Battle Beast- First reaction - Black Ninja

[@dimitrisnikoloulis4071]

Noora , the black ninja metal queen. She slaying with her growls. Powerful voice.

[@The-WorldExplained]

For more of them, I personally like the songs 'Let it Roar' and 'Out of Control' from the same album.

[@oceansoul085]

Seconded! Both of those songs are awesome and Noora has an amazing voice.

[@Eulaalia10]

Btw Sabaton has made a cover of Out of Control.

[@juhagabrieltakkinen1131]

Hey Olly for the remark about many good metal bands coming from Finland; this might be partial reason: " With 2,825 metal bands listed in the Encyclopaedia Metallum, the figure for Finland works out to 54.3 bands per 100,000 Finns". Meaning that Finland has the most metal bands in the world per capita, Sweden having most by pure gross count at 3 398. To make it in Finland a metal band has to be World Class or more, stands to reason that the ones who make it outside of Finland will blow most of the competition away. Just putting it out there.

[@ollytherock7324]

I think that is very cool info to have.

[@TheNismo777]

Thats Noora for you :D She is amazing. #FinnishMetal

[@febed01]

(1) Totally agree about the sign of horns. Also heard it was linked to pagan god Cernunnos and the sacred masculine. (2) IRL ninjas : stealth AF, also perfect John Does during the day. Hollywood ninjas : dressed in black to climb a white wall (I see you Chuck Norris!) + screaming "KIAÏ" when "stealthly" attacking the hero from behind (because they need to warn Michael Dudikoff) XD (3) And for the JJBA fans here : KONO NOORA DA !

[@guitar_noodle]

love battle beast. saw them in san antonio and they slayed. Noora has a lot of charisma,

[@ollytherock7324]

Should I do more reaction of this band?

[@Eulaalia10]

This was sooo much fun,wasn't it! Thanx!

[@miias.7334]

There's gotta be something in the water 🤔😉 Glad you are reacting to other finnish bands also , besides Nightwish. 👍🤘

[@ollytherock7324]

I'm planning on doing many bands, I was on a journey of greatness. Called Nightwish..lol🤟🥰🤟

[@seetaami5810]

No, it can't be the water, Miia. I think you know fully well that we don't mix water in our vodka. Rather, it's in the mothers' milk, Finnish mothers rock.

[@randywhite1724]

First time hearing this song or group. Close your eyes and it reminds me of a big hair band from the 80’s. It’s okay, didn’t blow me away.

[@weibsvolken7150]

More Battle Beast? Oh yeah! So far we totally agree on Nightwish, Sabaton, Beste Zangers, and now Battle Beast. So I feel confident with putting that Powerwolf song on your list in the Discord. But, Battle Beast. They got a bit softer and poppier lately, which is not bad per se, but I miss the energy of the earlier songs. They put on a good show in Wacken 2019. There are many favorites to choose from, I very much like "Out of Control", "Rock Trash", "Let it Roar", "Beyond the Burning Skies" and to throw in more of a ballad, "Bent and Broken"

[@dprphoto]

Well done Olly! The perfect reaction to Noora! You should read some of the top comments from the video. One fainted at the chorus and ended up in the hospital! You have to do more now! Have you heard of Delain?

[@jukkahelminen9071]

Thanks, you have found Battle Beast! :-) One more metal band from Finland. Battle Beast is again one of those bands who sounds better in live. And Noora is really active on stage, all the time in move. Noora Louhimo is their second vocalist and she is a real voice beast. Again we have here music educated vocalist : ) . Started in Battle Beast at 2012 replacing original singer Nitta Valo (who is also really good, but she needed concentrate to her family life and that´s why change). Noora has done some awesome covers in live situations, including songs from Janis Joplin, Scorpions, WASP etc. Her Janis Joplin covers are really awesome! Really worth to check out! One WASP member is living in Finland, maybe 5-6 months every year. He heard once that Noora like to do WASP covers and saw it in KZbin. Later contacted her and they made small pub gig... , this is taken from the audience, so not good quality. But Noora...!!! She kills it. Check this out! "Doug Blair (W.A.S.P.) playing Sleeping in the Fire with Noora Louhimo (Battle Beast)" kzbin.info/www/bejne/apO8g2yFprd1mtU Battle Beast has also recorded cover from WASP "Wild Child". Battle Beast guitarist left Battle Beast 2015, until that he made music. Then he founded Beast in Black. And you have heard already their vocalist, his cover from Nightwish Ghost Love Score.

