Artist : Burning Point
Album : Arsonist Of The Soul
Bitrate : 1048
kbps
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Source : CD
Label : AFM Records, A Division Of Soulfood Music Distribution Gmbh
Year : 2021
Genre : Metal
Rip date : 2021-11-06
Store date : 2021-10-22
Encoder : FLAC 1.3.1
+--------------------------------[Track List]--------------------------------+
01. Blast In The Past 03:11
02. Rules The Universe 03:28
03. Out Of Control (Savage Animals) 03:48
04. Persona Non Grata 04:15
05. Arsonist Of The Soul 04:54
06. Hit The Night 03:21
07. Running In The Darkness 03:20
08. Calling 04:54
09. Off The Radar 03:32
10. Fire With Fire 05:00
11. Will I Rise With The Sun 03:56
12. Eternal Life 05:30
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Oulu, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa, Finland
BURNING POINT was founded in the Fall of 1999 in Oulu, Finland. After
the recordings of only one promotional CD, the band managed to get a
record deal with a well-known German based metal label, Limb Music
(LMP), who released the albums Salvation By Fire (2001) and Feeding The
Flames (2003). Despite massive legal problems which ended up in fights
through lawyers and the loss of their record deal, the band managed to
get live slots on some big festivals such as Tuska Metal Festival and
Sweden Rock. In 2004 the band took a new, fifth member to the band.
Jussi Ontero was chosen to take over the keyboards and the the band went
straight to the studio to record the single To Hell And Back which was
released only in Finland and Sweden by Poison Arrow Records. Between the
late 2004 and early 2006, two members of the original line-up went their
own ways. Jukka (guitars) continued his own band NNS and Jope (bass)
joined Catamenia. In 2005 BURNING POINT recorded another promotional
CD. It was brought to the attention of Metal Heaven in Germany and they
offered the band a record deal. Spring 2006 the remaining members, Pete,
Jussi & Jari started to record the new album. In the middle of the
sessions they asked one of their long-time friends, Pekka Kolivuori to
step in and fill the 2nd guitarists place. The line-up was completed by
the new bassist, Jukka Jokikokko (who also did the engineering of the
album in the HelGate studios) at the end of 2006. Burned Down The Enemy
(2007) marked the end of an era but also the beginning of something new.
The band played extensively nationally after the release of the album,
but they also made a quick visit to Romania's Maximum Rock Festival. In
the spring of 2008 BURNING POINT started the recordings of a new
album, Empyre at the HelGate studios. The band's line-up also changed as
Jari stepped out of the band to focus on his other band and Jussi took
over the drums. Pasi Hiltula (ex-Kalmah, ex-Eternal Tears of Sorrow),
who also played on the first two albums, was chosen to be the new
keyboardist. Between the recording sessions the band also did few chosen
gigs like supporting ex-Skid Row vocalist Sebastian Bach. Empyre was
without a doubt back to the roots album and you'll definitively hear a
strong 80's vibe on the album. Naturally the cover songs and the guests,
which are inlcuded on the Limited Edition, just prove the point. Running
Wild's Gods of Iron (feat. Majk Moti, ex- Running Wild), The Rod's
Nuclear Skies (feat. David Rock Feinstein), Q5's Let Go (feat. Jonathan
K) and a cover song from one of the biggest artist in Finland, Kirka,
I'll Be Yours from Kirka's album R.O.C.K. (1986) features vocals by
Taage (Kilpi & ex-Altaria) and lead guitars by ex-Kirka guitarist Riku
Kukkonen. The top notch production on the album is from the band's own
hands and the great mastering was done by Minerva Pappi at the famous
Finnvox Studios. The cover artist, Felipe Machado Franco, is also known
from his artwork to bands like Iced Earth, Blaze Bayley, Axel Rudi Pell
etc. 2 singles from the the album, Kirka cover I'll be Yours and Manic
Merry-Go-Round was chosen to the playlist of one biggest radio-stations
in Finland, SBS-Radios and they were in heavy rotation throughout the
nation for a long time. Between '09-'10 they did a mini-tour in Finland
and Sweden with Cryonic Temple (SWE) and Tragedian (DE) as well as few
club and festival gigs like a performance in Qstock Festivals. Spring
2010 the band decided to leave from their current label, due to the lack
of promotion etc. The band also part ways with the keyboardist Pasi
Hiltula and decided to continue as a 4-piece band. They started to write
the new material and late 2011 the new promo-cd Sparks from The Ignitor
was sent to the labels. Scarlet Records (ITA) was chosen to be their new
label and the new album, The Ignitor, was released world wide in June
2012.In Asia it was released (with bonus tracks) by Spiritual Beast
Records.