Primal Fear
Primal Fear formed in Germany in 1997 around vocalist Ralf Scheepers and bassist Mat Sinner, bringing together musicians with deep ties to European heavy metal. From the self-titled debut onward, the band specialized in power metal with a sharper, steelier edge than many symphonic peers: high-register vocals, double-kick propulsion, Judas Priest-style riffing, and choruses built for maximum lift. Albums such as Jaws of Death, Nuclear Fire, Black Sun, Seven Seals, New Religion, Rulebreaker, Apocalypse, Metal Commando, Code Red, and Domination show a remarkably consistent commitment to traditional heavy metal values, even as lineups and labels changed. Scheepers's voice is the obvious focal point, but Primal Fear also depend on guitar teams that keep the songs muscular rather than merely melodic. Their best material balances speed and precision with direct, fist-raising hooks, making the band a reliable force for listeners who want power metal without excessive sweetness. Primal Fear's history is not one of trend chasing; it is a long campaign for classic metal intensity delivered with modern production force.
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Primal Fear Discography
15 tracks
- 1 Primal Fear - Remastered 2022 0:34
- 2 Chainbreaker - Remastered 2022 4:25
- 3 Silver & Gold - Remastered 2022 3:13
- 4 Promised Land - Remastered 2022 4:25
- 5 Formula One - Remastered 2022 4:57
- 6 Dollars - Remastered 2022 3:59
- 7 Nine Lives - Remastered 2022 3:08
- 8 Tears of Rage - Remastered 2022 6:48
- 9 Speedking - Remastered 2022 4:01
- 10 Battalions of Hate - Remastered 2022 3:51
- 11 Running in the Dust - Remastered 2022 4:38
- 12 Thunderdome - Remastered 2022 3:45
- 13 Breaker - Accept Cover 3:30
- 14 Chainbreaker - Live 4:02
- 15 Running in the Dust - Live 4:39
12 tracks
- 1 Jaws of Death 0:22
- 2 Final Embrace 5:08
- 3 Save a Prayer 3:37
- 4 Church of Blood 5:14
- 5 Into the Future 4:05
- 6 Under Your Spell - Version 1999 5:36
- 7 Play to Kill 4:01
- 8 Nation in Fear 5:24
- 9 When the Night Comes 5:15
- 10 Fight to Survive 6:00
- 11 Hatred in My Soul 4:55
- 12 Kill the King (By Primal Fear) 4:32
11 tracks
- 1 Angel in Black 3:58
- 2 Kiss of Death 3:49
- 3 Back from Hell 3:45
- 4 Now or Never 5:33
- 5 Fight the Fire 4:23
- 6 Eye of an Eagle 4:27
- 7 Bleed for Me (By Primal Fear) 5:04
- 8 Nuclear Fire 4:23
- 9 Red Rain 4:50
- 10 Fire on the Horizon 3:30
- 11 Living for Metal 3:41
5 tracks
- 1 Under Your Spell - Version 2002 5:36
- 2 Out in the Fields 3:59
- 3 Horrorscope 5:43
- 4 Breaker 3:29
- 5 Kill the King (By Primal Fear) 4:34
13 tracks
- 1 Countdown to Insanity 1:43
- 2 Black Sun 4:01
- 3 Armageddon 4:05
- 4 Lightyears from Home 4:40
- 5 Revolution 4:02
- 6 Fear 4:19
- 7 Mind Control 4:58
- 8 Magic Eye 5:16
- 9 Mind Machine 5:36
- 10 Silence 4:39
- 11 We Go Down 5:52
- 12 Cold Day in Hell 4:10
- 13 Controlled 3:36
12 tracks
- 1 Metal Is Forever 4:46
- 2 Suicide and Mania 4:03
- 3 Visions of Fate 4:49
- 4 Sea of Flames 4:00
- 5 The Healer 6:40
- 6 Sacred Illusions 4:02
- 7 In Metal 5:14
- 8 Soulchaser 4:52
- 9 Colony 13 3:55
- 10 Wings of Desire 6:45
- 11 Heart of Brave 4:54
- 12 Devil's Ground 2:06
2 tracks
- 1 Metal Is Forever - Radio Edit 4:00
- 2 Metal Is Forever 4:48
10 tracks
- 1 Demons and Angels 5:32
- 2 Rollercoaster 4:28
- 3 Seven Seals 3:54
- 4 Evil Spell 4:31
- 5 The Immortal Ones 4:19
- 6 Diabolus 7:54
- 7 All for One 7:53
- 8 Carniwar 3:17
- 9 Question of Honour 7:26
- 10 In Memory 5:07
14 tracks
- 1 Sign of Fear 4:47
- 2 Face the Emptiness 4:35
- 3 Everytime It Rains 3:52
- 4 New Religion 4:04
- 5 Fighting the Darkness 3:36
- 6 The Darkness 3:51
- 7 Reprise 1:16
- 8 Blood on Your Hands 4:02
- 9 The Curse of Sharon 4:40
- 10 Too Much Time 5:13
- 11 Psycho 3:54
- 12 World on Fire 3:53
- 13 The Man (That I Don't Know) 6:13
- 14 Fighting the Darkness - Orchestral Version 2:48
11 tracks
- 1 Introduction 0:36
- 2 Angel in Black 3:35
- 3 Battalions of Hate 3:45
- 4 Nuclear Fire 4:29
- 5 Chainbreaker 4:11
