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* FilkSong:
** Just like the [[Music/BattleBeast previous band]] Kabanen was a member of, Beast in Black features a number of songs based on ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', including "Beast in Black," "Zodd the Immortal," "Hell for All Eternity," "Die by the Blade," "This is War," "The Fifth Angel," and "Go to Hell." The last two in particular even feature vocal clips from [[Anime/Berserk1997 the 1997 anime]].
** "Cry Out for a Hero" is about Kenshiro from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''.
** Just like the [[Music/BattleBeast previous band]] Kabanen was a member of, Beast in Black features a number of songs based on ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', including "Beast in Black," "Zodd the Immortal," "Hell for All Eternity," "Die by the Blade," "This is War," "The Fifth Angel," and "Go to Hell." The last two in particular even feature vocal clips from [[Anime/Berserk1997 the 1997 anime]].
** "Cry Out for a Hero" is about Kenshiro from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''.
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** As mentioned under FilkSong, a whole lot of their music is homages to manga and anime, mostly ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''.
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** As mentioned under FilkSong, a A whole lot of their music is homages to manga and anime, mostly ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''.
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Like Battle Beast, Beast in Black is a tribute band to '80s HardRock and SpeedMetal, fronted by Greek vocalist Yannis Papadopoulos (Music/{{Wardrum}}), and again writes at least half its songs about the DarkFantasy manga ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''. [[RuleOfThree Also like Battle Beast]], Beast in Black started its career opening for Music/{{Nightwish}}, this time before even having their first album out. ''Berserker'' would ultimately come out in November 2017. After the album's release they toured with Nightwish again as support for the European portion of the Decades World Tour.
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Like Battle Beast, Beast in Black is a tribute band to '80s HardRock and SpeedMetal, fronted by Greek vocalist Yannis Papadopoulos (Music/{{Wardrum}}), and again writes at least half its songs about the DarkFantasy manga ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''. [[RuleOfThree Also like Battle Beast]], Beast in Black started its career opening for Music/{{Nightwish}}, Music/{{Nightwish|Band}}, this time before even having their first album out. ''Berserker'' would ultimately come out in November 2017. After the album's release they toured with Nightwish again as support for the European portion of the Decades World Tour.
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* GenreMashup: Beast in Black is a mishmash of ClassicRock, HardRock, PowerMetal, and SpeedMetal, and additionally leans on {{synthpop}} influence even more than Battle Beast does, especially on ''From Hell with Love''. Check out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3bWR_aLlas "Die By the Blade"]].
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* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: Beast in Black is a mishmash of ClassicRock, HardRock, PowerMetal, and SpeedMetal, and additionally leans on {{synthpop}} influence even more than Battle Beast does, especially on ''From Hell with Love''. Check out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3bWR_aLlas "Die By the Blade"]].
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* HoldingOutForAHero: "Cry Out For A Hero" is a song based on ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', and is basically a announcement from the people of a post-apocalyptic world for their heroic savior, Kenshiro.
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* HunterOfHisOwnKind: "Blade Runner" describes Rick Deckard as "a killer of his own kind", referencing the theory that main character Rick Deckard is in fact a Replicant himself (the film left it ambiguous and [[FlipFlopOfGod the creators disagree whether he is]][[invoked]]).
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* GenreShift: ''Berserker'' and ''From Hell with Love'' are HeavyMithril albums mainly inspired by ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''. ''Dark Connection'' takes a hard turn into {{cyberpunk}}.
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* {{Cyberpunk}}: ''Dark Connection'' shifts away from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' to riffing on cyberpunk anime and manga. The video for "Moonlight Rendezvous" is a WholePlotReference to ''Anime/ArmitageIII'' and "One Night in Tokyo" features the traveler to Tokyo falling in with a nightclub dancer after robot soldiers storm the place.
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* {{Cyberpunk}}: ''Dark Connection'' shifts away from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' to riffing on tributing cyberpunk anime and manga. manga.
** The video for "Moonlight Rendezvous" is a WholePlotReference to''Anime/ArmitageIII'' ''Anime/{{Armitage III}}'' and the song features a quote from the 1995 OVA.
** The opening lines of "Revengeance Machine" is taken directly from ''Anime/CyberCityOedo808.''
** "One Night in Tokyo"features the is about traveler to Tokyo falling in with a nightclub dancer after robot soldiers storm the place.place.
