| Unholy Savior | ||||
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 Cover art by Claudio Bergamin | ||||
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| Released | 9 Jan 2015 | |||
| Recorded | JKB Studios, Helsinki, Finland | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, power metal, pop rock [1] | |||
| Length | 44:17 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Anton Kabanen, Janne Björkroth | |||
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Unholy Savior is the third full-length album by the heavy metal band Battle Beast, released in January 2015. [2]
All tracks are written by Anton Kabanen.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lionheart" | 4:53 |
| 2. | "Unholy Savior" | 5:36 |
| 3. | "I Want the World... and Everything in It" | 4:37 |
| 4. | "Madness" | 4:01 |
| 5. | "Sea of Dreams" | 5:01 |
| 6. | "Speed and Danger" | 4:38 |
| 7. | "Touch in the Night" | 4:27 |
| 8. | "The Black Swordsman" | 1:15 |
| 9. | "Hero's Quest" | 2:30 |
| 10. | "Far Far Away" | 3:46 |
| 11. | "Angel Cry" | 3:33 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Push It to the Limit" (Paul Engemann cover (taken from 1983's Scarface movie); bonus track for Japanese and limited editions) | 3:19 |
| 13. | "Wild Child" (W.A.S.P. cover; bonus track for Japanese edition only) | 5:11 |
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