Primal Fear — Francesco Jovino
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AllMusic · 4.0 / 5 · · 2026-07-26 12:33:59
MiskamNiretet · 3.5 / 5 · · 2024-06-12 20:29:50
Абсолютная стандартная группа и абсолютный стандартный материал.
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EveryDisc · 3.5 / 5 · · 2018-08-14 06:36:58
Primal Fear began as Mat Sinner's power metal project 20 years ago. For this, Mat teamed up with Ralf Scheepers - a shaved, muscular clone of Rob Halford on steroids. Nowadays, excellent guitarist Alex Beyrodt also plays in the band (though only on recordings), interesting to me primarily because of another project with Sinner, playing in the style of Whitesnake, Voodoo Circle. The style hasn't changed at all over the years. The music has become even more similar to Judas Priest, only with elements of symphonism and epic, and more of a shift towards speed metal of the Painkiller era. Apocalypse is already the twelfth album by PF. Yes, Mat is still absolutely inexhaustible in his work. From the very first tracks, New Rise and especially The Ritual, a Teutonic version of those very Judas Priest is everywhere. But Blood, Sweat & Fear really rocks. Primal Fear have never possessed any unique qualities, but they certainly cannot be accused of unprofessionalism; although there have been records that were completely dull in terms of material, with an abundance of monotonous mid-tempo tracks and boring ballads. Apocalypse is somewhere closer to the level of the early discs, when there were more ideas. Even Supernova was a success, although it has all the makings of passable, drawn-out pathos. The album ends on a high note with the killer Cannonball. As is classic for many modern metalheads, numerous bonuses on deluxe versions, if they don't surpass, certainly don't lag behind the main content of the record in level. It's the same here. An interesting bonus is Fight Against Evil, Into the Fire reminds one even of Billy Idol, and My War Is Over is a ballad hinting at JP from the Tim Owens era. In general, Apocalypse is unlikely to surprise you, but against the general background of the modern, overcrowded metal scene, it clearly won't get lost, but whether you will re-listen to it is a big question. And it is better than the majority of Primal Fear albums.
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