Do not come closer to the debut

Rarely could you be so excited about a production of the heavy industry, such as the new Burning Point plant. Finally, the Finns have proven with their debut 'Salvation by Fire', that you can play in the 3rd Millenium yet independent and imaginative power metal, away from any 'nu'-fashionable or extreme currents. Unlike the legions of other classic Power Metal combos come to mind at Burning Point immediately thousands of models and / or songs, after which the whole thing sounds. So the 'official' label description as a mix between traditional Metal branded Priest, Accept, Sabbath and Malmsteen and the musicality and the irrepressible energy of Children of Bodom is rather a clumsy attempt at classification. Above all, the grandiose songwriting with the sense of catchy, but not banal melodies and the healthy mix of hardness, heaviness and gloom Ness that comes along very loose and transparent, characterizes the band. These Frontman Pete Ahonen is a singer / guitarist who sings with individual and totally cliché-free voice and is able to let his fingers fly with the speed of light ala Shima on the fingerboard. What more do you want?
For example, even more variety. No problem on the new plant 'Feeding the Flames' the entire spectrum is represented, which makes a good Power Metal album. The driving speed numbers, tampers with Bang warranty, melodic parts, epic influences. Even otherwise provides some advantages over the successor to the debut: The pieces are cleverly arranged, with keyboards, which are used discreetly in the background as an additional timbre and with the occasional use of acoustic guitars. And formally it has this time engaged in more latitude and the melody is the will be clearly somewhat higher claim. Acts 'Feeding the Flames' all in all significantly more mature and more experienced than its predecessor. And here lies the Achilles heel because that snotty straight drauflos play, the hold in the positive sense of primitive sounding formulaic and unaufgesetzte coarseness were doing the charm and class of the debut album from. Of this has gone on 'Feeding the Flames' but lost some. Also the songwriting is despite a consistently high level not so awesome, it lacks the real thriller that on 'Salvation by Fire' were still present in abundance. To compensate one is gladdened by the enormous development of Pete Ahonen, whose singing has become more variable and more expressive lot.
'Feeding the Flames' is a far above-average power metal album, with which Burning Point are likely to firmly establish in the scene. At the grand debut but the newcomer comes close not nearly.