In July 1999, the 2nd album Jaws of Death was released. Shortly after its release guitarist Tom Naumann left the band due to health problems. During the tour through Europe, Brazil and Japan he was replaced by Alex Beyrodt. In January 2000, Henny Wolter joined the band as a permanent replacement. In early 2001, the third album Nuclear Fire was released. At the following world tour the band played in the US for the first time and were guests at the Metal Meltdown Festival and the Milwaukee Metalfest.
The next album Black Sun was released on 29 April 2002 and entered the German LP charts at place 55. Halford-Guitarist Mike Chlasciak contributed the guitar solos for the songs "Fear" and "Armageddon". The highlight of the following double-headliner tour with fellow band Rage was a gig at the Scala in London. The same year Henny Wolter left the band and was replaced by the returning Tom Naumann. With this line-up the band again toured through Brazil and ended the Black Sun tour. In April–May 2003, the band participated in the "Metal Gods" tour together with Rob Halford, Testament and a few other bands and toured through the US and Canada. During the Tour drummer Klaus Sperling was replaced by Randy Black. After the tour, Randy joined the band permanently.
In February 2004, the 5th album Devil's Ground was released and entered the German LP charts at place 67. April of the same year the band started another world tour in which the band toured through Europe, Japan, the US and South America including one of the band's biggest hits "Metal Is Forever". Directly after the tour the band recorded their 6th album Seven Seals in Vancouver and Stuttgart. It was released in Fall of 2005 mixed by Mike Frazer in Vancouver. To promote the album the band went on Europe and Japan tour together with fellow power metal band Helloween.
In July 2006, the band surprisingly left Nuclear Blast Records and signed a long-term contract with Frontiers Records. As a "parting gift" Nuclear Blast released the best of compilation Metal Is Forever.
In February 2007, during the recordings for the next album New Religion, the band decided after long discussions about the future of the band that Henny Wolter would return as 2nd guitarist and Tom Naumann would leave the band. The album was finished under the direction of producer Mat Sinner and engineer and co-producer Charlie Bauerfeind and was mixed by Roland Prent in the Galaxy Studios in Belgium. It was released in September 2007 and entered the German LP charts at place 60. They started their New Religion tour as co-headliner of the sold out ProgPower USA (PPUSA) VIII festival in Atlanta, US. Afterwards they toured together with U.D.O. through Europe. They continued the tour in January 2008 due to the band's 10th birthday and once again toured through Europe.
Early March 2008, the band announced that longtime guitarist Stefan Leibing had left the band because he wanted to spend more time with his family and his business. On future releases and tours he would be replaced by Swedish guitarist Magnus Karlsson, who already contributed two guitar solos for the New Religion album. In December 2008 the band entered the House of Music Studios to record their next album 16.6 (Before the Devil Knows You're Dead). They said that "the music includes a lot of the vibe of our very first albums" and that "a new Primal Fear album always contained some new musical challenges, real surprises". The Album was released on 22 May in Europe and 9 June in the US. The Video for the song Six Time Dead (16.6) has premiered on 8 May on the band's official MySpace channel. The Album reached No. 46 on the German, No. 52 in Swedish and No. 28 in the Japanese album charts. The band started their longest tour ever in South America, North America, Canada, Europe and Japan to promote their new album. A new live CD and DVD was recorded during every leg on the tour. In 2010 the band spent their longest time on the road in North America tour, followed by another European Tour in September–November 2010.
On 8 July 2011, the band announced their next album Unbreakable. The album was released on 20 January 2012. The band toured extensively throughout 2012 in support of the album on the "Metal Nation" tour, of which the European leg included dates in Italy, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Bolivia among others. The band also played several more shows in 2013.
On 20 May 2013, it was announced on the band's official website that they would begin recording their next album the following day. On 4 October, Primal Fear announced their new album Delivering the Black. It was released on 24 January 2014 by Frontiers Records.
