Beast in Black
Beast in Black in 2018
Beast in Black in 2018
Background information
OriginHelsinki, Finland
Genres
Years active2015–present
LabelsNuclear Blast[3]
Spinoff ofBattle Beast[2]
Members
Websitebeastinblack.com

Beast in Black is a Finnish power metal band founded in Helsinki in 2015 by lead guitarist and songwriter Anton Kabanen. The musical influences of the band include Judas Priest, Manowar, W.A.S.P., Accept and Black Sabbath.[4]

History

Anton Kabanen founded the band in 2015 after he left his former band Battle Beast earlier in the same year.[5] Like Battle Beast, the band's name is a tribute to the Japanese manga and anime series Berserk.

Beast in Black signed with the Nuclear Blast label and released their first album, Berserker on 3 November 2017, which received a very positive response worldwide.[6] The debut album ranked seventh on Finnish charts albums. In addition, Berserker also charted in Germany, United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland and France.[7]

On 7 February 2018, it was announced that Atte Palokangas would replace Sami Hänninen as the permanent drummer.[8] The band includes the Greek vocalist Yannis Papadopoulos (ex-Wardrum), the Hungarian bassist Mate Molnar (Wisdom) and Kasperi Heikkinen (former guitarist of bands like U.D.O., Amberian Dawn, etc.).

On 21 March 2018, it was announced that Beast in Black would be opening for Nightwish on the European leg of their Decades: World Tour.[9]

The band's second album, From Hell with Love, was released on 8 February 2019.[10] After the release of the album, the band did their first headline tour in Europe with the Finnish industrial metal band Turmion Kätilöt as support.[11]

On 26 October 2021, Beast in Black released their third album, Dark Connection. In addition to Berserk, several songs in the album reference science fiction series such as Blade Runner, Armitage III, Bubblegum Crisis and Cyber City Oedo. The album charted in Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Japan, ranking first in Finland.[12]

Members

Current members

Former members

Timeline

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
FIN
[13] 		AUT
[14] 		FRA
[15] 		GER
[16] 		NLD
[17] 		SCO
[18] 		SPA
[19] 		SWE
[20] 		SWI
[21] 		UK
Rock
[22]
Berserker 7 — — 51 — — — — 33 21
From Hell with Love
  • Released: 8 February 2019
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
 1 17 143 6 199 49 73 55 8 2
Dark Connection
  • Released: 29 October 2021
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
 1 16 165 13 — 31 — 53 11 7
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

References

  1. ^ "Beast In Black". ALLMusic. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Beast in Black". Metal Storm. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  3. ^ "BEAST IN BLACK – sign with Nuclear Blast, debut album "Berserker" due in November!". Nuclearblast.com. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Beast In Black Facebook info". Facebook.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  5. ^ "A New Band Of The Week: Beast In Black". Teamrock.com. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  6. ^ "BERSERKER". Nuclearblast.com. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Beast In Blackin debyytti menestyksekäs pelinavaus – levyn listasijoitukset julki". KaaosZine.fi. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Beast in Black Introduce New Drummer Atte Palokangas". Bravewords.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  9. ^ "BEAST IN BLACK Supporting Nightwish on European DECADES tour". Hardwiredmagazine.com. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  10. ^ "From Hell With Love Beast In Black". Nuclearblast.de. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  11. ^ BEAST IN BLACK announce European headline tour 2019 with TURMION KÄTILÖT Archived 12 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Nordicmetal.net
  12. ^ "Beast in Black official website". beastinblack.com. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Discography Beast In Black". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Discographie Beast In Black" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Discographie Beast In Black" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  16. ^ "Suche". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  17. ^ "Beast In Black – From Hell With Love" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  18. ^ Peak positions for albums on Scottish Album Charts:
  19. ^ "Beast In Black – From Hell With Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  20. ^ "Discography Beast In Black". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  21. ^ "Discographie Beast In Black" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  22. ^ Peak positions for albums on the UK Rock and Metal Album Charts:

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