Post by clem on Apr 18, 2020 8:59:12 GMT
Toni Kristian Kakko (16 May 1975 -)
Years Active: 1996 - present
Associated Acts: Sonata Arctica (1996 - present), Northern Kings (2007 - 2010)
Vocal Range: A1 - B♭5 (4 Octaves + 1 Semitone)
{Vocal Summary}Tony Kakko is a Finnish singer-songwriter, best known for fronting the power metal band, "Sonata Arctica". Kakko began his recording career as a voice of two sides- a methodical power metal belter, comparable to fellow Finn, Timo Kotipelto (who Kakko has admitted trying to imitate on SA's early albums), but also a sentimental balladeer, lending a puppy-dog-eyed delivery to Sonata Arctica's tender torch songs. These dual-faceted performances characterised SA's first three albums, with Kakko showing terrific ease of access to his mid-fifth octave (sustaining notes as high as G♯5 in studio) in a clean, clear and connected mixed voice. His lower register, whilst not particularly developed at this stage in career (rarely going below B2 in lead vocals), still proved serviceable when required, showing good dynamic sensibility and emotive delivery in that part of his range. Live performances from 1999-2003 were typically impressive, particularly considering how relentlessly high so many of the songs were situated, although some songs, such as "Weballergy" and "Blank File" gave Tony a lot of trouble, and "Wolf and Raven" has seemingly never been performed live in its original key.
Tony began to expand his vocal horizons outside of the power metal mould in 2004, with the release of their fourth album, "Reckoning Night". Where LPs one, two and three had been vocally rooted in soaring lead vocal performances, the three albums that would follow ("Reckoning Night", "Unia" and "The Days of Grays") were more focused in layering harmonies to create a richer soundscape, adding to SA's broadening sound. Kakko began experimenting with greater variety in tones, using hyperglottal compression to inject a raspy quality where appropriate, alongside his pristine clean sound. Whilst Tony was still regularly exercising his fifth octave on these records, these notes were often confined to overdubs, pulled back in the mix, with the more mid-range-centred melodies at the forefront. The collage of harmonised lines allowed Tony more flexibility with which melodies he would sing live, staggering the taxing high passages amidst lower ones. With more manageable tracks in the setlist to separate out the most challenging numbers from "Ecliptica", "Silence" and "Winterheart's Guild", Tony was able to deliver many of the best performances of his career around this time, with the 2004-2011 generally seen as his live peak.
2012's "Stones Grow Her Name" as an album marked a big shift, both for Tony as a singer and SA as a band. A lot of the heavy metal elements were toned down on this record, moving towards more of a melodic rock sound. Tony also began toning down the high singing, not only giving more time to his mid-range, but developing an impressive lower register too. Although, despite the high belts being sidelined for much of the SGHN album, his mid-fifth octave was still something he had in his locker, rolling back the years with a few powerful high moments, including a rather Steven Tyler-esque G♯5 in the track "Shitload of Money". Changes were also made to the live set- very few songs from the band's formative years have regularly made it into sets since 2012, and the few that do, such as "Full Moon", have been transposed several semitones lower. To his credit, Tony has adapted well to such a seismic change in vocal approach, with his low singing coming on leaps and bounds, even producing some commendable faux-baritone moments on occasions, despite his natural tenor voice (Kakko frequently improvises below E2 in the first verse of "Replica" when singing live, getting down into the first octave from time to time).
2018 marked a noticeable decline in Tony's access to his upper register, often either struggling with his fifth octave notes or dodging them entirely in the live setting. On Sonata's 2019 album, "Talviyö", Kakko kept a tight limit on the high singing in general, stating in an interview to promote the album that years of consistently singing far above his natural tessitura had been hard on his voice, and he wanted to make music that he could imagine "performing when we are older, like sixty, seventy." Kakko opted not to venture above C♯5 in the lead melodies on this album, and overdubbed high harmonies had a lighter, headier tone than before. The song "The Last of the Lambs" in particular showcased the most low-focused passage of Kakko's career so far, sounding very smooth around G2.