On 11 August 2014, drummer Randy Black parted ways with the band due to "irreconcilable differences" between him and Ralf Scheepers. His last appearance was at the Summer Breeze festival in Germany. His departure became effective on 16 August. On 13 June 2015, the band announced that former U.D.O. drummer Francesco Jovino would replace him along with returning guitarist Tom Naumann.
On 22 January 2016, the band released their eleventh studio album Rulebreaker. In November 2017, Primal Fear entered the studio to begin work on their twelfth album Apocalypse, which was released 10 August 2018.
On 3 April 2020, Primal Fear announced the title of their thirteenth studio album Metal Commando, along with a release date of 17 July 2020. A single titled "Along Came the Devil", in support of the upcoming album was released on 15 May 2020. On 9 April 2021, Primal Fear released an EP titled I Will Be Gone, featuring Tarja Turunen.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primal_Fear_(band)
Studio albums
Primal Fear (1998
Jaws of Death (1999)
Nuclear Fire (2001)
Black Sun (2002)
Devil's Ground (2004)
Seven Seals (2005)
New Religion (2007)
16.6 (Before the Devil Knows You're Dead) (2009)
Unbreakable (2012)
Delivering the Black (2014)
Rulebreaker (2016)
Apocalypse (2018)
Metal Commando (2020)
Angel In Black
Primal Fear Lyrics
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I'm chosen to loose in this game
To get me will not be so easy
To kill me not even the game
I'll send the fight, my pride is victory
There is blood there is pain
Cause there's life after death
And I'm sure coming back to attack
As an angel in black
Hiding myself in the city
So dark cause it's ruled by the ghosts
Footsteps of iron behind me
The sword of the king, I fear most
Back in the light, I face my destiny
There is blood there is pain
But my agony is not in vain
Cause there's life after death
And I'm sure coming back to attack
As an angel in black
The lyrics to Primal Fear’s Angel In Black are about a fighter who is faced with the prospect of losing in a game. The fighter is angry but knows that winning will not be easy, and even killing him will not decide the game. To send the fight, the fighter resolves to win and make his pride become his victory.
The second verse shifts to the city, which is dark and ruled by the ghosts. The fighter hides, but footsteps made of iron follow closely behind him, and he fears the king’s sword. However, the fighter emerges from the darkness to face his destiny in the light, unafraid of what is coming.
In the chorus, the singer talks about how blood and pain are inevitable, but the agony is not in vain because there is life after death, and he is sure to come back to attack as an angel in black. The song is about never giving up, no matter what the circumstance, and fighting to the end.
Line by Line Meaning
Feeling the anger inside me
I am filled with anger and frustration.
I'm chosen to loose in this game
I've been selected to lose in this situation or struggle.
To get me will not be so easy
Capturing or defeating me will pose a challenge.
To kill me not even the game
Even the game at hand cannot result in my death.
I'll send the fight, my pride is victory
I will challenge and triumph in the fight to come.
There is blood there is pain
I anticipate experiencing both blood and pain.
But my agony is not in vain
Even my suffering will not be for naught.
Cause there's life after death
I believe in the possibility of an afterlife.
And I'm sure coming back to attack
I am confident that I will return to attack again.
As an angel in black
Upon my return, I will come back as a fierce and powerful force, represented by an angel in black.
Hiding myself in the city
I am hiding within the city, where it is dark and controlled by malevolent entities.
So dark cause it's ruled by the ghosts
The city is dark because it is under the rule of ghosts, spirits that haunt and terrorize.
Footsteps of iron behind me
I hear heavy footsteps following me, making me believe that I am being pursued.
The sword of the king, I fear most
Above all else, I am most afraid of encountering the sword of the king, a powerful weapon wielded by a feared and respected leader.
Back in the light, I face my destiny
Once I leave the darkness, I must confront my fate.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: HENRIK WOLTER, KLAUS SPERLING, MAT SINNER, RALF SCHEEPERS, STEFAN LEIBING
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