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. Zachary has been said to be very open and friendly in interviews and testimonies.

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