PRIMAL FEAR - New Album Samples Available; Artwork Revealed
March 27, 2009, 15 years ago
German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR will be releasing their new album, 16.6, in Europe on May 22nd and in the US on June 7th via Frontiers.
Samples of the following tracks are available:
The complete 16.6 tracklisting is as follows: 'Before The Devil Knows You're Dead', 'Riding The Eagle', 'Six Times Dead (16.6)', 'Black Rain', 'Under The Radar', '5.0 /Torn', 'Soar', 'Killbound', 'No Smoke Without Fire', 'Night After Night', 'Smith & Wesson', 'The Exorcist', 'Hands of Time'.
The limited edition will include two exclusive bonus-tracks: 'Cry Havoc', 'Scream' plus the video clip for 'Six Times Dead (16.6)'
The version for Japan will include a special single remix of the song 'No Smoke Without Fire'.
“Our target was to write and produce the most diverse and interesting album in the history of Primal Fear and combine our past with the future” says bassist Mat Sinner (also SINNER). ”The result went truly beyond our expectations and it will be a huge challenge to play these new songs on stage! The entire band is very proud of 16.6 and we hope all our old and even new fans will be totally satisfied!”The album was recorded the House Of Music studios with engineer Dennis Ward, mixing engineer Achim Koehler and producer Mat Sinner. According to a press release, "Primal Fear display a very high standard of song writing, sound and production. New guitarist Magnus Karlsson and Henny Wolter shine with a new dimension to the guitar work, and lead vocalist Ralf Scheepers reaches a new level to his vocal performances. Nothing can go wrong if you’re backed by one of the best rhythm sections in metal with Randy Black and Mat Sinner and you can hear the result on Primal Fear’s outstanding new message called 16.6!"