BATTLE BEAST (FIN – Nuclear Blast Records)
‘New album ‘Unholy Savior OUT NOW! As seen on Graspop Metal Meeting 2015
Finnish power metal band established in Helsinki in 2008. Before gaining a record contract, Battle Beast was best known for having won two major band competitions in year 2010: the international Wacken Metal Battle 2010, participated by thousands of bands from all around the world, whose final stage was held at the famed German metal festival Wacken Open Air; soon after that, the band was announced the winner of Radio Rock Starba, a band competition held by the major Finnish radio station Radio Rock. With their victory in the Finnish competition the band received intense media exposure, and before the end of 2010 they had signed a record deal with the Finnish label Hype Records.
Battle Beast’s first album, titled Steel, was released in Finland in Spring 2011. With the support of the two singles, “Show Me How to Die” and “Enter the Metal World”, and their heavy airplay on Radio Rock, the album peaked at No. 7 upon its release. Although released only in Finland, the album soon caught the attention of the international metal label Nuclear Blast,
The first single with new vocalist Noora Louhimo on vocals, “Into the Heart of Danger” was released on 26 April 2013, followed by the album Battle Beast in 2013. Another single and a music video for the song “Black Ninja” was released to coincide with the release of the album. The album topped the sales of its predecessor.
In January 2014, Battle Beast was announced one of the five nominees for the best Finnish metal album in the national Emma-gaala awards.
In January 2015, Battle Beast released their third album Unholy Savior , topping the Finnish album chart on its release week. Soon after a European tour supporting Sabaton.
ALPHA TIGER (DE – Steamhammer)
“Germany’s ALPHA TIGER are living proof for the fact that traditional heavy metal does not necessarily need to be created by elderly people and the band’s hard-hitting second album (and Century Media debut) “Beneath The Surface” kicks rusty rockers out of their wheelchairs with its remarkably fresh take on early Helloween and Queensryche – perfect metal pleasure guaranteed!”
