{"id":66018,"date":"2026-09-10T19:44:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T01:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/?p=66018"},"modified":"2026-09-10T19:44:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T01:44:51","slug":"beast-in-black-fear-the-beast-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/beast-in-black-fear-the-beast-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Beast In Black announce Fear The Beast and open their fourth album with an Alien-inspired nightmare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Beast In Black have officially launched the campaign for their fourth studio album. The Finnish heavy metal band released \u201cFear The Beast\u201d on September 10 alongside an elaborate cinematic video, confirming that the song will also serve as the title track of their forthcoming album of the same name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">The release offers the first formal introduction to the follow-up to Dark Connection, which arrived in 2021. No release date, tracklist or physical configurations for Fear The Beast have been announced yet, but the title track establishes both the musical direction and visual language surrounding the band\u2019s next record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Written and produced by Anton Kabanen, \u201cFear The Beast\u201d draws directly from Ridley Scott\u2019s 1979 film Alien. Kabanen, however, points to his longstanding fascination with H.R. Giger\u2019s biomechanical artwork as the deeper reason behind the song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"BEAST IN BLACK - Fear The Beast (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CxcWshagY3c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"BEAST IN BLACK - Fear The Beast (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CxcWshagY3c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The guitarist and songwriter says he has experienced recurring dreams since his teenage years in which a xenomorph pursues him through dystopian environments. That combination of fear and fascination eventually became the conceptual foundation of the track, with Kabanen viewing the creature not simply as something grotesque, but as an unsettling combination of elegance, sensuality, intensity and menace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">That idea carries directly into the accompanying video. While the song itself is based exclusively on the original Alien, Beast In Black also drew from James Cameron\u2019s 1986 sequel Aliens when shaping the clip, particularly its industrial environments. The video was directed by Katri Ilona Koppanen, with Emil Pohjalainen and Nestruction Studios involved in its production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">A central element of the new visual world is the XENOBEAST, a creature designed by longtime Beast In Black visual collaborator Roman Ismailov, who also created the single artwork. Kabanen says the idea of developing Giger-inspired cover art dates back to early 2020, when he and Ismailov were working on the first concepts for Dark Connection in Turku. The idea was ultimately saved for the band\u2019s fourth album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Musically, \u201cFear The Beast\u201d retains the foundations Beast In Black have established since Berserker: melodic heavy metal powered by dance-oriented rhythms, synthesizers, immediate riffs, large choruses and the considerable vocal range of Yannis Papadopoulos. It also arrives following the addition of guitarist Markus Venehsalo, who officially joined the band in June while sessions for the fourth record were already underway. Nuclear Blast said at the time that Venehsalo had contributed lead work to the album during the selection process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">The single is Beast In Black\u2019s first new release since \u201cEnter The Behelit,\u201d their April 2025 collaboration connected to the crossover between Diablo and Berserk. The project continued the group\u2019s longstanding creative relationship with the themes and imagery of Kentaro Miura\u2019s manga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Beast In Black will now take the next phase of their career back to the road. September dates include Tokyo, Taipei, Shanghai and Beijing, followed in October by the extensive Resurrection Tour 2026 with Sonata Arctica and Frozen Crown. The European itinerary runs through late November before additional Finnish dates close out the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">With three albums released since 2017 and more than five years having passed since Dark Connection, \u201cFear The Beast\u201d finally provides the first substantial look at Beast In Black\u2019s fourth full-length. When the complete album will arrive remains to be announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-69-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Beast In Black anuncia Fear The Beast y abre su cuarto \u00e1lbum con una pesadilla inspirada en Alien\" class=\"wp-image-66019\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-69-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-69-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-69-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-69-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-69-770x770-1.png 770w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-69-293x293-1.png 293w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-69-390x390-1.png 390w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-69-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-69-900x900.png 900w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-69-1400x1400.png 1400w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-69.png 1417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-69-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Beast In Black anuncia Fear The Beast y abre su cuarto \u00e1lbum con una pesadilla inspirada en Alien\" class=\"wp-image-66019\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-69-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-69-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-69-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-69-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-69-770x770-1.png 770w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-69-293x293-1.png 293w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-69-390x390-1.png 390w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-69-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-69-900x900.png 900w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-69-1400x1400.png 1400w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-69.png 1417w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beast In Black ha puesto en marcha oficialmente la etapa de su cuarto \u00e1lbum de estudio. La banda finlandesa estren\u00f3 este 10 de septiembre \u201cFear The Beast\u201d, nuevo sencillo acompa\u00f1ado por un videoclip cinematogr\u00e1fico y, al mismo tiempo, tema principal del pr\u00f3ximo disco del grupo, que llevar\u00e1 el mismo t\u00edtulo. El lanzamiento supone la primera presentaci\u00f3n formal del sucesor de Dark Connection, publicado en 2021. Por ahora, Beast In Black no ha revelado la fecha de lanzamiento, tracklist ni formatos [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":66020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[171,260],"tags":[3869],"class_list":["post-66018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-heavy-metal","category-new","tag-beast-in-black"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66018"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66021,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66018\/revisions\/66021"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}