Primal Fear (album)

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Primal Fear
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Studio album by
Released2 February 1998
Recorded1997 at Spacepark Studios, House of Music, Winterbach, Germany
Genre Heavy metal, power metal
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Mat Sinner, Ralf Scheepers, Tom Naumann
Primal Fear chronology
Primal Fear
(1998)
Jaws of Death
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Primal Fear is the debut studio album by the German power metal band Primal Fear, released in 1998. [2] The album was re-issued in 2005 by Nuclear Blast in a multibox containing the 1999 album Jaws of Death.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Primal Fear" (Intro)0:34
2."Chainbreaker"4:25
3."Silver & Gold"3:11
4."Promised Land"4:23
5."Formula One"4:56
6."Dollars"3:57
7."Nine Lives"3:06
8."Tears of Rage"6:47
9."Speedking" (Deep Purple cover)3:59
10."Battalions of Hate"3:49
11."Running in the Dust"4:37
12."Thunderdome"3:45
Total length:47:29
2010 remastered bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Breaker" (Accept cover)3:30
Total length:50:59

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

Production

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References

  1. Hundey, Jason. "Primal Fear Primal Fear review". AllMusic . Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. "Primal Fear – Primal Fear". Encyclopaedia Metallum . Retrieved 30 September 2011.