Finnish heavy metal is listened to by heavy rock music lovers not only in Scandinavia, but also in other European countries - in Asia, North America. One of its brightest representatives can be considered the Battle Beast group.
Her repertoire includes both energetic and powerful compositions and melodic, soulful ballads. The team has been at the top of popularity among heavy metal performers for many years.
The history of the creation and composition of the Battle Beast group
The beginning of the creative path of the Battle Beast group is considered to be 2008. In Helsinki, Finland, three friends who have been friends since their school days decided to get together to play heavy music. The first members of the team were:
- Nitte Valo - main vocalist
- Anton Kabanen - until 2015 he played the guitar, then left the group;
- Yuso Soynio - guitarist
- Janne Björkrot - keyboards
- Ero Sipilä - bassist, who became the second vocalist;
- Pyuru Vikki - percussion instruments.
All musicians were fond of heavy music. Having performed in the spring of 2009 in the Alabamass pub, which is located in the Finnish city of Hyvinkää, they almost immediately gained popularity among the public.
The path from amateurs to professionals
Thanks to their love for heavy metal, diligence and talent, already in 2010 the young band won the W:O:A Finish Metal Battle contest.
Subsequently, they won another Radio Rock Star competition hosted by a Finnish radio station and were also invited to participate in the Finish Metal Expo festival.
In the same year, the guys managed to sign their first contract with the Finnish recording studio Hype Records. The release of the debut album Steel did not have to wait long.
Already in 2011, the disc appeared on the shelves of music stores and on the Internet, which immediately took the 7th position in the Battle Beast radio station chart. The most popular songs were Show Me How To Die and Enter The Metal World.
In the fall of 2011, the record company Nuclear Blast Records offered the rock band to sign a licensing agreement.
At the very beginning of 2012, the debut album entered the European market. It was favorably received by both connoisseurs of heavy metal and critics from Europe.
Following this, that same year, Battle Beast embarked on the Imaginaerum World Tour with the then popular rock band Nightwish.
As a tribute to her, at the last concert (as part of the tour), Battle Beast performed a cover version of Show Me Hot To Die.
The further career path of the group
True, after the world tour, it was not possible to save the entire composition of the band - at the end of the summer of 2012, vocalist Nitte Valo unexpectedly left it. She explained her act by saying that she wants to devote more time to her family and that she doesn’t have enough time for music.
The girl then officially married. After several auditions, a new vocalist Noora Louhimo was invited to the musical group.
Collaboration between Battle Beast and Sonata Arctica
After that, the Sonata Arctica group invited the Battle Beast team to go on tour with her in European countries. After the end of the tour, the group began work on the second disc.
The fans of the rock band did not have long to wait - in the spring of 2013, the band released the single Into The Heart, which was recorded with the participation of the new vocalist. After that, the second album was released.
Interestingly, the guys decided to call it simply Battle Beast. During the 17 weeks that the disc stayed on the charts, one of the songs took the 5th position. As a result, the album was nominated for the "Best Metal Album" award of Finland's Emma-Gaala.
Two years later, Battle Beast recorded their third album, Unhloy Savior, which instantly topped the Finnish radio charts. True, upon returning from the European tour, Kabanen announced his departure from the team.
According to official figures, this happened due to Anton's disagreements with other members of the group. John Bjorkrot took his place.
In 2016, the guys recorded the singles King For A Day and Familiar Hell. A year later they released their fourth album Bringer Of Pain, which not only took the lead in Finland, but also became popular in Germany.
After such success, the guys went on tour to North America and Japan for the first time. In 2019, the band recorded their fifth disc, No More Hollywood Endings.
In order to support their fifth disc, the musical group went on another tour. They performed not only in Finnish cities, but also in Germany, the Czech Republic, Holland, Sweden, Austria, the United States of America, Canada.
At the moment, the band is touring, posting photos from concerts on social networks and on their official website.