** "Blade Runner" is of course, a tribute to [[Film/BladeRunner the movie of the same name.]]
** The video for "Moonlight Rendezvous" is a WholePlotReference to
** The opening lines of "Revengeance Machine" is taken directly from ''Anime/CyberCityOedo808.''
** "One Night in Tokyo"
** "Blade Runner" is of course, a tribute to [[Film/BladeRunner the movie of the same name.]]
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* PowerBallad: "Oceandeep" from ''From Hell with Love''.
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* PowerBallad: In true PowerMetal fashion, each of their albums feature at least one.
** "Ghost in the rain" from ''Berserker''
** "Oceandeep" from ''From Hell withLove''.Love''.
** "My Dystopia" from ''Dark Connection''.
** "Ghost in the rain" from ''Berserker''
** "Oceandeep" from ''From Hell with
** "My Dystopia" from ''Dark Connection''.
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* {{Cyberpunk}}: ''Dark Connection'' shifts away from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' to riffing on cyberpunk anime and manga. The video for "Moonlight Rendezvous" is a WholePlotReference to ''Anime/ArmitageIII'' and "One Night in Tokyo" features the traveler to Tokyo falling in with a nightclub dancer after robot soldiers storm the place.
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* DoAndroidsDream: the whole point of ''Moonlight Rendezvous''. Both lyrics and video deals with a tragic love story between two android assassins.
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* DoAndroidsDream: the whole point of ''Moonlight Rendezvous''."Moonlight Rendezvous". Both lyrics and video deals with a tragic love story between two android assassins.
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* ''Dark connection'' (2021)
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* ''Dark connection'' (2021) Connection'' (2021)
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* PowerBallad: "Oceandeep""Oceandeep" from ''From Hell with Love''.
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* {{Homage}}: As mentioned under FilkSong, a whole lot of their music is homages to manga and anime, mostly ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''.
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* {{Homage}}: {{Homage}}:
** As mentioned under FilkSong, a whole lot of their music is homages to manga and anime, mostly''Manga/{{Berserk}}''.''Manga/{{Berserk}}''.
** The video for "Moonlight Rendezvous" is a WholePlotReference to ''Anime/ArmitageIII''.
** As mentioned under FilkSong, a whole lot of their music is homages to manga and anime, mostly
** The video for "Moonlight Rendezvous" is a WholePlotReference to ''Anime/ArmitageIII''.
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* DoAndroidsDream: the whole point of ''Midnight Rendezvous''. Both lyrics and video deals with a tragic love story between two android assassins.
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* DoAndroidsDream: the whole point of ''Midnight ''Moonlight Rendezvous''. Both lyrics and video deals with a tragic love story between two android assassins.
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* DoAndroidsDream: the whole point of ''Midnight Rendezvous''. Both lyrics and video deals with a tragic love-story between two andoid assassins.
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* DoAndroidsDream: the whole point of ''Midnight Rendezvous''. Both lyrics and video deals with a tragic love-story love story between two andoid android assassins.
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* DoAndroidsDream: the whole point of ''Midnight Rendezvous''. Both lyrics and video deals with a tragic love-story between two andoid assassins.
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* {{Homage}}: As mentioned under FilkSong, a whole lot of their music is homages to manga and anime, mostly ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''.
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* EvilFeelsGood: "The Fifth Angel". See PrecisionFStrike below.
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* RapeAsDrama: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBIYDAb1a_c "The Fifth Angel"]] shows the Eclipse from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'''s Golden Age arc (about which Anton Kabanen wrote several songs for Music/BattleBeast) from ''Casca's'' point of view, mentioning her rape by Griffith/Femto in the chorus.
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* RapeAsDrama: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBIYDAb1a_c "The Fifth Angel"]] shows the Eclipse from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'''s Golden Age arc (about which Anton Kabanen wrote several songs for Music/BattleBeast) from ''Casca's'' Griffith/Femto's point of view, mentioning her his rape by Griffith/Femto of Casca in the chorus.
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** "Cry Out for a Hero" is about ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''.
* GodOfEvil: The Idea of Evil from the MissingEpisode of ''Berserk'' is alluded to in "Hell for All Eternity."
* GodOfEvil: The Idea of Evil from the MissingEpisode of ''Berserk'' is alluded to in "Hell for All Eternity."
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** "Cry Out for a Hero" is about Kenshiro from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''.
* GodOfEvil: The Idea of Evil from theMissingEpisode [[invoked]]MissingEpisode of ''Berserk'' is alluded to in "Hell for All Eternity."
* GodOfEvil: The Idea of Evil from the
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* HeavyMithril: Songs about ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' (of course), and more generally about kings trying to regain their throne and displaying courage in righteous battle.
