Member in bands
PETE AHONEN IS CURRENT MEMBER IN
| Name | Instrument | Member from |
|---|---|---|
| Burning Point | Guitars,Vocals | - |
| Ghost Machinery | Guitars,Vocals | 2002 - |
Biography
I started my musical career when i was somewhere around 8 years old.
My mother bought me my first drumkit!!
Soon after having it my neighbours and i realised that it wasn`t my instrument :)
When I heard Iron Maiden`s “Number of the beast” I discovered
the mystic world of guitar playing… and here I am.
Early days I was playing in a numerous local bands desperately
trying to climb up those stairs, out from the cellars, you know what I mean.
Lady luck finally showed her face to me in `98 when me and Jukka Kyrö joined forces.
As a result of that collision we put together a band called Burning Point (as most of you hopefully know already). After a 2 albums ( Salvation By Fire and Feeding The Flames ) and 1 single (To Hell And Back) we are going stronger than ever!!! New album is on the way…
As I have mentioned before, suddenly I realised that I have handful of songs besides Burning Point`s tracks. We talked about those songs with the guys in the band and they weren`t too interested about them at the time…so I decided to form another band. This is for those who maybe wonder , what is the difference
between the Burning Point song and the Ghost Machinery song!( So if that doesn`t concern you, skip this part : )
First of all is the writing method, whereas I am writing to the B.P. I usually think riffs and so on guitars first and when I `m writing to the G.M. I think maybe keyboard riffs first ( although , I can`t play them : ) ). This is one of the differences, although you guys probably don`t hear that in the
finished product, but anyway….
Secondly, the lyrics (and this is the thing i usually left you, the listeners, decide what they are about because your interpretation is as good as mine) are maybe a bit personal than usually in the B.P mainly because I write the lyrics in the G.M. and Jukka and I write them in the B.P. And one band can release only maybe like one album per year but if you have two… And I am constantly writing a new songs!
Of course I let you decide are those songs any worth to listen or (much preferred option : )) to buy !
And thirdly, the songs are maybe a bit aggressive with the B.P. than G.M. camp? Or what do you think? Let me know…
Favourite classic bands: Y. J . Malmsteen, Accept, Judas priest, Helloween, Dio, Dokken, Iron maiden, Metallica, Osbourne Ozzy, Queensryche, Running wild, Savatage, W.A.S.P Twisted sister etc.
Favourite newer bands ( some of them anyway..) : Talisman, Angra, At vance, Blind guardian, Concerto moon, Dream evil, Edguy, Freedom call, Gamma ray, Hammerfall, Iron savior, Kamelot, Lost horizon, Nocturnal rites, Pell Axel Rudi, Pretty maids, Primal fear, Rhapsody, Sinner and the list goes on and on and on..(there are so many great bands out there.)
