BATTLE BEAST vocalist Noora Louhimo has crossed the realm of mere mortals into the world of computer games. Having recently recorded the vocals for League Of Legends band PENTAKILL, Noora is proud to announce that Riot Games has created a new skin for her, titled “Pentakill Kayle”. The new skin will be available in League of Legends soon but until then, listen to Noora‘s vocals on the new PENTAKILL track ‘Tear of the Goddess’, over here:
Noora commented: “I’ve got some exciting and great news for all of you who love League of Legends and PENTAKILL’s music! I’ve had the honor to take part in the new upcoming »Pentakill ll« album as the vocalist on the single ‘Tear of the Goddess’. More amazing news about »Pentakill ll« coming soon!”
‘Tear of the Goddess’ is taken from PENTAKILL‘s forthcoming second album »Grasp of the Undying«. Recorded in the catacombs of the Shadow Isles, the album was engineered and produced by Riot Games in Los Angeles, CA and London, UK; with mixing and mastering duties being handled by Jacob Hansen (VOLBEAT, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, EPICA, DORO etc.).
Finnish heavy metallers, BATTLE BEAST, released their fourth studio record titled “Bringer Of Pain”, last Friday through Nuclear Blast. Today the band has released a new music video for the album’s title track . Watch below the clip, produced by Dark Noise Productions:
Bassist Eero Sipilä commented on the video: “Short story: We wanted to do a video which was simply about thrashing around. ‘Bringer Of Pain’ is the fastest and probably the least “commercial”-sounding song on the album, displaying a completely different side as opposed to the previous singles so it seemed like a perfect choice. Empty industrial hall, tons of smoke, tight jeans and lot’s of headbanging – the classic metal video!”
BATTLE BEAST‘s brand-new studio album “Bringer Of Pain”, will be released this Friday through Nuclear Blast. Today the Finns have launched the first part of a track-by-track series.
Watch the video below to learn more about the following tracks:
01. Straight To The Heart
02. Bringer Of Pain
03. King For A Day
04. Beyond The Burning Skies
Finnish metallers, BATTLEBEAST, are set to release their 4th studio album, “Bringer Of Pain”, on February 17th through Nuclear Blast Records. I recently had an interview with Noora Louhimo, to speak about their forthcoming album, tour and more news from the band. Several excerpts of this interview can be read below:
To start the chat, I asked Noora how she is feeling about this album:
“Very relieved because we got it done in time and it turned out pretty good, so we are very happy. We hope that everybody is gonna like it, or most of the people are gonna like it, so that we can continue doing this as a job.”
The music style of the band in “Bringer Of Pain” seems to be changed, it sounds more like a pop/rock/metal album than a heavy/power metal one. So I asked her if it was because of the change in the line up, she stated:
“I don’t know about that, but in Battle Beast it has always been that we have various kinds of songs and when Anton was aboard, he did ‘Touch In The Night’ and that wasn’t such a heavy metal song.
In Battle Beast, the thing is to do different kinds of music and not to get stuck in some certain kind of heavy metal style.”
I was interested to know about her personal influences as a vocalist as indeed it is her voice and style of singing that makes this album sounds more like metal music;
“I have a lot of different influences – my first idol was Whitney Houston. For example, Janis Joplin was the reason I found the rasp in my voice and Bruce Dickinson is the reason I wanna do best as a performer on stage. And Ronnie James Dio, his way of interpreting songs is a very good example for me.”
We continued to talk about this album and I asked Noora who is really the bringer of pain?
“Bringer Of Pain is actually a character in the song. I actually created a new fantasy world called Glow It was the easiest song that was born, that is the best situation for songwriting. The character is a female kind of warlord and heiress of the kingdom of the …. and her story will definitely continue on the next album.”
Today, almost everybody is talking about Donald Trump, his comments, decisions …etc. So before finishing this interview I asked Noora‘s opinion about him, her answer as you can read below made me think and become worried, if these new policies of the U.S.A government are going to affect the work of artists around the world who think different;
“Well actually, what I’ve decided, I can’t comment because that can affect the band in a negative way, so I can’t comment about politics or whatever. I’m a very open person and I hope that people are treated equally, no matter the gender or the religion or your skin colour and that is my point of view.”
As the final question, I asked Noora if she has ever felt any discrimination during her career as a female vocalist,
“No, I’ve always been taken very well and people have been very respectful and people have liked that I’m a female singer in a heavy metal band.”
You can listen to the whole of this interview on the audio player below:
The release of BATTLE BEAST‘s new studio album is only two weeks away. That’s why it’s time for their fans to get another “Bringer Of Pain” lesson today! Check out the third album trailer here:
The band also announced two pre-listening parties in Finland recently:
10.02. FIN Helsinki – The Riff
11.02. FIN Tampere – Jack The Rooster (front bar)
What can you expect from these evenings?
