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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jan-21-2016 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2009 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......The_Patriarch Songs........14 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.primalfear.de ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Primal Fear Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : 16.6 Label : Frontiers ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ GermanyÆs own Primal Fear, one of the bigger and ║ │
│║ well known power metal bands, holds us in ║ │
│║ anticipation with their newest serving of ║ │
│║ ferocious European power metal; entitled 16.6 ║ │
│║ (Before The Devil Knows YouÆre Dead). This new ║ │
│║ album will be Primal FearÆs 8th full-length ║ │
│║ release, and their second with Frontiers ║ │
│║ Records. 16.6 also marks the first album with ║ │
│║ new guitarist Magnus Karlsson (Allen/Lande, ex- ║ │
│║ Last Tribe), after long-time guitarist with the ║ │
│║ band, Stefan Leibing decided that it was his ║ │
│║ time to move on. Leibing had been with Primal ║ │
│║ Fear since their 2nd album, Jaws Of Death. ║ │
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│║ The first subtle signs of the bandÆs reinvention ║ │
│║ occurred with 2004Æs DevilÆs Ground, while ║ │
│║ further progression covered 2005Æs Seven Seals. ║ │
│║ Experimentation on a few tracks came into play ║ │
│║ on that album, while more tentative changes ║ │
│║ occurred again with 2007Æs New Religion, ║ │
│║ including combining female vocals with Ralf ║ │
│║ Scheepers on one track; and a few more ║ │
│║ experimental tracks, some of which missed the ║ │
│║ mark. Although most fans felt that New Religion ║ │
│║ was the bands first slip in quality and ║ │
│║ inspiration, the album ultimately received mixed ║ │
│║ reviews. It seemed that the band wanted to sound ║ │
│║ more chiseled, well-rounded, mature, emotional ║ │
│║ and in-depth; seeking to get out from underneath ║ │
│║ the ôJudas Priest clone-bandö label which some ║ │
│║ fragments of the metal media had pinned on them. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ So now, the latest Primal Fear release has ║ │
│║ arrived and many will be asking the question; ║ │
│║ will they return to their early 2000Æs glory, or ║ │
│║ will 16.6 continue the bandÆs current musical ║ │
│║ trend of recent years? Primal Fear may not have ║ │
│║ gotten the balance right between their direction ║ │
│║ of progression and old-school on New Religion, ║ │
│║ but they damn sure have on the new album, 16.6. ║ │
│║ This time round, the German Metal Commandos have ║ │
│║ got it right, with an excellent blend of current ║ │
│║ progression into what they want to be; and their ║ │
│║ classic old-school sound. This album sounds and ║ │
│║ feels like the band were much more confident and ║ │
│║ sure of themselves with this material, than they ║ │
│║ were with the last album. ║ │
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│║ A dark intro starts things off, building up to ║ │
│║ the opening track Riding The Eagle. The track is ║ │
│║ a great Primal Fear opener, speedy and melodic, ║ │
│║ with a catchy chorus. Ralf sounds stronger than ║ │
│║ ever as he charismatically belts out the tunes. ║ │
│║ In fact, throughout the whole album, Ralf never ║ │
│║ breaks out the insanely high pitched shrieks ║ │
│║ (ala Sign Of Fear style), seemingly more ║ │
│║ comfortable to sing at his mid-high pitched ║ │
│║ vocals for the majority of the release. Ralf ║ │
│║ also sings with a lot more melody and conviction ║ │
│║ on 16.6, putting to rest any rumours that his ║ │
│║ voice may be faulting after all these years ║ │
│║ behind the mic. ║ │
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│║ Primal Fear rip out some awesome old-school ║ │
│║ sounding tracks, including Killbound, which ║ │
│║ could have slotted in perfectly on Primal FearÆs ║ │
│║ debut album. Smith And Wesson is another classic ║ │
│║ sounding track, but with an obvious Sinner ║ │
│║ influence; while The Exorcist is a ripping old- ║ │
│║ school balls-to-the-wall track, full of power ║ │
│║ and speed and is easily one of the best on the ║ │
│║ CD. Soar is an interesting and quite peculiar ║ │
│║ track. Aside from being very good and catchy, it ║ │
│║ also contains portions of industrial metal ║ │
│║ guitar riffs, similar in sound to bands like The ║ │
│║ Tea Party and Korn. ║ │
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│║ Six Times Dead is another brilliant track on ║ │
│║ 16.6, containing a super-charged heavy stomping ║ │
│║ beat and riff which just keeps your head banging ║ │
│║ for the entire song. The semi power ballad No ║ │
│║ Smoke Without Fire is another standout, quite ║ │
│║ emotional, strong and sung very well by ║ │
│║ Scheepers. Lastly, another experimental track, ║ │
│║ Black Rain is quite epic and sophisticated, ║ │
│║ while the album closer, Hands Of Time is another ║ │
│║ soulful ballad, with the vocals being shared by ║ │
│║ four members of the band. ║ │
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│║ From the beginning of 16.6 to the end, it is ║ │
│║ obvious that Primal Fear have now confidently ║ │
│║ found their sound and structure that they have ║ │
│║ been working on for the last few albums. In an ║ │
│║ excellent return to form, every track is ║ │
│║ forceful, meaningful and wonderfully ║ │
│║ constructed; blending the best of classic Primal ║ │
│║ Fear with the arrangements and insights of their ║ │
│║ current progression. This release may have been ║ │
│║ a few albums in the making, but it is all ║ │
│║ definitely worth the wait. 16.6 is not another ║ │
│║ Nuclear Fire, Black Sun or Jaws Of Death, and ║ │
│║ neither should it be as the band has moved on ║ │
│║ and improved from that era. ║ │
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│║ All Primal Fears fans should go out and get this ║ │
│║ without hesitation; while power/traditional ║ │
│║ metal fans will also thoroughly enjoy what 16.6 ║ │
│║ has to offer. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Before the Devil Knows You're Dead [00:49] │
│ 02 - Riding the Eagle [04:59] │
│ 03 - Six Times Dead (16.6) [04:00] │
│ 04 - Black Rain [06:07] │
│ 05 - Under the Radar [05:25] │
│ 06 - 5.0,torn [07:14] │
│ 07 - Soar [04:17] │
│ 08 - Killbound [04:13] │
│ 09 - No Smoke Without A Fire [04:52] │
│ 10 - Night After Night [05:01] │
│ 11 - Smith & Wesson [04:45] │
│ 12 - The Exorcist [04:47] │
│ 13 - Hands of Time [04:20] │
│ 14 - No Smoke Without A Fire (Remix) [03:40] │
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