Overall, Tony Kakko is one of 21st century rock/metal's most accomplished frontmen, amongst power metal's greatest assets, and a combination of virtuosity and nuance that would give many of the all-time metal greats a run for their money. A formidable vocalist, with stellar technique and control over his instrument, and an innocent, naive demeanour to his delivery that is hard not to be charmed by. If the power metal high belts taken to the Nth term style of singing for which he is best known was always going to be unsustainable in the long run, Tony has done well to adapt his voice, and add new weapons to his singing arsenal to continue creating new music, and I am curious to see how we will further expand his vocal horizons in years to come.
Written by clem .
Tony began to expand his vocal horizons outside of the power metal mould in 2004, with the release of their fourth album, "Reckoning Night". Where LPs one, two and three had been vocally rooted in soaring lead vocal performances, the three albums that would follow ("Reckoning Night", "Unia" and "The Days of Grays") were more focused in layering harmonies to create a richer soundscape, adding to SA's broadening sound. Kakko began experimenting with greater variety in tones, using hyperglottal compression to inject a raspy quality where appropriate, alongside his pristine clean sound. Whilst Tony was still regularly exercising his fifth octave on these records, these notes were often confined to overdubs, pulled back in the mix, with the more mid-range-centred melodies at the forefront. The collage of harmonised lines allowed Tony more flexibility with which melodies he would sing live, staggering the taxing high passages amidst lower ones. With more manageable tracks in the setlist to separate out the most challenging numbers from "Ecliptica", "Silence" and "Winterheart's Guild", Tony was able to deliver many of the best performances of his career around this time, with the 2004-2011 generally seen as his live peak.
2012's "Stones Grow Her Name" as an album marked a big shift, both for Tony as a singer and SA as a band. A lot of the heavy metal elements were toned down on this record, moving towards more of a melodic rock sound. Tony also began toning down the high singing, not only giving more time to his mid-range, but developing an impressive lower register too. Although, despite the high belts being sidelined for much of the SGHN album, his mid-fifth octave was still something he had in his locker, rolling back the years with a few powerful high moments, including a rather Steven Tyler-esque G♯5 in the track "Shitload of Money". Changes were also made to the live set- very few songs from the band's formative years have regularly made it into sets since 2012, and the few that do, such as "Full Moon", have been transposed several semitones lower. To his credit, Tony has adapted well to such a seismic change in vocal approach, with his low singing coming on leaps and bounds, even producing some commendable faux-baritone moments on occasions, despite his natural tenor voice (Kakko frequently improvises below E2 in the first verse of "Replica" when singing live, getting down into the first octave from time to time).
2018 marked a noticeable decline in Tony's access to his upper register, often either struggling with his fifth octave notes or dodging them entirely in the live setting. On Sonata's 2019 album, "Talviyö", Kakko kept a tight limit on the high singing in general, stating in an interview to promote the album that years of consistently singing far above his natural tessitura had been hard on his voice, and he wanted to make music that he could imagine "performing when we are older, like sixty, seventy." Kakko opted not to venture above C♯5 in the lead melodies on this album, and overdubbed high harmonies had a lighter, headier tone than before. The song "The Last of the Lambs" in particular showcased the most low-focused passage of Kakko's career so far, sounding very smooth around G2.
Overall, Tony Kakko is one of 21st century rock/metal's most accomplished frontmen, amongst power metal's greatest assets, and a combination of virtuosity and nuance that would give many of the all-time metal greats a run for their money. A formidable vocalist, with stellar technique and control over his instrument, and an innocent, naive demeanour to his delivery that is hard not to be charmed by. If the power metal high belts taken to the Nth term style of singing for which he is best known was always going to be unsustainable in the long run, Tony has done well to adapt his voice, and add new weapons to his singing arsenal to continue creating new music, and I am curious to see how we will further expand his vocal horizons in years to come.
Written by clem .
{Google Search Answer Box Bait}What is Tony Kakko's vocal range? Tony Kakko has a vocal range of 4 octaves and 1 semitone; It spans from A1-B♭5.