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* VillainSong: Plenty. "Hell for All Eternity" is about Griffith's sacrifice of the Hawks to the God Hand, "The Fifth Angel" concerns his rape of Casca, and "Zodd the Immortal" is about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Zodd the Immortal]]. "Repentless" is a unique version, in that it at first seems heroic , only for Griffith to remind you of his true colors in the second verse.
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* VillainSong: Plenty. "Hell for All Eternity" is about Griffith's sacrifice of the Hawks to the God Hand, "The Fifth Angel" concerns his rape of Casca, and "Zodd the Immortal" is about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Zodd the Immortal]]. "Repentless" is a unique version, in that it at first seems heroic , heroic, only for Griffith to remind you of his true colors in the second verse.verse. "Unlimited Sin" is about pledging one's soul to demons for the sake of power.
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* TheBerserker: [[CaptainObvious As if the first album's title didn't already tip you off]]. Notably, the song "Beast in Black" is about Guts and the UnstoppableRage he unleashes upon his enemies once he becomes the Black Swordsman. "Zodd the Immortal" also applies being as Zodd is an example of a berserker as well.
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* TheBerserker: [[CaptainObvious As if the first album's title didn't already tip you off]].off. Notably, the song "Beast in Black" is about Guts and the UnstoppableRage he unleashes upon his enemies once he becomes the Black Swordsman. "Zodd the Immortal" also applies being as Zodd is an example of a berserker as well.
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* VillainSong: Plenty. "Hell for All Eternity" is about Griffith's sacrifice of the Hawks to the God Hand, "The Fifth Angel" concerns his rape of Casca, and "Zodd the Immortal" is about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Zodd the Immortal]].
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* VillainSong: Plenty. "Hell for All Eternity" is about Griffith's sacrifice of the Hawks to the God Hand, "The Fifth Angel" concerns his rape of Casca, and "Zodd the Immortal" is about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Zodd the Immortal]]. "Repentless" is a unique version, in that it at first seems heroic , only for Griffith to remind you of his true colors in the second verse.
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* TheBerserker: [[CaptainObvious As if the album's title didn't already tip you off]]. Notably, the song "Beast in Black" is about Guts and the UnstoppableRage he unleashes upon his enemies once he becomes the Black Swordsman. "Zodd the Immortal" also invokes this trope, being as Zodd is an example of this trope as well.
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* TheBerserker: [[CaptainObvious As if the first album's title didn't already tip you off]]. Notably, the song "Beast in Black" is about Guts and the UnstoppableRage he unleashes upon his enemies once he becomes the Black Swordsman. "Zodd the Immortal" also invokes this trope, applies being as Zodd is an example of this trope a berserker as well.
* DealWithTheDevil: "Unlimited Sin" alludes to pledging one's soul to demonkind for power.
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* FilkSong: Just like the [[Music/BattleBeast previous band]] Kabanen was a member of, Beast in Black features a number of songs based on ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', including "Beast in Black," "Zodd the Immortal," "Hell for All Eternity," "The Fifth Angel," and "Go to Hell." The last two in particular even feature vocal clips from [[Anime/Berserk1997 the 1997 anime]].
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* FilkSong: FilkSong:
** Just like the [[Music/BattleBeast previous band]] Kabanen was a member of, Beast in Black features a number of songs based on ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', including "Beast in Black," "Zodd the Immortal," "Hell for All Eternity," "Die by the Blade," "This is War," "The Fifth Angel," and "Go to Hell." The last two in particular even feature vocal clips from [[Anime/Berserk1997 the 1997anime]].anime]].
** "Cry Out for a Hero" is about ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''.
** Just like the [[Music/BattleBeast previous band]] Kabanen was a member of, Beast in Black features a number of songs based on ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', including "Beast in Black," "Zodd the Immortal," "Hell for All Eternity," "Die by the Blade," "This is War," "The Fifth Angel," and "Go to Hell." The last two in particular even feature vocal clips from [[Anime/Berserk1997 the 1997
** "Cry Out for a Hero" is about ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''.
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* PrecisionFStrike: There are a couple of them on ''Berserker'' (e.g. "Evil has never felt so fucking good!" from "The Fifth Angel"), not to mention the AtomicFBomb in "Crazy, Mad, Insane".
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* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: Beast in Black is a mishmash of ClassicRock, HardRock, PowerMetal, and SpeedMetal, and additionally leans on {{synthpop}} influence even more than Battle Beast does, especially on ''From Hell with Love''. Check out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3bWR_aLlas "Die By the Blade"]].
