┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Battle Beast - Steel + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Feb-24-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2012 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.battlebeast.fi ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Battle Beast Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Steel Label : Nuclear Blast ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ We all like our music to have complexity and ║ │ │║ originality, but sometimes, you just feel the ║ │ │║ irrational need to turn off all higher brain ║ │ │║ functions and just rock out. And it is for this ║ │ │║ reason that Battle Beast and their debut album, ║ │ │║ Steel, exist. And holy fuck, what an album it ║ │ │║ is! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Usually, a good album with have a healthy mix of ║ │ │║ fast-paced thrashers, slower ballads, and mid- ║ │ │║ paced anthems; the entirety of Steel is ║ │ │║ comprised of mid-to-fast paced anthems and epics ║ │ │║ constructed solely for the listeners to pump ║ │ │║ their fists and sing along. In many of the great ║ │ │║ metal albums of the past, innovation and ║ │ │║ originality are abundant or at least present; ║ │ │║ Steel has all the innovation of a McDonald's ║ │ │║ restaurant. So then, why am I giving this album ║ │ │║ such a high rating, you ask? BECAUSE IT KICKS ║ │ │║ ASS, THAT'S WHY! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ "Enter the Metal World" throws us right into the ║ │ │║ fray with a very Dio-esque riff leading into a ║ │ │║ rather calm verse laden with some ambient synths ║ │ │║ and galloping guitar leads before the first of ║ │ │║ the album's many rockin' choruses slams you in ║ │ │║ the face. You might think this would be a tough ║ │ │║ act to follow, but then "Armageddon Clan" comes ║ │ │║ along; starting inconspicuously enough with some ║ │ │║ ambiance spiced with hi-hats, but one of Nitte ║ │ │║ Valo's signature shrieks pierces the silence, ║ │ │║ and another ass-kicker of a track begins. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ That seems to be the entire theme of the album, ║ │ │║ really: kicking ass. "Justice and Steel" races ║ │ │║ at high speeds to deliver more simplistic, ║ │ │║ fist-pumping anthem action before being followed ║ │ │║ up by "Steel," which is probably one of the ║ │ │║ weaker tracks here. This would lead you to ║ │ │║ believe that it's not awesome, but that's not ║ │ │║ the case at all; it's still just as forceful and ║ │ │║ catchy as anything else--it just so happens to ║ │ │║ be a bit more predictable, really. We're not ║ │ │║ even halfway through yet, but the rest of the ║ │ │║ album pretty much follows suit with tracks like ║ │ │║ "Die-Hard Warrior" and "Show Me How to Die," ║ │ │║ featuring even more infectious hooks and solos ║ │ │║ for us to enjoy. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Now, while I always insist that lyrics aren't ║ │ │║ vital to a song's quality, I will give you this: ║ │ │║ bad lyrics can make a bad song even more worse, ║ │ │║ but good lyrics can make a good song ║ │ │║ even...gooder. With that said, the lyrical ║ │ │║ content of Steel is pretty much generic awesome ║ │ │║ stuff like war and tiger soldiers and JUSTICE ║ │ │║ AND METAL, but I was in for a special little ║ │ │║ surprise, and you may be, too: "The Band of the ║ │ │║ Hawk," "Iron Hand," and "Victory" all pertain to ║ │ │║ the famous Berserk manga and anime series. The ║ │ │║ references may be irrelevant to those unfamiliar ║ │ │║ to Berserk, but I can guarantee you that ║ │ │║ knowledge of the source material is not required ║ │ │║ for these tracks to please your inner metalhead. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Battle Beast is going to be a name I follow from ║ │ │║ now on, if they continue to release stuff like ║ │ │║ this. If you're looking to relive the good old ║ │ │║ 80s heavy metal experience, where simply being ║ │ │║ awesome was all you needed to have a good time, ║ │ │║ then look no further: Steel will deliver all of ║ │ │║ that and more. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Nitte Valo - Lead Vocals ║ │ │║ Eero SipilΣ - Bass, Backing Vocals ║ │ │║ Pyry Vikki - Drums ║ │ │║ Juuso Soinio - Guitars ║ │ │║ Anton Kabanen - Guitars, Vocals ║ │ │║ Janne Bj÷rkroth - Keyboards ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ DISCOGRAPHY ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Show Me How to Die Single 2011 ║ │ │║ Steel Full-length 2011 ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Enter The Metal World [04:38] │ │ 02 - Armageddon Clan [05:02] │ │ 03 - The Band Of The Hawk [04:40] │ │ 04 - Justice And Metal [02:34] │ │ 05 - Steel [04:20] │ │ 06 - Die-Hard Warrior [02:55] │ │ 07 - Cyberspace [03:59] │ │ 08 - Show Me How To Die [04:19] │ │ 09 - Savage And Saint [05:40] │ │ 10 - Iron Hand [04:04] │ │ 11 - Victory [03:52] │ │ 12 - Stay Black (Bonus Track) [04:05] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [50:08 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