Great closer, but not the highlight intended. The years of punishing his voice on the road since the mid-80s has seen Scheepers’ voice, like a fine wine, just getting better with age, and the same can be said for Magnus Karlsson’s abilities as an arranger and guitar shredder, along with the solid chops of longtime on and off Primal Fear guitarist Tom Nauman and the somewhat newer addition Alex Beyrodt (he’s only been with the band 9 years). So obviously the closing 13 minute epic Infinity is the song to make or break the album. Label: Nuclear Blast. Metal Commando certainly won’t win any prizes as the most handsome or innovative of 2020 releases, though that’s totally contrary to the philosophy of these seasoned Germans. #REALTALK // What Was Tones And I Actually Protesting? Primal Fear is very much a household name in the realm of power metal, and even metal as a whole. [Request] Primal Fear - Metal Commando (2020) Download Torrent: [Request] Primal Fear - Metal Commando (2020) Description: Speed/power metal from Germany, latest full-length album released in 2020. Complete your Primal Fear collection. The songs that drag it down are the “stomping” “anthemic” “hits” like “Along Came the Devil”, “Hear Me Calling” and “The Lost and the Forgotten”, which make use of stock rock riffs that drive precisely fuck all. The album was released on 24 July 2020 via Nuclear Blast. Metal Commando is as good as any of their other albums – it may even be better than some like Rulebreaker and Devil’s Ground – but it could also be any of them, and if you like nothing better than classic heavy metal, that’s probably exactly what you want. Along Came the Devil … The majority of the included material conforms to that modernized, punchy extension of Judas Priest and Accept influences that spanned the 80s and early 90s, but touched up with a richer and denser mixture of melody and harmony, made possible in no small part by the participation of three highly skilled guitarists. 2016 Delivering the … Das Album enthält 9 typische, geradlinige Power Metal Songs, eine Ballade und als absoluten Höhepunkt das fantastische 13 Minuten Epos "Infinity". Right on schedule, German power metal gods Primal Fear are back in 2020 with their 13 th album. The album kicks things off damn well with a one-two-three combo of mid-paced 'n' punchy, slow 'n' rocking, and fast 'n' melodic Primal Fear classics. The sound quality is excellent, Primal Fear albums always have a top notch sound to them. 2018's Apocalypse showcased the grittier, riffier side of the band in short spurts, but fell down on its mid-to-slow paced softer numbers. Title Length; 1. Likewise, Ralf’s versatility as a vocalist and the corresponding adaptability of his band mates is on full display on the Dream Theater-tinged acoustic power ballad “I Will Be Gone”, where a smoother croon and a more restrained arrangement carry the day. Underneath the leads and vocals are faceless riffs we’ve heard a million times done a million times better by bands like Accept, Judas Priest and Primal Fear themselves. It’s a truly theatrical hit that showcases the utility of their three guitarists and Ralf’s powerful vocals. The pure devotion to their singular classic metallic muse gives them little room to manoeuvre beyond the usual headbanging, fist-pumping and self-referential cliches they crowd each of their albums with – songs about demons, songs about metal, a particularly cheesy one about punching on – all with classic metal’s usual soaring, uplifting spirit but with literally zero surprises. Although Primal Fear is a name most readily associated with speed metal, there is obviously a lot more to this outfit within their comparatively narrow stylistic niche. ... songs about demons, songs about metal, a particularly cheesy one about punching on – all with classic metal’s usual soaring, uplifting spirit but with literally zero surprises. Metal Commando just doesn’t have it. Wasn’t expecting that. The pure devotion to their singular classic metallic muse gives them little room to manoeuvre beyond the usual headbanging, fist-pumping and self-referential cliches they crowd each of their albums with – songs about demons, songs about metal, a particularly cheesy one about punching on – all with classic metal’s usual soaring, uplifting spirit but with literally zero surprises. "I Will Be Gone" is a full-on acoustic power ballad which is bound to be the main point of controversy among naysayers. They