Zachary Hietala

Sakari "Zachary" Hietala (born August 10th, 1962 in Kuopio, Finland) is a Finnish Heavy Metal musician. Hietala formed Tarot (formerly Purgatory) in early 80's, together with his younger brother Marco Hietala, who joined Nightwish in 2002. Zachary Hietala is a lead guitarist and songwriter of Tarot. Zachary works as a youth worker in his hometown, Kuopio and takes part in the management of the official Tarot website, responding to questions and comments made by fans on the forum.