Domination (Primal Fear album)

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Domination
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Studio album by
Released5 September 2025
StudioHansen Studios, Denmark
Kangaroo Studios, Germany
Genre Heavy metal, power metal
Length59:56
Label Reigning Phoenix Music
Producer Mat Sinner, Ralf Scheepers, Magnus Karlsson
Primal Fear chronology
Code Red
(2023)
Domination
(2025)
Singles from Domination
  1. "Far Away"
    Released: 25 April 2025 [1]
  2. "The Hunter"
    Released: 12 June 2025 [2]
  3. "Tears of Fire"
    Released: 1 August 2025 [3]
  4. "I am the Primal Fear"
    Released: 6 September 2025 [4]

Domination is the fifteenth studio album by German heavy metal band Primal Fear. The album was released on 5 September 2025 via Reigning Phoenix Music, [5] and has received positive feedback. [6]

Contents

Background and promotion

On 23 August 2024, it was announced that guitarists Alex Beyrodt and Tom Naumann, drummer Michael Ehré, and touring bassist Alex Jansen had all departed the band. [7] Five days later, the band announced Thalìa Bellazecca as their new guitarist. [8] On 31 August, the band announced André Hilgers as their new drummer. [9]

Singles and music videos were released for several songs in the album including "Far Away", [10] [11] "The Hunter", [12] [13] "Tears of Fire", [14] [15] and "I am the Primal Fear". [16] [17]

The band promoted the album with some touring, including supporting Eleine in that band's European tour for their EP We Stand United. [18]

Track listing

Domination track listing
No.TitleLength
1."The Hunter"4:21
2."Destroyer"4:31
3."Far Away"4:19
4."I Am the Primal Fear"5:48
5."Tears of Fire"5:08
6."Heroes and Gods"4:10
7."Hallucinations"2:37
8."Eden"7:26
9."Scream"4:27
10."The Dead Don't Die"4:27
11."Crossfire"4:12
12."March Boy March"5:01
13."A Tune I Won't Forget"3:29
Total length:59:56
Bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."Bridges Will Burn"4:20
Total length:64:16

Personnel

Primal Fear

Guests

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Domination
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [19] 13
German Rock & Metal Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [20] 3
Greek Albums (IFPI) [21] 73
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [22] 48
Japanese Rock Albums (Oricon) [23] 14
Japanese Top Albums Sales ( Billboard Japan ) [24] 46
Swedish Hard Rock Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [25] 13
Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [26] 9
UK Albums Sales (OCC) [27] 100
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [28] 12
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [29] 42

References

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  2. "Primal Fear Unleash 'The Hunter' Video". AntiMUSIC. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  3. "PRIMAL FEAR – New Single 'Tears Of Fire'". MHF-Mag. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  4. "Primal Fear Unleash 'I Am The Primal Fear' Visualizer". AntiMUSIC. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
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  6. Paddy Gallagher (7 July 2025). "Album Review : Primal Fear – Domination". Metal Planet Music. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  7. "PRIMAL FEAR Lineup Shakeup - Band Loses Four Members". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles . 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  8. "PRIMAL FEAR Recruits Ex-FROZEN CROWN Guitarist THALÌA BELLAZECCA". Blabbermouth.net. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  9. "PRIMAL FEAR Announces New Drummer ANDRÉ HILGERS". Blabbermouth.net. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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  21. "Official IFPI Charts Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Combined) – Εβδομάδα: 37/2025" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 17 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
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  28. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  29. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 September 2025.