Add Primal Fear to that elite group of "true" metal warriors.
Upon listening to opener "Chainbreaker," which sounded very Judas Priest inspired, a bit of investigating took place.
Vocalist Ralf Scheepers used to speak the metal language for Gamma Ray and almost found himself sitting on the throne of Judas Priest, until that position was "ripped" from him.
So here he is, tearing up the speedways with Primal Fear, who specializes in creating the kind of headbanging, dual guitar, and metal mayhem listeners have come to expect from Germany.
The sound is huge but not complex, just thick and massively produced.
Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray alumnus) lends a helping guitar hand to the metal melee, his solos sounding top-notch as always.
The only complaint would have to be the semi-juvenile lyrics that take away from certain songs.
Highlights from the album include the aforementioned "Dollars" (not even cornball lyrics can ruin this metal classic), "Tears of Rage," "Promised Land," "Thunderdome," and the Deep Purple cover "Speedking." So put on your jean jacket and black leather pants and get ready to pound some beers.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Primal FearPrimal Fear | Primal Fear | Play | 00:34 | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| 2 | ChainbreakerPrimal Fear | Primal Fear | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 3 | Silver & GoldPrimal Fear | Primal Fear | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | Promised LandPrimal Fear | Primal Fear | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 5 | Formula OnePrimal Fear | Primal Fear | Play | 04:56 | 11 MB | 38 MB |
| 6 | DollarsPrimal Fear | Primal Fear | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | Nine LivesPrimal Fear | Primal Fear | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Tears of RagePrimal Fear, Ralf Scheepers, Mat Sinner, Klaus Sperling | Primal Fear | Play | 06:47 | 15 MB | 44 MB |
| 9 | SpeedkingPrimal Fear | Primal Fear | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 10 | Battalions of HatePrimal Fear | Primal Fear | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 11 | Running in the DustPrimal Fear | Primal Fear | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 35 MB |
| 12 | ThunderdomePrimal Fear | Primal Fear | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 47 mins | 108 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 357 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kai Hansen | Guitar |
| 2 | Rainer Ill | Photography |
| 3 | Tom Naumann | Guitar, Keyboards, Producer |
| 4 | Primal Fear | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 5 | Frank Roessler | Keyboards |
| 6 | Ralf Scheepers | Composer, Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | Mat Sinner | Bass, Composer |
| 8 | Klaus Sperling | Composer, Drums |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |