History & Biography Beast was a German/Swiss heavy metal band. The band's origin was in a heavy rock band called Sky, which was founded in 1974 and had an independent 7" called Can You Hear Me b/w Junky in 1979. Beast, as of 1981, adopted a hard rock sound and was around for a decade. The band's debut album was on a major label (CBS Switzerland), but was followed by a demo in 1984. The debut was reissued with an alternate cover through SL Records in Germany and entitled Lonely Nights. The cover artworks differed and represented beast and beauty respectively. Drummer Helmut Paul left in 1984. The Letter contained several demo recordings. Drummer F.P. Illing joined the band. ...Stay Hard was a 1992 demo. The act was singer and guitarist Hans J. Bergt, singer and guitarist Kurt Bergt, bassist Helmut Merk and drummer Falko Illing. Dark City was a compilation of old material in 2015.
Hans and Kurdt were brothers. Hans died in 2011.
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