{"title":"Beast In Black","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"dark-connection","title":"Dark Connection","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe beast is back in black! And it‘s ready to crush the known boundaries of melodic metal! Beast In Black, the international battalion of ground-breaking melodic metallers, is ready to blow your mind with their third album ominously titled \u003ci\u003eDark Connection\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're into melodic and atmospheric heavy metal with an insanely catchy twist, this is the album you're looking for. There's no other creature like this walking the earth. None other bears these sharp edged riffs or piercing choruses. Not with these epic sci-fi, fantasy and cyberpunk stories to tell. Beast In Black is a wholly unique form of heavy metal evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDark Connection\u003c\/i\u003e is an album which gathers all the elements from past, present and future of Beast In Black leader, Anton Kabanen. The raw melodic energy of early Battle Beast remains, but now Beast In Black are crafting their own sound within the genre thanks to the utilisation of wildly melodic guitars and multilayered synthezisers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRemember the glory days of 80's metal? When you could spend hours and hours staring at the cover art of a heavy metal album as you start to discover what all the lyrics are about? Beast In Black is right there with you. Dark Connection is a deeply intricate heavy metal record. As you start to invest time into the songs, you’ll realise that there's something interesting happening at every layer, from the music to the cover art and also the lyrics. It's all tied up into one, to ensure the ultimate audio-visual metal experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirteen songs, a mountain of irresistible melodies and influences from the retro roots of music to a plethora of futuristic themes and atmospheres. Every single song from \u003ci\u003eDark Connection\u003c\/i\u003e could be a single. Beast in Black could create a music video for every last track. That's just how much dedication and passion has been immortalised in these songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll these moments on \u003ci\u003eDark Connection\u003c\/i\u003e won't be lost in time, like tears in rain. Beast is Black has created a lifetime heavy metal experience. Are you ready to face this eternal beast?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nuclear Blast","offers":[{"title":"Blue LPx2","offer_id":50468430545227,"sku":"1132945","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50468434051403,"sku":"2216681","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/37890b0b-7f68-4c2a-9513-5e430596b013_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727347915"},{"product_id":"berserker-pyy4i5","title":"Berserker","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe metal world was in a rage when Anton Kabanen parted ways with his former band Battle Beast back in 2015. “To put it simple: When one road ends, another one begins. Isn’t that so? We wanted different things and to do them in a different way. I'm living for the music and I will die for it. Period,” Anton comments regarding the split. “Let me quote a person who said something that sums it up perfectly: ‘Art is not a matter of ‘can’, but ‘must’.’ And when you have to compromise with that it feels like the heart is filling up with poison.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it didn’t take much time for Anton to rise from the abyss: Only a few months later, a new five-piece beast was born in Helsinki, the Beast In Black. Anton continues, “To me Battle Beast was just a beginning, my first vision and creation, and I’m actually happy to see how well it’s going for Battle Beast since what they are doing now derives from that vision, from the first three Battle Beast albums. But now it’s time to revive the original vision, make it stronger than ever, together with my comrades, with my brothers in arms in Beast In Black!”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album maintains the style of his previously composed works which include the first three Battle Beast albums. Influenced by 80’s metal bands such as Judas Priest, Manowar, W.A.S.P., Black Sabbath and Accept, the record is nothing but a great heavy metal album. The album’s artwork marks the return of the collaboration between Anton and Roman Ismailov who was the original illustrator and graphic artist for Battle Beast.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nuclear Blast","offers":[{"title":"Orange LP","offer_id":50962485805387,"sku":"2236044","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/product_id._25df24de_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1733922462"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/beast-in-black.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}