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The ultimate sacrifice"''
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The ultimate sacrifice"''sacrifice"''
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The lyrics are a bit hard to make out in this part but I'm pretty sure this is accurate
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-->''"Force in to a puzzle\\
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A little freak that needs to trash\\
That you won't say it's true\\
That you won't say it's true\\
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That you
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* CallAndResponseSong: The verses of "Zodd the Immortal" have Yannis and Anton alternating lines. It's especially noticeable if you listen with headphones: Yannis is almost entirely on the right ear while Anton occupies the left.
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* WomanScorned: The music video for "Sweet True Lies" shows a woman finding out that her husband is seeing another woman and heading down to the club to let him have it.
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* TheBerserker: [[CaptainObvious As if the album's title didn't already tip you off]]. Notably, the song "Beast in Black" is about Guts and the UnstoppableRage he unleashes upon his enemies once he becomes the Black Swordsman. "Zodd the Immortal" also invokes this trope, being as Zodd is an example of this trope as well.
* CatFolk: The cover of ''Berserker'' boasts a lion-headed warrior, similar to the one that served as Battle Beast's mascot.
* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The End of the World]]."
* FilkSong: Just like the [[Music/BattleBeast previous band]] Kabanen was a member of, Beast in Black features a number of songs based on ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', including "Beast in Black," "Zodd the Immortal," "Hell for All Eternity," "The Fifth Angel," and "Go to Hell." The last two in particular even feature vocal clips from [[Anime/Berserk1997 the 1997 anime]].
* GodOfEvil: The Idea of Evil from the MissingEpisode of ''Berserk'' is alluded to in "Hell for All Eternity."
-->''"The god we created\\
Plans our destiny\\
'Cause life without a meaning\\
Is our sworn enemy"''
* CatFolk: The cover of ''Berserker'' boasts a lion-headed warrior, similar to the one that served as Battle Beast's mascot.
* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The End of the World]]."
* FilkSong: Just like the [[Music/BattleBeast previous band]] Kabanen was a member of, Beast in Black features a number of songs based on ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', including "Beast in Black," "Zodd the Immortal," "Hell for All Eternity," "The Fifth Angel," and "Go to Hell." The last two in particular even feature vocal clips from [[Anime/Berserk1997 the 1997 anime]].
* GodOfEvil: The Idea of Evil from the MissingEpisode of ''Berserk'' is alluded to in "Hell for All Eternity."
-->''"The god we created\\
Plans our destiny\\
'Cause life without a meaning\\
Is our sworn enemy"''
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* SnowMeansDeath: The video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N4tXf3Ensw "Blind and Frozen"]] shows a female protagonist wandering through a snowy castle in a white dress, then lying on a bed, apparently frozen to death, at the denouement.
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* SnowMeansDeath: The video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N4tXf3Ensw "Blind and Frozen"]] shows a female protagonist wandering through a snowy castle in a white dress, then lying on a bed, apparently frozen to death, at the denouement.denouement.
* VillainSong: Plenty. "Hell for All Eternity" is about Griffith's sacrifice of the Hawks to the God Hand, "The Fifth Angel" concerns his rape of Casca, and "Zodd the Immortal" is about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Zodd the Immortal]].
* YouCantFightFate: "Zodd the Immortal" alludes to Zodd's words of warning to Guts about his impending doom.
-->''"You will face your demise\\
Heed the warning of Zodd the Immortal\\
Bound to fight, kill, and die\\
Nothing can stop this tide\\
The ultimate sacrifice"''
* VillainSong: Plenty. "Hell for All Eternity" is about Griffith's sacrifice of the Hawks to the God Hand, "The Fifth Angel" concerns his rape of Casca, and "Zodd the Immortal" is about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Zodd the Immortal]].
* YouCantFightFate: "Zodd the Immortal" alludes to Zodd's words of warning to Guts about his impending doom.
-->''"You will face your demise\\
Heed the warning of Zodd the Immortal\\
Bound to fight, kill, and die\\
Nothing can stop this tide\\
The ultimate sacrifice"''
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[[caption-width-right:350:From left, Kasperi Heikkinen, Sami Hänninen, Yannis Papadopoulos, [[Music/BattleBeast Anton Kabanen]], and Mate Molnar.]]
[[http://www.beastinblack.com/ Beast in Black]] is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Finland}} Finnish]] PowerMetal band formed by former Music/BattleBeast guitarist and songwriter Anton Kabanen after leaving his former group in 2015.
