Beast In Black

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Beast In Black
Beast In Black 2024 EU tour.jpg
Beast In Black before their show in 013 Poppodium, Tilburg, The Netherlands on January 14, 2024
Background information
Origin Helsinki, Finland
Genres
Years active2015–present
Labels Nuclear Blast [3]
Spinoff of Battle Beast [2]
Members
Past members
  • Sami Hänninen
Website beastinblack.com

Beast In Black is an International heavy power metal band, which was formed in Helsinki in 2015 by guitarist and songwriter Anton Kabanen [4] . The band's blend of power metal, 80s pop and electronic music [5] as well as their energetic live performances have made them pioneers of their genre. Beast In Black's current lineup consists of founding member and primary songwriter Anton Kabanen, lead vocalist Yannis Papadopoulos, guitarist Kasperi Heikkinen, bassist Mate Molnar and drummer Atte Palokangas. The band's original drummer Sami Hanninen left the band in 2017 because of the changing circumstances in his life and issues related to the nerve system on his left hand [6] .

Contents

Beast In Black‘s debut studio album Berserker was released in November 2017 and achieved rapid success by getting certified Platinum by the IFPI, same as their 2019 follow-up From Hell With Love , which further increased their popularity. The band's third studio album, Dark Connection was released on October 29, 2021, and achieved Gold status. With the proven success of the band's three releases, Beast In Black has become one of the most successful Finnish based heavy power metal bands of the decade. This was further solidified by the band's appearances on international music festivals including Graspop in 2019 [7] and 2023 [8] , Hellfest [9] in 2023 and Wacken Open Air [10] in 2024.

To date, the band has released three studio albums, 15 singles and one video game [11] . Their lyrics cover topics such as relationships, literature, dark fantasy, science fiction and societal issues, while the band's mascot, the "Beast", regularly appears on album artworks and live shows [12] [13] .

History

Anton Kabanen founded the band in 2015 after he left his former band Battle Beast earlier in the same year. [14] 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. [15] The debut album ranked seventh on Finnish charts albums. In addition, Berserker also charted in Germany, United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland and France. [16]

On 7 February 2018, it was announced that Atte Palokangas would replace Sami Hänninen as the permanent drummer. [17] 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. [18]

The band's second album, From Hell with Love, was released on 8 February 2019. [19] 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. [20]

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. [21]

Members

Current members

Former members

Timeline

Beast In Black

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
FIN
[22] 		AUT
[23] 		FRA
[24] 		GER
[25] 		NLD
[26] 		SCO
[27] 		SPA
[28] 		SWE
[29] 		SWI
[30] 		UK
Rock
[31]
Berserker 7——51————3321
From Hell with Love
  • Released: 8 February 2019
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
117143619949735582
Dark Connection
  • Released: 29 October 2021
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
11616513—31—53117
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

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  31. ↑ Peak positions for albums on the UK Rock and Metal Album Charts:
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