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Although there are some ex members in the line up of this band, the music ofFLASHPOINT definitely has a more melodic approach than the bone hard, heavymetal of BITCHES SIN. Ian and his brother Pete teamed up with Steve Turtonon drums and Kev Graham on vocals and bass. Frank Quegan and Dave Rosingana joined the ranks for the recordings adding some backing vocals and keyboards to some of the songs of their debut album 'No Point Of Reference'. Thus, a new post NWOBHM band was born, who presented themselves to the world by means of this wonderful debut album. An albumthat didn't only show us the more melodic approach of the Toomey brothers,but it also proved that these guys still know how to play some mean guitarriffs and solos. The flame is still burning, so to speak. What we have here, may be a big surprise to all the FLASHPOINT fans out there. 'Lazer Love' isthe second album of this remarkable outfit. It contains 10 diamonds that werenever released before. The album shows us the strength and the power of aband, that stopped their career much too early. Listen to the greatcompositions, and you'll be convinced pretty easily. Ian Toomey, foundermember of FLASHPOINT, explains all about this new release that you hold inyour hands right now.

* Ian, I introduced FLASHPOINT as your solo project, and not as acontinuation of BITCHES SIN. Can you agree with that?Yeah, it is correct to say that Toine. The title of our first album is 'No Point Of Reference' for that very reason. I wanted to be judged on this new music in isolation from BITCHES SIN and not as a continuation.

* Why did you decide to set out a more melodic direction for this band?I loved BITCHES SIN and their unique brand of Heavy Metal but there is much more I wanted to say musically and especially with my lead guitar work so after the classic 'INVADERS' album I thought it was time to move on after achieving such a high acclaim with that album. I have always been a fan of guitarists like Michael Schenker and FLASHPOINT would allow me to explore that more melodic aspect of my playing.

* You already released 'No Point Of Reference' on CD. Did you sell manycopies of this album, and how are the reactions of the fans on this releaseso far?We have been selling quite well with the 'No Point Of Reference 'CD and have had some very good reviews and feedback from fans. This has encouraged us to release the new FLASHPOINT CD 'Lazer Love'.