{"id":64285,"date":"2018-04-10T00:00:28","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T00:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=64285"},"modified":"2020-04-03T10:52:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T10:52:25","slug":"news-primal-fear-release-12th-studio-album-apocalypse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-primal-fear-release-12th-studio-album-apocalypse\/","title":{"rendered":"PRIMAL FEAR Release 12th Studio Album \u2018Apocalypse\u2019 (April 10th, 2018) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

PRIMAL FEAR Release 12th Studio Album \u2018Apocalypse\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nApril 10th, 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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German power metal group Primal Fear issued 12th full-length studio album Apocalypse<\/em> on August 10th, 2018 through Frontiers Music Srl.<\/p>\n

Apocalypse<\/em> was made available in the following formats: standard CD, deluxe edition digipak CD \/ DVD, box set (including CD \/ DVD and T-shirt), black vinyl LP, red vinyl LP (exclusive to U.S. indie retail stores), and blue vinyl LP (exclusive to Frontiers\u2019 EU webstore).<\/p>\n

The outing was once again produced by bassist Mat Sinner, and engineered and mixed by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark.<\/p>\n

Mat Sinner commented: \u201cMy personal highlight of recording the album was the fantastic teamwork. Peaceful, focused and really creative. No big discussion, no heated arguments. Everybody did a fantastic job and the performances were top notch. This was the key to improve every little detail of the songs, from old school to epic, from modern to symphonic, from fast to slow – you will hear it all on Apocalypse<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cRalf [Scheepers, vocals] is more motivated and ambitious than ever before. The band vibe is extremely peaceful and creative these days and this really elevates Ralf. He had the opportunity to try different things on the songs and even some extreme ideas, which are always welcomed. Ralf sounds good in every pitch from a very deep sonor voice, to a mid-range power vocal to extreme high-pitched screams, so we could fool around with all different scales and scenarios. For example, I think the vocal performance on the song \u2018Supernova\u2019 speaks for itself. The result on Apocalypse<\/em> is utter satisfaction paired with maximum enthusiasm and we\u2019re really happy about the final result – I hope the fans will enjoy the record as much as we do!\u201d<\/p>\n

The track listing is as follows:<\/p>\n

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01. \u2018Apocalypse\u2019
\n02. \u2018New Rise\u2019
\n03. \u2018The Ritual\u2019
\n04. \u2018King Of Madness\u2019
\n05. \u2018Blood, Sweat & Fear\u2019
\n06. \u2018Supernova\u2019
\n07. \u2018Hail To The Fear\u2019
\n08. \u2018Hounds Of Justice\u2019
\n09. \u2018The Beast\u2019
\n10. \u2018Eye Of The Storm\u2019
\n11. \u2018Cannonball\u2019
\n12. \u2018Fight Against Evil\u2019 *
\n13. \u2018Into The Fire\u2019 *
\n14. \u2018My War Is Over\u2019 *<\/p>\n

* bonus tracks for deluxe edition digipak CD \/ DVD, and box set versions only<\/p>\n

DVD<\/strong><\/p>\n

01. \u2018King Of Madness\u2019 (video)
\n02. \u2018The Ritual\u2019 (video)
\n03. \u2018Making Of Apocalypse\u2019 (Mini-Documentary)<\/p>\n

Primal Fear\u2019s line-up was as follows:<\/p>\n

Ralf Scheepers (vocals, ex-Tyran\u2019 Pace \/ex-Gamma Ray)
\nTom Naumann (guitar, Sinner)
\nAlex Beyrodt (guitar, Silent Force \/ Voodoo Circle)
\nMagnus Karlsson (guitar and keyboards, Magnus Karlsson\u2019s Free Fall)
\nMat Sinner (bass, Sinner \/ Silent Force \/ Voodoo Circle)
\nFrancesco Jovino (drums, Edge Of Forever \/ Sinner \/ Silent Force \/ Voodoo Circle)<\/p>\n

Music videos were filmed for the tracks \u2018King Of Madness\u2019, \u2018Ritual\u2019 and \u2018Blood, Sweat & Fear\u2019. In addition, an official lyric video was created for the song \u2018Hounds Of Justice\u2019. All four clips can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Eleventh studio record Rulebreaker<\/em> was released<\/a> in January 2016.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Ren\u00e9 van der Voorden.<\/em><\/p>\n