Beast in Black Present Their Debut
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New Release Information uu November BEAST IN BLACK Release Date Pre-Order Start Berserker uu 03/11/2017 uu 08/09/2017 uu Limited Digipak with two bonus tracks uu advertising in many important music magazines SEP/OCT 2017 uu album reviews, interviews in all important Metal magazines in Europe’s SEP/OCT 2017 issues uu song placements in European magazine compilations uu spotify playlists in all European territories Price Code: CD03 uu retail marketing campaigns NB 4215-0 CD-Digi uu instore decoration: flyers, poster A1 uu Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Google+ organic promotion uu Facebook ads and promoted posts + Google ads in both the search and display networks, bing ads and gmail ads (tbc) uu Banner advertising on more than 60 most important Metal & Rock websites all over Europe Price Code: LP15 uu additional booked ads on Metal Hammer Germany and UK, and in NB 4215-1 LP the Fixion network (mainly Blabbermouth) uu video and pre-roll ads on You tube uu ad campaigns on iPhones for iTunes and Google Play for Androids uu banners, featured items at the shop, header images and a back ground on nuclearblast.de and nuclearblast.com uu features and banners in newsletters, as well as special mailings Territory: World to targeted audiences in support of the release uu CD in jewelcase after digipak sells out which include the first three BATTLE BEAST albums. Influenced by BEAST IN BLACK 80’s metal bands such as JUDAS PRIEST, MANOWAR, W.A.S.P., uu Tracklists: BLACK SABBATH and ACCEPT, the record is nothing but a great PRESENT THEIR heavy metal album. The album’s artwork marks the return of the DIGI: 01. Beast In Black collaboration between Anton and Roman Ismailov who was the 02. Blind And Frozen DEBUT original illustrator and graphic artist for BATTLE BEAST. 03. Blood Of A Lion 04. Born Again 05. Zodd The Immortal The metal world was in a rage when Anton Kabanen parted ways »Berserker« kicks off with the rapid opener ‘Beast In Black’. “As 06. The Fifth Angel with his former band BATTLE BEAST back in 2015. “To put it sim- well as the band name, this track was inspired by a character 07. Crazy, Mad, Insane ple: When one road ends, another one begins. Isn’t that so? We from the »Berserk« manga. And though the lyrics are directly 08. Hell For All Eternity (bonus) 09. Eternal Fire wanted different things and to do them in a different way. I’m connected to that character they are also speaking in metaphors 10. Go To Hell (bonus) living for the music and I will die for it. Period,” Anton comments about something personal. It’s one of the most powerful songs on 11. End Of The World regarding the split. “Let me quote a person who said something the album and Kasperi’s guitar solo in this one is probably the 12. Ghost In The Rain that sums it up perfectly: ‘Art is not a matter of ‘can’, but ‘must’.’ best one on the whole album!” With ‘Blind And Frozen’, a su- LP (33RPM): And when you have to compromise with that it feels like the heart per catchy and massive song follows. “Yannis’ interpretation and Side A is filling up with poison.” performance here is nothing short of pure perfection,” the guitar 01. Beast In Black 02. Blind And Frozen wizard fancies. The most monumental, loud sing-along type of 03. Blood Of A Lion But it didn’t take much time for Anton to rise from the abyss: Only chorus on the album comes along with ‘Blood Of A Lion’. Anton 04. Born Again a few months later, a new five-piece beast was born in Helsinki, reveals: “This song was actually one of the candidates for the 05. Zodd The Immortal Side B the BEAST IN BLACK. Anton continues, “To me BATTLE BEAST was »Unholy Savior« album of BATTLE BEAST but I decided not to 01. The Fifth Angel just a beginning, my first vision and creation, and I’m actually use it then.” Right after the pounding ‘Born Again’, ‘Zodd The 02. Crazy, Mad, Insane Immortal’ attacks the listeners ears with its sharp claws. “It’s the 03. Eternal Fire happy to see how well it’s going for BATTLE BEAST since what they 04. End Of The World are doing now derives from that vision, from the first three BATTLE most aggressive song on the album, especially vocal-wise, and 05. Ghost In The Rain BEAST albums. But now it’s time to revive the original vision, make it’s also »Berserk« related so I hope that all the fans of »Berserk« will like this one too.” After another straight forward track, ‘The it stronger than ever, together with my comrades, with my brothers CD: in arms in BEAST IN BLACK!” Fifth Angel’, the disco and dance music influenced ‘Crazy, Mad, 01. Beast In Black Insane’ gives the listener a short breather. “Well, the title says it 02. Blind And Frozen all. It’s the craziest and maybe the weirdest song to be on a heavy 03. Blood Of A Lion The group started to work on their debut album immediately and 04. Born Again later in 2015 they got a chance other bands would die for: BEAST metal album,” he laughs. “If you are a friend of Italo disco and 05. Zodd The Immortal IN BLACK made their live debut as opening act for worldwide 80’s synth pop, you’ll like this one!” Followed by ‘Eternal Fire’ 06. The Fifth Angel 07. Crazy, Mad, Insane known Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH. Produced by with its dominant keyboards, and ‘End Of The World’, which was 08. Eternal Fire Anton in his Sound Quest Studio, the forging of »Berserker« was already played live at the band’s previous gigs, »Berserker« slow- 09. End Of The World finally completed in summer 2017, followed by signing a record ly comes to an end in the form of a classical heavy metal ballad 10. Ghost In The Rain deal with famous heavy metal powerhouse Nuclear Blast. “Our titled ‘Ghost In The Rain’. wildest dreams came true when we made a deal with Nuclear Blast, the biggest and the best heavy metal label in the world!” Now it’s about time for the listener to decide how sharp BEAST Anton smiles. IN BLACK’s claws really are, but, if you believe NIGHTWISH’s LINE UP: Tuomas Holopainen, there’s nothing but a great album to expect: Yannis Papadopoulos | vocals But how does the result sound like? First of all, Anton’s fans, who “You have to be mentally insane to not love this album.” Mate Molnar | bass Sami Hänninen | drums expected a totally new musical direction, can take a deep breath: Kasperi Heikkinen | guitars The album maintains the style of his previously composed works Anton Kabanen | guitars, vocals www.beastinblack.com · www.facebook.com/beastinblackofficial · www.nuclearblast.de/beastinblack Style: Heavy Metal NUCLEAR BLAST Tonträger Produktions- und Vertriebs-GmbH · OESCHSTRASSE 40 · D-73072 DONZDORF · GERMANY · PHONE +49-7162-9280-13 / -20 / -25 · FAX +49-7162-24554 uu www.facebook.com/nuclearblasteurope · www.twitter.com/nuclearblasteu uu LINKS: uu Nuclear Blast Video Clips · Nuclear Blast Bands on Tour · Nuclear Blast albums in the Charts · New Songs on Spotify uu www.nuclearblast.de.