– special lottery
– chatting with BATTLE BEAST
– special entertainment number
– music videos
– “Bringer Of Pain” drink
– …
Recorded and produced at JKB Studios by keyboardist Janne Björkroth, “Bringer Of Pain” was also mixed by him alongside Viktor Gullichsen and Mikko Karmila, while mastering was done by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios. The cover artwork was crafted by Jan Yrlund. Additionally, “Bringer Of Pain” is BATTLE BEAST‘s first album recorded with guitarist Joona Björkroth.
Finnish heavy metallers, BATTLE BEAST, will unleash their 4th studio album, “Bringer Of Pain” on February 17th, 2017 through Nuclear Blast Records. As a pre-Christmas present, the band has launched the first album trailer, which shows vocalist Noora and guitarist Joona talking about the album’s title and artwork, today.
Also check out the brand-new music video for ‘King For A Day,’ directed by Markus Nieminen (Oy Routafilmi AB)
“Bringer Of Pain” – Tracklisting:
01. Straight To The Heart
02. Bringer Of Pain
03. King For A Day
04. Beyond The Burning Skies
05. Familiar Hell
06. Lost In Wars (feat. Tomi Joutsen)
07. Bastard Son Of Odin
08. We Will Fight
09. Dancing With The Beast
10. Far From Heaven Bonus (DIGI / 2LP)
11. God Of War
12. The Eclipse
13. Rock Trash
Recorded and produced at JKB Studios by keyboardist Janne Björkroth, “Bringer Of Pain” was also mixed by him alongside Viktor Gullichsen and Mikko Karmila, while mastering was done by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios. The cover artwork was crafted by Jan Yrlund. Additionally, “Bringer Of Pain” is BATTLE BEAST‘s first album recorded with guitarist Joona Björkroth.
BATTLE BEAST live:
27.12. D Crailsheim – Dynamite Night
03.02. FIN Tampere – Pakkahuone
04.02. FIN Helsinki – Radio Rock Cruise
18.02. FIN Eura – Osmantupa
24.02. FIN Helsinki – Virgin Oil
25.02. FIN Turku – Gong
BATTLE BEAST – »Bringer Of Pain Over Europe 2017« w/ MAJESTY + guest
02.03. D Mannheim – 7er Club
03.03. D Essen – Turock
04.03. D Leipzig – Hellraiser
06.03. A Vienna – Chelsea
08.03. I Brescia – Circolo Colony
09.03. F Puget-Sur-Argent – Le Rat’s
10.03. E Barcelona – Bikini
11.03. E Madrid – Penelope
12.03. P Lisbon – RCA Club
13.03. P Porto – Hard Club
14.03. E Pamplona – Totem
16.03. F Nantes – Ferrailleur
17.03. F Strasbourg – La Laiterie
18.03. D Marsberg – Metal Diver Festival (Schützenhalle)
19.03. B Vosselaar – Biebob
20.03. NL Tilburg – Little Devil
22.03. UK Wolverhampton – Slade Rooms
23.03. UK Manchester – Ruby Lounge
24.03. UK London – Underworld
25.03. F Paris – Petit Bain
26.03. D Saarbrücken – Garage
27.03. D Berlin – Bi Nuu
28.03. D Hamburg – Logo
29.03. D Würzburg – Posthalle
30.03. D Siegburg – Kubana
31.03. D Stuttgart – Im Wizemann
01.04. CH Wetzikon – Hall Of Fame
02.04. D Regensburg (Obertraubling) – Eventhall Airport
05.04. H Budapest – Barba Negra
06.04. SK Bratislava – Randal Club
07.04. D Lindau – Vaudeville
08.04. D Munich – Backstage
09.04. D Münster – Sputnikhalle
w/ SABATON, LEAVES’ EYES
20.04. USA Philadelphia, PA – The Trocadero
21.04. USA New York, NY – Playstation Theatre
23.04. USA Clifton Park, NY – Upstate Concert Hall
25.04. CDN Montreal, QC – Club Soda
26.04. CDN Quebec City, QC – Imperial De Quebec
27.04. CDN Toronto, ON – Opera House
28.04. USA Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballroom
30.04. USA Louisville, KY – Diamond Pub Concert Hall
01.05. USA Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall
02.05. USA Minneapolis, MN – The Cabooze
03.05. CDN Winnipeg, MB – Park Theatre
05.05. CDN Edmonton, AB – Union Hall
06.05. CDN Calgary, AB – The Palace
07.05. CDN Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theater
08.05. USA Seattle, WA – El Corazon
10.05. USA San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom
11.05. USA Anaheim, CA – City National Grove
12.05. USA Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
14.05. USA Englewood, CO – Gothic Theater
16.05. USA Dallas, TX – Trees
17.05. USA San Antonio, TX – Alamo Music Hall
18.05. USA Houston, TX – Scout Bar
20.05. USA Tampa, FL – Orpheum
21.05. USA Charlotte, NC – The Underground
22.05. USA Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
22. – 24.06. FIN Nummijärvi – Nummirock NEW!
30.06. – 02.07. FIN Helsinki – Tuska Open Air
13. – 16.07. CZ Vizovice – Masters Of Rock
21./22.07. D Fritzlar – Rock am Stück
01.09. D Katzenbach – Metallergrillen NEW!
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