''Beast Within'' is the second

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by the Finnish symphonic metal 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 without ...

* Teemu Mätäsjärvi –

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* Kristian Kangasniemi –

* – bass * Matti Auerkallio –

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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