Steel (Battle Beast album)
| Steel | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1 April 2011 (Finland) 27 January 2012 (worldwide)[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
| Studio | Sonic Pump Studios, Helsinki | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 46:12 | |||
| Label | Hype Productions | |||
| Producer | Nino Laurenne | |||
| Battle Beast chronology | ||||
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Steel is the debut full-length album by the Finnish heavy metal band Battle Beast.[2] It was released on 27 January 2012[1] and reached No. 7 on the Finnish Album Chart.[3] It is the only album by the band to feature Nitte Valo on lead vocals.
Influences
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
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
Battle Beast
Additional musicians
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Production
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References
- ^ a b "Battle Beast".
- ^ "Battle Beast – Steel – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ "Battle Beast – Steel (album)". Finnishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 18 August 2014.