Steel (Battle Beast album)
| Steel | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 1, 2011 (Finland) January 27, 2012 (worldwide)[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010, Sonic Pump Studios, Helsinki, Finland | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 46:12 | |||
| Label | Hype Productions | |||
| Producer | Nino Laurenne | |||
| Battle Beast chronology | ||||
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Steel is the first full-length album recorded by the heavy metal band Battle Beast.[2] It was released on January 27, 2012[1] and reached No. 7 on the Finnish Album Chart.[3] It is also the first album and only album to feature Nitte Valo on lead vocals.
Influences[edit]
Steel borrows concepts and names from the manga Berserk, for example the lyrics of "Band of the Hawk": 'We are a mercenary band, led by Griffith, the white hawk.' "Iron Hand" similarly refers to protagonist Guts's iron arm, referring to him as the 'Black Swordsman'.
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Anton Kabanen
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Enter the Metal World" | 4:38 |
| 2. | "Armageddon Clan" | 5:08 |
| 3. | "The Band of the Hawk" | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Justice and Metal" | 2:38 |
| 5. | "Steel" | 4:20 |
| 6. | "Die-Hard Warrior" | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Cyberspace" | 3:59 |
| 8. | "Show Me How to Die" | 4:19 |
| 9. | "Savage and Saint" | 5:40 |
| 10. | "Iron Hand" | 4:04 |
| 11. | "Victory" | 3:50 |
| Total length: | 46:12 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Stay Black" | 4:02 |
| Total length: | 50:14 | |
Personnel[edit]
Battle Beast[edit]
- Nitte Valo – lead vocals
- Juuso Soinio – guitars
- Anton Kabanen – guitars, backing vocals
- Eero Sipilä – bass, narrator and backing vocals
- Pyry Vikki – drums
- Janne Björkroth – keyboards, orchestral arrangements, backing vocals
Additional musicians[edit]
- Netta Dahlberg – additional backing vocals on track 2 and 8
- Joona Björkroth – additional backing vocals on track 8
- Nino Laurenne – backing vocals
Production[edit]
- Nino Laurenne – producer, engineer, mixing
- Jussi Kraft – engineer, mixing
- Svante Forsbäck – mastering
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Battle Beast".
- ^ "Battle Beast – Steel – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
- ^ "Battle Beast – Steel (album)". Finnishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
