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One of those oddities that could only come about in a culture soaked heavily in the sounds of heavy metal, Northern Kings are a symphonic power metal supergroup. While that may not be an oddity on its own, what has made Northern Kings unique is that they are a symphonic power metal supergroup that exclusively plays covers. And to make it even more peculiar, the band covers songs that were decidedly not metal -- <a href="spotify:artist:1zuJe6b1roixEKMOtyrEak">Tina Turner</a>'s "We Don't Need Another Hero," "I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight" by <a href="spotify:artist:3cniTumSiUysiPWXapGx1i">Cutting Crew</a>, and "Brothers in Arms" by <a href="spotify:artist:0WwSkZ7LtFUFjGjMZBMt6T">Dire Straits</a>, to name a few. Northern Kings are comprised of four vocalists from some of the leading bands in metal -- Tony Kakko of <a href="spotify:artist:5YeoQ1L71cXDMpSpqxOjfH">Sonata Arctica</a>, Marco Hietala of <a href="spotify:artist:2NPduAUeLVsfIauhRwuft1">Nightwish</a>, Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto of Charon, and <a href="spotify:artist:3jP9vMttV2eyctsfcuYNQc">Jarkko Ahola</a> of <a href="spotify:artist:2hmX2VkqHMS6a6enD1XoxV">Teräsbetoni</a>. Their first single, a cover of the aforementioned <a href="spotify:artist:1zuJe6b1roixEKMOtyrEak">Tina Turner</a> track from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, was a hit in Finland, and their debut album, Reborn, was released in October of 2007. The concept proved to be a success, as the debut full-length managed a Top Ten placement in the Finnish charts. ~ Chris True, Rovi
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