Burning Point Explained

Burning Point
Origin:	Oulu, Finland
Genre:	Power metal, heavy metal
Years Active:	–present
Label:	Poison Arrow Records, Limb, SPV GmbH, Soundholic, Metal Heaven, Scarlet Records, AFM Records

Burning Point is a Finnish power metal / heavy metal band, founded in 1999.

History

The band was founded in 1999 in Oulu, Finland, by bassist Jukka kyrö and guitarist Pete Ahonen.^{[1] [2]}

In 2016 the band added vocalist Nitte Valo,^[3] formerly of the band Battle Beast. Valo started collaborating with the group in 2013 when guitarist Pete Ahonen asked her to collaborate on a few of the band's songs, and eventually asked her to join full-time as singer after he stepped down as vocalist.^[4]

Personnel

Current members

• Luca Sturniolo – Vocals
• Pete Ahonen – Guitars
• Pekka Kolivuori – Guitars
• Tuomas Jaatinen – Drums
• Jarkko Poussu – Bass
• Matti Halonen – Keyboards

Former members

• Jukka Jokikokko – Bass
• Pasi Hiltula – Keyboards (see Eternal Tears of Sorrow, Kalmah)
• Jukka Kyrö – Guitar
• Toni Kansanoja – Bass
• Jari Kaiponen – Drums
• Jarkko Väisänen – Keyboards
• Nitte Valo – Vocals
• Jussi Ontero – Drums
• Sami Nyman – Bass

Discography

Albums

• Salvation by Fire (2001)
• Feeding the Flames (2003)
• Burned Down the Enemy (2006)
• Empyre (2009)
• The Ignitor (2012)
• Burning Point (2015)
• The Blaze (2016)
• Arsonist of the Soul (2021)

Singles

• To Hell and Back (CD-single 2004 on Poison Arrow Records)

External links

• [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p512926|pure_url=yes}} Burning Point] at AllMusic

Notes and References

1. Book: Sharpe-Young, Garry . 2003 . A-Z of Power Metal . London . Cherry Red Books Ltd. . 1-901447-13-8 .
2. Web site: IMPE.fi . Imperiumi.net . 2020-04-24.
3. Web site: Philipp Issler . Burning Point – "The Blaze" Review • . Metal.de . 2016-11-20 . 2020-04-24.
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20161127233757/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/burning-point-featuring-ex-battle-beast-singer-nitte-valo-the-king-is-dead-long-live-the-king-video