What voice type is Tony Kakko? Is Tony Kakko a baritone, tenor or bass? Tony Kakko is a tenor, indicated by his distinctly tenor-ish natural timbre and tessitura. But he can bluff a baritone sound in his lower register fairly convincingly.
Is Tony Kakko a good singer? Can Tony Kakko sing? Tony Kakko has shown vocal versatility across a tremendous range, with a bold, vibrant tone and great dynamic sensibility. However, his trademark high notes have naturally faded somewhat with age.
What voice type is Tony Kakko? Is Tony Kakko a baritone, tenor or bass? Tony Kakko is a tenor, indicated by his distinctly tenor-ish natural timbre and tessitura. But he can bluff a baritone sound in his lower register fairly convincingly.
Is Tony Kakko a good singer? Can Tony Kakko sing? Tony Kakko has shown vocal versatility across a tremendous range, with a bold, vibrant tone and great dynamic sensibility. However, his trademark high notes have naturally faded somewhat with age.
Significant High Notes:
B♭5 ("Shitload of Money")
A5 ("FullMoon" Unknown Live Performance)
G♯5 ("Blank File", "Destruction Preventer", "Shitload of Money", "Wildfire, Part: II - One With the Mountain")
G5 ("The Dead Skin", "Juliet", "Message from the Sun", "No Dream Can Heal a Broken Heart", "Who Failed the Most", "You Won't Fall")
F♯5 ("Blank File", "Destruction Preventer", "False News Travel Fast", "FullMoon" 'Ecliptica' 2015 Re-Record, "The Gun", "In Black and White", "Juliet", "Letter to Dana", "My Land", "No Dream Can Heal a Broken Heart", "No Pain", "Picturing the Past", "Still Loving You", "The Vice", "Wildfire", "Wolf & Raven (Remake 2008)", "World in My Eyes")
F5 ("Ain't Your Fairytale", "Broken Wings", "Caleb", "Champagne Bath", "The Dead Skin", "Deathaura", "Die With Your Boots On", "Flag in the Ground", "Kingdom for a Heart", "Misplaced", "Nothing Compares 2 U", "Out in the Fields", "San Sebastian (Revisited)", "Silver Tongue", "Sledgehammer", "Two Minds, One Soul", "UnOpened", "White Pearl, Black Oceans...", "Who Failed the Most", "The Wolves Die Young", "You Won't Fall")
E5 ("8th Commandment", "Blank File", "Blinded No More", "Breathing", "The Cage", "The Dead Skin", "Deathaura", "Destruction Preventer", "Die With Your Boots On", "Don't Say a Word", "The End of This Chapter", "Flag in the Ground", "Fly, Navigate, Communicate", "Fly With the Black Swan", "FullMoon", "Gravenimage", "The Harvest", "I Have A Right", "In Black and White", "In My Eyes You're a Giant", "It Won't Fade", "I Want Out", "Juliet", "Larger Than Life", "The Last Amazing Grays", "Mary-Lou", "Message from the Sun", "Misplaced", "My Dream's But a Drop of Fuel for a Nightmare", "My Land", "The Power of One", "Replica", "Sledgehammer", "Take One Breath", "United", "The Vice", "Weballergy", "White Pearl, Black Oceans...", "Wildfire", "The Wind Beneath My Wings", "Wolf & Raven", "Wolf & Raven" Remake 2008, "Wrecking the Sphere", "You Won't Fall", "Zeroes")
