Berserker (Beast in Black album)

Berserker
Studio album by
Beast in Black
Released3 November 2017
StudioSound Quest Studio
Genre
Length51:09
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerAnton Kabanen
Beast in Black chronology
Berserker
(2017) 		From Hell with Love
(2019)
Singles from Berserker
  1. "Blind and Frozen"
    Released: September 8, 2017
  2. "Beast in Black"
    Released: October 30, 2017
  3. "Born Again"
    Released: November 3, 2017
  4. "Zodd The Immortal"
    Released: December 22, 2017
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Storm8.8/10[2]

Berserker is the debut studio album by Finnish power metal band Beast in Black, released on 3 November 2017. The album ranked seventh on the Finnish albums chart. In addition, Berserker charted in Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, and France.[3][4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Anton Kabanen

Berserker track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Beast in Black"4:29
2."Blind and Frozen"5:04
3."Blood of a Lion"5:03
4."Born Again"3:51
5."Zodd the Immortal"3:34
6."The Fifth Angel"3:30
7."Crazy, Mad, Insane"3:30
8."Hell for All Eternity" (CD-only track)4:48
9."Eternal Fire"3:34
10."Go to Hell" (CD-only track)3:01
11."End of the World"5:10
12."Ghost in the Rain"5:35
Total length:51:09

Personnel

Beast in Black

  • Yannis Papadopoulos – lead vocals
  • Anton Kabanen – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Kasperi Heikkinen – guitars
  • Máté Molnár – bass
  • Sami Hänninen – drums

Additional personnel

  • Teemu Koivistoinen – backing vocals

Production

  • Anton Kabanen – production, recording, mixing, orchestration
  • Roman Ismailov – artwork
  • Tero Kinnunen – mixing
  • Jarmo Katila – photography
  • Toni Kilpinen – photography (editing)
  • Emil Pohjalainen – mixing (additional)
  • Mika Jussila – mastering

Charts

Chart performance for Berserker
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 7
French Albums (SNEP)[6] 169
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 51
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 33

References

  1. ^ "Beast In Black - Berserker". Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Beast In Black - Berserker review". 22 December 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Beast In Blackin debyytti menestyksekäs pelinavaus – levyn listasijoitukset julki". KaaosZine.fi. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Berserker by Beast In Black - Music Charts". ACharts.co. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Beast in Black: Berserker" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Lescharts.com – Beast in Black – Berserker". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Beast in Black – Berserker" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Beast in Black – Berserker". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Beast in Black – Berserker". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2024.