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PRIMAL FEAR Release Tenth Studio Album ‘Delivering The Black’
January 24th, 2014

German power metal group Primal Fear issued tenth full-length studio album Delivering The Black on January 24th, 2014 in Europe through Frontiers Music Srl. The label also scheduled North American release for January 28th.

Primal Fear began recording sessions in the summer of 2013 at the House Of Music studios in Germany, with bassist Mat Sinner handling production duties, and Achim Köhler acting as engineer. The ensemble subsequently moved to Denmark in September 2013 to finish the effort, Jacob Hansen overseeing the mix at his Hansen studio in Ribe.

Leaves Eyes’ vocalist Liv Kristine supplied backing vocals to the ballad ‘Born With A Broken Heart’.

Primal Fear vocalist Ralf Scheepers issued the following statement: “We worked hard to create our best album ever. I already felt the vibe during the pre-production that we were working on something very special this time. And now the result is just an amazing metal album I’m extremely proud of!”

Bassist Mat Sinner, meanwhile, shared the following words: “The songs, the production, the sound – this album is a very special one for me and my career. In my view, everybody in the band just did a killer job and Jacob was fantastic choice to mix the album!”

Delivering The Black was made available in CD format, in deluxe edition format with two bonus tracks and – in cooperation with Soulfood Music – vinyl edition and DVD and limited edition (limited to 666 copies) of a super-deluxe version, including a metallic eagle.

The track listing was as follows;

01. ‘King For A Day’
02. ‘Rebel Faction’
03. ‘When Death Comes Knocking’
04. ‘Alive & On Fire’
05. ‘Delivering The Black’
06. ‘Road To Asylum’
07. ‘One Night In December’
08. ‘Never Pray For Justice’
09. ‘Born With A Broken Heart’
10. ‘Innocent Man’ *
11. ‘Inseminoid’
12. ‘Man Without Shadow’ *
13. ‘When Death Comes Knocking (Single Edit)’

* Only available on deluxe edition

DVD (only available with deluxe edition)

* ‘When Death Comes Knocking’ (music video)
* ‘King For A Day’ (music video)
* Making Of The Album (video)

Primal Fear’s line-up was as follows:

Ralf Scheepers (vocals, ex-Tyran’ Pace /ex-Gamma Ray)
Alex Beyrodt (guitar, Silent Force / Voodoo Circle)
Magnus Karlsson (guitar and keyboards, Magnus Karlsson’s Free Fall)
Mat Sinner (bass, Sinner / Silent Force / Voodoo Circle)
Randy Black (drums, ex-Annihilator / Duskmachine)

Music videos were filmed for the tracks ‘When Death Comes Knocking’, ‘King For A Day’ and ‘Alive & On Fire’, which can be viewed below.

Ninth studio record Unbreakable was released in January 2012.

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