E♭5 ("8th Commandment", "Abandoned, Pleased, Brainwashed, Exploited", "Alone in Heaven", "Black Sheep", "Bohemian Rhapsody" Live with Kemi Orchestra, "Champagne Bath", "Cinderblox", "Cloud Factory", "The Day", "Don't Say a Word", "Dream Thieves", "Everything Fades to Gray (Full Version)", "False News Travel Fast", "FullMoon", "Gravenimage", "I Want Out", "Kingdom for a Heart", "Larger Than Life", "The Last Amazing Grays", "Letter to Dana", "A Little Less Understanding", "Losing My Insanity", "My Dream's But a Drop of Fuel for a Nightmare", "My Land", "Nothing More", "One-Two-Free-Fall", "Only the Broken Hearts (Make You Beautiful)", "Paid in Full", "The Ruins of My Life", "Running Lights", "San Sebastian (Revisited)", "Shitload of Money", "Silver Tongue", "Somewhere Close To You", "Rise a Night", "Till Death's Done Us Apart", "To Create a Warlike Feel", "The Truth Is Out There", "Two Minds, One Soul", "UnOpened", "What Did You Do in the War, Dad?", "Wildfire", "Wildfire, Part: II - One With the Mountain", "Wildfire, Part: III - Wildfire Town, Population: 0", "The Wind Beneath My Wings", "Wolf & Raven", "World in My Eyes", "X Marks the Spot", "You Won't Fall", "Zeroes")
D5 ("Ain't Your Fairytale", "Blinded No More", "Blood", "The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Real Puppet", "The Cage", "Cold", "The Dead Skin", "Deathaura", "Demon's Cage", "Die With Your Boots On", "Fairytale", "Flag in the Ground", "Fly With the Black Swan", "The Gun", "Juliet", "Killer", "Kiss From a Rose", "The Last Amazing Grays", "Last Drop Falls", "Life", "Message from the Sun", "Misplaced", "New Tune With OLYMPUS LS-100", "No Pain", "Nothing Compares 2 U", "Only the Broken Hearts (Make You Beautiful)", "Out in the Fields", "Paid in Full", "The Power of One", "Respect the Wilderness", "San Sebastian (Revisited)", "Still Loving You", "Sledgehammer", "To Create a Warlike Feel", "They Don't Care About Us", "The Truth Is Out There", "Under Your Tree", "Victoria's Secret", "A View to a Kill", "Wasted Time", "What Did You Do in the War, Dad?", "White Pearl, Black Oceans...", "Wildfire", "The Wolves Die Young", "X Marks the Spot", "Zeroes")
C♯5 ("8th Commandment", "Abandoned, Pleased, Brainwashed, Exploited", "Alone in Heaven", "Ashes to Ashes", "Blank File", "Blinded No More", "The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Real Puppet", "Broken Wings", "Caleb", "Champagne Bath", "Cinderblox", "Closer to an Animal", "The Day", "Deathaura", "Demon's Cage", "Destruction Preventer", "Don't Say a Word", "Draw Me", "Dream Thieves", "The End of This Chapter", "Fairytale", "False News Travel Fast", "Fly, Navigate, Communicate", "Half a Marathon Man", "The Harvest", "In the Dark", "In My Eyes You're a Giant", "It Won't Fade", "I Want Out", "Juliet", "Kingdom for a Heart", "Land of the Free", "Larger Than Life", "Last Drop Falls", "Letter to Dana", "A Little Less Understanding", "Mary-Lou", "The Misery", "My Heart Will Go On" Live Karaoke 2001 Japan, "My Selene", "One-Two-Free-Fall", "PeaceMaker", "Picturing the Past", "The Power of One", "Replica", "Respect the Wilderness", "Rise a Night", "Running Lights", "Run to You", "San Sebastian (Revisited)", "Shamandalie", "Shitload of Money", "Silver Tongue", "Somewhere Close To You", "Still Loving You", "Take One Breath", "The Truth Is Out There", "Two Minds, One Soul", "UnOpened", "The Vice", "Victoria's Secret", "Whirlwind", "White Pearl, Black Oceans...", "White Pearl, Black Oceans, Pt. II - "By the Grace of the Ocean", "Wildfire, Part: II - One With the Mountain", "Wildfire, Part: III - Wildfire Town, Population: 0", "Wrecking the Sphere", "X Marks the Spot", "Yodel Solo" Live in San Francisco 2010, "Zeroes")
