Apocalypse (Primal Fear album)

Apocalypse is the twelfth studio album by German heavy metal band Primal Fear. The album was released on 10 August 2018 via Frontiers Records.[5][6] It is also the second and last album with drummer Francesco Jovino.

Apocalypse
Studio album by
Released10 August 2018
StudioHansen Studios, Denmark
GenreHeavy metal, power metal, speed metal
LabelFrontiers Records
Primal Fear chronology
Rulebreaker
(2016)
Apocalypse
(2018)
Metal Commando
(2020)
Singles from Apocalypse
  1. "Hounds of Justice"
    Released: 22 May 2018[1]
  2. "King of Madness"
    Released: 29 June 2018[2]
  3. "The Ritual"
    Released: 3 August 2018[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Hammer[4]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Apocalypse"1:44
2."New Rise"4:13
3."The Ritual"4:05
4."King of Madness"4:25
5."Blood, Sweat & Fear"4:55
6."Supernova"5:21
7."Hail to the Fear"5:05
8."Hounds of Justice"3:51
9."The Beast"3:42
10."Eye of the Storm"8:00
11."Cannonball"4:43
Total length:50:04
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Fight Against All Evil"4:25
13."Into the Fire"4:33
14."My War Is Over"4:41
Total length:63:43

Personnel edit

Charts edit

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 47
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 65
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[10] 91
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 12

References edit

  1. ^ "Primal Fear Premiere New Song "Hounds of Justice" From Upcoming New Album "Apocalypse"". Metal Underground. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Primal Fear Soar With Melodically Brutish New Song 'King of Madness' - Video Premiere". Loudwire. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Primal Fear Premiere New Video "The Ritual" From Upcoming New Album "Apocalypse"". Metal Underground. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  4. ^ Matthias Weckmann. "Primal Fear APOCALYPSE". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  5. ^ "PRIMAL FEAR In The Studio Working On 'Apocalypse' Album". Blabbermouth. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  6. ^ "PRIMAL FEAR 'Apocalypse' Album Details Revealed; 'Hounds Of Justice' Lyric Video Available". Blabbermouth. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Primal Fear – Apocalypse" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Primal Fear – Apocalypse" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Primal Fear – Apocalypse" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 38.Týden 2018 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Primal Fear – Apocalypse" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Primal Fear – Apocalypse". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 August 2018.