Bringer of Pain
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{{Infobox album
| name = Bringer of Pain
| type = studio
| artist = Battle Beast
| cover = Bringer of Pain cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 17 February 2017
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Heavy metal, power metal
| length = 39:26
| label = Nuclear Blast
| producer = Janne Björkroth
| prev_title = Unholy Savior
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = No More Hollywood Endings
| next_year = 2019
}}
Bringer of Pain is the fourth full-length album by the Finnish heavy metal band Battle Beast, released on 17 February 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Battle_Beast/Bringer_of_Pain/623686|title=Battle Beast – Bringer of Pain – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives}} 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{{Cite web |title=BATTLE BEAST - receive gold and platinum awards in Finland! |url=https://www.nuclearblast.com/blogs/news/battle-beast-receive-gold-and-platinum-awards-in-finland-31621 |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Nuclear Blast |language=en}} and won the 'metal album of the year' in the Finnish Grammy's (Emma-gaala). {{Cite web |last=toimitus |first=Metalliluolan |date=2018-02-04 |title=Battle Beastin ”Bringer Of Pain” valittiin vuoden metallilevyksi Emma Gaalassa |url=https://metalliluola.fi/battle-beastin-bringer-of-pain-valittiin-vuoden-metallilevyksi-emma-gaalassa/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Metalliluola |language=fi}}{{Cite web |title=Battle Beast – Bringer of Pain – Emma Gaala |url=https://emmagaala.fi/2017-emma-ehdokas-vuoden-metalli-voittaja-battle-beast-bringer-of-pain/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |language=fi}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Straight to the Heart
| music1 = Sipilä
| lyrics1 = Eero Sipilä, Juuso Soinio
| length1 = 3:31
| title2 = Bringer of Pain
| music2 = Joona Björkroth, Louhimo
| lyrics2 = Noora Louhimo, Joona Björkroth
| length2 = 3:04
| title3 = King for a Day
| music3 = Janne Björkroth
| lyrics3 = Janne Björkroth, Elise Widemark
| length3 = 4:35
| title4 = Beyond the Burning Skies
| music4 = Joona Björkroth, Janne Björkroth
| lyrics4 = Joona Björkroth
| length4 = 4:39
| title5 = Familiar Hell
| music5 = Janne Björkroth
| lyrics5 = Janne Björkroth, Widemark
| length5 = 4:06
| title6 = Lost in Wars
| note6 = feat. Tomi Joutsen
| music6 = Janne Björkroth
| lyrics6 = Janne Björkroth, Widemark
| length6 = 4:34
| title7 = Bastard Son of Odin
| music7 = Joona Björkroth, Sipilä
| lyrics7 = Joona Björkroth, Sipilä
| length7 = 3:36
| title8 = We Will Fight
| music8 = Soinio, Sipilä, Janne Björkroth
| lyrics8 = Soinio, Sipilä, Louhimo
| length8 = 3:30
| title9 = Dancing with the Beast
| music9 = Janne Björkroth
| lyrics9 = Janne Björkroth, Widemark
| length9 = 3:44
| title10 = Far from Heaven
| music10 = Janne Björkroth
| lyrics10 = Janne Björkroth, Widemark
| length10 = 4:23
| total_length = 39:26
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Bonus tracks
| title11 = God of War
| music11 = Janne Björkroth, Soinio, Joona Björkroth
| lyrics11 = Sipilä
| length11 = 3:56
| title12 = The Eclipse
| music12 = Joona Björkroth
| lyrics12 = Joona Björkroth
| length12 = 4:30
| title13 = Rock Trash
| music13 = Janne Björkroth
| lyrics13 = Janne Björkroth, Widemark
| length13 = 3:13
| total_length = 51:06
}}
Personnel
= Battle Beast =
- Noora Louhimo – lead vocals
- Joona Björkroth – lead guitar
- Juuso Soinio – rhythm guitar
- Eero Sipilä – bass, backing vocals
- Pyry Vikki – drums
- Janne Björkroth – keyboards
= Guest appearances =
- Tomi Joutsen (Amorphis) – vocals on "Lost in Wars"
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Austria|36|artist=Battle Beast|album=Bringer of Pain|rowheader=true|accessdate=1 March 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|77|artist=Battle Beast|album=Bringer of Pain|rowheader=true|accessdate=25 February 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|64|artist=Battle Beast|album=Bringer of Pain|rowheader=true|accessdate=25 February 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Finland|1|artist=Battle Beast|album=Bringer of Pain|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 February 2017}} |
| scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-album-megafusion/?ye=2017&we=8|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 8, 2017)|work=SNEP |date=November 2013 |publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=French|accessdate=28 February 2017}}
| 182 |
| {{album chart|Germany4|14|id=321514|artist=Battle Beast|album=Bringer of Pain|rowheader=true|accessdate=24 February 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|87|date=24 February 2017|rowheader=true|accessdate=25 February 2017}} |
| scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|title=Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|accessdate=25 February 2017}} Click on "Veckans albumlista".
| 50 |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|16|artist=Battle Beast|album=Bringer of Pain|rowheader=true|accessdate=1 March 2017}} |