[@neils123]

I've been lucky enough to catch Battle Beast live a few times and they are always fantastic in concert. Not sure if there are any live performances of them, but if there are, it may be worth finding some. Also, shame on anyone who doesn't know the incomparable Ronnie James Dio. I will always remember the night I heard that he'd died. RIP Ronnie!

[@ollytherock7324]

It was a sad day for me. I love his music. RIP Ronnie...……………………………………………...

[@jukkahelminen9071]

Yes there is some live recordings, like Bloodstock 2017 (made by Bloodstock). But I think better cab ne found from KZbin channel by Esa Kankaala. He has taken it also 2017, but good quality, this is sample: Battle Beast - Intro & Straight To The Heart - LankaFest 2017, Puolanka kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKOum2tmq8t8lZo

[@jukkahelminen9071]

Just published at KZbin 16.10.2019 Battle Beast - live @ Summer Breeze 2019 - ARTE Concert. About 62min long concert.

[@ollytherock7324]

@@jukkahelminen9071 oooohhhhhh must look...

[@JussiPennanen]

Btw, you have reacted Yannis Papadopoulos's version of Ghost Love Score. Yannis is the vocalist of Beast In Black which was founded by guitarist Anton Kabanen who also founded Battle Beast (and composed music for the first three Battle Beast albums). Also the Beast is his concept. He was kicked out of Battle Beast and he went to form Beast In Black. Both bands are doing tremendously well.

[@ollytherock7324]

I will be doing a reaction today for that other band.🤟😍

[@The-WorldExplained]

@@ollytherock7324 Great band too! A few suggestions for them as well then, I can't resist. ;) Beast in Black - Beast in Black Beast in Black - Blind and Frozen Beast in Black - Blood of a Lion

[@tarsiusbancanus5279]

Not many people know this but all the remaining black ninjas fled to Finland after the Great Technicolor Wars of the Edo Period

[@ollytherock7324]

Lol

[@jarikoo2693]

Surprice,, you're not the only one whos first step hears the great dio..

[@wjadragon6782]

The chorus totally has the feel of an old Judas Priest tune, fun :)

[@ollytherock7324]

Yes it does. I really like this band, must do more reaction to them.

[@wjadragon6782]

@@ollytherock7324 I have yet to get into them, I did pick up a CD just have not had the time to spin in, I blame Floor and the show :)

[@ollytherock7324]

@@wjadragon6782 very cool band

[@Immortall1408]

Black Ninja took you completely by surprise. :-) with going from that gentle melodic singing into raspy belting on the spot. She uses a very similar technique to Brittney Hayes from Unleash the Archers, but she adds way more distortion than Brittney.

[@ollytherock7324]

very cool I like it.

[@ChrisPage68]

Coincidentally, I listened to Unleash The Archers "Apex" album. Terrific. They're clearly Iron Maiden fans.

[@ollytherock7324]

@@ChrisPage68 rock on with your bad self.🤟🤟🤟

[@ChrisPage68]

@@ollytherock7324 Re: Dio - he sang with the Holy Trinity of Metal: Sabbath, Rainbow and Deep Purple.

[@iowa406]

Nora in this song is like cobra. The verse is a cobra that meanders among the grasses. The chorus starts as the cobra stands up, unfolds the collar and warns. And at the end of the chorus, he attacks. There is another song with this arrangement: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqevqIqqiNyBiqs Here Manuela is like cobra.

[@pmasher]

My first Battle Beast song was "Let it Roar" and they have quite a few good songs. They're not as complex as some bands but they are quite fun.

[@ollytherock7324]

I do like them. 🤟

[@jeannothnick6277]

My first song of them, too.Since then I felt in love.Saw them live 2 times, she sings live like on the records with much energy on stage and the band's great and funny.Greetings from Germany my friends!🤘

[@pmasher]

There's a lot of live Battle Beast and they are good live. Noora usually wears extreme makeup too. She in fact has a makeup tutorial on her youtube channel where she demonstrates how she gets into her character, which she refers to as "Battle Bitch".

[@ollytherock7324]

Lol that is funny. I'll check it out.

[@hevi6256]

Noora Louhimo of Battle Beast - Sleeping in the fire

[@ChrisPage68]

The lyric structure is Dioesque too. She also reminded me of Doro Pesch.

[@Ovrkyl]

"Can you imagine if Lita Ford and Ronnie James had a baby, this would be their daughter." Nailed it. Now just wait for her Dickinson wails and Halford screams in their other songs. Serious '80s metal vibes with very Dio/Maiden/Priest sounds.