still have stock riffs that simply exist. It sounds great, if not quite as heavy as moments like "Cannonball" or "The End Is Near". "I Am Alive" 4:34: 2. Unfortunately, the energy doesn't quite pick up the way I want it to. Primal Fear is a heavy metal band. Primal Fear. Join Dave & Duncan as they review and score ‘Metal Commando’, the brand new album from German Metal band, Primal Fear. Primal Fear Takes us by Storm. That doesn’t let the other songs off the hook. is as good as any of their other albums – it may even be better than some like. A single titled "Along Came the Devil", in support of the upcoming album was released on 15 May 2020. Primal Fear liefern mit ihrem neuen Album "Metal Commando" 44 starke und 13 überragende Minuten Musik ab, dem ich genau genommen 4,5 Sterne gegeben hätte. Now joined by new drummer Michael Ehré (Gamma Ray), the sextet’s 13th full-length holds no surprises but plenty of joy for power and heavy metal fans. That is the real issue with Metal Commando. It’s a boring, Painkiller-ish take without passion, and little other than a great Ralf Scheepers performance going for it. While the old adage of the times continuing to change has largely held true, there are certain bands where it applies only to the bare minimum. Metal Commando will definitely give both newcomers and die-hard fans the wrong idea upon first glance, but there's so many points of intrigue, exhibitions of great musicianship and sections of pure fucking metal, that it makes a worthy addition to the great Primal Fear discography. July 30, 2020 Skull Fracturing Metal Reviews 0. Metal Commando by Primal Fear is how you'd expect it, very energetic power metal influenced heavy metal. The Germans seem to risk less and less on each successive album, yet the 11 quality cuts overrule all considerations of treading water with their momentum and triumphant mood. With a debut record first released in 1998 Primal Fear has spent more than 20 years proving why they are the German Metal Commando. Although I do have to give special credit to “I Will Be Gone” as it’s an acoustic rock ballad that just doesn’t work. Slower groovy numbers like “Along Came The Devil” and “The Lost & The Forgotten” lay on the heaviness after the mode of Balls To The Wall, injected with a more mechanistic punch akin to something from Jugulator, and also afford more opportunities for front man Ralf Scheepers to display his brilliant vocal gymnastics after the spirit of Rob Halford and Harry Conklin. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Primal Fear - Metal Commando at Discogs. If you miss one, another will be along soon, as proven by hitting every even-numbered year of the last decade; a classic method of getting where you want, they aren’t the most popular or the fastest but maintain their appeal; finally, basic design aside, there’s a reason people still need them. Best viewed without Internet Explorer, in 1280 x 960 resolution or higher. I quite liked Armageddon from 2018 and Metal Commando is very similar in style, but the overall vibe is not as upbeat and doesn't "rock" as much and I think Armageddon has a few more memorable songs on it. If nothing else, this being the 13th endeavor by this fold suggests a luckier outcome than what the number would otherwise entail. FFO: Iron Savior, Rage, Masterplan, Herman Frank. "Metal Commando" is probably even slightly better than "Apocalypse" and I totally agree with Chopper's song choices. Primal Fear liefern mit ihrem neuen Album "Metal Commando" 44 starke und 13 überragende Minuten Musik ab, dem ich genau genommen 4,5 Sterne gegeben hätte. It's my firm belief that Primal Fear's glory days were the early 2000s, the years that gave us gems like Nuclear Fire and Black Sun. The name Metal Commando has been used as a slogan/nickname for Primal Fear for a long time, so when I saw that they made it into an album title, I wasn't really impressed. Aside from a few tracks that invoke the ancient power of “skip button”, Metal Commando proves a slightly bigger, better and more bountiful Primal Fear experience than the last few years would have one come to expect. While consistency is an admirable facet for any artist, there’s a difference between consistency and endlessly repeating oneself.Â. Right down to its title, every aspect of this is Primal Fear in their self-appropriated generic nutshell. Primal Fear Metal Commando. So like I said, this is no original album, but as an album for the ones already in love with german metal, this sure is worth checking out. continue to release albums no one seems to care much about, have steered a remarkably true course through the last twenty years.