International powerhouse BEAST IN BLACK have proudly revealed ‘Lost Children’, the breathtaking next track from their highly anticipated upcoming fourth studio album, Fear The Beast.
Arriving just in time to fuel the anticipation for their upcoming gigantic headline tour—which officially kicks off in London on October 26—‘Lost Children’ delivers a sweeping, truly epic power ballad experience. Deepening the band’s long-standing creative love affair with the iconic manga Berserk, the track features a towering vocal performance from frontman Yannis Papadopoulos, who pushes his soaring, dramatic voice to phenomenal new heights.
To visually match the grand scale of the song, the band has once again collaborated with award-winning director Katri Ilona Koppanen to deliver a stunning and cinematic music video that perfectly captures the majestic, emotional weight of the track.
Listen to ‘Lost Children’: https://beastinblack.bfan.link/lcsg
Anton Kabanen explains:”Lost Children Chapter” is one of my absolute favourite parts of Berserk manga, if not my favourite. It had an enormous impact on me when I first read it, some 20 years ago, and ever since I wanted to write songs (or at least one!) about it. I wanted to find my own way to tell this important, tragic and heart-wrenching story, while staying true to its delicate child-like purity and meaningful core.
What makes the story so powerful is its emotional complexity. Children are generally seen as innocent and pure, and in many ways they are also victims of their circumstances. Rosine (girl from the story) is a particularly fascinating example of this contradiction. She becomes the antagonist and commits genuinely terrible acts, yet deep down, she isn’t inherently evil. She’s a vulnerable child who has been pushed into a tragic situation.
When the God Hand (from Berserk) offers someone a way out of unimaginable suffering, it’s difficult to say how most people would respond. You can understand why Rosine makes the choices she does without necessarily being able to forgive what she does.
That’s what makes the story emotionally turbulent. You experience anger, horror, sadness and compassion, sometimes almost simultaneously. By the end, there’s a sense of emotional absolution, because you realise that the character you’ve been fighting against is also a victim herself. It’s not a straightforward story of good versus evil. The emotions are contradictory, and that’s precisely why it’s so deeply moving.
I wish to add that with Katri’s visual and emotional storytelling abilities she created a beautiful, unique, layered and the most soulful Beast In Black music video to date, which connects to a human heart and reminds us how fragile it is, and yet so sincerely hopeful in its innocent core. We all have been children, we all are someone’s children, some of us have children. And we all are drawn to that warm light glowing softly in the window called home.”
BEAST IN BLACK AT FULL METAL HOLIDAY
23.10.2026 ES Mallorca – Pool Stage (Full Metal Holiday)
RESURRECTION TOUR
BEAST IN BLACK
SONATA ARCTICA
FROZEN CROWN
26.10.2026 UK London – O2 Forum Kentish Town
27.10.2026 BE Brüssel – Ancienne Belgique
28.10.2026 NL Tilburg – 013 Poppodium
29.10.2026 DE Leipzig – Haus Auensee
31.10.2026 AT Wien – Gasometer
01.11.2026 HU Budapest – Barba Negra
02.11.2026 CZ Zlín – Sports Hall Datart
03.11.2026 PL Gliwice – PreZero Arena
05.11.2026 DE Berlin – Columbiahalle
06.11.2026 DE Hannover – Swiss Life Hall
07.11.2026 DE Ludwigsburg – MHP Arena
08.11.2026 DE Offenbach – Stadthalle
09.11.2026 FR Paris – L’Olympia
11.11.2026 ES Barcelona – Razzmatazz
12.11.2026 ES Madrid – Sala La Riviera
13.11.2026 ES Bilbao – Santana 27
14.11.2026 FR Toulouse – Le Bikini
15.11.2026 FR Lyon – Le Transbordeur
17.11.2026 CH Zürich – Komplex 457
18.11.2026 IT Mailand – Alcatraz
20.11.2026 DE München – Zenith
21.11.2026 LU Esch-sur-Alzette / Luxemburg – Rockhal
22.11.2026 DE Oberhausen – Turbinenhalle
23.11.2026 DE Hamburg – Inselpark Arena
24.11.2026 SE Göteborg – Trädgår’n
25.11.2026 SE Stockholm – Arenan Fryshuset
27.11.2026 FI Joensuu – Unholy Winter Fest*
28.11.2026 FI Jyväskylä – John Smith Frozen*
05.12.2026 FI Helsinki – Ice Hall**
*without Sonata Arctica, Frozen Crown
**special guest The 69 Eyes, support Rabbit Cult
Tickets on sale here: https://beastinblack.com/tour
Line up:
Yannis Papadopoulos – Lead vocals
Mate Molnar – Bass
Atte Palokangas – Drums
Markus Venehsalo – Guitars
Anton Kabanen – Guitars, vocals, virtual instruments programming
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