[@muumiveikko]

We want more Noora Louhimo :)

[@jmetallover]

Great band and love the tribute to the Manga Berserk in their name. Kabanen(guitarist) left the band to form the group Beast in Black (tribute to Manga Berserk too) and is likewise great (Yanny the lead vocalist did a wicked cover of Ghost Love Score) both have that metal with 80's Pop sound that is completely addictive. Those that have seen them LIVE say they are great and I know they played Wacken 2018, not sure if the WOA channel has any of their LIVE stuff available. Great reaction and if you are spreading out the non-Nordic bands that are worth a listen Frozen Crown (Italy), Rammstein (Germany), Mary's Blood (all female Japan), Band Maid (all female Japan), The Warning (3 sisters Mexico), Alien Weaponry (teens New Zealand) and countless more never enough hours in the day to truly hear all the great music out there, but man is it fun trying!!!!

[@ollytherock7324]

If Did post that video last week..

[@cohiba478]

The first Battle Beast album was extraordinarily solid. With the current singer they started to branch out into more dare I say pop fusion. For me at least, its bit of a pick and choose experience. All Hail Ronnie James!!

[@ollytherock7324]

Hail Ronnie James, someone that knows.

[@Atlan0815]

Congratulations on finding yet another great Band from Finland. And yes, you are correct, there are quit a lot of them. One thing i have learned over the last year, if you think you know all the good female fronted metal Bands - think again! ;-) My top 3 findings from this year (so far), not necessarily in that order: Brothers Of Metal - Yggdrasil: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGbcioCgip2resk Unleash the Archers (Thanks to Mr. Rock N Roll) - Northwest Passage: kzbin.info/www/bejne/joOnZKmoiLGDl9k Astralium (very new, very good band from Italy) - The Journey: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5fUp5KlmpqZrJY

[@rkempo]

Battle Beast - Eclipse.

[@Mike_Judas_Priest_Kalsek]

Not Ronnie James and Lita Ford...Ronnie James and Doro haha! She sounds great, but only sounds a little bit like RJD to me. She sure can belt out those high notes, that's for sure. Gonna have to hear more of this band. PS...I was so lucky to have seen Dio live twice back in the day (for "The Last In Line" and "Sacred Heart" tours)...it was incredible! Cheers!

[@ollytherock7324]

That is cool that you seen Dio live.

[@Mike_Judas_Priest_Kalsek]

@@ollytherock7324 Ya, it was great. Back then I had also seen Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Van Halen, ZZ Top, Pink Floyd, Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, Pantera, White Zombie and a few smaller support acts that I can't remember off the top of my head. Them were the good ol' days, I tell you what. Cheers!

Do a reaction to "No More Hollywood Endings" from Battle Beast. =)

[@ollytherock7324]

Will add to list....

[@jukkahelminen9071]

@@ollytherock7324 Yes, that is from their latest album, this year spring. Gives idea where they are now

[@Eulaalia10]

They have changed their style some since their guitarist and songwriter formed a new and equally amazing band Beast in Black. Check out their Blind and Frozen.

[@Rentta]

@@Eulaalia10 They didn't immediately change it but in latest album they sure did.

[@yorgosyannopoulos9875]

Educate me Master Olly...Please educate me..!! Ninjas, horns sign, Legendary Ronnie James Dio (RIP). I want more....! Are you sure, you are not the Encyclopedia Britannica of Rock N Roll ? :-D. I liked a lot Noora's voice and the song ! I wasn't to crazy about the first solo guitar's sound. I would love a bit more distortion style sound !! But that's me ! Thank you for another great educational reaction !!! :-D

[@ollytherock7324]

Her voice is beautiful, but I love what she does with the distortion. Awesome. You know I'm always trying to learn and pass that on. lol

[@yorgosyannopoulos9875]

@@ollytherock7324I love the distortion on her voice too...amazing ! Olly the Within Temptation -Paradise video is being blocked in both uploads.

[@ollytherock7324]

@@yorgosyannopoulos9875 I tried three times. No luck...

[@ollytherock7324]

@@yorgosyannopoulos9875 its partially block. Unfortunately no way around. Copyright issues..🙁

[@yorgosyannopoulos9875]

@@ollytherock7324 That's OK Olly, you have tried and that is what counts !!! Next time !

[@Jailands]

How do you like Noora and BB? 😊 They are so much fun live and she is full of energy, jumping around the stage. Very 80's sound, she reminds me a bit of Doro at times. Here's an idea for your concert livestream, check out their concert in wacken from this year. I think you can find it in the wacken official website (I don't know how that will work with copyright, though). Btw, who doesn't know Dio? If you really like metal, you have to get to the classics at some point.

[@ollytherock7324]

Amen.. I love BB and I'm total digging the 80's sound .

