Brother Firetribe - 'Feel the Burn'

Guitarist Emppu Vuorinen left the band amicably earlier this year as a result of his commitments with Nightwish so there is now less chance of the band mistakenly being considered as a side-project. He has been seamlessly replaced by Roope Riihijarvi and, of course, the instantly recognisable voice of former Leverage singer Pekka Heino is still present and better than ever.

There’s a cinematic feel to the single ‘Night Drive’ and it looks like the video will be followed up with an additional story line. The song itself is a slow burning and atmospheric number with a distinct 80s feel. You could say the same about ‘Bring on the Rain’ which reminds me of Bon Jovi in the intro.

Of the up-tempo numbers, keyboard drenched opener ‘I Salute You’ and ‘Chariot of Fire’ stand out and closer ‘Rock in the City’ is a perfect Friday night tune. All are expertly produced by Jimmy Westerlund who further enhances his reputation with his work here. ‘Arianne’ and ‘Candle in the Window’ are other favourites of mine with the guitar coming to the fore on the latter. Melancholy ballad ‘Love is a Beautiful Lie’ is also excellent but, as I said, it’s a consistently good offering so well worth checking out and picking out your own favourites.