In Asia it was released (with bonus tracks) by Spiritual Beast Records.
Album was mastered at the Tico Tico Studios ( Sonata Arctica, Sentenced etc) by Ahti Kortelainen and the amazing artwork was once again from the hands of Felipe Machado Franco!
At the time of The Ignitor tour, Jarkko Väisänen played live shows on keyboards with the band as a hired gun. The guys came to a conclusion that maybe he would like to join the band as a solid member. New Years Eve 2013 Burning Point played another memorable live show in their hometown Oulu, Finland at Club Teatria. After show party was the perfect time to raise the question to Jarkko. The look on his face was unforgettable, the Iceman showed a sign of melting but only for a breaf moment. Now the guys had another top notch player with great personality in the band.
It was in the end of 2013 when Nitte and Pete kept in touch with each other on a musical basis. At the same time the guys were thinking about doing something different with or to the band. It didn't take long for everyone to realize that she would be the perfect vocalist for the band. Not only because of her tremendous voice but also personality. It has always been Burning Point's main priorities to have good chemistry within the group and that can be heard and seen on albums and live shows. If you ever get the chance to tour with the group, you'll know.
The next album became to take shape at Helgate and Reindeer Horns Studios. All the songs had been done and it seemed that this album would take way too long to get finished. There was a sign of frustration in the air and clock was ticking towards lead vocal recording sessions. At the same time bassist Jukka Jokikokko had some personal, non band related issues and Pete asked Sammy Nyman to play demo bass tracks so that things would be ready for Nitte to come and record vocals. It was a sad moment for everyone when Jukka declared his decision that he would leave the band. There was no drama involved, a man has to do what a man has to do.
Sammy states: "It was an odd situation for me to go and play demo tracks to BP's next album. I've known the band for years and I've done a few gigs with the guys as a crew member and some hanging out with the band backstage. I've always looked up to their music and mr. Jokikokko has always been one of my favourite bass players." Little did he know when Pete gave him a call and asked him to join the ranks. Another cool and active guy in the band, this will be the perfect line-up for the future endeavors of the band.
The new album took it's final shape in the winter 2014/2015. Now it was time to "hunt" for a record label. It's very common that nowadays demos don't get that much recognition, the band had a killer album in their hands and everyone knew that this it. Sort of a It's now or never- situation. The album was sent to various labels and feedback was very encouraging. Mastermind Pete had his contact to a certain major German label, and that happened to be AFM Records, one of the biggest ones in the industry. Luckily he knew Timo Hoffman, one of the booker guys in the company. Timo had been following the band for years and as he heard the new album, the deal started to happen. After signing it, first lyric video was made from "Find Your Soul", a very good representer of the new Burning Point. The new album will be released June 12th (EU), July 7th (US) and August (Jap). In addition AFM will re-issue the first four BURNING POINT albums "Salvation By Fire" (2001), "Feeding The Flames" (2013), "Burned Down The Enemy"(2007) and "Empyre" (2009), all scheduled for a August release and about to include numerous bonus tracks.
Year 2015 will be a full blast from the Burning Point -camp!!! .As this is being written, the summer festival tour is just around the corner and a Finnish club tour is in the making for fall and winter 2015
Current line-up:
Pekka Kolivuori - Guitars
Pete Ahonen - Vocals, Guitars
Jarkko Väisänen - Keyboards
Nitte Valo - Strange Vocals
Sammy Nyman - Bass / Backing Vocals
Jussi Ontero - Drums
Former members:
Pasi Hiltula - Keyboards
Jukka Kyrö - Guitars
Toni Kansanoja - Bass
Jukka Jokikokko - Bass
Jari Kaiponen - Drums
Discography:
1. Salvation By Fire (2001)
2. Feeding The Flames (2003)
3. To Hell And Back/The Road To Hell (Single) (2004)
4. Burned Down The Enemy (2006)
5. Empyre (2009)
6. The Ignitor (2012)
7. Burning Point (2015)
Burned Down The Enemy
Burning Point Lyrics
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Revolution in this brave new world
Glimpse of evil in the child's eye
Persecution begins to emerge
Salvation came in a form of fire
Torches lit across the lands
Feeding the hungry we kept the flames alive,
Face the truth, shut your mouth, calm the storm,
But if you want it all, WE ARE READY TO FIGHT
Dethrone tyranny ending supremacy, the quest for honour has begun...