[@andycad1108]

Great reaction. B.B. are a super band Can you please react to their cover of the W.A.S.P. classic Wild Child I think you will love Noora vocals on that one.

[@ollytherock7324]

Thank you I will add to list, I think that one is on their..

[@mix6809]

hehe, ronnie james is my fav singer of all time (maybe Floor can compete) but i don't see the similarity. love noora's voice tho, she's amazing...

[@tarsiusbancanus5279]

Btw talking about singers like the late and great Ronnie James Dio, I saw a guy that did a cover of him once that I was real impressed with. He did a cover album and a whole album dedicated to Dio so the guy is a massive fan. His name is Jorn Lande. Check out the song Stand Up And Shout or Kill The King or any of the classics, it's really good! This is not a reaction request. At your leisure sir!

[@ollytherock7324]

Thank you will do....

[@gatesofvalhalla8136]

Agreed. But also check Axel Rudi Pell - Temple of the King with Johnny Gioeli (he's a vocal beast) then :-), you'll love it. On youtube the link is /watch?v=KsKbtvGF4IY (don't know if the link is allowed)

[@ollytherock7324]

@@gatesofvalhalla8136 great link thank you.

[@michaeldougherty2807]

Popularized, but didn't create the horns. Look up Jinx Dawson of Coven.

[@ollytherock7324]

Yes he did not create the horns, but was the main person that popularized it. His grandmother taught him that. Love it someone that knows. Awesome thank you

[@ollytherock7324]

Even thought Gene Simmons thinks he started. Lol

[@michaeldougherty2807]

@@ollytherock7324 Coven had it on album covers before KISS or Rainbow formed. Her family was into the occult. In the end, words or gestures can change meanings over time.

[@blechtic]

Yeah, but "Blue Ninja" would be a jazz track.

[@seetaami5810]

Well, perhaps the band was informed enough of the history of the ninjas and decided to create this black-clad fictional female ninja character regardless. Otherwise, naming the song 'Black Ninja' would have been a bit tautological, wouldn't it? Now that's my Pink Elephant Argument, anyway. Also: "No-one has ever seen or heard of a black ninja." - "Exactly, dude. Exactly. They were so completely on top of their game, man." Secondly, of course we all know the one and only Ronnie James Bog(g)glemeister, my beloved Hamster of Infernal Affairs. Greetings from her. Seriously, though, you might enjoy a live performance from Battle Beast as well. Here's my sincerest suggestion: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJXbpoyVocdmiZI . Great and relevant song, and a valid piece of evidence attesting their refined professionalism in the fine art of aßkickery. Thanks for the great reaction video. Keep up the good job.

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Check out this one! Noora, but not in BB, Piece Of My Heart, 2018 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qma2q4dmgMx3jKs Ninjas were given black outfits to make them look more invincible? Just like the Black Knight in Monty Python's Holy Grail! Cool, I never knew that? Do you watch Japanese taiga series? If you haven't seen, I recommend Takeda Shingen, it's the only one I saw, but it's damn good. Yeah the "she is a child of" is so popular in Noora's videos comments! Ronnie James Dio is a popular suggestion for father, and Doro Pesch, Lita for mother. Also people compare her to Bonnie Taylor and Janis Joplin.

[@daveraven1821]

Hi nice chanel, Nightwihs's fan here, I recomend you two beautiful videos, First; "Jillian (i'd give my heart" by Within Temptation live performance from BlackSymphony and thriller second "The Phantom Agony" by Epica from the live session "We will take you with us" I hope you consider them, greetings from México! 🤘🏻

[@ollytherock7324]

Greetings from USA. Thank you I will add them to my list. I love Epica and Within Temptation. Thank you for your comments.

[@stamaalexgabriel2262]

For a similar feel You could check out Dream Evil - The book of heavy metal!!!!!!!

[@petrakoskela5340]

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[@satsumaking4635]

Live versionkzbin.info/www/bejne/rJ6kq4WQpayHmpI

[@mikkolaine4883]

I don't consider Black Ninja even close to there best stuff. I prefer the more powerful and faster songs: Bastard Sons of Odin Beyond the the Berning Skies Golden Horde Raise Your Fist Eden Kingdom Out of Control We are still waiting for Amorphis - The Bee (official lyric video) and again from Finland!

[@ollytherock7324]

The big problem with doing some of these reactions is that the videos sometimes gets blocked. That sucks, so cant react to them, only able to post link.😭👀

[@samanthar1214]

Ronnie James Dio always looked like a troll to me 😂😂 As for this song, eh, her voice was great, but idk seemed a bit cheesy

[@COYO-T]

Ronny who??????????????????????

