Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
Finnish power metal band Battle Beast just announced that they are parting ways with lead singer Noora Louhimo. She joined the band in 2012, replacing Nitte Valo.
Battle Beast and Noora Louhimo Part Ways After 13 Years
After six albums and 13 incredible years together, we announce that Noora Louhimo is leaving Battle Beast to focus on her solo career. While we are saddened by her departure, we fully support her decision to pursue new creative paths—something she hasn’t been able to explore wholeheartedly with the demanding schedule of Battle Beast.
Noora shares:
“For 13 years I got to grow, learn, develop and explore with Battle Beast who I am as a musician and as a person. And now my heart desires more adventures, and flying with my own wings towards my dreams that I can only pursue if I give them my full attention. Life is full of different eras and now it is time for a new one. I am forever grateful and love Battle Beast and our fans. This is not the end, this is a beginning of a new adventure for both of us. See you soon Little Beasts! ”
We are deeply thankful for the music, the tours, and the magic we created together. These memories will never be tarnished nor forgotten, and we wish Noora nothing but success and happiness on her path forward.
We know you—our fans—will miss Noora as much as we do. But rest assured: the flight of Battle Beast continues, and so does Noora’s, now simply on a different trajectory.
A new era begins. We will announce the new voice of Battle Beast tomorrow on December 16th.
With gratitude and love,
Noora, Janne, Eero, Juuso, Joona & Pyry
Straight from Finland, Battle Beast could be the child of Manowar and Abba. The band was formed in Helsinki in 2008. In 2010, they won the Wacken Metal Battle, shortly after that, they won Radio Rock Starba. And in just a few years, they’ve conquered the world of power metal, adding a touch of pop and a welcome freshness. But don’t worry purists, Battle Beast don’t lose sight of the underworld, and they know how to deliver big, speedy, amphetamine-fueled sounds with powerful riffs and pounding rhythms. They sublimate melodies that lean towards the 80s, and synth lines that are sometimes as kitsch as they are effective.
The result is music in the form of a guilty pleasure that calls for grandiloquence. An exuberance that can be felt and seen in the band’s stage costumes and pyrotechnic effects. And a sometimes pompous power metal that emerges forcefully from the clichés while keeping both feet firmly planted in the ground.
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