Legendary Rock Interviews recently caught up with BATTLE BEAST vocalist Noora Louhimo. An excerpt from the interview is available below:

LRI: There are very few vocalists who are capable of reminding me of Rob Halford but you do on this album. Are there any particular singers who influenced you growing up or other styles of music you enjoyed beyond metal?

Noora: "I started listening metal music since I was 16 and that fire started actually with GUNS N' ROSES. When I heard 'Welcome To The Jungle' I knew there was no coming back. Then there came DIO, JUDAS PRIEST, W.A.S.P. and of course IRON MAIDEN. Back then I thought Bruce Dickinson was the best male singer in the world. I’ve got so many influences from different genres, for example Whitney Houston was the first whose singing got me really developing my strong sound. Then there was Janis Joplin who’s the reason for my rasp. Blackie Lawless and Rob Halford have been really good influences in screaming."

LRI: Finland is a small country but has historically had a lot of hard rock and metal bands that have risen to worldwide attention. Were there a lot of other bands that played the same scene as you and is the music scene in Finland pretty supportive?

Noora: "Actually, I think there is no other band like us, not yet. Finland has been very supportive and actually our new album Battle Beast just got announced as a nominee for the best metal album of the year 2013 for the Finnish music award EMMA."

Click here for the complete interview.

Battle Beast's self-titled sophomore album is out now in Europe and North America.

Battle Beast tracklisting:

'Let It Roar'

'Out Of Control'

'Out On The Streets'

'Neuromancer'

'Raven'

'Into The Heart Of Danger'

'Machine Revolution'

'Golden Age'

'Kingdom'

'Over The Top'

'Fight, Kill, Die'

'Black Ninja'

'Rain Man'

'Shutdown'

Lyric video ‘Over The Top’: