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“Metal Commando” does that and more within every note: It’s fresh, it’s furious, it’s hungry. It's a work that's almost bigger than the band itself, even 22 years deep into their career. It' also a record which sees PRIMAL FEAR return to their first label Nuclear Blast.
Where other bands would buckle under such pressure, the change of labels has helped unleashed a huge amount of sublime heavy metal for PRIMAL FEAR. Heck, we bet this seismic shock even was visible on the Richter scale! “We wrote and wrote and realised quite early on that we had a lot of good ideas going,” the album producer says. Good ideas? Oh Mat, you master of understatement! The songs are bangers as only PRIMAL FEAR anthems can be – a sound that’s long become their trademark just got a new, shiny paint job.
Highlights? Good luck choosing: Final act ‘Infinity’ maybe, the 13+ minute epic that’s not only the longest, but also certainly the most flamboyant piece of music PRIMAL FEAR have ever written. Or perhaps ‘I am alive’, the spectacularly galloping opener. Lurking in-between is the greatest range of songs that this band has ever delivered: ‘Halo’ is a godsend for fans of their early days, ‘Along came the Devil’ is a trademark groove monster with surprisingly aggressive vocals. ‘Hear me calling’ unites atmosphere with gargantuan hooks while ‘Lost and Forgotten’ is fast, mean and downright heavy. Even faster, even heavier is the vicious ‘My name is Fear’ while the fragile ballad ‘I will be gone’ is the exact antithesis. Sinner: “That’s Ralf showcasing a peak performance.”
Where other bands would buckle under such pressure, the change of labels has helped unleashed a huge amount of sublime heavy metal for PRIMAL FEAR. Heck, we bet this seismic shock even was visible on the Richter scale! “We wrote and wrote and realised quite early on that we had a lot of good ideas going,” the album producer says. Good ideas? Oh Mat, you master of understatement! The songs are bangers as only PRIMAL FEAR anthems can be – a sound that’s long become their trademark just got a new, shiny paint job.
Highlights? Good luck choosing: Final act ‘Infinity’ maybe, the 13+ minute epic that’s not only the longest, but also certainly the most flamboyant piece of music PRIMAL FEAR have ever written. Or perhaps ‘I am alive’, the spectacularly galloping opener. Lurking in-between is the greatest range of songs that this band has ever delivered: ‘Halo’ is a godsend for fans of their early days, ‘Along came the Devil’ is a trademark groove monster with surprisingly aggressive vocals. ‘Hear me calling’ unites atmosphere with gargantuan hooks while ‘Lost and Forgotten’ is fast, mean and downright heavy. Even faster, even heavier is the vicious ‘My name is Fear’ while the fragile ballad ‘I will be gone’ is the exact antithesis. Sinner: “That’s Ralf showcasing a peak performance.”
Tracklist
Side A:
01. I Am Alive
02. Along Came The Devil
03. Halo
Side B:
01. Hear Me Calling
02. The Lost & The Forgotten
03. My Name Is Fear
Side C:
01. I Will Be Gone
02. Raise Your Fists
03. Howl Of The Banshee
Side D:
01. Afterlife
02. Infinity
Soundwave
https://youtu.be/ReyDqJIxx5g