Out of the barn hoarsely spoken man
Claims he owns our fire
Crawl back to your hole you're not from this world
You're not the kind I admire
Face the truth, shut your mouth, calm the storm,
But if you want it all, WE ARE READY TO FIGHT
Dethrone tyranny ending supremacy, the quest for honour has begun...
Host of palace in the dark
In silence lies the victim, we BURNED DOWN THE ENEMY
Out of the belly of this beast
We're back in the light, we BURNED DOWN THE ENEMY
And we burned the evil past... we're second to none we're here to last...
... And now the battle is done and the war is over
All the heroes unsung join with me in the praise of glory
Only the ones with pure heart they survive, they'll stand victorious
It's up to us to kill the beast once and for all...
...This ship of fools is sailing without a course
The captain is changing and he's taking new force
And now we head out to the new seas...
Face the truth, shut your mouth, calm the storm,
But if you want it all, WE ARE READY TO FIGHT
Dethrone tyranny ending supremacy, the quest for honour has begun...
Host of palace in the dark
In silence lies the victim, we BURNED DOWN THE ENEMY
Out of the belly of this beast
We're back in the light, we BURNED DOWN THE ENEMY
Host of palace in the dark
You have played with fire, we BURNED DOWN THE ENEMY
Out of the belly of this beast
We are ready to fight, we BURNED DOWN THE ENEMY
And we burned the evil past... we're second to none we're here to last...
WE BURNED DOWN THE ENEMY!!
The lyrics to Burning Point's song "Burned Down The Enemy" speak of an uprising against persecution and tyranny. The song speaks of a world where evil is on the rise, and the flames of revolution have been lit to fight against it. The lyrics depict the struggle to keep the flames of revolution alive, but eventually, the flames start to die out, and the hourglass runs out of sand. The lyrics urge the listener to face the truth, to shut their mouth and calm the storm. But, if they want it all, they must be ready to fight.
The song then speaks of a man who claims to own the fire of the revolution and tries to take control of it. The lyrics speak against him and urge him to go back to his hole because he is not the kind to be admired. The lyrics then speak of the victorious battle against tyranny and the importance of killing the beast once and for all. Finally, the song ends with an assertion that the enemy has been burned down, and they are second to none.
Line by Line Meaning
Losing grip of reality
Feeling like we're losing our sense of what's real
Revolution in this brave new world
A revolution is happening in this new world we're living in
Glimpse of evil in the child's eye
We see some hints of evil in a child's eye
Persecution begins to emerge
Persecution is starting to show itself
Salvation came in a form of fire
We were saved by fire
Torches lit across the lands
We lit torches all around the land
Feeding the hungry we kept the flames alive
We kept the flames alive by feeding the hungry
But our hourglass ran out of sand
But eventually we ran out of time to keep it up
Face the truth, shut your mouth, calm the storm,
We need to face the truth, quiet down, and weather the storm
But if you want it all, WE ARE READY TO FIGHT
But if you want everything, we're ready to fight for it
Dethrone tyranny ending supremacy, the quest for honour has begun...
We must end the tyranny and the reign of the powerful, and start a quest for honor
Out of the barn hoarsely spoken man
A rough, hoarse man comes out of a barn
Claims he owns our fire
He claims he owns our fire for himself
Crawl back to your hole you're not from this world
Go back to where you came from, you don't belong here
You're not the kind I admire
I don't like your type
Host of palace in the dark
The palace is dark and empty
In silence lies the victim, we BURNED DOWN THE ENEMY
The victim lies silently here, and we burned down the enemy
Out of the belly of this beast
We came out of the belly of this beast
We're back in the light, we BURNED DOWN THE ENEMY
We're back in the light now that we burned down the enemy
And we burned the evil past... we're second to none we're here to last...
We burned our evil past, and we're the best and we're here to stay
... And now the battle is done and the war is over
The battle is done and the war has ended
All the heroes unsung join with me in the praise of glory
All the unsung heroes are joining together in a celebration of glory
Only the ones with pure heart they survive, they'll stand victorious
Only those with pure hearts will survive, and they will be victorious
It's up to us to kill the beast once and for all...
It's our job to finally defeat the beast once and for all
...This ship of fools is sailing without a course
This group of stupid people is sailing without a plan
The captain is changing and he's taking new force
The captain is changing and he's bringing new energy
And now we head out to the new seas...
And now we're heading out to explore new places
You have played with fire, we BURNED DOWN THE ENEMY
You've messed with us, and we've burned down the enemy
We are ready to fight, we BURNED DOWN THE ENEMY
We are ready to fight and we've burned down the enemy
Contributed by Nicholas W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.