Beast in Black

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Beast in Black
Beast In Black - South Park Festival 2018 - 09.jpg
Background information
OriginHelsinki, Finland
Genres
Years active2015–present
LabelsNuclear Blast[3]
Members
Websitebeastinblack.com

Beast in Black is a Finnish-Greek-Hungarian power metal band that was founded in 2015 in Helsinki by 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 the first album, Berserker on November 3, 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]

Yannis Papadopoulos at Kuopio Rock 2019

On February 7, 2018, it was announced that Atte Palokangas will 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 March 21, 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 February 8, 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 October 26, 2021, Beast in Black released its third album, Dark Connection. In addition to Berserk, several songs in the album reference science fiction series such as Blade Runner, Armitage III and Cyber City Oedo. The album charted in Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Japan, ranking first in Finland.[12]

Lineup

Current members

  • Anton Kabanen – lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards (2015–present)
  • Yannis Papadopoulos – lead vocals (2015–present)
  • Kasperi Heikkinen – rhythm guitar (2015–present)
  • Máté Molnár – bass (2015–present)
  • Atte Palokangas – drums (2018–present)
  • Beast In Black, current lineup live at Rockharz 2022
  • Singer Yannis Papadopoulos

    Singer Yannis Papadopoulos

  • Guitarist Anton Kabanen

    Guitarist Anton Kabanen

  • Guitarist Kasperi Heikkinen

    Guitarist Kasperi Heikkinen

  • Bassist Mate Molnar

    Bassist Mate Molnar

  • Drummer Atte Palokangas

    Drummer Atte Palokangas

Former members

  • Sami Hänninen – drums (2015–2018)

Timeline

Discography

Albums

Singles

  • "Blind and Frozen" (2017)
  • "Beast in Black" (2017)
  • "Born Again" (2017)
  • "Zodd the Immortal" (2017)
  • "Sweet True Lies" (2018)
  • "Die by the Blade" (2019)
  • "From Hell with Love" (2019)
  • "Moonlight Rendezvous" (2021)
  • "One Night in Tokyo" (2021)
  • "Hardcore" (2021)

References

  1. ^ "Beast in Black". ALLMusic. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  2. ^ a b c "Beast in Black". Metal Storm. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  3. ^ "BEAST IN BLACK - sign with Nuclear Blast, debut album "Berserker" due in November!". Nuclearblast.com. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  4. ^ "Beast In Black Facebook info". Facebook.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  5. ^ "A New Band Of The Week: Beast In Black". Teamrock.com. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  6. ^ "BERSERKER". Nuclearblast.com. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  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 2018-02-20.
  9. ^ "BEAST IN BLACK Supporting Nightwish on European DECADES tour". Hardwiredmagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  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 2019-04-12 at the Wayback Machine, Nordicmetal.net
  12. ^ "BEAST IN BLACK official website". beastinblack.com. Retrieved 2021-12-05.

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