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)
Kiss of Death
Primal Fear Lyrics
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I had bad feelings for your relief
You try to offend me, in your selfish way
My agony was not a reason to betray
You're gonna pay
Dance with the devil, still feel the pain
No time for anger, no time for despair
I don't want to see me in tins nightmare
No Chance to hurt me, no chance for tears
All I want to prove your darkest fears
I'll disappear
Dance with the devil, still feel the pain
Suit up for destruction, the kiss of death
Look into the future, it will take your breath
Suit up for destruction,the kiss of death
The opening lines of Primal Fear's song 'Kiss of Death' describe a betrayal very clearly: the person who trusted the singer, believed them, has been tricked. The singer had bad feelings (presumably about the person they betrayed) but the victim hoped to be comforted by them. The sense of selfishness in their interaction leads to the line 'You try to offend me, in your selfish way' - the person who was betrayed is so consumed by their own pain that they lash out, hoping to make the other person feel what they feel. The singer's agony is not a reason to betray someone, but the victim has conjured a reason in their own head. In the chorus, the singer says that the victim will 'pay' - presumably for betraying them in turn, for making them pay for their 'selfish' pain.
The second verse of the song continues in a similar vein: the singer dances with the devil and still feels pain, they suit up for destruction and are ready for the 'kiss of death'. There is a sense of resigned anger in this verse, a sense that the singer has accepted the darkness of the situation but is not going to let it consume them entirely. There is still a touch of vulnerability in the line 'I don't want to see me in this nightmare', but this is tempered by the following line - 'All I want to prove your darkest fears' - where the singer successfully positions themselves as the aggressor, the one who will make the other person pay.
Line by Line Meaning
Your tragedy was to believe me
You made a mistake in placing your faith in me.
I had bad feelings for your relief
I had doubts about the consequences of your actions.
You try to offend me, in your selfish way
Your attempts to hurt me were driven by self-interest.
My agony was not a reason to betray
My suffering did not justify your betrayal.
You're gonna pay
You will face consequences for your actions.
Dance with the devil, still feel the pain
Even if you collaborate with evil, you will still experience pain.
Suit up for destruction, the kiss of death
Get ready for the harmful consequences that will result from your actions.
No time for anger, no time for despair
There is no benefit to dwelling on negative emotions.
I don't want to see me in this nightmare
I want to avoid experiencing the negative consequences of your actions.
No Chance to hurt me, no chance for tears
You will not be able to cause me any more pain or sadness.
All I want to prove your darkest fears
I want to demonstrate that your worst fears about the situation are true.
I'll disappear
I will remove myself from this situation.
Look into the future, it will take your breath
The consequences of your actions will be so severe that it will overwhelm you.
Suit up for destruction, the kiss of death
Prepare yourself for the disastrous outcome that you have set into motion.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: HENRIK WOLTER, KLAUS SPERLING, MAT SINNER, RALF SCHEEPERS, STEFAN LEIBING
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