Northern Kings

Northern Kings es el nombre de un supergrupo de covers finlandés, compuesto por cuatro de los más reconocidos músicos del metal nórdico: Jarkko Ahola (Teräsbetoni), Marco Hietala (Nightwish y Tarot), Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica) y Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto (Charon). Su primer single, "We Don't Need Another Hero", es un cover de una canción escrita por Graham Lyle y Terry Britten e interpretada por Tina Turner como tema principal para la banda sonora del filme de 1985 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
Su primer álbum, "Reborn" de 2007 contiene, además del single, canciones como "Broken wings", o "Rebel yell". El 18 de noviembre de 2008 salió a la venta el segundo álbum de la banda, bautizado como "Rethroned" en el que siguen recopilando canciones Pop y Pop-rock de los '80, para reeditarlo en covers sinfónicos. Como dato curioso, la banda tuvo 2 nombres preliminares: KillDivo y HellDivo


2007 - Reborn



"Don't Stop Believin'" – (Journey cover) – (by Marco Hietala) – 5:29
"We Don't Need Another Hero" – (Tina Turner cover) – (by all) – 4:48
"Broken Wings" – (Mr. Mister cover) – (by Tony Kakko) – 5:32
"Rebel Yell" – (Billy Idol cover) – (by Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto) – 7:29
"Ashes To Ashes" – (David Bowie cover) – (by Tony Kakko) – 4:39
"Fallen On Hard Times" – (Jethro Tull cover) – (by Marco Hietala) – 3:54
Incorporates the instrumentals of Ozzy Osbourne's "Bark at the Moon"[3]
"I Just Died in Your Arms" – (Cutting Crew cover) – (by Jarkko Ahola) – 5:49
"Sledgehammer" – (Peter Gabriel cover) – (by Tony Kakko) – 5:08
"Don't Bring Me Down" – (Electric Light Orchestra cover) – (by Jarkko Ahola) – 4:06
"In The Air Tonight" – (Phil Collins cover) – (by Marco Hietala) – 4:35
"Creep" – (Radiohead cover) – (by Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto) – 5:38
"Hello" – (Lionel Richie cover) – (by Jarkko Ahola) – 4:31
"Brothers In Arms" – (Dire Straits cover) – (by Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto) – 6:59

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2008 - Rethroned



"Training Montage" (Vince DiCola cover, from the film Rocky IV) - (Instrumental)
"Wanted Dead or Alive" (Bon Jovi cover) - (by Marco Hietala)
"Kiss from a Rose" (Seal cover) - (by all)
"A View to a Kill" (Duran Duran cover) - (by all)
"Nothing Compares 2 U" (Prince cover, although chiefly associated with Sinéad O'Connor) - (by Tony Kakko)
"My Way" (Frank Sinatra cover) - (by Jarkko Ahola)
Instrumentals incorporate elements of Queen's "The Show Must Go On".
"Strangelove" (Depeche Mode cover) - (by all)
"Take on Me" (A-ha cover) - (by all)
"I Should Be So Lucky" (Kylie Minogue cover) - (by Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto and Jarkko Ahola)
"Killer" (Adamski feat. Seal cover) - (by all)
"Róisín Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend" (Thin Lizzy cover) - (by Jarkko Ahola and Marco Hietala)

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