1) Tarot is a heavy metal ba… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists named Tarot:
1) Tarot is a heavy metal band from Kuopio, Finland, formed in 1985.
2) Tarot is a heavy metal / hard rock band from Australia.
3) Tarot was a gothic metal band from Turin, Italy. They released the demo "The Kin & Mysterious Sorcery" in 1996.
4) Tarot was a HNW project from the UK.
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While having enjoyed a broad underground popularity in Finland, the band has never been very famous elsewhere until gaining new success in the recent years when their singer Marco Hietala joined Nightwish in 2002.
Tarot was originally formed by the Hietala brothers in the early 1980s. Back then the band’s name was “Purgatory”. As Purgatory reached the point when they got the record deal, the label wanted them to change their name. Since then the band has been known as Tarot. The line-up settled in to the form of Marco Hietala (bass/vocals), Zachary Hietala (guitars), Mako H. (guitars) and Pecu Cinnari (drums).
The Wings of Darkness single saw the daylight in 1986 and during that same year they released their first full length album, Spell of Iron. The next year they released Rose on the Grave. In 1988 the second Tarot album, Follow Me Into Madness, was released.
After the second album there was a hiatus in the band. During 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. After five years of 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.
Again there was a hiatus and For the Glory of Nothing came out in 1998. Shining Black, a Tarot compilation album, came out in Japan the same year. After this they returned into silence, which was broken with an occasional gig. While Tarot was inactive, Marco was played in Conquest and Sinergy. He also did some gigs with other members of Conquest 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 '80s gig in Kuopio, playing material only from the first two albums.
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. While the album did well in Finland, it received poor distribution in other countries.
During these years Marco kept busy with his other band Nightwish by recording and touring around the world. Janne did an album with Eternal Tears of Sorrow and a lot of gigs with industrial metal band Turmion Kätilöt. Early spring 2006 the late record company Bluelight Records released a collection of the band’s first six albums with a large amount 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 expecting the re-releases for years and the collection was so successful 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 the band. In 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.
Tarot changed record labels again and now they work in Finland with KingFoo Entertaiment. In Europe Tarot is working with Nuclear Blast. During the summer of 2006 the band toured various clubs and festivals. In the mean time Tarot also composed, demoed and recorded new material. The album Crows Fly Black was released in 2006. Official website: http://www.wingsofdarkness.net
Ice
Tarot Lyrics
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Taste me with the tip of your tongue
I need your heat
And if I have to steal it, I'll do it gently
There's no shame
My words are sweet
I've been sucking on sore hearts
I've watched the people of this earth
Seen their love, their dreams
Seen them losing sight
There's a world of ice within me
A kiss is all I need and it grows in you
Pregnant with all that's lost
A flower of the moon
A dream that shouldn't come true
No sorrier villain, a lover more sinister
But this one here
All of our regrets will be put away soon
The ice will be clear
The lyrics to Tarot's song "Ice" are poetic and metaphorical, creating a sense of mystery and intrigue. The first two lines depict the singer as the wind and snow, evoking a sense of coldness and transience. The next line, "Taste me with the tip of your tongue", is sensual and provocative, suggesting an illicit desire for warmth and heat. The following line, "I need your heat", confirms this longing, and the final line, "And if I have to steal it, I'll do it gently", adds a touch of danger and seduction to the lyrics.
The second stanza continues with the contrast between sweetness and sorrow, as the singer claims that their words are sweet, even as they admit to "sucking on sore hearts". The image of kneeling by a cold mountain on a starlit night is haunting and atmospheric, suggesting a meditative, otherworldly state of mind. The singer's observations of humanity are melancholic, as they have seen love and dreams lost, and people losing sight of what's meaningful. The final line, "There's a world of ice within me", underscores the central image of coldness and isolation.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm the wind, I'm the snow
I am the symbol of change and uncertainty, the unpredictable force that can bring the world to its knees
Taste me with the tip of your tongue
Experience the thrill of the unknown, the exhilaration of taking risks and exploring new horizons
I need your heat
I crave the warmth of human emotion, the passion and desire that only humans possess
And if I have to steal it, I'll do it gently
I will not harm or hurt anyone, but I will use my charms and wit to seduce and entice those who can give me what I need
There's no shame
I am unapologetic about my nature and my desires, I embrace them fully and without reservation
My words are sweet
I am a master of persuasion, my words can soothe and enthrall even the most skeptical of hearts
I've been sucking on sore hearts
I feed on the pain and suffering of those who have been hurt and betrayed by love
Knelt by the cold mountains on a starlit night
I am often alone and contemplative, seeking solace in the icy embrace of nature
I've watched the people of this earth
I am an observer, a witness to the joys and sorrows of human existence
Seen their love, their dreams
I understand and appreciate the beauty and fragility of human emotions
Seen them losing sight
I am aware of the dangers of becoming too consumed by love and emotion, losing one's sense of self and direction
There's a world of ice within me
I am complex and enigmatic, hiding a vast and mysterious inner world within me
A kiss is all I need and it grows in you
I seek intimacy and connection, I yearn to merge with the ones I desire and feed on their emotions
Pregnant with all that's lost
I carry within me the pain and sorrow of those who have been broken by love and betrayal
A flower of the moon
I am a creature of the night, shrouded in mystery and allure
A dream that shouldn't come true
My desires are forbidden and dangerous, they can bring ruin and destruction to those who fall under my spell
No sorrier villain, a lover more sinister
I am both a villain and a lover, capable of great cruelty and great passion
But this one here
Despite my flaws and my darkness, there is hope for redemption and change
All of our regrets will be put away soon
I offer the possibility of healing and forgiveness, of letting go of past mistakes and moving forward
The ice will be clear
The future may be uncertain, but I offer clarity and insight, a way to see through the fog of confusion and despair
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing, TERRORBIRD PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: STUART BOGIE, MARCOS GARCIA, CHRIS VATALARO
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