Bringer of Pain
| Bringer of Pain | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 17 February 2017 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 39:26 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Janne Björkroth | |||
| Battle Beast chronology | ||||
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Bringer of Pain is the fourth full-length album by the Finnish heavy metal band Battle Beast, released on 17 February 2017.[1] It is the first album without lead guitarist, backing vocalist, and lead songwriter Anton Kabanen, and the first one to be produced by the band's keyboard player Janne Björkroth.
Bringer of Pain was awarded platinum in the band's native Finland[2] and won the 'metal album of the year' in the Finnish Grammy's (Emma-gaala). [3][4]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Battle 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 on "Lost in Wars"
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 36 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] | 77 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] | 64 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] | 1 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[9] | 182 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 14 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] | 87 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] | 50 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] | 16 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Battle Beast – Bringer of Pain – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
- ^ "BATTLE BEAST - receive gold and platinum awards in Finland!". Nuclear Blast. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ toimitus, Metalliluolan (4 February 2018). "Battle Beastin "Bringer Of Pain" valittiin vuoden metallilevyksi Emma Gaalassa". Metalliluola (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Battle Beast – Bringer of Pain – Emma Gaala" (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "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)". SNEP (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. November 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Battle Beast – Bringer of Pain" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ February 2017/40/ "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.
