Primal Fear

Primal Fear, the veterans of German power metal, have announced that their bassist Mat Sinner will have to sit out the entire South American tour, which kicks off in mid-April with the opening show in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sinner got…

Primal Fear – by now we can safely call them true veterans of German power metal – have dropped a fresh single, One. It comes with an official music video created by Death.Milk.Designs. Check it out below. The single One is already…

Release date: September 1, 2023Label: Atomic Fire RecordsProduction: Mat Sinner (co-producers: Ralf Scheepers & Tom Naumann)Album length: 57.51 minGenre: Power MetalRating: 8.5/10 "Code Red" is, believe it or not, the 14th…

Label: Nuclear Blast RecordsRelease date: April 9, 2021Production: Mat SinnerEP length: 20.30 minGenre: Power Metal / Heavy MetalRating: 8.0/10 Greetings, Primal Fear fans. Thanks to their staying power and sheer stubbornness, the…

"Evolution stopped a long time ago, but the formula is one of a kind, and these seasoned old foxes know exactly how to crank out a fresh batch of true-metal marches that will keep power metal fans under the spell of that primal German…

"Here are ten hand-picked power metal albums that came out twenty years ago, left a real mark on the power metal scene and the metal world in general, and make for especially sweet trips down memory lane."

Primal Fear and Riot V on a joint tour! Salzburg, Ljubljana, Graz! For Slovenian fans of the bands, a seriously handy setup that's well worth taking advantage of. After the Ljubljana show on October 21, 2018, came a day off, then the move…

Primal Fear and Riot V make a smart pairing of two hard-rock institutions who build their musical vocabulary on the old-school legacy of heavy metal. Primal Fear have played Slovenia three times, at the Metal Camp, Metal Mania and Rock…

Primal Fear and Riot V on a joint tour! Salzburg, Ljubljana, Graz! For Slovenian fans of the bands, a perfectly convenient setup that was well worth taking advantage of. After the Ljubljana show on October 21, 2018, came a day off, then a…

Primal Fear and Riot V make a smart pairing of two hard-hitting institutions that build their musical vocabulary on heavy metal's old-school legacy. On this joint tour, they stopped in Slovenia too!

Even as we grow richer inside over the years, slowly discovering and exploring all sorts of genre spheres of music (where all that matters is whether the music is good or not), something remains undeniable. Emotions, passions that breed…

Nope, we just couldn't wait for Primal Fear and Riot V to hit Ljubljana's CUK Kino Šiška, where the two bands play on Sunday, 21.10.2018. Since the Salzburg show was on the tour schedule almost three weeks earlier, Salzburg is still close…

location: Balingen / Messegelände / Germany date: 13.07.2018 Day two of the big Bang Your Head!!! festival had arrived. This time the headliner role went to the legendary Accept, who had cooked up something exclusive for the festival's…

Primal Fear have never nailed the right balance of power metal riff punch, epic scale, bombast, musical openness and compositional ingenuity as consistently as they do on "Apocalypse".

Primal Fear have never pulled off anything as epic and bombastic, or as musically open-minded and inventive, as what "Apocalypse" delivers. It's honestly one of the best albums of their career to date.

The headliner role on this day went to the legendary Accept, who cooked up something exclusive for the festival's 20th anniversary and promised a spectacular show. A bunch of other seriously tasty treats made the bill too, including…

»Best Of Fear« is a double compilation that gives a cross-section of the band's last decade, from the album »New Religion« (2007) to the current »Rulebreaker« (2017)

In the DVD and CD package, the DVD is the one that matters. Listen to just the CD and you'll get the impression this thing is way too polished.

A killer "power metal communion" from a triple bill of bands in Vienna, led by Canada's Striker and teamed up with German power metal veterans Brainstorm and Primal Fear!

The band's inspiration is nowhere near running dry, and "Rulebreaker" is yet another quintessential Primal Fear album, one that stands shoulder to shoulder with its two excellent predecessors, "Unbreakable" and "Delivering the Black."

