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)
Under Your Spell
Primal Fear Lyrics
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I won't forgive
Your secrets were safe so far
As I discovered lies
Firs it hurts, I'm going insane
I'm slamming against the grain
Where is the faith
I'm under your spell
Forgive me I still believe
I'm under your spell
I damn you for taking bad advice
I guess your time was gone
As you want to burst my pride
Deep inside me I feel save
I'm slamming against the grain
Where is the faith
Where is the trust
I'm under your spell
Forgive me I still believe
I'm under your spell
Don't you think
I'm staying any longer
The price I payed, is much too high
Your great deal of mortality is over
The lyrics of "Under Your Spell" by Primal Fear speak to the experience of being trapped under someone's influence, yet not being able to break free regardless of the pain that it causes. The singer is struggling with feeling "twisted in dreams" and unable to forgive the person who has ensnared them in their spell. The secrets that they thought were safe have been revealed as lies, causing the singer to feel as though they are going insane. There is an overwhelming sense of betrayal and disappointment as the singer laments, "where is the faith, where is the trust?" Despite all of this, the singer still finds themselves under the other person's spell.
The second verse continues this theme, with the singer expressing anger towards the person who gave the bad advice that led them down this path. They feel as though their pride has been burst and that they've been helpless to prevent it. Despite these feelings, the singer finds solace in the fact that deep down they know they are safe. They continue to slam against the grain, persevering through the difficulty of breaking free from this toxic situation.
Overall, "Under Your Spell" is a powerful exploration of the difficulties that come with being under the influence of someone else. It's a raw and emotional song that speaks to the heart of what it means to be trapped and struggling to break free.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm twisted in dreams
I have twisted and conflicted thoughts in my dreams
I won't forgive
I am unwilling to forgive
Your secrets were safe so far
The secrets you kept were safe until now
As I discovered lies
As I found out you were lying
First it hurts, I'm going insane
At first it hurt me and it's driving me mad
I'm slamming against the grain
I am pushing against what is expected of me
Where is the faith
I am questioning where the trust and loyalty is
Where is the trust
I am questioning where the trust and loyalty is
I'm under your spell
I am under the influence of your control
Forgive me I still believe
Please forgive me, I still believe in what we had
I'm under your spell
I am still under the influence of your control
I damn you for taking bad advice
I condemn you for taking bad advice
I guess your time was gone
I believe your time has passed
As you want to burst my pride
You want to humiliate me and make me feel inferior
Deep inside me I feel save
I feel safe inside myself
I'm slamming against the grain
I am pushing against what is expected of me
Where is the faith
I am questioning where the trust and loyalty is
Where is the trust
I am questioning where the trust and loyalty is
I'm under your spell
I am under the influence of your control
Forgive me I still believe
Please forgive me, I still believe in what we had
I'm under your spell
I am still under the influence of your control
Don't you think
Do not assume
I'm staying any longer
I am not staying any longer
The price I payed, is much too high
The cost I paid for this is too high
Your great deal of mortality is over
Your great amount of corruption and deceit has come to an end
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MATTHIAS LASCH, THOMAS NAUMANN-PHILIPP, RALF SCHEEPERS, KLAUS SPERLING
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Dom Russo
I'm twisted in dreams
I won't forgive
Your secrets were safe so far
As i discovered lies
Firs it hurts, i'm going insane
I'm slamming against the grain
Where is the faith
Where is the trust
I'm under your spell
Forgive me i still believe
I'm under your spell
I damn you for taking bad advice
I guess your time was gone
As you want to burst my pride
Deep inside me i feel save
I'm slamming against the grain
Where is the faith
Where is the trust
I'm under your spell
Forgive me i still believe
I'm under your spell
Don't you think
I'm staying any longer
The price i payed, is much too high
Your great deal of mortality is over
DJ HOUDINI
An 80's Rocker myself a regular in rockclubs like Space city, Gillies, Rock City, etc etc..this band have got me back into Rock again...its there superb Guitar style for me - most of there tracks are excellent too...growing my hair again lol...PRIMAL FEAR BRILLIANT
Draven Quinn
Yeah they’re awesome both Stefan Leibing and Henny Wolter are great guitarists it’s sad that Stefan retired from music after he left the band in 2008 he left because he wanted to spend more time with his family and business but family comes first I respect his decision to leave the band since 2016 he plays guitar again for himself Magnus Karlsson is great too but I miss Stefan Henny Tom and Stefan were a great guitar duo same as Magnus Tom and Alex in Primal Fear too
Rosario Alonso Morales
Wonderful song congratulations Primal Fear!!!
musicaroo22
Vocal perfection.
Possienke
I love this voice!
Mark Willy
what a song, what a lyrics! amazing!
Ghost
in my opinion, the most precise song of all heavy metal
MrNirusu
Primal Fear the best !
perrin marie pierre
EXCELLENT!!!!!
Tajana
One of the best!