Mustan sydämen rovio

Mustan Sydämen Rovio (Pyre of the Black Heart) is the debut solo album by Finnish singer and bassist Marko Hietala of Nightwish and Tarot fame, released on 24 May 2019[4] via Nuclear Blast.

Mustan Sydämen Rovio spent 2.5 years in the making, with work on it commencing when Nightwish took a break in 2016.

[7][8][1][9] Nightwish's then session drummer Kai Hahto was initially considered for the album, but he got himself injured while renovating his house and was replaced by Hietala's old friend Anssi Nykänen.

[5] Mustan Sydämen Rovio was re-released in English under the title Pyre of the Black Heart on 24 January 2020,[14] also via Nuclear Blast.

[14] Writing for Kerrang!, Steve Beebee rated Pyre of the Black Heart 4/5 and said it mostly "gives insight into what Marko's capable of when given a free run.