Brother Firetribe
Brother Firetribe | |
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 Brother Firetribe at the South Park festival in Tampere, Finland in June 2018. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Finland |
| Genres | Hard rock |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Spinefarm Records |
| Associated acts | Nightwish Leverage |
| Website | www.brotherfiretribe.com |
| Members | Pekka Ansio Heino Jason Flinck Tomppa Nikulainen Hannes Pirilä Roope Riihijärvi |
| Past members | Kalle Torniainen Emppu Vuorinen |
Brother Firetribe is a Finnish hard rock band. They take their name from an in-joke as a perfect description for their music is ‘tennis heavy’ and the name of a Finnish former professional tennis player Veli Paloheimo translates into English as ‘Brother Firetribe’. Their first album False Metal was released in 2006, it was later re-issued as Break Out.
In 2009 Brother Firetribe joined PAIN on the "European Cynic Campaign 2009" tour. PAIN also toured with Nightwish, and Emppu Vuorinen, one of Nightwish's founding members, is the guitarist for Brother Firetribe.[1] The band appeared at Nottingham Trent University's Rockingham Festival 2017.[2]
Founding guitarist Emppu Vuorinen stepped down from the band in February 2020, citing lack of time due to his commitments with Nightwish.[3]
Brother Firetribe has released five studio albums and one live DVD. Their latest album, Feel the Burn, was released in 2020, the first to feature new guitarist Roope Riihijärvi.
Members[]
- Pekka Ansio Heino – vocals (2002–present)
- Jason Flinck – Bass guitar, backing vocals (2002–present)
- Tomppa Nikulainen – keyboards (2002–present)
- Hannes Pirilä – drums, percussion (2014–present)
- Roope Riihijärvi – guitars (2020–present)
Former Members:
- Kalle Torniainen – drums, percussion (2002–2014)
- Emppu Vuorinen – guitars (2002–2020)
Discography[]
Albums[]
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIN [4] | |||
| 2006 | False Metal | 22 | |
| 2008 | Heart Full of Fire | 6 | |
| 2014 | Diamond in the Firepit | 7 | |
| 2017 | Sunbound | 5 [5] |
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| 2020 | 5 [6] |
Singles and EPs[]
| Year | Single / EP | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIN [4] | |||
| 2006 | "One Single Breath" | — | False Metal |
| "I'm on Fire" | 10 | ||
| 2007 | "I Am Rock" | 6 | Heart Full of Fire |
| 2008 | "Heart Full of Fire... And Then Some" |
8 | |
| "Runaways" | 6 | ||
| 2014 | "For Better or for Worse" | 6 | Diamond in the Firepit |
| 2016 | "Taste of a Champion" | Sunbound | |
| 2017 | "Indelible Heroes" | ||
| 2020 | "Night Drive" | Feel the Burn |
DVDs[]
| Year | Album |
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| 2010 | Live at Apollo |
Notes[]
External links[]
References[]
- ^ "PAIN & Brother Firetribe - Nightwish – The Official Website". Nightwish. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Rockingham 2017 lineup". Rockingham. Rockingham 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ http://bravewords.com/news/brother-firetribe-release-lyric-video-for-new-single-bring-on-the-rain-feat-nightwish-guitarist-emppu-vuorinen-new-album-title-revealed
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Brother Firetribe discography". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/albumit/2017/13
- ^ http://ifpi.fi/lista/albumit/2020/39/
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