Im Februar 2009 werden METAL HEAVEN Records mit "Empyre" das neue Album der finnischen Melodic Rocker BURNING POINT veröffentlichen.

Neben elf neuen Tracks, gibt es Neueinspielungen der Nummern "Black Star" und "Lake of Fire" vom Debütalbum "Salvation by Fire", sowie vier Coversongs mit folgenden "great guests':

* Vocalist Jonathan K (ex-Q5, NIGHTSHADE) can be heard on the Q5 cover "Let Go" from the album "When the Mirror Cracks".

* Guitarist Majk Moti (ex-RUNNING WILD) guests on the RUNNING WILD cover "Gods of Iron" from the "Branded & Exiled" album.

* Vocalist David "Rock" Feinstein (THE RODS, FEINSTEIN) makes an appearance on THE RODS cover "Nuclear Skies" from the "Let them Eat Metal" album.

* Finnish singer Taage Laiho (KILPI, ex-ALTARIA) and Riku Kukkonen (ex-KIRKA) can be heard on "I'll Be Yours", a cover of a song by the very famous Finnish artist KIRKA (from his album "R.O.C.K.").




"Empyre" tracklist:

01. Intro / "The Godfather" Theme
02. Empyre
03. Manic Merry-Go-Round
04. Face The Truth
05. Fool's Parade
06. Was It Me
07. Walls Of Stone
08. Sacrifice
09. Cruel World
10. Blinded By The Darkness
11. Only The Wrong Will Survive
12. I'll Be Yours (KIRKA cover)
13. Nuclear Skies (THE RODS cover)
14. Let Go (Q5 cover)
15. Gods Of Iron (RUNNING WILD cover)
16. Black Star
17. Lake of Fire