C5 ("Ain't Your Fairytale", "Blinded No More", "Bohemian Rhapsody" Live with Kemi Orchestra/Live Sauovosali 2019, "Broken", "Broken Wings", "Closer to an Animal", "Cold", "The Dead Skin", "Demon's Cage", "Die With Your Boots On", "The Elephant", "The End of This Chapter", "Flag in the Ground", "I Have A Right" Studio/Acoustic Version, "Kiss From a Rose", "The Last Amazing Grays", "Losing My Insanity", "Message from the Sun", "My Selene", "Nothing Compares 2 U", "Only the Broken Hearts (Make You Beautiful)", "Out in the Fields", "Storm the Armada", "They Don't Care About Us", "Till Death's Done Us Apart", "Under Your Tree", "United", "A View to a Kill", "Wasted Time", "We Are What We Are", "What Did You Do in the War, Dad?", "Who Failed the Most", "The Wolves Die Young", "Wrecking the Sphere", "X Marks the Spot")
B4 ("Among the Shooting Stars", "As If the World Wasn't Ending", "Ashes to Ashes", "Black Sheep", "Blood", "Bohemian Rhapsody" Live with Kemi Orchestra, "Breathing", "Broken", "Broken Wings", "The Cage", "Caleb", "Cinderblox", "Cloud Factory", "Deathaura", "Die With Your Boots On", "Don't Be Mean", "Draw Me" Studio/Live Kemi 2009, "Dream Thieves", "The End of This Chapter", "Everything Fades to Gray (Full Version)", "Fairytale", "False News Travel Fast", "Flag in the Ground", "Fly, Navigate, Communicate", "Fly With the Black Swan", "Frog Feet", "FullMoon", "Gravenimage", "The Gun", "Half a Marathon Man", "The Harvest", "In Black and White", "In the Dark", "In My Eyes You're a Giant", "It Won't Fade", "I Want Out", "Juliet", "Killer", "Land of the Free", "Larger Than Life", "The Last Amazing Grays", "Last Drop Falls", "Last Ride of the Day" Live with Nightwish 2015, "Life", "Message from the Sun", "Misplaced", "My Dream's But a Drop of Fuel for a Nightmare", "My Land", "No Dream Can Heal a Broken Heart", "No Pain", "Nothing Compares 2 U", "Nothing More", "Paid in Full", "PeaceMaker", "The Power of One", "The Raven Still Flies", "Replica", "Respect the Wilderness", "Running Lights", "Sing in Silence", "Sledgehammer", "Storm the Armada", "Strangelove", "Tallulah", "Tallulah" 'Peace Maker' Demo, "They Follow", "Till Death's Done Us Apart", "The Truth Is Out There", "Two Minds, One Soul", "United", "Victoria's Secret", "A View to a Kill", "Weballergy", "Whirlwind", "Wildfire", "The Wind Beneath My Wings", "Wolf & Raven", "Wrecking the Sphere")
B♭4 ("Abandoned, Pleased, Brainwashed, Exploited", "Ain't Your Fairytale", "Alone in Heaven", "Among the Shooting Stars", "Black Sheep", "Blood", "Bohemian Rhapsody" Live with Kemi Orchestra, "Candle Lawns", "Closer to an Animal", "Cold", "The Day", "Demon's Cage", "Don't Say a Word", "Dream Thieves", "The Elephant", "Fade to Black", "False News Travel Fast", "For the Sake of Revenge", "I Have A Right", "In the Dark", "The Islander" Live with Nightwish 2015, "Last Drop Falls", "My Selene", "Nothing Compares 2 U", "Nothing More", "One-Two-Free-Fall", "PeaceMaker", "Respect the Wilderness", "Rise a Night", "Two Minds, One Soul", "We Are What We Are", "Weballergy", "Whirlwind", "Wildfire, Part: III - Wildfire Town, Population: 0", "Wolf & Raven" Remake 2008, "World in My Eyes", "X Marks the Spot")
