Beast in Black - Moonlight Rendezvous [Reaction/Review]

[@Janispetke92]

Finland is small country but boy we can make great music🤘🏼Greetings from Finland🎶

[@malteadotas4]

absolutely! You guys are blessed!!!

[@criwall]

Most metal bands per capita if I'm not mistaken. Sweden is second and Norway is third i think.

[@JohnDoe-zk4rm]

All my favourite metal bands are from Finland the last 20 years... Finntroll. Ensiferum, Nightwish, Bodom - you name it. Love your country, skål from your Nordic brothers in Norway

[@thebaddestogre-3698]

My body may be over seas but my soul lives with y'all in Scandinavia. 😁

[@nervanderi]

Pekka Strang...

[@malteadotas4]

holy fucking shit! this is one of the catchiest songs of all time. Heck, this is one of the best songs I've heard, at least this year. Man... I didn't know these guys, this was fucking awesome. What a song, what a voice WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

[@Priest1908]

We the Greeks.. Minority of the world but some of us with a heart and persistence to prevail. Bravo Yannis Papadopoulos, the fucking voice.. 🤘🏻🇬🇷

[@FireWhirl_]

Wow the new Helloween album looks amazing 😁😂

[@oceansoul085]

I’ve been waiting for you guys to drop this. Absolute banger of a song and impossible to sit still while listening. I cannot wait for the full album and I’m looking forward to your album review as well.

[@herrlendo]

What i love soooo much is that you guys just watch it and then talk about it and not stop every 5 seconds and say something about it 🤘🤘🤘

[@NegiTaiMetal011]

I'm definitely looking forward to the new BIB album. This song does feel similar to the Battle Beast song Touch in the Night. This song is good and you gotta love Yannis' vocals. In case you're not aware, Anton is a fan of anime and this is about a 90s cyberpunk anime Armitage III. I'm a fan of anime as well, though my tastes differ from Anton's.

[@starsword-c2534]

Armitage III, eh? I was thinking either Ghost in the Shell or Blade Runner. I knew he was a cyberpunk and anime fan.

[@KomalaUsedYeet]

I mean. Anton also wrote both songs as he did for Battle Beasts' first 3 albums

[@albifuz2785]

I would say "Touch in the night" is much better... OK, same eighties atmosphere but other level

[@criwall]

I'm both into metal and 80s New Wave. Beast in Black has for obvious reasons quickly become one of my favorites and the best part is that concerts are finally opening up and i got tickets to a show with them in a few months.

[@parkingturtle]

That song SLAPS. I pre-ordered the album as soon as I heard it. Also I found it funny that the album comes out the exact same day as Ad Infinitum's. By the way, Reckless Love announced that they're gonna release a new song on Saturday if you guys are interested in reviewing it ^^

[@magnusblomqvist966]

Been waiting for this! Good reaction 🤘

[@italiano5150]

Awesome reaction guys!!! Pretty funny too 😃🤟🤟

[@APREACTS]

Cheers!!

[@kanatapaw]

love watching your music video reviews 😄🤘

[@APREACTS]

Thank you!

[@reignman441]

very good song...has that 80's feeling

[@honknation3202]

Retrowave/Rock and some hint of Abba or Schlager, with his powerfull voice. This song brought back music in 2021, for me.

[@UltraCasualPenguin]

If you want schlager metal: Viikate. You can't really find it here. ABBA was closer to disco than schlager.

[@224224josh]

their new song one night in tokyo has easily taken my 2nd spot from them. crazy mad insane still reigns supreme

[@icecreamsandwichiify]

Same

[@jeremykershaw]

Someone likes Cyberpunk and Blade Runner!

[@milu9099]

Armitage III is where you find the story behind this... i think the intro is legit a sample from the film.

[@KingJerbear]

"The Oikos helps build muscle" 😂😂😂

[@Torsteen-p3d]

Great reaction, guys. :D Been waiting for this one since the video dropped. Also, as for touching and Yannis, I'd personally be afraid of doing that. Did you _see_ how he just lifted that dude up with one hand in the video? O.o

[@APREACTS]

I think that guy was standing on a box. His voice is powerful, his arms not so much.

[@brothernemiel6465]

I guess the "Indiana Jones" style might be a throwback to Harrison Ford in Bladerunner. Also, since Battle Beasts first albums had the "Berserk" Anime-Theme all over the songs (and we know that Beast in Black is Battle Beast v2.0), I guess this one is also based on some cyberpunk Anime movie like "Armitage III" or "Ghost in the Shell" etc

[@APREACTS]

I mentioned Ghost In The Shell, it really reminded me of that.

[@elena7471]

A woman's voice in the beginning from Armitage III 😊

[@Kresegoth]

@@elena7471 Yup, a direct quote/sound clip.

[@ArchangelJaceAscended]

Absolutely. The video has "Blade Runner" written all over it. This is one of the most Cyberpunk things I've ever seen.