Â, Every single one of their albums has followed the recipe of blending European power metal from the 90s with the sound of, – the most significant template for the band’s style – and, Primal Fear’s three-way guitar attack provides sufficient crunch to their usual hard-as-nails chugging, with Ralf Scheepers’ gravelly tones adding a classic, -ish feel to some tracks while he unleashes a Ripper Owens-like power wail in others. “Metal Commando” is the band’s 13th studio album, with a release date of July 24th, 2020. Metal Commando is not only the most ridiculous album name they could have come up with, but also their thirteenth full length. Even though they've never peaked quite like that again (2016's Rulebreaker being quite a low point), the Germans are definitely on an upward spiral right now. PRIMAL FEAR are Germany’s metal band of the hour. There is nothing here that we haven’t heard from Primal Fear twelve times already. I mean, a skull with wings? 1 month free, then $14.99/ month. 2. 1. Yep, Primal Fear, continuing to fly the flag of traditional heavy metal with a modern twist. Nuclear Blast. With all of these seasoned veteran musicians in the throes of middle age and more than half of them past the half century mark, there are zero signs of this steel-clad freight train slowing down any time soon. We already know Primal Fear are capable of writing brilliant long-players thanks to 2016's phenomenal "We Walk Without Fear". It’s just that, when you consider the finite amount of time you’ll likely have to listen to music and that there are plenty of great German power metal albums out there like Restless and Wild, Follow the Blind and Devil’s Ground, Metal Commando winds up looking pretty bland by osmosis. The drumming is precise, the solos towering, the metal as metal as can be.Â. But even with three guitarists, the riffs lack the power and the drive that they had with just two guitarists. With over a dozen records under their belt Primal Fear are back on Nuclear Blast with their latest offering "Metal Commando", an album with merciless hooks, huge refrains and above all, strong songs that feature their trademark … The other two have Ralf remembering which tone he’s best at – that sneering Rob Halford style we all know and love him for. Release Date: July 24, 2020. Metal Commando will definitely give both newcomers and die-hard fans the wrong idea upon first glance, but there's so many points of intrigue, exhibitions of great musicianship and sections of pure fucking metal, that it makes a worthy addition to the great Primal Fear discography. Every single one of their albums has followed the recipe of blending European power metal from the 90s with the sound of Judas Priest’s Painkiller – the most significant template for the band’s style – and Metal Commando is no different. It may seem a misnomer, but there is actually a fairly prominent degree of metal conservatism afoot even in this newly birthed decade, and one of the more stalwart examples of not messing with a winning formula in Primal Fear has offered up yet another example of why less can indeed be more wherein stylistic evolution is concerned. The problem is that Ralf Scheepers is performing the vocals. Here in 2020, with the release of Metal Commando, I'm happy to declare that this has been rectified and the new album shows off all the positive aspects of post-2010 Primal Fear reasonably well. In a shell casing, Metal Commando could be seen as the unofficial sequel to the colossal undertaking that was Rulebreaker, as it follows a similar formula of rounding out crushing speed metal and old school bangers with more ambitious compositional fair, all the while showcasing a stellar engineering/production expertise of Jacob Hansen. Metal Commando is Primal Fear largely going through the motions. Primal Fear’s three-way guitar attack provides sufficient crunch to their usual hard-as-nails chugging. Along Came the Devil . Ralf is also really giving it everything he's got on this track: what a beautiful anthemic chorus. Primal Fear – Metal Commando. 1. 