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)
The Man
Primal Fear Lyrics
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How time is changing what I am
I look in the mirror, I don't know what I see
Where is the man that I was been
Sometimes I feel
That the things that I love
Are the things that I hate
That I'm torn up inside
And the man that I am
Is the man that I don't know
The silence inside me, quiet and deep
So loud in my ears, all those bleam
Excite is counting me, paralyzing my mind
High on the ground, I still fall
Sometimes I feel
That the things that I love
Are the things that I hate
And sometimes I learn
That I'm torn up inside
And the man that I am
Is the man that I don't know
Sometimes I feel
That the things that I love
Are the things that I hate
And sometimes I learn
That I'm torn up inside
And the man that I am
Is the man that I don't know
The silence, so quiet and deep
Primal Fear's song, "The Man", explores the internal struggles of a person who is trying to find their true identity. The lyrics express the feelings of oppression, confusion and being lost, while also acknowledging the pain of loving the things that the individual hates. The song starts with the singer acknowledging how time has changed them and how they feel like they are faking their way through life. The repetition of the line "Where is the man that I was been" highlights the search for an answer to their identity crisis.
The second verse describes the internal silence that this person is struggling with, the conflict between excitement and fear, and a feeling of falling. The chorus repeats the lines "Sometimes I feel that the things that I love are the things that I hate" and "the man that I am is the man that I don't know", emphasizing the internal conflict within the singer.
The lyrics throughout the song are rife with contradictions and confusion, expressing the struggle to make sense of the complex emotions and competing desires within oneself. The song ultimately leaves the listener with a sense of unease and introspection.
Line by Line Meaning
I feel the oppression, every time that I fake
The weight of pretending to be someone else always feels heavy and oppressive upon me
How time is changing what I am
The passage of time is altering my sense of self and my identity
I look in the mirror, I don't know what I see
When I see myself, I feel disconnected and uncertain about who I am
Where is the man that I was been
I do not recognize the person I used to be, and I wonder where that version of myself has gone
Sometimes I feel
At times, I experience
That the things that I love
The things I am passionate about
Are the things that I hate
Also cause me feelings of dislike or disgust
And sometimes I learn
Occasionally, I come to the understanding
That I'm torn up inside
That I am struggling with internal conflict and confusion
And the man that I am
And the person I currently identify as
Is the man that I don't know
Feels unfamiliar to me, and I am unsure if it is truly who I am
The silence inside me, quiet and deep
There is a profound sense of emptiness and stillness within me
So loud in my ears, all those bleam
Despite the perceived silence, there are many voices and thoughts that are overwhelming me
Excite is counting me, paralyzing my mind
My anxiety and fear is becoming too much for me to handle, and I feel helpless and unable to move forward
High on the ground, I still fall
Even when I try to stay grounded, I find myself stumbling and struggling
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MAT SINNER, RALF SCHEEPERS, STEFAN LEIBING, THOMAS NAUMANN-PHILIPP
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
KILL uminati
El Hombre (Que No Conozco)
Yo siento la opresion
Cada vez que pienso
Como el tiempo ha cambiado
Lo que soy
Miro en el espejo
No se a quien veo
Donde esta el hombre
Que una vez fui
Aveces siento
Que las cosas que amo
Son las cosas que odio
Y aveces se
Que estoy roto por dentro
Y el hombre que soy
Es un hombre que no conozco
Un silencio en mi interior
Tranquilo y profundo
Tan ruidoso que mis oidos
Casi sangran
La ansiedad me esta acechando
Paralizando mi mente
Manteniendome en el suelo
Todavia me caigo
Aveces siento
Que las cosas que amo
Son las cosas que odio
Y aveces se
Que estoy roto por dentro
Y el hombre que soy
Es un hombre que no conozco.
Minstrel Stork
feel the oppression, every time that I fake
How time is changing what I am
I look in the mirror, I don't know what I see
Where is the man that I was been
Sometimes I feel
That the things that I love
Are the things that I hate
And sometimes I learn
That I'm torn up inside
And the man that I am
Is the man that I don't know
The silence inside me, quiet and deep
So loud in my ears, all those bleam
Excite is counting me, paralyzing my mind
High on the ground, I still fall
Sometimes I feel
That the things that I love
Are the things that I hate
And sometimes I learn
That I'm torn up inside
And the man that I am
Is the man that I don't know
Sometimes I feel
That the things that I love
Are the things that I hate
And sometimes I learn
That I'm torn up inside
And the man that I am
Is the man that I don't know
The silence, so quiet and deep
KILL uminati
El Hombre (Que No Conozco)
Yo siento la opresion
Cada vez que pienso
Como el tiempo ha cambiado
Lo que soy
Miro en el espejo
No se a quien veo
Donde esta el hombre
Que una vez fui
Aveces siento
Que las cosas que amo
Son las cosas que odio
Y aveces se
Que estoy roto por dentro
Y el hombre que soy
Es un hombre que no conozco
Un silencio en mi interior
Tranquilo y profundo
Tan ruidoso que mis oidos
Casi sangran
La ansiedad me esta acechando
Paralizando mi mente
Manteniendome en el suelo
Todavia me caigo
Aveces siento
Que las cosas que amo
Son las cosas que odio
Y aveces se
Que estoy roto por dentro
Y el hombre que soy
Es un hombre que no conozco.
Flávio Asfat
Muito bonita!!
lordcase
Sometimes it's hard to tell if the music is good or you just have nice memories and listened to it so many times it grew on you.. But i think The Man, Fighting the Darkness and a few others on this album are really very well written, amazingly performed pieces of art.
D. S.
All the more compared to the generic heavy metal they play now.
Daniel Grimes
This is one of their best songs!
Holycattle
just breath-taking... pure beauty! long live power metal, long live primal fear!!! \m/
animegirl1565
This song is very beautiful it touches my heart ❤
G. D
Lindíssima. Wonderful.the better Music of Primal Fear
Garlic derse tokan
Their best album ever, they reached the highest heavy metal level with it. Thanx Primal Fear
Matt Wills
I may not like all the music Primal Fear puts out (I'm not a fan of this song in a musical way right now, first time listening to it, but I have a feeling that it will grow on me), but their lyrics are really top notch, they connect in a personal way.