[@davidebasile9422]

this song continues Touch in the night of Battle beast

[@Retset]

I love this track! I am a total sucker for stuff mixed with metal. Disco metal like here, folk metal, etc. This is why I prefer their 2nd album more than the first by some margin and am looking forward to the third, although I doubt all tracks will all be as disco as this one.

[@galadballcrusher8182]

you must love nanowar too

[@Retset]

@@galadballcrusher8182 Had to google them so no! I like Alestorm though ... xD

[@raidbosskenshiro3865]

@@Retset One of Alestorms members founded a band called Gloryhammer, i think you‘d like them too :)

[@icecreamsandwichiify]

This is amazing!!!!!!!!!!

[@ancientrune1674]

i second One night in tokyo. Also speaking of 80 synth mixed with metal check out Abstract Void's Wishdream

[@mythical_pizza]

I think Pedro was thinking of the phrase dystopian but said post-apocalyptic

[@APREACTS]

Bingo

[@williamosborne6866]

Truly epic music...massively dopey video.

[@Alexandros_Alpha]

The refrain melody reminds me of something, but i cant recall... Any ideas?

[@markohepola7043]

Amazing melody on chorus

[@peterkarargiris4110]

Awesome ! Yannis and the boys have done it again.

[@TurboDISCO_Adept]

► Yes, guys, I knew you wouldn't miss the latest from The Beast in Black! ► I will duplicate well-known information below for people interested in this music... ---------- ► Videoclip, for the most part, was based on a manga and anime called "Armitage III". ---------- ► Our very own Anton Kabanen Official states: "Enter cyberpunk. Flying cars, sprawling metropolis, valleys of neon lights, emotionless killers, gynoids, femmes fatales, shadowy characters, lethal lust, forbidden passion, love larger than life, space travel... All this and much more is what 'Dark Connection' holds within. Such cyberpunk animes as Armitage III, Cyber City Oedo 808, AD Police, Battle Angel Alita and Bubblegum Crisis have essentially served as sources of inspiration, as well as the immortal classic film by Ridley Scott; Blade Runner. And as always, a Beast In Black album wouldn't be a Beast In Black album without a heavy impact of Berserk, the manga and anime creation of Kentaro Miura. Sadly, the beloved author passed away while we were still making this album. Thus, 'Dark Connection' is dedicated to Kentaro Miura."

[@maggaw9869]

ANGEL BY POETS OF THE FALL. ALEXANDER THEATRE SESSIONS LIVE IN HELSINKI FINLAND. MARKO SAARESTO. MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE SINGER.

[@mrshade810]

Love them. My favourites from them are "sweet escape" and "the distance"

[@felixfarside1210]

Great stuff.

[@nervanderi]

I´m sorry but I did mixed the bands... Battle beast and Beast in Black. And for those who don´t know one of those bands have female lead vocalist... And well Both are Finnish...

[@Arwingdo]

Is Song is just great! I can feel it to be the scapegoat all along.

[@sera6065]

Sublime !

[@Medsas]

NewRetroWave vibes!! have A&P ever reviewed Pertubator or Carpenter Brut? Not metal but still :)

[@APREACTS]

Carpenter Brut is not our thing...

[@Medsas]

@@APREACTS no worries :)

[@jussi3378]

As much as I like the dancing, I do wish there are some headbangers also in the album. Excellent song

[@MetalCharlo]

man that fucking riff

[@arampapazian8539]

ESKIMO CALLBOY-WE GOT THE MOVES.

[@APREACTS]

Das Friday

[@Andy_from_de]

The video story remnided me of Westworld.

[@APREACTS]

That 2....forgot about Westworld.

[@Larion1]

yeah Blade Runner guys

[@petradirect418]

No headbangend😅 love song❣️

[@goldiwilson]

at first I thougt ist was song by "Dance with the Dead" then Yannis started singing ;)

[@aslangt4137]

Dance with the Dead ordered from Wish

[@rocksteady9256]

PLS check out One night in Tokyo. Love it.

[@jannes3856]

Video remains mostly Blade Runner movies. Excellent song and nice review :D

[@MattiasGrozny]

Keanu Reaves and Indiana Jones? Deckard just walked in and asked "I am a joke to you?"

[@bjorbrsand]

Guys hope you listen to me, you realy need to find Lightbringer of sweden. Youll love it!

[@Eluarelon]

Great reaction as always. But during your analysis of the lyrics and their personal meaning to you, a question came up and I feel I have to ask: WWE or AEW?

[@APREACTS]

AEW

[@Eluarelon]

@@APREACTS Yeah, me too. Was a bit on the fence, but as it seems, most of my favorite wrestlers seem to work for AEW now (KO and a bunch of female wrestlers being the notable exception)

[@APREACTS]

KO is going to AEW before the end of the year. I like the wrestling, the storylines, etc

[@Eluarelon]

@@APREACTS Well, him and El Generico would fit right into AEW, that's for sure. And yeah, I agree with the storylines. Never had any problems with WWE wrestling per se, but their storytelling is mostly abysmal. And now with Christian and Danielson in AEW, ruining Becky Lynch for me was probably the last signal I needed that I'm not in their target group anymore.

