''Beast Within'' is the second studio album by the Finnish

symphonic metal Symphonic metal is a cross-generic style designation for the symphonic subsets of heavy metal music subgenres. It is used to denote any metal band that makes use of symphonic or orchestral elements. The style features the heavy drums and guita ...

band Katra, released on August 29, 2008 through the

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Track listing

# "Grail of Sahara" – 3:27 # "Forgotten Bride" – 4:22 # "Beast Within" – 3:57 # "Fade to Gray" – 4:49 # "Swear" – 3:45 # "Promise Me Everything" – 4:22 # "Mystery" – 3:08 # "Flow" – 4:05 # "Scars in My Heart" – 3:50 # "Storm Rider" – 4:22 # "Mist of Dawn" – 4:26 # "Kuunpoika" – 4:27

Personnel

Katra Solopuro Katra is a Finnish symphonic metal band founded by vocalist . Members Katra Anniina Solopuro (born 10 August 1984 in Tampere, Finland) has been studying piano since the age of 6. At 14 she switched to voice lessons. Today she studies singing ...

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

Teemu Mätäsjärvi Teemu is a Finnish male given name. Notable people with the name include: * Teemu Aalto (born 1978), Finnish professional ice hockey player *Teemu Eronen (born 1990), professional ice hockey defenceman *Teemu Hartikainen (born 1990), Finnish prof ...

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Matti Auerkallio Matti may refer to: * Matti (given name), people with the given name * Matti (surname), people with the surname * Matti, Karnataka, a village in India * '' Matti: Hell Is for Heroes'', a 2006 film about Matti Nykänen See also * Masa (disambigu ...

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Reception

Metal Temple rated it 5/10 stars ("mediocre"), and wrote, "''Beast Within'' is a nicely produced work by a new band consisted of great musicians but – for me – the problem is that this album doesn't offer something new, music wise."

References

External links

* 2008 albums Symphonic metal albums by Finnish artists {{2000s-metal-album-stub