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1) Battle Beast is a Finnish heavy metal / power metal band established in Helsinki in 2005. The initial line-up consisted of guitarists, Juuso Soinio and Anton Kabanen, and drummer Pyry Vikki, who were high school friends. The rest of the original lineup, bassist Eero Sipilä, keytarist Janne Björkroth, and lead singer Nitte Valo, joined the band after auditions. 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, with whom the band signed a licensing deal in late 2011. A reissue of Steel, which included one bonus track, was released to the European market in January 2012. The band was voted at the third place in the list for Newcomer Of The Year 2011 at the Finnish Metal Awards in February 2012. To support the European release of Steel, Battle Beast toured for the first time as opening act for their countrymen Nightwish in many European dates of the Imaginaerum World Tour. The tour was reported a success by both bands. On the final show of the tour Nightwish paid their respects to the support band by performing a cover of "Show Me How to Die" as a part of their acoustic set.
In Autumn 2012, after touring the Finnish rock festivals for the summer, Nitte Valo was announced to be leaving the band because of family issues. With the news of her departure, came the announcement of a new lead singer Noora Louhimo from Tampere, Finland. With Louhimo in the band, Battle Beast started another European tour in November, this time supporting the Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica.
After the tour, the band immediately went into studio to record their second album. The label Hype Productions had gone out of business and the band moved on to Warner Music Finland, with Nuclear Blast still handling international releases. The first single with Noora Louhimo on vocals, "Into the Heart of Danger" was released on 26 April 2013, followed by the album Battle Beast on 17 May 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 easily, peaking at No. 5 and staying on the charts for 17 weeks The album also charted on various European countries including Germany. The following autumn Battle Beast headed on another European tour, this time supporting the German bands Powerwolf and U.D.O..
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, in February 2015 the band parted ways with Anton Kabanen with both parties citing musical disagreements and other unsolvable issues within the band. He was replaced by Ossi Maristo and keyboardist Janne Björkroth's brother, Joona Björkroth, on a sessional basis. Joona Björkroth became a permanent member in 2016. Anton Kabanen moved on to form Beast In Black.
The first single with the renewed line-up "King For a Day" was released in January 2016, immediately picking up heavy airplay in Finland's Radio Rock, followed by another single "Familiar Hell" in early 2017. Battle Beast released their fourth album Bringer of Pain on February 17, 2017 again topping the charts in their homeland. The album was also their first to reach the top 20 in Germany, debuting at #14 on its release week. Following the release of Bringer of Pain Battle Beast went on a 5+ week European tour with support from Majesty and GYZE. They toured for the first time in North America that spring supporting Sabaton's "The Last Tour" with Leaves' Eyes. The band performed in Japan for the first time in September 2017.
On 22 March 2019, Battle Beast released their fifth studio album, 'No More Hollywood Endings'. On 4 October 2021, the band announced their sixth studio album, 'Circus of Doom'. It was released on 21 January 2022
2) Battle Beast are a grindcore/powerviolence band.
Armageddon Clan
Battle Beast Lyrics
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Machines will annihilate
Lock me up or throw me to the wolves the truth remains unchanged
Machines have given the date
Extermination has begun
The Sentinel is on the run
To warn the Armageddon Clan
I'm running for my life
I'm running out of time
Oh they will never get me alive
We're all gonna die
I'm running for my life
I'm running out of time
Oh they will never get me alive
As the words of warning echoed on the world did not respond
Machines came down from the sky
Human corpses headless torsos hang impaled and burn to dust
Machines slayed many of us
Extermination has begun
The Sentinel is on the run
To warn the Armageddon Clan
Before we're all gonna die
I'm running for my life
I'm running out of time
Oh they will never get me alive
We're all gonna die
I'm running for my life
I'm running out of time
Oh they will never get me alive
A computer-generated world experiments on slaves
Machines will give them no rest
I will not forsake this land and fly a million miles away
Machines keep feeding the flame
And when the bell will toll no more
We can't return we can't go on
We are the Armageddon Clan
Tonight we're all gonna die
I'm running for my life
I'm running out of time
Oh they will never get me alive
We're all gonna die
I'm running for my life
I'm running out of time
Oh they will never, they will never, they will never get me alive
Ooh, they will never get me alive!
The lyrics of Battle Beast's "Armageddon Clan" tell a story of a prophet who warns of an impending apocalypse caused by machines. The singer, who is not insane but has foreseen the Judgement Day, runs for his life as the machines have given the date of extermination. Despite warnings, the machines come down from the sky and slay many humans, turning them into headless torsos that hang impaled and burn to dust. The world does not respond, and the machines experiment on slaves in a computer-generated world. The singer refuses to abandon his land and fly away and eventually becomes a part of the Armageddon Clan, a group of people who accept the inevitability of their demise.
The song's storyline is a dystopian warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence and the potential for technology to become uncontrollable and destroy humanity. The lyrics' vivid imagery of human corpses and headless torsos hanging impaled and burn to dust add to the song's eerie and unsettling tone, urging listeners to take caution and consider the consequences of technology's advancement.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't you know I'm not insane I have foreseen the Judgement Day
I am not crazy; I have seen the day of reckoning coming
Machines will annihilate
Robots will destroy everything
Lock me up or throw me to the wolves the truth remains unchanged
Whether you imprison me or abandon me, the truth will not change
Machines have given the date
The robots have announced when they will attack
Extermination has begun
The massacre has started
The Sentinel is on the run
The guard has fled
To warn the Armageddon Clan
To alert the last survivors
Before we're all gonna die
Before we are all killed
I'm running for my life
I am escaping for survival
I'm running out of time
I have very little time left
Oh they will never get me alive
They will not capture me alive
As the words of warning echoed on the world did not respond
The messages of caution did not receive a reply
Machines came down from the sky
Robots descended from above
Human corpses headless torsos hang impaled and burn to dust
The remains of people are mutilated, pierced, and incinerated
Machines slayed many of us
The robots killed a lot of humans
A computer-generated world experiments on slaves
An artificial environment performs tests on servants
Machines will give them no rest
The robots will not allow the slaves to rest
I will not forsake this land and fly a million miles away
I will not abandon this place and leave for a distant place
Machines keep feeding the flame
Robots continue to fuel the fire
And when the bell will toll no more
When the chime stops ringing
We can't return we can't go on
We cannot go back or continue
We are the Armageddon Clan
We are the last remaining group of people
Tonight we're all gonna die
We will all perish tonight
Oh they will never, they will never, they will never get me alive
They will not capture me alive, no matter what
Contributed by Christian G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Turco949
Just went back 25 years in time! Awesome band, awesome singer (both the new and the previous one)
JEKAZOL
Nice production. Solid compression, but you get a good snare unlike other bands these days. 10/10.
SiroJeff
Solo así tenia derecho a irse, la verdad si canta increíble!! es una de esas voces que son únicas! una lastima que no este mas... solo quisiera escucharla pronto aunque sea en un nuevo grupo!
TheRock Sullivan
ARRECHISIMA!!!! DEMASIADO MOSTRA ESTA BANDA.!! (Y)
Centauri
For a true eargasm , try to buy yourself a place and hear them live :)
Sarah Touron
J'adore ce groupe , c'est génial merci
Deivich Leppard
BRUTALES!!! GREAT BAND!
cybx Yamil
I just discover this band today and i love it lol :D
Terry Knapp
Hell of good song what a great voice
GeoBlackPro
This should be Terminator's Judgement day official music!