The future has begun: Today, heavy metal heroes BEAST IN BLACK start into a new shimmering metallic era of their bright future. The band announces their new album “Dark Connection” and reveals the cover artwork for this fantastic masterpiece, catapulting the listener into the exciting world of cyberpunk. “Dark Connection” marks the third album of the international high-flyers and will be released on October 29th via Nuclear Blast Records. Guitarist Anton Kabanen 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.” A first musical appetizer of “Dark Connection” called ‘Moonlight Rendezvous’ will be released on September 3rd. Keep an eye on the band’s and label’s channels to not miss any news. Anton continues on the artwork, “The instantly captivating album artwork was once again done by Roman Ismailov. Its visual emphasis significantly correlates with the recurring themes of Dark Connection. The tense gaze shared between the Beast and the drop-dead gorgeous femme fatale gynoid, Cynthia, speaks of an exciting, arousing, dangerous, mysterious and even questionable connection on a physical, emotional and moral level. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, well, this certainly is the case!” The track list for “Dark Connection” reads as follows: 1. Blade Runner 2. Bella Donna 3. Highway To Mars 4. Hardcore 5. One Night In Tokyo 6. Moonlight Rendezvous 7. Revengeance Machine 8. Dark New World 9. To The Last Drop Of Blood 10. Broken Survivors 11. My Dystopia 12. Battle Hymn (MANOWAR Cover) 13. They Don’t Care About Us (MICHAEL JACKSON Cover) — “Dark Connection” will be available as digital album, CD, Black Vinyl, Clear/Sky Blue Marbled Vinyl [limited to 300 pieces], Blue Transparent Vinyl [UK exclusive, limited to 300 pieces], Red/Ocean Blue Splattered Vinyl [Bravado Exclusive, limited to 300 pieces], White/Red Inkspot Vinyl [EMP exclusive, limited to 300 pieces] and Purple/Silver Inkspot Vinyl [US exclusive, limited to 300 pieces]. The preorder will start soon, so keep an eye on the band channels for updates! European Tour 2021 w/ MISTER MISERY, NESTRUCTION 22/11 SE Stockholm Fållan 23/11 SE Gothenburg Trädgårn 23/11 DK Copenhagen Amager Bio 26/11 DE Oberhausen Turbinenhalle 27/11 NL Tilburg Tilburg 28/11 DE Frankfurt Batschkapp 29/11 BE Antwerp Trix 01/12 UK London Asembly Hall 02/12 FR Paris La Cigale 03/12 FR Lyon CCO 05/12 IT Milan Alcatraz 06/12 DE Stuttgart LKA Longhorn 07/12 CH Pratteln Z7 08/12 DE Munich Tonhalle 10/12 HU Budapest Barba Negra 11/12 CZ Zlin Hala Euronics 13/12 AT Vienna Arena 14/12 PL Krakow Studio 15/12 DE Berlin Huxleys 16/12 DE Hanover Capitol 17/12 DE Hamburg Docks 18/12 DE Leipzig Felsenkeller BEAST IN BLACK is: Yannis Papadopoulos | vocals Mate Molnar | bass Atte Palokangas | drums Kasperi Heikkinen | guitars Anton Kabanen | guitars, vocals More info: www.beastinblack.com www.facebook.com/beastinblackofficial www.instagram.com/bib_band www.twitter.com/bib_band www.youtube.com/beastinblack www.nuclearblast.de/beastinblack |