For those of you who do not know, Ralph Scheepers auditioned for Judas Priest after Halford departed. Then, he formed a cover band called Just Priest and toured around Germany. Matt Sinner and guitarist Tom Neumann actually got up and guested at one of their shows. After that, a conversation a seed was planted and Primal Fear was born. Their brief was to just play good old Heavy Metal and this is the their first album.
Is it close to the Priest sound? Oh absolutely, but it’s one hell of an album. There is not a bad moment on the whole record. It is totally metal from beginning to end, but with the eye on the melody. That’s what metal once was, you could always sing along to the songs. Apart from the little intro piece, you can pick any track here and I would be happy to call it my favourite.
Great record and if you’re an old school metal fan it will definitely put a smile on your face. Killer!
10/10 from The Grooveman.
