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.
| 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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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.