Like Battle Beast, Beast in Black is a tribute band to '80s HardRock and SpeedMetal, fronted by Greek vocalist Yannis Papadopoulos (Music/{{Wardrum}}), and again writes at least half its songs about the DarkFantasy manga ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''. [[RuleOfThree Also like Battle Beast]], Beast in Black started its career opening for Music/{{Nightwish}}, this time before even having their first album out. ''Berserker'' would ultimately come out in November 2017. After the album's release they toured with Nightwish again as support for the European portion of the Decades World Tour.
!!Members:
* Kasperi Heikkinen - guitars
* Atte Palokangas - drums (2018-)
* Yannis Papadopoulos - vocals
* Anton Kabanen - guitars
* Mate Molnar - bass
!!!Former members:
* Sami Hänninen - drums (2015-2018)
!!Discography:
* ''Berserker'' (2017)
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!!Tropes in Beast in Black's music:
* AtomicFBomb: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K97SLFal_NU "Crazy, Mad, Insane"]]:
-->''"Force in to a puzzle\\
Where I cannot fit\\
I won't be like you\\
'Cause you make me sick\\
A little freak that needs to trash\\
That you won't say it's true\\
FUCK YOU!"''
* HeavyMithril: Songs about ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' (of course), and more generally about kings trying to regain their throne and displaying courage in righteous battle.
* RapeAsDrama: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBIYDAb1a_c "The Fifth Angel"]] shows the Eclipse from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'''s Golden Age arc (about which Anton Kabanen wrote several songs for Music/BattleBeast) from ''Casca's'' point of view, mentioning her rape by Griffith/Femto in the chorus.
-->''"I steal your sanity, betray your heart and let it bleed\\
Burn down your paradise and drain your love\\
I stain your purity, become thy faithful enemy\\
Defile your womanhood before his eyes"''
* SnowMeansDeath: The video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N4tXf3Ensw "Blind and Frozen"]] shows a female protagonist wandering through a snowy castle in a white dress, then lying on a bed, apparently frozen to death, at the denouement.
[[caption-width-right:350:From left, Kasperi Heikkinen, Sami Hänninen, Yannis Papadopoulos, [[Music/BattleBeast Anton Kabanen]], and Mate Molnar.]]
[[http://www.beastinblack.com/ Beast in Black]] is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Finland}} Finnish]] PowerMetal band formed by former Music/BattleBeast guitarist and songwriter Anton Kabanen after leaving his former group in 2015.
Like Battle Beast, Beast in Black is a tribute band to '80s HardRock and SpeedMetal, fronted by Greek vocalist Yannis Papadopoulos (Music/{{Wardrum}}), and again writes at least half its songs about the DarkFantasy manga ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''. [[RuleOfThree Also like Battle Beast]], Beast in Black started its career opening for Music/{{Nightwish}}, this time before even having their first album out. ''Berserker'' would ultimately come out in November 2017. After the album's release they toured with Nightwish again as support for the European portion of the Decades World Tour.
!!Members:
* Kasperi Heikkinen - guitars
* Atte Palokangas - drums (2018-)
* Yannis Papadopoulos - vocals
* Anton Kabanen - guitars
* Mate Molnar - bass
!!!Former members:
* Sami Hänninen - drums (2015-2018)
!!Discography:
* ''Berserker'' (2017)
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!!Tropes in Beast in Black's music:
* AtomicFBomb: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K97SLFal_NU "Crazy, Mad, Insane"]]:
-->''"Force in to a puzzle\\
Where I cannot fit\\
I won't be like you\\
'Cause you make me sick\\
A little freak that needs to trash\\
That you won't say it's true\\
FUCK YOU!"''
* HeavyMithril: Songs about ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' (of course), and more generally about kings trying to regain their throne and displaying courage in righteous battle.
* RapeAsDrama: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBIYDAb1a_c "The Fifth Angel"]] shows the Eclipse from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'''s Golden Age arc (about which Anton Kabanen wrote several songs for Music/BattleBeast) from ''Casca's'' point of view, mentioning her rape by Griffith/Femto in the chorus.
-->''"I steal your sanity, betray your heart and let it bleed\\
Burn down your paradise and drain your love\\
I stain your purity, become thy faithful enemy\\
Defile your womanhood before his eyes"''
* SnowMeansDeath: The video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N4tXf3Ensw "Blind and Frozen"]] shows a female protagonist wandering through a snowy castle in a white dress, then lying on a bed, apparently frozen to death, at the denouement.
