BROTHER FIRETRIBE Heart Full Of Fire CD 2008

Finland has given the world some genuinely unhinged contributions to heavy music, but it also has a long and unapologetic love affair with melodic hard rock, the kind that sounds like it was engineered specifically for driving fast with the windows down.

Brother Firetribe is largely the project of Emppu Vuorinen, the guitarist from Nightwish, which tells you a lot about the pedigree here. Heart Full Of Fire leans fully into late 80s AOR and hard rock melodics without a hint of irony, and that sincere commitment is exactly what makes it work. This is not metal attempting to be accessible, it is hard rock done with real craft and a clear love for the form. If you grew up with Journey or Def Leppard on rotation and then discovered heavier territory, this record speaks both languages.

Format: Full Length Album on CD. Origin: Finland. Genre: Hard Rock / Metal. Original release: 2008, this pressing: 2008.

Fans of: Nightwish, Def Leppard, Winger, H.E.A.T.