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)
Riding The Eagle
Primal Fear Lyrics
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Crossed mountains and the seas
Rolling on I got a mission to complete
Metal fighter shining brighter
Flying high as we cross the sky
High on those wings
High as we cross the sky
Taking the world we'll fly
We traveled through the universe
Supersonic without fear
They tell a tale of an eagle flyin' free
Metal fighter shining brighter
Flying high as we cross the sky
High on those wings
Riding the eagle
High as we cross the sky
Taking the world we'll fly
Flying high as we cross the sky
High on those wings
Riding the eagle
High as we cross the sky
Taking the world we'll fly
High on those wings
Riding the eagle
The lyrics to "Riding The Eagle" by Primal Fear speak of a journey on the back of an eagle, which serves as a symbol of freedom, strength, and power. The lyrics suggest an unwavering determination to complete the required mission, no matter what challenges lie ahead. The eagle's ability to cross mountains and seas is a metaphor for the challenges that one may have to overcome in life, and the metal fighter's shining brightness represents the person's unwavering spirit and perseverance.
The central message of the lyrics is about overcoming obstacles to achieve one's goals, and doing so with the resilience and strength of the eagle. The lyrics unite the human spirit with the natural world and encourage listeners to remain steadfast in the face of adversity. The journey through the universe, supersonic and fearlessly, is humbling and awe-inspiring. The song inspires listeners to believe that anything is possible if one has the strength, determination, and courage to chase their dreams.
Line by Line Meaning
Countless miles he carried me
The singer of the song has been carried for a long distance by something or someone.
Crossed mountains and the seas
During the journey, they have traveled over mountains and seas.
Rolling on I got a mission to complete
Despite traveling a great distance, there is still a task or purpose that needs accomplishing.
Metal fighter shining brighter
The vehicle used for travel is described as a metallic fighter that is shining brightly.
Flying high as we cross the sky
The metallic fighter is airborne and traveling at a high altitude.
High on those wings
The experience of flying high in the metallic fighter is exhilarating.
Riding the eagle
The singer is describing riding on the metallic fighter as if it were an eagle.
Taking the world we'll fly
Along the journey, they will continue to explore new territories and reach new heights.
We traveled through the universe
The journey has taken them through a vast expanse of space.
Supersonic without fear
They are traveling at a very high speed without any fear or apprehension.
They tell a tale of an eagle flyin' free
There are stories of eagles flying freely and unencumbered in the world.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: HENRIK WOLTER, MAGNUS KARLSSON, MAT SINNER, RALF SCHEEPERS
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Simon Holm
This song is so awesome! <3
Nelson Pacheco
Pegada.... milhão por hora🤘
steve arbogast
Ripper Owens is a damn good singer, and he did a decent job in Priest, but Ralf sounds SOOOO much more like Halford, and i think he should have been their replacement for Halford. However, we may not have gotten this band, which in some ways I love better than Priest. Love these guys!
OzoPlayer
yo no afamo mucho a metallica, pero si reconozco a esa gran banda por sus logros, pero si hablamos de primal fear dejame decirte que es una excelente banda y me encanta mucho, aqui en mi pais es muy reconocido pero es una lastima que hay unos ignorantes que dejan pasar grandes bandas como estas. primal fear rules :)
Jan Zahradnicek
Great music!!!! I love this band!!!!!
Draven Quinn
Randy Black would be my favourite Primal Fear drummer and Klaus Sperling would also be my 2nd favourite Primal Fear drummer
Draven Quinn
They’ve had 5 drummers overall
Klaus Sperling drums 1997-2003
Randy Black drums 2003-2014
Aquiles Priester drums 2014-2015
Francesco Jovino drums 2015-2019
Michael Ehré drums 2019-present
Daniel Montalvo Alanís
Porque decir que Metallica es mejor que esto? no entiendo.. si Primal Fear es una banda de Power Metal, escuchen los coros y las afinaciones en las guitarras por Dios, es una grandiosa banda Primal Fear!
Juan Humberto Gómez Quiroz
Bro, lo que acabas de mencionar está totalmente fuera de comparación. Metallica es una banda que toca Thrash Metal (o quizás eso es lo que tocan porque ya no le salen la escencia que tenían anteriormente) y Primal Fear solo se concentra tanto en Power/Speed/Heavy Metal que nunca se meten en otro género (como el Thrash). Solamente para aclarar el comentario 🤷🏾♂️
Francisco J Camargo Liévano
Metallica es una bazofia, solo tiene 2 albumes Buenos, kill'em all y ride the lightning