Thanks to its extraordinary songwriting maturity, "Delivering The Black" can be declared the band's magnum opus, one that proudly stands alongside the best moments of Primal Fear's career.

"Primal Fear, with Tom Naumann in the current touring lineup, the proven Beyrodt/Naumann guitar tandem that reads each other like a book, and a great new studio album, »Delivering the Black«, prove they're still a majestic fortress of…

Alex Beyrodt has been one of the most prominent German heavy metal and hard rock guitarists of the last few years, if not one of the top European ones. He was discovered back in the eighties by the great guru of German metal, Matt Sinner,…

With Tom Naumann in the current live lineup, a proven Beyrodt/Naumann guitar tandem that clicks, and an excellent new studio album, »Delivering the Black«, Primal Fear prove they're still a magnificent musical fortress of…

Metal Mania is back, the most homegrown metal festival in the world, and with its venue, the little Karst village of Komen, it has long been something like a metal Mecca for the local scene.

On day two, Limp Bizkit and Twisted Sister headlined Belgium's Graspop Metal Meeting, while fans of the thrash metal school got their fix throughout the day too.

Four bands, four great sets, and fresh proof that metal gourmets haven't forgotten the melodic, hard-hitting legacy of heavy metal.

Primal Fear, one of the most dependable German power metal bands and one that's always stayed true to its musical principles, has followed up "16.6." two years later with "Unbreakable". The new album is a return to the roots, with huge…

"Unbreakable" is no surprise. Nothing new. It's a return to the sound and style of the older Primal Fear albums. Fans have undoubtedly been craving an album like this, and in terms of energy it lands in the band's top five.

Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik Location: Backstage / Munich / GermanyConcert date: 09.11.2009Attendance: 370Ticket price: 20,00 (presale) / 25,00€ (day of show) A three-week tour aimed at the "upper" part of the old…

"16.6." is the most vivid and varied album of Primal Fear's career. On it, the band brilliantly crosses their traditional approach with the ideas of new guitarist Magnus Karlsson, and the result is a very mature record.

Author: Aleš Podbrežnik Location: Mehrzweckhalle Debant / Debant (Lienz) / AustriaConcert date: July 18, 2009Attendance: 500Ticket price: €15.00 / €18.00 Germany's Primal Fear are by now a firmly anchored name in heavy metal, one…

The guitarist of German heavy metal heavyweights Primal Fear and Sinner turned up at a gig by Motorhead tribute band Bomber, near Klagenfurt. It was the perfect chance to have a few words with him about what he's up to these days

Concert date: 22.06.2008Attendance: 2106Ticket price: 300 Day three of the Morarock festival had arrived. The headliners announced for the day were Germany's Judas Priest, or in plain speak, Primal Fear. By far the biggest name of all…

It was a real honor to sit down with bassist and co-founder of German power metal heavyweights Primal Fear, Mat Sinner, when Primal Fear stopped off on their "New Religion Summer tour 2008" for a gig in the little town of

There's no need to waste a lot of words on Primal Fear. They're a very good band, especially when you catch them live on stage. When it comes to album releases, Primal Fear are seriously prolific. Practically, we get n

This excellent German heavy metal band, which can't and won't betray its calling, has jumped ship this year from its home label Nuclear Blast to, surprisingly, an "anti-metal" label – the Italian AOR/melod

The record really is different, just like the band said it would be. If "Nuclear Fire" clicked "right away," the same can't be said for its follow-up.

Plainly and without mincing words, the fifth album from German heavy metal champions Primal Fear is their best studio achievement to date. Primal Fear have delivered their most polished record, with the classic ingredients

Well, this time around the new album is just a total standing-still! Not to mention far, far below the level of the brilliant "Devil's Ground" (2004). Primal Fear simply don't show anything new. They stick doggedly to their trademarks,…