Black Sun (Primal Fear album)

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Black Sun
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Studio album by
Released24 April 2002
Genre Heavy metal, power metal
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Achim Kohler, Mat Sinner, Primal Fear
Primal Fear chronology
Nuclear Fire
(2001)
Black Sun
(2002)
Devil's Ground
(2004)
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Black Sun is the fourth studio release and first concept album by German power metal band Primal Fear.

Contents

A music video was made for "Armageddon".

In 2017, Loudwire ranked it as the 19th best power metal album of all time. [1]

Album Concept

The record is themed around a space exploration mission. A team of astronauts visit a new, never before seen planet, and their craft ends up blowing up in the process of reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. The person or thing they are speaking to in 'Armageddon' is often considered by fans to be the eagle that appears on the covers of the majority of their albums.

Track listing

All songs written by Primal Fear.

No.TitleLength
1."Countdown to Insanity"1:43
2."Black Sun"4:02
3."Armageddon"4:05
4."Lightyears from Home"4:40
5."Revolution"4:02
6."Fear"4:20
7."Mind Control"4:58
8."Magic Eye"5:16
9."Mind Machine"5:37
10."Silence"4:39
11."We Go Down"5:53
12."Cold Day in Hell"4:10
13."Controlled"3:36
Total length:57:01

Personnel

Additional Musicians

Production

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References

  1. Divita, Joe (5 July 2017). "Top 25 Power Metal Albums of All Time". Loudwire . Townsquare Media . Retrieved 3 March 2021.