2. Right down to its title, every aspect of this is Primal Fear in their self-appropriated generic nutshell. But in the end, every great album is a team effort and there are no slouches to be found here. Show all songs by Primal Fear Popular Primal Fear albums ... Metal Commando. G ermany has been blasting out some of the best heavy metal for decades and among the nation’s alumni are the ever consistent, Primal Fear.Born from classic metal roots and power metal flair, Primal Fear are masters at churning out riff-centric headbangers for over two … 4:34 PREVIEW Along Came the Devil. When it comes to Power Metal there are a lot of great bands, then there are the giants of the genre like Helloween and this weeks band Primal Fear with their awesome release Metal Commando.The new album from Ralf Scheepers and company is nothing short of amazing with their anthemic melodies and fantastic songwriting. Primal Fear’s three-way guitar attack provides sufficient crunch to their usual hard-as-nails chugging, with Ralf Scheepers’ gravelly tones adding a classic Accept-ish feel to some tracks while he unleashes a Ripper Owens-like power wail in others. "The Lost & The Forgotten" is the pedal-to-the-metal ball-buster of the variety that wrecks necks; easily my favourite cut on the whole disc. This doesn't do justice to the well-crafted songwriting displayed on tracks like "Hear Me Calling" and especially the epic "Infinity". Unsurprisingly, lucky album 13, the cringe-inducing yet righteously titled Metal Commando is another big ball o’ metal anthems.Fat anthems. 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. The German outfit have been releasing new music to the glory of heavy metal every couple of years ever since their self titled debut way back in Jurassic times of 1997. As far as speed/power metal has gone in 2020, Ralf & co. are definitely in the upper echelons, where an act as prolific as them should be. Although they’ve been quite consistent in their qualitative output over the years, something lit a fire beneath this German speed metal outfit’s proverbial ass in 2016, and thus one of their most ambitious offerings in Rulebreaker was unleashed. 04:34 Writer: Mat Sinner - Magnus Karlsson / Composers: Mat Sinner - Magnus Karlsson. Likewise, this newest outing sees the Primal Fear brand returning to its former home at Nuclear Blast records, about 14 years to the day that they had moved for an extended stay with Frontiers Records after bassist Mat Sinner left his position at the former label. Big, beefy, brainless metal anthems. However... anyway, on the opposite end of the tracklist is the other song, “Infinity”. Especially following the same old standard of songwriting with little in the ways of forays into new territory or experimentation there aren’t many unexpected twists to the songwriting; though as stated the highlights show Primal Fear masterfully work that to their favor. At this point, it's worth mentioning the impactful production quality which packs the drums full of power, gives the strings a metallic crunch and puts a shine to Ralf Scheepers' iconic vocals. Listen to this album and more than 60 million songs with your unlimited streaming plans. Metal Commando: Primal Fear: Amazon.de: MP3-Downloads Select Your Cookie Preferences We use cookies and similar tools to enhance your shopping experience, to provide our services, understand how customers use our services so we can make improvements, and display ads. This whole album would've been more concise had these been left on the cutting room floor, leaving the hard-hitting "Afterlife" to kick things back into gear after the ballad. Originally written for Sonic Perspectives (www.sonicperspectives.com). 1. First impressions are obviously pretty important, and for Metal Commando that would be lead single Along Came the Devil, which did not inspire much faith in the final product. Hysteria Magazine: Alternative Music News, MAKE THEM SUFFER: A Shift Between Light & Dark, TEMPEST RISING// From Downfall To Triumph, PREMIERE: THE WOLSTON BUTCHERS // Digging Into Third Time Lucky, KATANA CARTEL // Unleash Crushing New Single ‘Grenade’. Baffling though it seems, Primal Fear have managed to chunk out the whole album into 10 cubes of 4 minutes and a few seconds each, then piled all the compositional excess into 13 minute closer ‘Infinity’. Primal Fear - I Am Alive Lyrics : This is the sound of the dying Call me the devil alive I walked through the gates of hell's fire But there's unfinished business tonight Living in hell in the dark I'm coming back, make my mark My soul's on fire - al.. 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