- 6 Eye of an Eagle 4:28
- 7 Fight the Fire 4:43
- 8 Running in the Dust 5:01
- 9 Silver & Gold 3:27
- 10 Final Embrace 6:23
- 11 Angel in Black - Rep 2:13
15 tracks
- 1 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead 0:50
- 2 Riding the Eagle 5:00
- 3 Six Times Dead (16.6) 4:02
- 4 Black Rain 6:09
- 5 Under the Radar 5:28
- 6 5.0 / Torn 7:15
- 7 Soar 4:18
- 8 Killbound 4:15
- 9 No Smoke Without Fire 4:54
- 10 Night After Night 5:03
- 11 Smith & Wesson 4:47
- 12 The Exorcist 4:49
- 13 Hands of Time 4:23
- 14 No Smoke Without Fire - Special Version 3:39
- 15 Scream 4:39
14 tracks
- 1 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead - Live 1:26
- 2 Under the Radar - Live 4:54
- 3 Battalions of Hate - Live 3:47
- 4 Killbound - Live 4:43
- 5 Nuclear Fire - Live 4:17
- 6 Six Times Dead (16.6) - Live 4:58
- 7 Angel in Black - Live 4:28
- 8 Sign of Fear - Live 4:33
- 9 Fighting the Darkness - Live 8:43
- 10 Riding the Eagle - Live 5:28
- 11 Final Embrace - Live 6:34
- 12 Metal Is Forever - Live 5:52
- 13 Hands of Time - Live 4:41
- 14 Chainbreaker - Live 5:40
14 tracks
- 1 Unbreakable (Pt. I) 1:37
- 2 Strike 4:39
- 3 Give Em Hell 3:05
- 4 Bad Guys Wear Black 3:31
- 5 And There Was Silence 5:13
- 6 Metal Nation 5:11
- 7 Where Angels Die 8:09
- 8 Unbreakable (Pt. II) 6:05
- 9 Marching Again 5:41
- 10 Born Again 4:48
- 11 Blaze of Glory 3:56
- 12 Conviction 3:49
- 13 Night of the Jumps 3:55
- 14 Born Again - Acoustic Version 4:48
13 tracks
- 1 King for a Day 3:44
- 2 Rebel Faction 4:41
- 3 When Death Comes Knocking 6:58
- 4 Alive & On Fire 4:48
- 5 Delivering the Black 4:01
- 6 Road to Asylum 3:48
- 7 One Night in December 9:18
- 8 Never Pray for Justice 4:23
- 9 Born with a Broken Heart 4:36
- 10 Innocent Man 4:12
- 11 Inseminoid 5:01
- 12 Man Without Shadow 4:03
- 13 When Death Comes Knocking - Single Edit 4:25
14 tracks
- 1 Angels of Mercy 3:35
- 2 The End Is Near 4:26
- 3 Bullets & Tears 3:05
- 4 Rulebreaker 4:38
- 5 In Metal We Trust 3:34
- 6 We Walk Without Fear 10:45
- 7 At War with the World 4:06
- 8 The Devil in Me 4:44
- 9 Constant Heart 4:50
- 10 The Sky Is Burning 4:45
- 11 Raving Mad 3:14
- 12 Final Call 4:04
- 13 Don't Say You've Never Been Warned 4:23
- 14 The Sky Is Burning - Remix 3:48
18 tracks
- 1 Apocalypse 1:44
- 2 New Rise 4:13
- 3 The Ritual 4:05
- 4 King of Madness 4:25
- 5 Blood, Sweat & Fear 4:55
- 6 Supernova 5:21
- 7 Hail to the Fear 5:05
- 8 Hounds of Justice 3:51
- 9 The Beast 3:42
- 10 Eye of the Storm 8:00
- 11 Cannonball 4:44
- 12 Fight Against All Evil 4:24
- 13 Into the Fire 4:33
- 14 My War Is Over 4:41
- 15 Area 16 - Bonus Track 1:41
- 16 Predator - Bonus Track 4:01
- 17 If Looks Could Kill - Bonus Track 4:06
- 18 Thrill of Speed - Bonus Track 4:01
1 track
- 1 Crucify Me 4:10
11 tracks
- 1 I Am Alive 4:34
- 2 Along Came the Devil 4:21
- 3 Halo 4:19
- 4 Hear Me Calling 4:39
- 5 The Lost & The Forgotten 4:08
- 6 My Name Is Fear 4:04
- 7 I Will Be Gone 4:26
- 8 Raise Your Fists 3:52
- 9 Howl of the Banshee 4:54
- 10 Afterlife 4:29
- 11 Infinity 13:12
5 tracks
- 1 I Will Be Gone (feat. Tarja Turunen) 4:27
- 2 Vote of No Confidence 6:05
- 3 Rising Fear 1:39
- 4 Leave Me Alone 4:04
- 5 Second to None 4:12
11 tracks
- 1 Another Hero 4:59
- 2 Bring That Noise 4:49
- 3 Deep in the Night 5:47
- 4 Cancel Culture 6:48
- 5 Play a Song 4:15
- 6 The World Is on Fire 5:01
- 7 Their Gods Have Failed 7:23
- 8 Steelmelter 4:46
- 9 Raged by Pain 3:22
- 10 Forever 5:12
- 11 Fearless 5:29
2 tracks
- 1 Deep in the Night 5:47
- 2 Another Hero 4:59
1 track
- 1 Another Hero 4:59
1 track
- 1 If Looks Could Kill - Rerecorded 2024 4:07
13 tracks
- 1 The Hunter 4:20
- 2 Destroyer 4:33
- 3 Far Away 4:17
- 4 I Am The Primal Fear 5:42
- 5 Tears of Fire 5:04
- 6 Heroes and Gods 4:02
- 7 Hallucinations 2:32
- 8 Eden 7:09
- 9 Scream 4:23
- 10 The Dead Don't Die 4:21
- 11 Crossfire 4:11
- 12 March Boy March 4:56
- 13 A Tune I Won't Forget 3:23
1 track
- 1 Far Away 4:17
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