[@Arzie81]

That was fetastic!

[@pasha1877]

Loved the 80s vibe since im a 80s kid 🤘 but overall not my cup of tea.

[@aleksandarradovanovic0802]

Does anyone felt in this video the Blade Runner movie vibes? I think it is made as respect to the movie.

[@georgemartoleki3771]

good reaction. PLEASE react to ANGELLORE any of their songs

[@tysonwhelan8882]

I like that you didn’t start stop , but you lost my attention at the 8.30 minute mark , I just wanna hear about the song not random chit chat . Straight to the point

[@tarmotyyri6733]

I don't like movies that end like this one. Hopefully she'll be resurrected in the next one. I also don't understand the logic of the main male character in this - first he couldn't care less about her, but them takes a totally opposite course of action.

[@justastrugglermovingforwar6209]

I’ve been wondering this myself

[@arthurgoyle3479]

I assume he is the headhunter mentioned in the intro text. I see it that way that he found her but couldn't help her in a public place and trusted that she could escape herself. But did you notice how he stopped when he saw Kape and then got furious when Mate shot her? Only then he realized that he has to help her. I find it very humane and interesting. The story doesn't tell why he couldn't take her somewhere safe to be fixed, but at least he wanted to give her a decent and peaceful way to die. In the intro text it says that "the corporation" wants the whole generation III to be killed and she probably is a robot from generation III, so maybe that's why there is nothing he could do about it?

[@oceansoul085]

This is what I get out of it based on dozens of viewings, characters listed in the end credits, and taking into account the lyrical themes: he’s one of the (human) headhunters mentioned in the opening text; she’s one of the third gen androids-sorry, gynoids. He’s meant to be hunting her down and destroying her, but clearly he’s developed feelings for her somewhere along the way. We see in her final flashbacks that time and again he’s let her go when he had her cornered, and obviously she’s got feelings for him too. (I would love more details on their backstory). He’s conflicted about this (he’s supposed to be killing her, human/artificial-being romance is probably taboo, etc). So when she’s hurt and directly asking for his help that conflict comes to a head; he hesitates, but chooses the safer/familiar path of not actively helping her-until, as he’s turning away, the fourth gen androids show up and do her harm. That seems to be enough to instantly reverse his decision and he turns on them-but of course it’s too late, and he’s ‘admitted’ his true feelings just in time to take her to safety outside the city and stay with her while she dies. I’m also hoping we get more of this story in the next video, whether he’s hunting down his former allies in revenge or searching for a repair shop to bring her back to life.

[@tarmotyyri6733]

@@oceansoul085 So basically Blade Runner 2.0, just as I thought.

[@arthurgoyle3479]

@@tarmotyyri6733 Yes definitely, that is very obvious. There is also very many references to other masterpieces and animes, all blend together. Kabanen has said that the new album has been inspired by: "cyberpunk animes as Armitage III, Cyber City Oedo 808, AD Police, Battle Angel Alita and Bubblegum Crisis, as well as the immortal classic film by Ridley Scott; Blade Runner."

[@tomnostraofficial]

Blade runner meet´s finnish or greek Harrison Ford!

[@petertapola8097]

I saw them live twice and neither time did they play Zodd the Immortal. It was then that I knew they would go soft. The second album was like a watered down version of the first in every aspect and looks like the third one will follow the same path.

[@APREACTS]

Their sound has gotten more 80s synth pop driven with each album. Undeniable.

[@Torsteen-p3d]

@ Peter Tapola Sorry, but I respectfully disagree, and I wouldn't jump to conclusions like that. Anton Kabanen is the songwriter, and this isn't his 3rd album. It's his 6th album. He started out in Battle Beast and wrote every song on their first three albums. And at no point has there been any noticeable change from his normal writing style. This song isn't any "softer" than for example "Crazy, Mad, Insane" from their first album, or "Touch In The Night" on Battle Beast's 3rd album, or "Savage And Saint" from Battle Beast's 1st album, which was also the first album Anton ever released. He's always mixed 80's pop with 80's heavy metal in various ways, since the very beginning. Besides, there's only one song out from the upcoming album, so you have no basis to form an opinion on it yet, so it sounds more like you're trying to project a preconceived personal fear onto the band and trying to twist the objective facts to support said fear. Let's just wait until the album is out before making any decisions on it, okay? Peace bro. :)

[@petertapola8097]

@@Torsteen-p3d I am aware of Anton's history. The facts are that BiB's first album is heavier than the second and this first song from third. It is a fact that Zodd is the heaviest song they have made and that they haven't made as heavy a song since. Choosing MR as the first song to be released is likely to represent the overall feel of the album. So there's no projecting on my part. I'd like to be wrong, but it's unlikely.

[@shard841]

Kk Priest reaction

[@specialed.2461]

Reaction is fine; song is lame.