Battle Beast (album)
Battle Beast is the eponymous second full-length album recorded by the heavy metal band Battle Beast, released in May 2013.[1] The album peaked at No. 5 in the Finnish Albums Chart.[2]
| Battle Beast | ||||
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 Cover art by Claudio Bergamin | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 17 May 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012, JKB Studios, Helsinki, Finland | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 48:13 (without the bonus track) 51:58 (with the bonus track) | |||
| Label | WEA Finland Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Anton Kabanen, Janne Björkroth | |||
| Battle Beast chronology | ||||
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Track listing
All tracks are written by Anton Kabanen.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let It Roar" | 3:40 |
| 2. | "Out of Control" | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Out on the Streets" | 2:55 |
| 4. | "Neuromancer" | 4:04 |
| 5. | "Raven" | 2:52 |
| 6. | "Into the Heart of Danger" | 5:26 |
| 7. | "Machine Revolution" | 4:05 |
| 8. | "Golden Age" | 1:57 |
| 9. | "Kingdom" | 5:00 |
| 10. | "Over the Top" | 2:37 |
| 11. | "Fight, Kill, Die" | 2:44 |
| 12. | "Black Ninja" | 3:54 |
| 13. | "Rain Man" | 5:12 |
| 14. | "Shutdown (German Bonus Track)" | 3:45 |
| Total length: | 51:58 | |
Literary references
As with Steel, several songs on Battle Beast reference the dark fantasy manga Berserk by Kentaro Miura: "Out of Control", "Golden Age", "Kingdom", and "Fight, Kill, Die". "Neuromancer", meanwhile, is about the William Gibson cyberpunk novel of same name.[3]
Personnel
Battle Beast
- Noora Louhimo - lead vocals
- Anton Kabanen - lead guitar, backing vocals, production, engineering, mixing
- Juuso Soinio - rhythm guitar
- Eero Sipilä - bass, backing vocals
- Pyry Vikki - drums
- Janne Björkroth - keyboards, orchestration, backing vocals, co-production, engineering, mixing
Additional musicians
- Joonas Kaikko - percussion
Production
- Lucas Lönnross - engineer
- Mika Jussila - mastering at Finnvox Studios
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References
- "Battle Beast - Battle Beast - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- "Battle Beast - Battle Beast (album)". Finnishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- "INTERVIEW: Noora Louhimo (Battle Beast)". Metal Divas. WordPress.com. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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