caption website associated_acts years_active notable_instruments birth_place label background birth_date instrument genre image article_title name occupation
marko saaresto in helsinki , 9 august 2006 . -lsb- http://www.poetsofthefall.com poets of the fall official website -rsb- poets , old gods of asgard of the fall , phoenix effect , playground 2002 -- present guitars helsinki , finland finland insomniac solo_singer 05 december 1970 guitars , vocals alternative rock rock , post-grunge , alternative metal , progressive frameless marko saaresto
 marko saaresto lead vocalist , songwriter , lyricist
marko saaresto

marko saaresto -lrb- born 5 december 1970 -rrb- is the founding member , lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the finnish alternative rock band poets of the fall .
saaresto worked as a graphic designer before forming the band in late 2002 .
sam lake , saaresto 's friend and writer of the `` max payne '' series of videogames offered saaresto a job writing the lead single for the game '' '' .
saaresto wrote the single along with guitarist olli tukiainen and were assisted with the production by remedy engineer markus kaarlonen .
the song , `` late goodbye '' became a cult hit and propelled poets of the fall 's rise to stardom .
saaresto has since toured in over 15 countries with poets of the fall .
he is classically trained singer and has a lyric baritone vocals range .
