Beast In Black and Gloryhammer bring a power-metal double bill back to Mr. Smalls

The Finnish band hasn't played Pittsburgh since a September 2023 show at the same Millvale room. On Saturday, March 20, 2027, it returns with Gloryhammer in tow.

Beast In Black last played Pittsburgh on Sept. 10, 2023, at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale. They're coming back to the same room with a heavier bill. Beast In Black play Mr. Smalls Theatre on Saturday, March 20, 2027, at 8 p.m., with Gloryhammer in support. Tickets are on Ticketmaster. The date was announced Oct. 27.

The show is part of a new headline run. On Oct. 27, Blabbermouth reported that Beast In Black will tour North America in February and March 2027, with Gloryhammer opening. The run opens with dates including Charlotte's Underground on Feb. 11 and Atlanta's Masquerade on Feb. 12. Pittsburgh comes late in the tour, on a Saturday night.

Two bands that co-headlined a European tour, on one stage in an 800-capacity room in Millvale.

The pairing has a history. In 2024 Beast In Black and Gloryhammer shared the Glory and the Beast double-headline tour in Europe, as Nuclear Blast announced. That made the two bands a natural package for the trip back across the Atlantic. For Pittsburgh fans, it's two bands that headline in Europe playing an 800-capacity room in Millvale.

Beast In Black are a Finnish band led by Anton Kabanen, formerly the guitarist in Battle Beast. The last two years have been eventful. In spring 2026 Kabanen sat out the band's North American tour supporting Helloween. The band said he stayed home to focus on its long-awaited fourth studio album. This 2027 run puts him back in front on a headline tour.

That's what makes the return worth watching. The 2023 Pittsburgh show came before the Helloween run and before Kabanen stepped back to work on the new record. A fan who was there will likely hear the band in a different place in 2027.

Gloryhammer are the other half of the draw. They work as a partner act, not a throwaway opener. Get there early.

Mr. Smalls is a good place for it. At 800 capacity, the room keeps a big-production metal bill close enough to feel. The 8 p.m. Saturday start leaves the whole evening for both sets.

Presale for the tour opened Oct. 29 and general on-sale Oct. 30, so tickets are already on sale. Pittsburgh hasn't seen Beast In Black in three and a half years. Grab a ticket, bring earplugs and get there early for Gloryhammer.

Sources: BEAST IN BLACK Announces February/March 2027 North American Tour With GLORYHAMMER (Blabbermouth) (blabbermouth.net); BEAST IN BLACK Leader ANTON KABANEN To Sit Out Band's North American Tour With HELLOWEEN (Blabbermouth) (blabbermouth.net); Beast in Black announce Glory and the Beast double headline tour 2024 (Nuclear Blast) (nuclearblast.com); BEAST IN BLACK - FINLAND (Metallian) (metallian.com); Beast In Black and Gloryhammer at Mr. Smalls Theatre (Ticketmaster) (ticketmaster.evyy.net)