Year : 2023
Style : Heavy Metal , Power Metal
Country : Germany
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 136 mb
Bio:
Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of Primal Fear's new album “Delivering the Black” on January 24th in Europe and January 28th in North America.After some very intense songwriting sessions and pre-production schedule, the band started to record the new album in summer 2013 at the House of Music studios in Germany, with producer Mat Sinner and engineer Achim Koehler.The band then moved to Denmark in September to finish the album with acclaimed producer/engineer Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Pretty Maids, Amaranthe) handling the mix.The centerpiece of the album is the epic track “When Death Comes Knocking” and the 10 minute opus “One Night In December,” spiced with big orchestral arrangements and complex sound designs.The ballad “Born With A Broken Heart” also shows a new side of Primal Fear with an acoustic guitar vibe and the addition of Liv Kristine (Leaves’ Eyes) on backing vocals.Singer Ralf Scheepers says: “We worked hard to create our best album ever. I already felt the vibe during the pre-production, that we were working on something very special this time! And now the result is just an amazing Metal album, I’m extremely proud of!”Producer/bassist Mat Sinner adds: “The songs, the production, the sound – this album is a very special one for me and my career. In my view everybody in the band just did a killer job and Jacob was fantastic choice to mix the album!”Prior to the full album, the new single “When Death Comes Knocking” is due out December 2nd.
Album:
PRIMAL FEAR is a Traditional Heavy Metal band from Esslingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. This is their fourteenth full-length album and first since the 2020s ‘’Metal Commando’’. Magnus Karlsson and Ralf Scheepers’s gang is back again with this new opus. After a slew of great albums starting from 2012’s ‘’Unbreakable’’ to ‘’Rulebreaker’’ back in 2016, they released an awesome live album but two very mediocre albums called ‘’Apocalypse’’ and the aforementioned ‘’Metal Commando’’. Is it the start of the downward spiral of this long beloved band? But wait there’s more…I make no bones about it, PRIMAL FEAR are in my top 15 favorite bands. You have one of the very best vocalists of all time with a very Traditional Heavy Metal sound, hell, the guy did audition for JUDAS PRIEST after all! I love the band, I love the vibe of the band and they give a killer live show. The band commands the stage like almost no other band. Their strength relies on a singer that can sing both live and in the studio without a false note. When the band is on, they are awesome but when they are going through the motions, they feel uninspired and boring, unfortunately.The first single is a big indicator of what will bring forth the album. ‘’Another Hero’’ could have been a B-Side from ‘’New Religion’’ or even ‘’Seven Seals’’. I am pretty sure I have heard these riffs before and they are just recycling or hashing out old ideas. It’s very cliché and the lyrics are kind of boring or unimaginative. It’s a paint-by-numbers Metal song that is overly produced and has way too many layers added. This song is pretty much an afterthought. It’s a big headbanger but it just falls flat.The soaring voice of Ralf Scheepers does save the album from total blubbery. He does a fine job on ‘’Cancel Culture’’, ‘’Steelmelter’’ and ‘’Fearless’’. These songs really stand out from the rest of the album, this is the PRIMAL FEAR of old, intense songs like they are accustomed to. These songs could have fit with any of their great albums, they get your heart pumping and your blood boiling. I am pretty sure these songs will be added to their live repertoire. I am also a bit tired of seeing songs with the word ‘’fear’’ in them, it’s getting a bit ridiculous. I know it’s like an inside joke and a sort of running gag but it’s lame honestly. We know we know, you guys are called PRIMAL FEAR, get over it!It’s a cohesive album, when you hear an album by them, you pretty much heard them all. It’s not going to reinvent the wheel and some songs really are great and you have those subpar tracks that should have been left on the backburner. They always establish their distinctive sound to an album, you have the faster songs, the mid-tempo songs, and the pure headbangers. It’s the formula, it’s their formula and it usually gives the listener something for everyone. This album has decent production but it felt way too overproduced and I think a fresh pair of ears could be beneficial for their next album. They can wait more than three years and really work on these songs and I think Magnus Karlsson should take a bigger place in the lyrics department. He does a masterful job with his solo project and PRIMAL FEAR would benefit from a bigger input by the main shredder. The lyrics are beginning to be too straightforward and unimaginative. The well is dry per se and the album suffers from the poor lyrical content.The album finishes strong with ‘’Fearless’’ but the almost 60-minute album just lacks direction and momentum. It’s always the same formula and you kind of want to move on to another band, especially after this release. It’s ok but uninspired would be an understatement. I enjoyed the growling parts in the chorus on ‘’Deep in the Night’’ but other than that, it’s just run of the mill album.I am still a fan even after three consecutive disappointing albums in a row and I would not hesitate one second to see them again in concert, I honestly think Primal Fear should give themselves more time for the next album and come refreshed. They are really starting to run out of ideas and the machine isn’t rolling as it was 5-10 years ago. ‘Code Red’ is a good album but nothing to write home about.
Line-Up:
Ralf Scheepers - Vocals (1997-present) - See also: Scheepers, Avantasia (live), ex-F.B.I., ex-Blackwelder, Baron Carta, ex-Gamma Ray, ex-Tyran' Pace
Mat Sinner - Bass, Vocals (1997-present) - See also: Goddess Shiva, Kiske / Somerville, Level 10, Silent Force, Sinner, Mat Sinner, Voodoo Circle, ex-Jorn, ex-Scheepers (live), ex-Cans
Tom Naumann - Guitars (1997-2000, 2003-2007, 2015-present) - See also: Sinner, Mat Sinner, How We End, ex-Godiva (live)
Magnus Karlsson - Guitars (2008-present) - See also: Allen / Olzon, Anette Olzon, Ginevra, Heart Healer, Kiske / Somerville, Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall, The Ferrymen, ex-Last Tribe, ex-Midnight Sun, ex-Planet Alliance, ex-The Codex, Starbreaker, ex-Bob Catley, ex-Scheepers (live), ex-Allen - Lande, ex-Frontiers All Stars
Alex Beyrodt - Guitars (2011-present) - See also: Level 10, Silent Force, Mat Sinner, ex-Missa Mercuria, ex-The Sygnet, ex-Wild Axes, Voodoo Circle, ex-Jorn, ex-Sinner, ex-Princess, ex-Shortino
Michael Ehré - Drums (2019-present) - See also: Gamma Ray, Metalium, Nitewalk, Saeko, The Giant Void, The Unity, ex-Love.Might.Kill, ex-Murder One, ex-Pryer, ex-Unisonic (live), Uli Jon Roth (live), ex-Firewind, ex-Starchild, ex-Vinnie Moore (live), ex-Hansen & Friends (live), ex-Matt Gonzo Roehr, ex-Steelray, ex-Kee Marcello (live)
Tracklist:
01. Another Hero
02. The Flood
03. Deep In The Night
04. Cancel Culture
05. Play A Song
06.The World Is On Fire
07.Their Gods Have Failed
08.Steelmelter
09.Raged By Pain
10. Forever
11. Fearless
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