released in 1994 only in Japan. ║ │ │║ The gig was recorded at Tavastia Club, Helsinki. ║ │ │║ Fortunately some of the songs from the live ║ │ │║ album were released during the next year on a ║ │ │║ limited edition bonus cd with the next studio ║ │ │║ album, Stigmata. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ "For The Glory of Nothing" came out in 1998. ║ │ │║ Also during the same year, Shining Black, a ║ │ │║ Tarot compilation album came out in Japan. After ║ │ │║ this they returned into silence. Luckily the ║ │ │║ silent wasn't complete, they did gigs here and ║ │ │║ there. But when Tarot wasn't active, Marco was. ║ │ │║ He played in Conquest and Sinergy. He also did ║ │ │║ some gigs with the other Conquest guys as a ║ │ │║ cover group "Metal Gods". Marco also joined ║ │ │║ Nightwish in 2002 and along that, some more ║ │ │║ attention came also towards Tarot. Janne Tolsa ║ │ │║ played the keyboards for Virtuocity's Secret ║ │ │║ Visions album as Marco sang a few songs for it. ║ │ │║ At the end of summer 2002 Tarot did a special ║ │ │║ 80's gig in Kuopio, they played material only ║ │ │║ from the first two albums. And to complete the ║ │ │║ 80's the guys looked like they were still stuck ║ │ │║ in the 80's! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ During the year 2003 the Shining Black ║ │ │║ compilation was released again in the rest of ║ │ │║ the world. Tarot signed a new record deal with ║ │ │║ Spinefarm Records and the new studio album ║ │ │║ Suffer Our Pleasures was released. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The Suffer album did quite well here in Finland, ║ │ │║ but somehow the record company, at that time, ║ │ │║ managed to blow it up in the foreign countries. ║ │ │║ The album was real hard to come by in foreign ║ │ │║ record stores and the advertising was done ║ │ │║ poorly. This was naturally a big disappointment ║ │ │║ for the band as once again the album included ║ │ │║ some of the greatest material the band had ever ║ │ │║ written. Despite the negative aspects of the ║ │ │║ album's marketing, Suffer Our Pleasures opened ║ │ │║ new doors and gave the band more underground ║ │ │║ status than ever. Thanks to the active touring. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ In between 2003 and 2006 Marco kept busy with ║ │ │║ his another band Nightwish by recording and ║ │ │║ touring around the world. Janne did the album ║ │ │║ with Eternal Tears of Sorrow and a lot of gigs ║ │ │║ with an industrial metal band called Turmion ║ │ │║ KΣtil÷t. In 2006 it was time for Tarot to get ║ │ │║ serious again. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Early spring 2006 the late record company ║ │ │║ Bluelight Records released a Re-Masters ║ │ │║ collection, which included all the first six ║ │ │║ albums with a huge collection of bonus material, ║ │ │║ un-released demos, live and special versions of ║ │ │║ the songs and some covers. Some of the albums ║ │ │║ were also remixed. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The fans had been expected the re-releases for ║ │ │║ years and the collection succeed so well that in ║ │ │║ May 2006 when Tarot released the new single ║ │ │║ "You", it made number one on the Finnish charts ║ │ │║ for the first time in the history of Tarot. At ║ │ │║ the same time the band formalized their backing ║ │ │║ vocalist Tommi "Tuple" Salmela as a true band ║ │ │║ member, after being with the band more than ten ║ │ │║ years. Now Tarot was able to perform more widen ║ │ │║ vocal performances than ever, using two lead ║ │ │║ singers as a band called Deep Purple did in the ║ │ │║ golden era with Coverdale/Hughes. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Tarot changed the record label again and now ║ │ │║ they work in Finland with KingFoo Entertaiment. ║ │ │║ Kingfoo Entertainment is at the same their ║ │ │║ booking and management agency. In Europe Tarot ║ │ │║ is working with Nuclear Blast and the hopes are ║ │ │║ high again for the future. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Summer 2006 was really busy for the band as the ║ │ │║ band toured various clubs and festivals ║ │ │║ throughout the summer. In the mean time Tarot ║ │ │║ also composed, demoed and recorded new material ║ │ │║ and finally released the darkest and gloomiest ║ │ │║ Tarot album written to date - Crows Fly Black. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ After the release of ôCrows Fly Blackö Tarot ║ │ │║ toured for a year and a half altogether doing ║ │ │║ shows outside of Finland also. ôCrowsö was ║ │ │║ released by Nuclear Blast for the wider european ║ │ │║ audiences, which made it possible for the band ║ │ │║ to do some more touring in the central Europe. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The well used time sharpened the band into a ║ │ │║ shape which you can witness on the live DVD ║ │ │║ ôUndead Indeedö. DVD was shot in their hometown ║ │ │║ Kuopio, Club Rupla in 17.8.2007. The DVD was ║ │ │║ then released on 11.6.2008, and for awhile it ║ │ │║ stayed as #1 in finnish DVD charts. ôUndead ║ │ │║ Indeedö covers the whole show of the evening and ║ │ │║ captures really well the atmosphere of these ║ │ │║ hairy dudes from the county of Savo, Finland ║ │ │║ doing a sweaty rock┤n┤roll show. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ By the release of the DVD Marco was already ║ │ │║ touring with Nightwish, and Tarot did just a few ║ │ │║ selected shows during 2008-2009. It was clear ║ │ │║ however that as soon as the NW tour would wind ║ │ │║ down, Tarot would get active again. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ During 2008-2009 Janne, Marco and Zac had ║ │ │║ written quite a lot of new stuff already at ║ │ │║ their spare time. It only took a few ║ │ │║ demosessions for the guys to come up with a ║ │ │║ bunch of songs, which you will be able to hear ║ │ │║ on their eighth studioalbum titled ôGravity Of ║ │ │║ Lightö. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Most of the demo work for this album was done in ║ │ │║ August and September 2009, and the actual ║ │ │║ recordings for the album started immediately ║ │ │║ after that in November 2009. Mixing has been ║ │ │║ done by Janne and Mikko Tegelman and the ║ │ │║ mastering by Mika Jussila at Finnvox studios in ║ │ │║ January and February 2010. The album is released ║ │ │║ by King Foo entertainment, which acts also as ║ │ │║ the booking agency and management for Tarot. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The album feels like meeting an old friend. Some ║ │ │║ things are the same, but your friend has gained ║ │ │║ weight. He shows new scars, and tattoos. The ║ │ │║ beard is longer and he projects a meaner and ║ │ │║ faster temper. At the same time there┤s still a ║ │ │║ big heart at the center. When you hear ôGravity ║ │ │║ Of Lightö you will believe. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Children Of The Grave (Bonus Track) [04:30] │ │ 02 - Live Hard Die Hard [04:47] │ │ 03 - Iron Stars [06:36] │ │ 04 - No Return [04:05] │ │ 05 - Tears Of Steel (Bonus Track) [05:28] │ │ 06 - Breathing Fire [02:46] │ │ 07 - Midwinter Nights (Bonus Track) [04:27] │ │ 08 - Wings Of Darkness [03:27] │ │ 09 - Rose On The Grave [04:50] │ │ 10 - Things That Crawl At Night (Bonus Track) [06:43] │ │ 11 - Dancing On The Wire [03:05] │ │ 12 - Lady Deceiver (Bonus Track) [03:35] │ │ 13 - The Colour Of Your Blood (Bonus Track) [04:45] │ │ 14 - The Chosen [08:39] │ │ 15 - Kill The King [04:12] │ │ 16 - Do You Wanna Live Forever [05:26] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [77:21 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