A4 ("Ashes to Ashes", "Blinded No More", "Bohemian Rhapsody" Live with Kemi Orchestra/Live Sauovosali 2019, "The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Real Puppet", "Cold", "The Dead Skin", "Demon's Cage", "I'm Haunted", "In My Eyes You're a Giant", "Juliet", "Kiss From a Rose", "Last Ride of the Day" Live with Nightwish 2015, "A Little Less Understanding", "Mary-Lou", "Misplaced", "No Pain", "Nothing Compares 2 U", "Peace Maker" 'Peace Maker' Demo, "Picturing the Past", "The Power of One", "The Raven Still Flies", "Run to You", "Still Loving You", "Storm the Armada", "Strangelove", "They Don't Care About Us", "The Truth Is Out There", "White Pearl, Black Oceans...", "Who Failed the Most", "The Wolves Die Young", "Wrecking the Sphere", "X Marks the Spot", "Zeroes")
Significant Low Notes:
E♭3 ("Addict", "Ain't Your Fairytale", "Apartment 54", "Broken", "Caleb", "Cloud Factory", "The Day", "The Dead Skin", "The Elephant", "The End of This Chapter", "Everything Fades to Gray (Full Version)", "Fade to Black", "Gravenimage", "In Black and White", "Juliet", "The Last Amazing Grays", "Love", "My Selene", "New Tune With OLYMPUS LS-100", "No Dream Can Heal a Broken Heart", "Paid in Full", "Shy", "Sing in Silence", "Take on Me", "Tallulah", "Two Minds, One Soul", "What Did You Do in the War, Dad?", "Whirlwind", "Wildfire, Part: II - One With the Mountain", "Wolf & Raven", "Wolf & Raven" Remake 2008, "The Wolves Die Young", "World in My Eyes", "Zeroes")
D3 ("Blood", "Breathing", "Broken Wings", "Cloud Factory", "The Dead Skin", "Demon's Cage", "Draw Me", "Everything Fades to Gray (Full Version)", "The Garden", "Half a Marathon Man", "Last Ride of the Day" Live with Nightwish 2017, "Life", "A Little Less Understanding", "Love", "Somewhere Close To You", "Strangelove", "They Follow", "Under Your Tree", "United", "We Are What We Are", "White Pearl, Black Oceans…", "White Pearl, Black Oceans, Pt. II - "By the Grace of the Ocean", "Who Failed the Most", "The Wolves Die Young", "You Won't Fall")
C♯3 ("Addict", "As If the World Wasn't Ending", "Ashes to Ashes", "Blinded No More", "Broken Wings", "The Dead Skin", "Deathaura", "Destruction Preventer", "Don't Say a Word", "Fade to Black", "Fly With the Black Swan", "For the Sake of Revenge", "The Garden", "In My Eyes You're a Giant", "It Won't Fade", "Juliet", "Larger Than Life", "Last Drop Falls", "Letter to Dana" Original/'Ecliptica' 2015 Re-Record, "My Dream's But a Drop of Fuel for a Nightmare", "My Land", "My Selene", "No Dream Can Heal a Broken Heart", "No Pain", "Nothing More", "One-Two-Free-Fall", "The Power of One", "Running Lights", "Shy", "Sing in Silence", "Somewhere Close To You", "Take One Breath", "Tallulah", "Whirlwind", "White Pearl, Black Oceans...", "X Marks the Spot", "World in My Eyes", "Zeroes")
C3 ("Ain't Your Fairytale", "Among the Shooting Stars", "The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Real Puppet", "Broken", "Cold", "The Day", "Demon's Cage", "Flag in the Ground", "The Islander" Live with Nightwish 2015, "Larger Than Life", "The Misery", "Nothing Compares 2 U", "Out in the Fields", "The Raven Still Flies", "Storm the Armada", "Strangelove", "Till Death's Done Us Apart", "To Create a Warlike Feel", "Under Your Tree", "Wasted Time", "We Are What We Are", "Whirlwind", "White Pearl, Black Oceans…", "X Marks the Spot")
