Bringer of Pain

Bringer of Pain
Studio album by
Battle Beast
Released17 February 2017
GenresHeavy metal, power metal
Length39:26
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerJanne Björkroth
Battle Beast chronology
Unholy Savior
(2015)		 Bringer of Pain
(2017)		 No More Hollywood Endings
(2019)

Bringer of Pain is the fourth full-length album by the Finnish heavy metal band Battle Beast, released on 17 February 2017. 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 and won the 'metal album of the year' in the Finnish Grammy's (Emma-gaala).

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Straight to the Heart"Eero Sipilä, Juuso SoinioSipilä3:31
2."Bringer of Pain"Noora Louhimo, Joona BjörkrothJoona Björkroth, Louhimo3:04
3."King for a Day"Janne Björkroth, Elise WidemarkJanne Björkroth4:35
4."Beyond the Burning Skies"Joona BjörkrothJoona Björkroth, Janne Björkroth4:39
5."Familiar Hell"Janne Björkroth, WidemarkJanne Björkroth4:06
6."Lost in Wars" (feat. Tomi Joutsen)Janne Björkroth, WidemarkJanne Björkroth4:34
7."Bastard Son of Odin"Joona Björkroth, SipiläJoona Björkroth, Sipilä3:36
8."We Will Fight"Soinio, Sipilä, LouhimoSoinio, Sipilä, Janne Björkroth3:30
9."Dancing with the Beast"Janne Björkroth, WidemarkJanne Björkroth3:44
10."Far from Heaven"Janne Björkroth, WidemarkJanne Björkroth4:23
Total length:39:26
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
11."God of War"SipiläJanne Björkroth, Soinio, Joona Björkroth3:56
12."The Eclipse"Joona BjörkrothJoona Björkroth4:30
13."Rock Trash"Janne Björkroth, WidemarkJanne Björkroth3:13
Total length:51:06

Personnel

Battle Beast

Guest appearances

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)36
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)77
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)64
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)1
French Albums (SNEP) 182
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)14
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)87
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 50
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)16

References

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  2. ↑ "BATTLE BEAST - receive gold and platinum awards in Finland!". Nuclear Blast. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  3. ↑ toimitus, Metalliluolan (4 February 2018). "Battle Beastin "Bringer Of Pain" valittiin vuoden metallilevyksi Emma Gaalassa". Metalliluola (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Battle Beast – Bringer of Pain – Emma Gaala" (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Battle Beast – Bringer of Pain" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Battle Beast – Bringer of Pain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Battle Beast – Bringer of Pain" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Battle Beast: Bringer of Pain" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 8, 2017)". SNEP (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. November 2013. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Battle Beast – Bringer of Pain" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 24/2/2017 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 25 February 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  13. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Battle Beast – Bringer of Pain". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2017.