Northern Kings
Northern Kings is a Finnish symphonic metal cover supergroup, made up of four well known musicians: Jarkko Ahola from Teräsbetoni, ex-Dreamtale, Marko Hietala from Tarot, ex-Nightwish, Tony Kakko from Sonata Arctica and Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto from Charon, Harmaja and ex-Poisonblack.
Their first single, "We Don't Need Another Hero", 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". They last released a single "Lapponia" in 2010.
On 18 June 2022, Northern Kings made a comeback after being on hiatus for 12 years. The band performed at the 'Tuhdimmat Tahdit festival' in Nokia, Finland.
Discography
Albums
Singles
Members
- Jarkko Ahola – vocals
- Marko Hietala – vocals
- Tony Kakko – vocals
- Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto – vocals