FINNISH MELODIC HARD ROCKERS ‘BROTHER FIRETRIBE’ FEATURING NIGHTWISH GUITARIST EMPPU VUORINEN RELEASE LIVE ALBUM & DVD ‘LIVE AT APOLLO’ ON MARCH 22nd 2010 VIA SPINEFARM RECORDS UK…

SINCE FIRST coming together back in 2002, Brother Firetribe have flown the flag for hard rock‘n’roll the way it used to be played – with long hair, snug-fitting trousers plus an overriding sense of larger-than-life fun; and with ‘Live At Apollo’ – their first live album & DVD – they are determined to keep the smiles (and the pyro) flashing away as hard as possible…

Recorded on a single night in April 2009, with the Apollo Club in Helsinki the designated venue, both this live album & DVD are a 14-track, hour-plus-long showcase for the sort of melodic hard rock anthems that will instantly appeal to fans of the great US AOR acts of the ’70s & ’80s – the likes of Journey, Night Ranger & Boston.

Comprising material drawn from the two BFT studio albums, ‘Break Out’ (2008) and ‘Heart Full Of Fire’ (2008), ‘Live At Apollo’ is now confirmed for release on March 22nd 2010 via Spinefarm Records UK; featured tracks include the singles ‘I Am Rock’ & ‘Heart Full Of Fire’, the latter complete with a guest vocal appearance from Nightwish’s Anette Olzon, plus a cover of ‘Chasing The Angels’, a song originally performed by Loverboy frontman Mike Reno on the ‘Iron Eagle 2’ soundtrack.

The BFT line-up is centred around a number of high-profile Finnish musicians, including Nightwish guitarist Emppu Vuorinen & Leverage frontman Pekka Ansio Heino; the latest Leverage album, ‘Circus Colossus’, was released via Spinefarm Records UK at the tail end of 2009.

On their debut album “False Metal” Finland’s Brother Firetribe paid homage to the melodic rock greats of old, like Journey, Boston and such. The album has been a ravishing success and in the wake of rave reviews and explosive live shows the awesome fivesome started working on the supposedly difficult sophomore album.

Well, for Brother Firetribe the 2nd album was everything but difficult. “I Am Rock” ended up as the soundtrack of a nationwide Finnish TV series “Pelkkää lihaa”. Furthermore, Brother Firetribe’s sporty brand of their self-proclaimed “tennis metal” has frequently been played on television in various sport broadcasts and the sheer euphoria of the band spread through their audiences like wildfire.

Not only do Brother Firetribe challenge the greats of old. When a bunch of guys play the music they love, and let the joy be heard, also the immortal classic albums of melodic rock’s heydays can be surpassed. Mark my words, “Heart Full of Fire” is an instant melodic rock classic.

Brother Firetribe sound is unmistakable already, but the musical influences here still run the gamut from Foreigner to Loverboy (there’s even a Mike Reno cover on the album). You can’t but smile with this album, as “Heart Full of Fire” hails back to the days when it seemed there’s nothing wrong with the world. They’re here again, to put a smile back on your face.

To quote one of the first reviews of the album: “Brother Firetribe has become the musical equivalent of cartoon series South Park’s Chef character; it’s big, beautiful, brazen and full of sweet luuurve!”

C..mon… Love a little!