Bringer of Pain is the fourth full-length album by the heavy metal band Battle Beast, released on February 17, 2017.[2] It is the first album without lead guitarist, backing vocalist, and lead songwriter Anton Kabanen.
| Bringer of Pain | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 17 February 2017 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, power metal, pop rock[1] | |||
| Length | 39:26 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Janne Björkroth | |||
| Battle Beast chronology | ||||
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Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Straight to the Heart" | Eero Sipilä, Juuso Soinio | Sipilä | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Bringer of Pain" | Noora Louhimo, Joona Björkroth | Joona Björkroth, Louhimo | 3:04 |
| 3. | "King for a Day" | Janne Björkroth, Elise Widemark | Janne Björkroth | 4:35 |
| 4. | "Beyond the Burning Skies" | Joona Björkroth | Joona Björkroth, Janne Björkroth | 4:39 |
| 5. | "Familiar Hell" | Janne Björkroth, Widemark | Janne Björkroth | 4:06 |
| 6. | "Lost in Wars" (feat. Tomi Joutsen) | Janne Björkroth, Widemark | Janne Björkroth | 4:34 |
| 7. | "Bastard Son of Odin" | Joona Björkroth, Sipilä | Joona Björkroth, Sipilä | 3:36 |
| 8. | "We Will Fight" | Soinio, Sipilä, Louhimo | Soinio, Sipilä, Janne Björkroth | 3:30 |
| 9. | "Dancing with the Beast" | Janne Björkroth, Widemark | Janne Björkroth | 3:44 |
| 10. | "Far from Heaven" | Janne Björkroth, Widemark | Janne Björkroth | 4:23 |
| Total length: | 39:26 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 11. | "God of War" | Sipilä | Janne Björkroth, Soinio, Joona Björkroth | 3:56 |
| 12. | "The Eclipse" | Joona Björkroth | Joona Björkroth | 4:30 |
| 13. | "Rock Trash" | Janne Björkroth, Widemark | Janne Björkroth | 3:13 |
| Total length: | 51:06 | |||
Personnel
editBattle Beast
edit- Noora Louhimo – lead vocals
- Joona Björkroth – lead guitar
- Juuso Soinio – rhythm guitar
- Eero Sipilä – bass, backing vocals
- Pyry Vikki – drums
- Janne Björkroth – keyboards
Guest appearances
edit- Tomi Joutsen (Amorphis) – vocals (track 6)
Charts
edit| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] | 36 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] | 77 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] | 64 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] | 1 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[7] | 182 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 14 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] | 87 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 50 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 16 |
References
edit- ^ "Battle Beast - Bringer of Pain". Metal Storm. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Battle Beast - Bringer of Pain - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Battle Beast – Bringer of Pain" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Battle Beast – Bringer of Pain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Battle Beast – Bringer of Pain" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Battle Beast: Bringer of Pain" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums - SNEP (Week 8, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Battle Beast – Bringer of Pain" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 25 February 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Battle Beast – Bringer of Pain". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2017.