Beast in Black

Beast in Black is a Finnish-Greek-Hungarian heavy metal band that was founded in 2015 in Helsinki by guitarist and songwriter Anton Kabanen.

Beast in Black
Background information
OriginHelsinki, Finland
Genres
Years active2015–present
LabelsNuclear Blast[1]
Associated actsBattle Beast
Websitebeastinblack.com
Members

The musical influences of the band include Judas Priest, Manowar, W.A.S.P., Accept and Black Sabbath.[2]

History

Anton Kabanen founded the band in 2015 after he left his former band Battle Beast earlier in the same year.[3] 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 in November 3, 2017, which received a very positive response worldwide.[4] The debut album ranked seventh on Finnish charts albums. In addition, Berserker also charted in Germany, United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland and France.[5]

Yannis Papadopoulos at Kuopio Rock 2019

On February 7, 2018 it was announced that Atte Palokangas will replace Sami Hänninen as the permanent drummer.[6] The band includes the Greek vocalist Yannis Papadopoulos (ex-Wardrum), the Hungarian bassist Mate Molnar (Wisdom) and Kasperi Heikkinen (former guitarist of bands as 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.[7]

The band's second album, From Hell with Love, was released on February 8, 2019.[8] 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.[9]

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 and Battle Angel Alita. The album charted in Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Japan, ranking first in Finland.[10]

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)

Former members

  • Sami Hänninen – drums (2015–2018)

Timeline

Discography

Albums
  • Berserker (2017)
  • From Hell with Love (2019)
  • Dark Connection (2021)

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 - sign with Nuclear Blast, debut album "Berserker" due in November!". Nuclearblast.com. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  2. "Beast In Black Facebook info". Facebook.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  3. "A New Band Of The Week: Beast In Black". Teamrock.com. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  4. "BERSERKER". Nuclearblast.com. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  5. "Beast In Blackin debyytti menestyksekäs pelinavaus – levyn listasijoitukset julki". KaaosZine.fi. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  6. "BEAST IN BLACK INTRODUCE NEW DRUMMER ATTE PALOKANGAS". Bravewords.com. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  7. "BEAST IN BLACK Supporting Nightwish on European DECADES tour". Hardwiredmagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  8. "From Hell With Love Beast in Black". Nuclearblast.de. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  9. BEAST IN BLACK announce European headline tour 2019 with TURMION KÄTILÖT Archived 2019-04-12 at the Wayback Machine, Nordicmetal.net
  10. "BEAST IN BLACK official website". beastinblack.com. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
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