BATTLE BEAST is a Finnish heavy metal band established in Helsinki in 2008. The initial line-up consisted of guitarists Anton Kabanen, Juuso Soino and drummer Pyry Vikki, who were high school friends. The rest of the original line-up, singer Nitte Valo, bassist Eero Sipilä and keyboardist Janne Björkroth, joined the band after auditions.
Before gaining a record contract, BATTLE BEAST was best known for having won two major band competitions in year 2010: the international Wacken Metal Battle 2010, participated by thousands of bands from all around the world, which final stage was held at the famed German metal festival Wacken Open Air; soon after that, the band was announced the winner of Radio Rock Starba, a band competition held by the major Finnish radio station Radio Rock. With their victory in the Finnish competition the band received intense media exposure, and before the end of 2010 they had signed a record deal with the Finnish label Hype Records.
BATTLE BEASTs first album, titled Steel, was released in Finland in Spring 2011. With the support of the two singles, "Show Me How to Die" and "Enter the Metal World". Althugh released only in Finland, the album soon caught the attention of the international metal label Nuclear Blast, with whom the band signed a licensing deal in late 2011. A reissue of Steel, which included one bonus track, was released to the European market in January 2012. The band was voted at the third place in the list for Newcomer Of The Year 2011 at the Finnish Metal Awards in February 2012. To support the European release of Steel, Battle Beast toured for the first time as opening act for their countrymen NIGHTWISH in many European dates of the Imaginaerum World Tour. The tour was reported a success by both bands. On the final show of the tour NIGHTWISH paid their respects to the support band by performing a cover of "Show Me How to Die" as a part of their acoustic set.
In Autumn 2012, after touring the Finnish rock festivals for the summer, Nitte Valo was announced to be leaving the band because of family issues. With the news of her departure, came the announcement of a new lead singer Noora Louhimo from Tampere, Finland. With Louhimo in the band, Battle Beast started another European tour in November, this time supporting the Finnish power metal band SONATA ARTICA.
After the tour, the band immediately went into studio to record their second album. The label Hype Productions had gone out of business and the band moved on to Warner Music Finland, with Nuclear Blast still handling international releases. The first single with Noora Louhimo on vocals, "Into the Heart of Danger" was released on 26 April 2013, followed by the album Battle Beast on 17 May 2013. Another single and a music video for the song "Black Ninja" was released to coincide with the release of the album. The following autumn Battle Beast headed on another European tour, this time supporting the German bands POWERWOLF and U.D.O.
And now in 2015 they released their third album "Unholy Savior" and a new tour is on.
Todays tune "Madness" taken from the third full-length album "Unholy Savior", released in 9th January 2015.
Tourdates:
03.02.2015 Milano (Alcatraz) IT
04.02.2015 München (Tonhalle) DE
06.02.2015 Wien (Gasometer ) AT
07.02.2015 Prague (Forum Karlin) CZ
08.02.2015 Zlin (Hala Euronics Novesta) CZ
10.02.2015 Bratislava (Refinery Gallery) SK
11.02.2015 Saarbrücken (Garage) DE
13.02.2015 Antwerpen (Lotto Arena) BE
14.02.2015 Hamburg (Alsterdorfer Sporthalle) DE
15.02.2015 Amsterdam (Melkweg) NL
09.05.2015 Reutlingen (Eishalle Dynamite Night Festival) DE
04.06.2015 Solvesborg (Sweden Rock Festival) SE
19.06.2015 Nummijarvi (Nummirock) FI
10.07.2015 Sotkamo (Sotkamon Syke) FI
11.07.2015 Puolanka (Lankafest) FI
15.07.2015 Balingen (Bang Your Head ) DE
24.07.2015 Barcelona (Rock Fest Barcelona) ES
12.08.2015 Dinkelsbühl (Summer Breeze) DE
More info @
Official Battle Beast Web
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