Sapattivuosi is a
Finnish Black Sabbath tribute band singing in Finnish. The band was initiated as a project by vocalist Hannu Paloniemi, drummer Simo Vehmas and guitarist Janne Halmkrona. Sapattivuosi's first two albums covered songs from the
Ozzy Osbourne era. Then vocalist Paloniemi left the band. He was replaced by Marco Hietala, known from bands such as
Nightwish,
Tarot and
Northern Kings. Hietala first appeared with Sapattivuosi on their single
Pelon lait, which came out on March 4, 2009. The band's third full-length album,
Ihmisen merkki, also covers songs from Blac…
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