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1	!!!This page is about the PowerMetal band. For the film starring Richard Gere and Edward Norton, [[Film/PrimalFear click here]]. For the trope, [[PrimalFear click here]].
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4	Primal Fear is a PowerMetal band that has its origins at half of TheNineties.
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6	Ralf Scheepers sang in different bands before landing the lead vocalist role in ''Music/GammaRay'', with whom he recorded three albums before a series of events led him to leave it. ([[UrbanLegendOfZelda Contrary to popular belief]], he NEVER auditioned for ''Music/JudasPriest'') Thus his next step in music would be the formation of ''Primal Fear'', alongside members of ''Music/{{Sinner}}''.
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8	[[folder:Discography as of 2020]]
9	!! Studio albums
10	* 1998: ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Primal Fear]]''
11	* 1999: ''Jaws of Death''
12	* 2001: ''Nuclear Fire''
13	* 2002: ''Black Sun''
14	* 2004: ''Devil's Ground''
15	* 2005: ''Seven Seals''
16	* 2007: ''New Religion''
17	* 2009: ''16:6 (Before The Devil Knows You're Dead)''
18	* 2012: ''Unbreakable''
19	* 2014: ''Delivering The Black''
20	* 2016: ''Rulebreaker''
21	* 2020: ''Metal Commando''
22	* 2023: ''Code Red''
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24	!! Live albums and compilations
25	* 2006: ''[[GreatestHitsAlbum Metal is Forever - The Very Best of Primal Fear]]''
26	* 2010: ''Live in the USA''
27	* 2017: ''Angels of Mercy: Live in Germany''
28	* 2017: ''[[GreatestHitsAlbum Best of Fear]]''
29	[[/folder]]
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31	[[folder:Band members]]
32	!! Current members
33	* Ralf Scheepers – lead vocals (1997–present)
34	* Mat Sinner – bass guitar, vocals (1997–present)
35	* Tom Naumann – guitars (1997–2000, 2003–2007, 2015-present), live guitars (2013-2015)
36	* Alex Beyrodt – guitars (2009–present), live guitars (2007–2009)
37	* Magnus Karlsson – guitars (2008–present)
38	* Michael Ehré - drums (2019-present)
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40	!! Former members
41	* Klaus Sperling – drums (1997–2003)
42	* Stefan Leibing – guitars, keyboards (1998–2007)
43	* Hendrik "Henny" Wolter – guitars (2000–2002, 2007–2010)
44	* Randy Black – drums (2003–2014)
45	* Constantine - live guitars (2012-2013)
46	* Aquiles Priester – drums (2014–2015)
47	* Francesco Jovino – drums (2015–2019)
48	[[/folder]]
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50	!!This band provides examples of:
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52	* AfterTheEnd: "Nation In Fear"
53	* AuthorAppeal: "Formula One" is about the eponymous sport.
54	* BreakupSong: "Iron Fist In A Velvet Glove":
55	--> ''We better separate ways or hate is getting stronger.\
56	Last chapter in the act, two more broken hearts.\
57	(...)\
58	My dedication to the past, I'm gonna draw the line.\
59	You hit me with an iron fist in a velvet glove.''
60	* CarefulWithThatAxe: Ralf is capable of keeping a high note for a long time. Take, for example, the chorus of "Iron Fist In A Velvet Glove", where he keeps a high note during the chorus while his bandmates sing it.
61	* CivilWar: "Battalions of Hate"
62	* ConceptAlbum:
63	** ''Black Sun'' is about a space exploration mission.
64	** Of sorts with ''Seven Seals'', as it's about the battle between heaven and hell.
65	* CorruptChurch: "Church Of Blood"
66	* CoverVersion: They've covered many songs for tributes and whatever:
67	** ''Primal Fear'' has "[[Music/DeepPurple Speed King]]" and the 2010 remaster bonus track "[[Music/{{Accept}} Breaker]]", the latter of which also appeared in ''A Tribute to Accept''.
68	** ''Jaws of Death'' has "[[Music/{{Rainbow}} Kill The King]]" as a bonus track in both the limited edition and the 2010 remaster.
