Beast in Black

Beast in Black is a Finnish power metal band that was founded in 2015 in Helsinki by lead guitarist and songwriter Anton Kabanen.

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

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 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 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 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 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

  • Anton Kabanen – guitars, backing vocals, keyboards (2015–present)
  • Yannis Papadopoulos – lead vocals (2015–present)
  • Kasperi Heikkinen – guitars (2015–present)
  • Máté Molnár – bass, backing vocals (2015–present)
  • Atte Palokangas – drums (2018–present)
  • Beast In Black, current lineup live at Rockharz 2022
  • Guitarist Anton Kabanen
    Guitarist Anton Kabanen
  • Lead singer Yannis Papadopoulos
    Lead singer Yannis Papadopoulos
  • Guitarist Kasperi Heikkinen
    Guitarist Kasperi Heikkinen
  • Bassist Máté Molnár
    Bassist Máté Molnár
  • Drummer Atte Palokangas
    Drummer Atte Palokangas

Former members

  • Sami Hänninen – drums (2015–2018)

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: February 8, 2019
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
 1 17 143 6 199 49 73 55 8 2
Dark Connection
  • Released: October 29, 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
  • "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
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  2. "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. 31 August 2017. 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. 20 November 2017. 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. 21 March 2018. 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.
  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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