Category: BURNING POINT

Finland’s melodic heavy act BURNING POINT return with a brand-new album, ”Arsonist Of The Soul”, their first since 2016’s The Blaze – It will be released on 22nd October, through AFM Records. With more than their share of line up changes throughout their more than two decades of existence, Burning Point‘s main constant has been guitarist and chief songwriter Pete Ahonen. He also handled vocals until the arrival of former Battle Beast singer Nitte Valo in 2015. That place has now been taken up by new vocalist Luca Sturniolo.
Alongside fellow guitarist Pekka Kolivuori, the trio has been joined by now bassist Jarkko Poussu, drummer Tuomas Jaatinen and keyboard layer Matti Halonen.
A little heavier than on their last album, ”Arsonist Of The Soul” features twelve classic sounding Euro melodic metal tunes, most of them around the 3 and a half minute mark which benefits its impact and easy listening…

For us, Finnish power metallers BURNING POINT, an active part of the European Metal scene since the late ’90s, are one of the best current exponents from the genre. Signed by AFM Records not so long ago, the label has been reissuing Burning Point older albums as part of their ‘Re-Fired’ series.One of their best albums, “The Ignitor“, just appeared...