69	** ''Nuclear Fire'' has Gary Moore/Phil Lynott's "Out In The Fields", also present in ''Emerald: A Tribute to the Wild One (Tribute to Music/ThinLizzy)'', in the Japanese version and the 2010 remastered edition.
70	** ''Devil's Ground'' has in many of its editions "[[Music/BlackSabbath Die Young]]", also featured in ''Evil Lives: A True Metal Tribute to Black Sabbath''. The Japanese edition also includes "[[Music/LedZeppelin The Rover]]", which was previously released as part of the [[CoverAlbum tribute album]] ''The Music Remains The Same (A Metal Tribute To Music/LedZeppelin)''.
71	** ''Seven Seals'' has a downplayed example in Sinner's "A Question of Honour". The downplayed part comes in that, well, more than 50% of the band members back then came from Sinner.
72	** The tribute album ''A Tribute To [[Music/JudasPriest The Priest]]'' featured a version of "Metal Gods".
73	** The tribute album ''The Four Horsemen: A Tribute to Music/{{Metallica}}'' featured a version of "Seek and Destroy".
74	** The tribute album ''A Tribute To [[Music/IronMaiden The Beast]] Vol. 2'' featured a version of "2 Minutes To Midnight".
75	* GriefSong: One of the interpretations of "In Memory", about Ralf Scheepers's sister.
76	* HeavyMeta:
77	** "Metal Is Forever":
78	--> ''Faster beats are pounding\
79	While the fans are shouting\
80	Metal is forever\
81	In every single matter\
82	Metal is forever\
83	Nations come together''
84	** "Living for Metal" is about the whole cycle of a metalhead: you start listening to a band, then get your friends onto the genre, then you form a band.
85	* HorsemenOfTheApocalypse: "Seven Seals".
86	* LargeHam: Ralf Scheepers.
87	* LastStand: "Final Embrace"
88	--> ''I will fight my own fight\
89	I will break through their lines\
90	Take the last chance to survive''
91	* MultinationalTeam: In the current formation, Germans Ralf Scheepers, Mat Sinner (real name: Matthias Lasch), Tom Naumann, and Alex Beyordt share the band with Swedish Magnus Karlsson and Italian Francesco Jovino. Past members also included Canadian Randy Black and South African Aquiles Priester.
92	* PowerMetal
93	* PrecisionFStrike: "Cry Havoc". It's kind of surprising the first time, actually.
94	* RebelLeader: "Chainbreaker"
95	* RegionalBonus:
96	** The Japanese edition of ''Jaws of Death'' has "Horrorscope", later included in the 2010 remastered version of the album.
97	** The Japanese edition of ''Nuclear Fire'' has "Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove" and a CoverVersion of Gary Moore/Phil Lynott's "Out in the Fields".
98	** The Japanese edition of ''Devil's Ground'' has "[[Music/LedZeppelin The Rover]]", which was previously released as part of the [[CoverAlbum tribute album]] ''The Music Remains The Same - A Metal Tribute to Music/LedZeppelin''.
99	** The Japanese version of ''Seven Seals'' has "The Union".
100	** The Japanese version of ''New Religion'' has an orchestral version of "Fighting the Darkness".
101	** The Japanese version of ''16.6 (Before the Devil Knows...)'' has a remix of "No Smoke Without Fire".
102	** The Japanese version of ''Unbreakable'' has "Night of the Jumps" and an acoustic version of "Born Again".
103	** The Japanese version of ''Delivering the Black'' has "Innocent Man", "Man Without a Shadow", the single edit of "When Death Comes Knocking", and an edited version of "Born with a Broken Heart".
104	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: "Hatred In My Soul"
105	* ScrewDestiny: "Visions of Fate", from ''Devil's Ground''.
106	* SpellMyNameWithAnS: It's Ralf Sche''ep''ers or Ralf Sche''pp''ers?
107	* StartMyOwn: After leaving ''Music/GammaRay'', Scheepers started Primal Fear.

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