B2 ("Ashes to Ashes", "Blinded No More", "Breathing", "Broken Wings", "Don't Be Mean", "Draw Me", "Fairytale", "The Garden", "Larger Than Life", "The Last of the Lambs", "Letter to Dana (Returned to Sender", "A Little Less Understanding", "Losing My Insanity", "Love", "No Pain", "Shy", "Tallulah", "To Create a Warlike Feel", "The Truth Is Out There", "White Pearl, Black Oceans...", "The Wind Beneath My Wings", "Wolf & Raven" Remake 2008, "World in My Eyes", "Zeroes")
B♭2 ("Ain't Your Fairytale", "Alone in Heaven", "Among the Shooting Stars", "Bohemian Rhapsody" Live Sauovosali 2019, "Everything Fades to Gray (Full Version)", "Good Enough is Good Enough", "Larger Than Life", "Letter to Dana" 'Ecliptica' 2015 Re-Record, "The Misery", "My Selene", "Nothing Compares 2 U", "The Ruins of My Life", "Till Death's Done Us Apart")
A2 ("Ashes to Ashes", "The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Real Puppet", "Broken", "Cold", "Demon's Cage", "The Last of the Lambs", "On the Faultline (Closure to an Animal)", "The Raven Still Flies", "Still Loving You", "X Marks the Spot")
G♯2 ("Good Enough is Good Enough", "Letter to Dana" 'Ecliptica' 2015 Re-Record, "Love", "Replica", "Still Loving You", "Whirlwind", "Wildfire, Part: II - One With the Mountain", "Wolf & Raven")
G2 ("Ashes to Ashes", "Beauty and the Beast" 'From Wishes to Eternity' version, "Flag in the Ground", "The Garden", "The Last Amazing Grays", "The Last of the Lambs", "Message from the Sun", "On the Faultline (Closure to an Animal)", "The Raven Still Flies", "The Ruins of My Life", "X Marks the Spot")
F♯2 ("Deathaura", "Don't Be Mean", "The End of This Chapter", "In the Dark")
F2 ("Bohemian Rhapsody" Live Sauovosali 2019)
E2 ("Broken Wings", "The Last Amazing Grays", "Replica" 'Ecliptica' 2015 Re-Record, 'The Collection' Version, Various Live Performances, "Till Death's Done Us Apart")
E♭2 ("Only the Broken Hearts (Make You Beautiful)")
C♯2 ("Deathaura", "Fairytale", "Larger Than Life", "Juliet", "Replica" Live Ankkarock 2009/Chile 2014)
B1 ("Replica" Various Live Performances)
B♭1 ("FullMoon" Live Mexico 2010)
A1 ("Replica" Live New York 2016)
{Questionable Notes}B♭5 ("Hocus Pocus" Live in Amsterdam 2009[2b], "Wildfire, Part: II - One With the Mountain" [1])
G♯5 ("X Marks the Spot"[3a])
G5 ("Ain't Your Fairytale"[2a][4a], "Sledgehammer"[2b])
F♯5 ("Larger Than Life"[3a], "Whirlwind" [2b])
E5 ("Storm the Armada" [2b])
D5 ("Ashes to Ashes"[2b])
C♯5 ("Apartment 54" [3a], "Tonight I Dance Alone" [1])
C5 ("The Garden" [2b])
B♭2 ("Letter to Dana" [1a], "Wolf & Raven" Remake 2008 [1a])
A2 ("The Wind Beneath My Wings"[4a])
G♯2 ("White Pearl, Black Oceans..." [2a])
F♯2 ("Blood"[3b], "Tallulah" [1a])
E2 ("Broken" [3b])
D2 ("Sledgehammer"[2b])
C♯2 ("Demon's Cage" [1a][3b], "The Worlds Forgotten, the Words Forbidden" [3b])
C2 ("Sing in Silence" Gates of Metal 2004[5a])
B1 ("Last Drop Falls" Live in Hiroshima 2003[5a])
A1 ("Yodel Solo"[5a])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
(a.) Brief low dips that land on this pitch, but too fleetingly to consider significant.
(b.) Very short notes at the end of a slide, lacking control/intent.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
(a.) Notes which may be instruments rather than vocals.
