False Metal
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Brother Firetribe is an Album Oriented Rock
band formed in 2002 in Finland
. They describe their music as easy going rock. The band was originally called False Metal, but they changed their name to Brother Firetribe; however, their first album is called ‘False Metal’.
They take their name from an in-joke as a perfect description for their music is ‘tennis heavy’ and the name of a well known Finnish tennis player Veli Paloheimo
translates into English as ‘Brother Firetribe’. The album title ‘False Metal’ comes from a slogan coined by heavy metal group Manowar, ‘Death to False Metal’. It was Rereleased in 2008 as "Break Out"
They released their first album on Spinefarm Records
on 7 June 2006. Their next album, “Heart Full Of Fire”, was released on 2008-04-17 in Finland.
Album-oriented rock
Album-oriented rock is an American FM radio format focusing on album tracks by rock artists.-Music played:Most radio formats are based on a select, tight rotation of hit singles...
band formed in 2002 in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. They describe their music as easy going rock. The band was originally called False Metal, but they changed their name to Brother Firetribe; however, their first album is called ‘False Metal’.
They take their name from an in-joke as a perfect description for their music is ‘tennis heavy’ and the name of a well known Finnish tennis player Veli Paloheimo
Veli Paloheimo
Veli Paloheimo is a former professional tennis player from Finland. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 1 October 1990, reaching World number 48...
translates into English as ‘Brother Firetribe’. The album title ‘False Metal’ comes from a slogan coined by heavy metal group Manowar, ‘Death to False Metal’. It was Rereleased in 2008 as "Break Out"
They released their first album on Spinefarm Records
Spinefarm Records
Spinefarm Records is a Finland-based record label focusing mainly on heavy metal artists. In 1999, a sub-label titled Spikefarm Records was started by Sami Tenetz from Thy Serpent...
on 7 June 2006. Their next album, “Heart Full Of Fire”, was released on 2008-04-17 in Finland.
Members
- Pekka Ansio Heino – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Erno “Emppu” VuorinenEmppu VuorinenErno "Emppu" Matti Juhani Vuorinen is a Finnish guitarist, most famous for being a founding member and occasional songwriter of the symphonic metal band Nightwish...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - Jason Flinck – Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Tomppa Nikulainen – keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Kalle Torniainen – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
Albums
- False Metal / Break Out – 2006
- Break Out
- Valerie
- I’m on Fire
- Love Goes Down
- Devil’s Daughter
- Midnite Queen
- One Single Breath
- Lover Tonite
- Spanish Eyes
- Kill City Kid
- Heart Full of FireHeart Full Of Fire"Heart Full Of Fire" is the second full-length album from the Finnish rock band Brother Firetribe. It was released by Spinefarm Records in 2008...
- (Spinefarm Records, 2008)
- Who Will You Run to Now
- Wildest Dreams
- Runaways
- Game They Call Love
- Play It from the Heart
- Heart Full of Fire (feat. Anette OlzonAnette OlzonAnette Ingegerd Olsson , known by the stage name Anette Olzon, is a Swedish singer from Helsingborg, best known as the second lead vocalist of Finnish symphonic power metal band Nightwish. Olzon was formerly the vocalist in the Swedish AOR band Alyson Avenue...
) - Heard It on My Radio
- Going Out With a Bang
- Out of My Head
- Chasing the Angels
- I Am Rock
Singles
- “One Single Breath” - 2006
- One Single Breath (Single Edit)
- Mighty Wings (Cheap Trick cover)
- “I'm on Fire (Brother Firetribe song)” - 2006
- I'm On Fire (Radio Edit)
- Spanish Eyes
- I'm On Fire (Album version)
- “I Am Rock” – 2007
- I Am Rock
- Love Goes Down (Acoustic)
- One Single Breath (Video)
- “Runaways” - 2008 [27 Feb.]
- Runaways
- Chasing the Angels (Mike Reno cover)
- “Heart Full Of Fire...And Then Some” - 2008 [May 2008]
- Heart Full of Fire (feat. Anette OlzonAnette OlzonAnette Ingegerd Olsson , known by the stage name Anette Olzon, is a Swedish singer from Helsingborg, best known as the second lead vocalist of Finnish symphonic power metal band Nightwish. Olzon was formerly the vocalist in the Swedish AOR band Alyson Avenue...
) - Heart Full of Fire (JS16 Remix)
- Two Hearts
- Hungry For Heaven (Dio cover)
DVDs
- Live at Apollo – 2010
- Who Will You Run to Now?
- Runaways
- Wildest Dreams
- Midnite Queen
- Game They Call Love
- One Single Breath
- Play It From the Heart
- Chasing the Angels (Mike RenoMike RenoMike Reno , born January 8, 1955 in New Westminster, British Columbia is a Canadian musician, drummer, and lead singer of the rock band Loverboy. He has also fronted other bands, including Moxy....
-cover) - Going Out With a Bang
- Break Out
- I'm on Fire
- Heart Full of Fire (feat. Anette OlzonAnette OlzonAnette Ingegerd Olsson , known by the stage name Anette Olzon, is a Swedish singer from Helsingborg, best known as the second lead vocalist of Finnish symphonic power metal band Nightwish. Olzon was formerly the vocalist in the Swedish AOR band Alyson Avenue...
) - Valerie
- I Am Rock