1) Battle Beast is a Finnish… Read Full Bio ↴There are two bands named Battle Beast.
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.
OVER THE TOP
Battle Beast Lyrics
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Victory bound, a legend will be born
Over the top (x3)
Over the top
Over the top, the challengers await
Fight for your life, stay hungry for fresh blood
Over the top (x3)
Over the top, yeah
Over the top (x3)
Over the top, yeah
Over the top (x3)
Over the top, yeah
The lyrics to Battle Beast's song Over The Top convey a sense of unstoppable power, strength, and determination. The phrase "over the top" can be interpreted as exceeding all expectations, surpassing limits, and taking action that might seem extreme or fearless. The use of the imagery of soldiers going "over the top" in the trenches during World War I adds an additional layer of intensity and danger to the lyrics. The message of the song is clear: the strongest of the strong will emerge victorious, and their legend will be born out of their triumphs.
The repetition of the phrase "over the top" creates a sense of urgency and energy that reflects the aggressive tone of the music. The lyrics also encourage listeners to fight for their lives and stay hungry for success, portraying a fierce and competitive spirit. The use of the phrase "come get some" further accentuates the combative nature of the song, emphasizing the idea of challenging and defeating opponents. Overall, the lyrics to Battle Beast's "Over The Top" convey a message of power, strength, and the drive to succeed at all costs.
Line by Line Meaning
Over the top, the strongest of the strong
Going beyond the limit and pushing oneself to the extreme, only the strongest and most courageous can rise up to this challenge.
Victory bound, a legend will be born
With the determination and will to succeed, one can achieve greatness and become a legend by overcoming all obstacles and emerging as a victor.
Over the top (x3) Over the top
Reiterating the idea of pushing oneself to the extreme and beyond, by repeating the line.
Over the top, the challengers await
There will always be someone who challenges and questions your abilities, but rising above them will only make you stronger and more confident.
Fight for your life, stay hungry for fresh blood come get some!
Motivating oneself to keep fighting and pushing forward with a hunger for success and a thirst for new challenges.
Over the top (x3) Over the top, yeah
Re-emphasizing the importance of going beyond one's limits and taking risks to achieve success and greatness.
Contributed by Isabelle V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
SalandFindles
Jesus Christ, this song is so amazing! It absolutely DOES NOT need in-depth, life-changing lyrics to be a good and enjoyable song. It's more of a "call-to-arms" song, where you just want to get people together and headbang together and kick ass! It's simple, fun and awesome and as always, Noora Louhimo's performance is blood-curdlingly metal greatness! 🤘
hellsunicorn
Yep, there's still some good metal out there. Fun and catchy as hell.
NightwishTarja
the best classic heavy metal of the 2010's. awesome album a´from an awesome band
dONALD42
Old school metal, love it!
lClaudiohl
This sounds a lot like old school heavy metal, where being badass in every single way was the most important thing. Lyrics weren't the focus back them just this powerful felling.
mangoluvvr
And this is the reason i love this band
Ivan Chlivényi
That's great :-) classic Heavy Metal :-)
DJ HOUDINI
liking the guitar solo's
Amar Asrrak
i love this song
CleverDjembe
YEAH THIS IS EXCELLENT!