(b.) These notes may be another vocalist.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
(a.) Shouted or exclamations notes with little real intonation
(b.) Spoken notes that land on pitch, but with questionable intent or control.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
(a.) Notes which may be implied harmonies.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
(a.) Somewhat controlled, but lacking musical context, such as spoken word intros.
G♯5 ("X Marks the Spot"[3a])
G5 ("Ain't Your Fairytale"[2a][4a], "Sledgehammer"[2b])
F♯5 ("Larger Than Life"[3a], "Whirlwind" [2b])
E5 ("Storm the Armada" [2b])
D5 ("Ashes to Ashes"[2b])
C♯5 ("Apartment 54" [3a], "Tonight I Dance Alone" [1])
C5 ("The Garden" [2b])
B♭2 ("Letter to Dana" [1a], "Wolf & Raven" Remake 2008 [1a])
A2 ("The Wind Beneath My Wings"[4a])
G♯2 ("White Pearl, Black Oceans..." [2a])
F♯2 ("Blood"[3b], "Tallulah" [1a])
E2 ("Broken" [3b])
D2 ("Sledgehammer"[2b])
C♯2 ("Demon's Cage" [1a][3b], "The Worlds Forgotten, the Words Forbidden" [3b])
C2 ("Sing in Silence" Gates of Metal 2004[5a])
B1 ("Last Drop Falls" Live in Hiroshima 2003[5a])
A1 ("Yodel Solo"[5a])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
(a.) Brief low dips that land on this pitch, but too fleetingly to consider significant.
(b.) Very short notes at the end of a slide, lacking control/intent.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
(a.) Notes which may be instruments rather than vocals.
(b.) These notes may be another vocalist.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
(a.) Shouted or exclamations notes with little real intonation
(b.) Spoken notes that land on pitch, but with questionable intent or control.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
(a.) Notes which may be implied harmonies.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
(a.) Somewhat controlled, but lacking musical context, such as spoken word intros.
{Notewatched Material/Album Ranges}With Sonata Arctica:
Ecliptica (1999): G♯2 - G♯5 falsetokaiba (*re-recorded in 2015* E2 - F♯5 clem )
Silence (2001): F♯2 - B2 - F♯5 clem
Winterheart's Guild (2003): G2 - B♭2 - E5 - F5 falsetokaiba
Reckoning Night (2004): A2 - F5 clem
Unia (2007): G♯2 - E5 - F♯5 falsetokaiba
The Days of Grays (2009): C♯2 - B2 - F5 - G5 clem
Stones Grow Her Name (2012): E♭2 - F♯2 - G♯5 - B♭5 falsetokaiba
Pariah's Child (2014): C♯2 - G2 - F5 clem
The Ninth Hour (2016): C♯2 - E2 - E5 falsetokaiba
Talviyö (2019): G2 - C♯5 - G5 clem
With Northern Kings:
Reborn (2007): E2 - B2 - F5 clem
Rethroned (2008): A2 - D5 - F5 clem
Ecliptica (1999): G♯2 - G♯5 falsetokaiba (*re-recorded in 2015* E2 - F♯5 clem )
Silence (2001): F♯2 - B2 - F♯5 clem
Winterheart's Guild (2003): G2 - B♭2 - E5 - F5 falsetokaiba
Reckoning Night (2004): A2 - F5 clem
Unia (2007): G♯2 - E5 - F♯5 falsetokaiba
The Days of Grays (2009): C♯2 - B2 - F5 - G5 clem
Stones Grow Her Name (2012): E♭2 - F♯2 - G♯5 - B♭5 falsetokaiba
Pariah's Child (2014): C♯2 - G2 - F5 clem
The Ninth Hour (2016): C♯2 - E2 - E5 falsetokaiba
Talviyö (2019): G2 - C♯5 - G5 clem
With Northern Kings:
Reborn (2007): E2 - B2 - F5 clem
Rethroned (2008): A2 - D5 - F5 clem
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Blue marks falsetto notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
