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)
Seven Seals
Primal Fear Lyrics
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A firestorm
The curse is done, my search is over
The Altar of souls
Don't wanna be the one to live in fear
Seven angels getting near
Don't wanna be the one get out of here
The final day the sky will fall down
And we might all drown
If seven seals will break
The final day will end in sorrow
There's no tomorrow
If seven seals will break
Four beasts of death, holy and true
The noise of thunder
The stars of heaven fell to earth
Another wonder
Don't wanna be the one to live in fear
Seven angels getting near
Don't wanna be the one get out of here
Red moonlight's calling!
The final day the sky will fall down
And we might all drown
If seven seals will break
The final day will end in sorrow
There's no tomorrow
If seven seals will break
The lyrics of Primal Fear's Seven Seals is a portrayal of the end of the world, which has been predicted by religion and mythos for ages. The singer tells of the fires of the apocalypse and how his search is finally over. The Altar of souls signifies the threshold between the living and the dead. The singer is ready to face the end of the world, but he doesn't want to be alone in his fears as the seven angels get closer. The red moon in the distance is a symbol of death, and it's calling to the singer.
The chorus emphasizes the seven seals that must be broken for the end to come finally. The four beasts of death signify the four horsemen of the apocalypse, bringing pestilence, war, famine, and death to humanity. The noise of thunder signals the ultimate power of nature which is unpredictable, and the stars of heaven falling to earth signify the ultimate shift in the cosmic order, with nothing left untouched.
This song is an excellent example of apocalyptic story-telling that is a recurrent theme in heavy metal music. It is ferocious and dramatic, capturing the majesty and terror of the end of the world. Each line reveals a new element of the destruction that is to come, keeping the listener fully-engaged.
Line by Line Meaning
The time has come, the end is near
The end of the world is approaching
A firestorm
This end will come in the form of a great destruction
The curse is done, my search is over
The search for meaning and purpose has come to an end
The Altar of souls
The place where the souls of the dead will be judged
Don't wanna be the one to live in fear
Fear of what is to come is overwhelming
Seven angels getting near
The seven angels who bring about the end are approaching
Don't wanna be the one get out of here
Wishing to escape this fate
Red moonlight's calling!
The red moon symbolizes the beginning of the end
The final day the sky will fall down
The day of judgement is coming
And we might all drown
Everyone will be affected by this destruction
If seven seals will break
The seven seals represent the events that will lead to the end
The final day will end in sorrow
The judgment of souls will be a time of great sadness
There's no tomorrow
This is the end of everything
Four beasts of death, holy and true
Four creatures who bring death and judgment
The noise of thunder
Representing the power and judgement of God
The stars of heaven fell to earth
The destruction of the world as we know it
Another wonder
Another sign of the coming destruction
Lyrics © Cloud9, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MATTHIAS LASCH, RONNY MILIANOWICZ, TOBIAS LUNDGREN, TOMAS OHLSSON
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