[@andrebrodbeck3883]

who is Ronnie James?

[@ollytherock7324]

Would you really like to know?

[@DjKorppi]

The original singer is more close to ronnie james dio, the current one is more of a rob halford. Check out the original singer at kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2Orcpxvq9CGpNE

[@ollytherock7324]

I can see that as well, very cool video...

[@1322scratch]

Disagree. Doro Pesche and Ronnie James would make noora.

[@draagnipur8767]

Nope. I think her voice isn`t good. Ok... maybe isn`t bad but also isn`t great. It`s not my cup of tea... I love female singers who have something special. Maybe that`s why I don`t listen to Delain, Xandria and similar. Sorry BB`s fans but I don`t buy it. Who knows - maybe I`ll change my mind but this squawking is awful...

[@ollytherock7324]

No worries not every musician is perfect. It's all good that is why we can share with hate. Thank you for your comments.

[@satsumaking4635]

This goes against the grain so its an interesting perspective.What specifically didn't you find good about these vocals?What do you like in your vocals? This could help me filter down to a song that might be more to your liking.

[@draagnipur8767]

@@satsumaking4635 Ok, I`ve changed a mind - a bit... It`s not bad. But I prefere lyrical voice rather then kind of fallsetto and distortion (if I am correct). Maybe that I don`t like heavy/power metal bands too much... My top female voices are: Floor, Simone, Sharon, Liv Kristine and Vibeke. Which means I love lyrical soprano...

[@satsumaking4635]

Here’s the thing; Falsetto is a widely miss-understood and miss-used term. This specifically relates to the male voice faking the sound of the female head voice which is used for high notes (hence false). This is done by passing air through vocals chords that aren’t fully closed (which is why it doesn’t formally count as a vocal register, whereas head voice does, because this uses full vocal chord closure). The net result is a high, light and breathy sound (Prince is a prime example of falsetto). Noora is a soprano belter (similar voice type to other rock sopranos such as Ann Wilson from Heart) so although she has good vocal skills all around her forte is her high belt range. This is either using chest voice or a mix of head and chest voice called the mix voice. She rarely uses a falsetto sound (i.e. high, light and breathy). Her other distinctive quality is that she incorporates a lot of distortion into her sound. This is what makes her voice such a good match for hard rock and metal songs. The singers you mentioned as your preferences (which I think are all fantastic by the way) primarily sing music that comes under a genre that is called ‘Symphonic Metal’. That is the music you like, I suggest looking for more under this genre instead of powermetal. Symphonic metal vocalists use more of a classical singing technique rather than rock technique. This means a lower or neutral larynx position, clean sound so not much distortion, and most often use head voice for high notes. Thus the sound reminds more of sopranos you hear in opera, because the technique used is more similar. This is not to say that they don’t belt and don’t use distortion, it is just what they use most often to fit the genre. In the same way, Noora can use clean vocals and head voice when the song requires but mainly belts with distortion. That’s how it is I’m afraid, you just simply prefer a different vocal style to the one Noora uses most often. There are so few well known female rock or metal singers, those in the symphonic genre are some of the most well known across rock music because female leads actually dominate this particular genre. Thus, a lot of the singers on best female rock/metal lists actually come from symphonic metal bands, not only due to their own skills but also because they are simply the singers that people have actually even heard of. This fails to take into consideration that a lot of symphonic metal vocals aren’t rock vocals at all, they are classical vocals. This isn’t a serious issue, a good vocalist is a good vocalist and deserves recognition, but this does come from a lack of education or knowledge on vocals. It’s not a bias thing, I’m actually an opera fan so appreciate Symphonic metal and appreciate the quality in these singers, I’m just trying to explain factually what is going on, why you may or may not prefer particular sounds/styles. Anyhow, if your interested in a concise way to get an overview of how Noora sings perhaps just check out the 20 min vocal range vid below, see if any songs sound better to you. It just so happens that the powermetal fans like their latest album less because they incorporated more symphonic elements into it, so perhaps this means those songs would be more to your liking compared too the older songs. If you hear one you like the sound of, tell me the timestamp and I will be able to point you in the direction of the full song if you need. Also note that in this entire vid there are only approx. 3 example of falsetto sound. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2nYeoR7dreJh7c

[@Mike_Judas_Priest_Kalsek]

Not Ronnie James and Lita Ford...Ronnie James and Doro haha! She sounds great, but only sounds a little bit like RJD to me. She sure can belt out those high notes, that's for sure. Gonna have to hear more of this band. PS...I was so lucky to have seen Dio live twice back in the day (for "The Last In Line" and "Sacred Heart" tours)...it was incredible! Cheers!