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Burning Point | |
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| Origin | Oulu, Finland |
| Genres | Power metal, heavy metal |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Poison Arrow Records, Limb, SPV GmbH, Soundholic, Metal Heaven, Scarlet Records, AFM Records |
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| Website | www.facebook.com/burningpointfinland |
Burning Point is a Finnish power metal / heavy metal band, founded in 1999. [1]
The band was founded in 1999 in Oulu, Finland, by bassist Jukka kyrö and guitarist Pete Ahonen. [1] [2]
In 2016 the band added vocalist Nitte Valo, [3] formerly of the band Battle Beast. Valo started collaborating with the group in 2013 when guitarist Pete Ahonen asked her to collaborate on a few of the band's songs, and eventually asked her to join full-time as singer after he stepped down as vocalist. [4]
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