Brother Firetribe

Brother Firetribe
Brother Firetribe at the South Park festival in Tampere, Finland in June 2018.
Background information
Origin	Finland
Genres	Hard rock, AOR
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Spinefarm Records
Members	Pekka Ansio Heino Jason Flinck Tomppa Nikulainen Hannes Pirilä Roope Riihijärvi
Past members	Kalle Torniainen Emppu Vuorinen
Website	brotherfiretribe.com

Brother Firetribe is a Finnish hard rock band. They take their name from a direct English translation of the name of the former professional tennis player Veli Paloheimo. The name is a reference to an in-joke, where the perfect description for their music is 'tennis heavy metal'.

History

The band was formed in 2002 in Kerava when vocalist Pekka Heino, keyboardist Tomi Nikulainen and bassist Jason Flinck met with guitarist Emppu Vuorinen. ^{[1] [2]}

Their first album False Metal was released by Spinefarm in 2006. ^[3] The first album 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, was the guitarist for Brother Firetribe. ^[4] The band appeared at Nottingham Trent University's Rockingham Festival 2017. ^[5]

Founding guitarist Emppu Vuorinen stepped down from the band in February 2020, citing lack of time due to his commitments with Nightwish. ^[6] Latest album, Feel the Burn, was released in 2020, the first to feature new guitarist Roope Riihijärvi. Two tracks feature Vuorinen, who was still in the band when work on the album began. ^[7]

Brother Firetribe has released five studio albums and one live DVD.

Members

• Pekka Ansio Heino – vocals (2002–present)
• Jason Flinck – bass, 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
		FIN [8]
2006	False Metal	22
2008	Heart Full of Fire	6
2014	Diamond in the Firepit	7
2017	Sunbound	5
2020	Feel the Burn	5
2025	Number One	18 [9]

Singles and EPs

Year	Single / EP	Peak positions	Album
		FIN [8]
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
2010	Live at Apollo

References

1. "Kolmen vuoden tauko ohi – Melodisen rockin mestarit kiertueelle". 27 February 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
2. "Brother Firetribe at mercy of Nightwish". 3 June 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
3. "Äänitteen tiedot" . Retrieved 24 January 2023.
4. "PAIN & Brother Firetribe – Nightwish – The Official Website". Nightwish. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
5. "Rockingham 2017 lineup". Rockingham. Rockingham 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
6. "BROTHER FIRETRIBE Release Lyric Video for New Single "Bring on the Rain" Feat. NIGHTWISH Guitarist EMPPU VUORINEN; New Album Title Revealed".
7. ""Many people out there have a need for uplifting music right now" – Interview with Pekka Ansio Heino of Brother Firetribe". 25 September 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
8. "Brother Firetribe discography". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
9. "Albumit 18/2025" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat . Retrieved 3 May 2025.

Other sources

• Track Listing, Single And Release Date For "Heart Full Of Fire" Revealed 9 February 2008

External links

• Official website
• Brother Firetribe at AllMusic
• Band profile on Spinefarm