Metal Commando
| Metal Commando | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 24 July 2020 | |||
| Studios | Hansen Studios, Denmark Stuntguitar Music, Sweden Fear Studios Level 10 Backyard Studios | |||
| Genres | Heavy metal, power metal[1] | |||
| Length | 56:58 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Primal Fear chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Metal Commando | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Louder Sound |   [4] |
| Distorted Sound | 9/10[1] |
Metal Commando is the thirteenth studio album by German heavy metal band Primal Fear. The album was released on 24 July 2020 via Nuclear Blast.[5][6] It is also the first album with drummer Michael Ehré.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Am Alive" | 4:34 |
| 2. | "Along Came the Devil" | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Halo" | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Hear Me Calling" | 4:39 |
| 5. | "The Lost and the Forgotten" | 4:08 |
| 6. | "My Name Is Fear" | 4:04 |
| 7. | "I Will Be Gone" | 4:26 |
| 8. | "Raise Your Fists" | 3:52 |
| 9. | "Howl of the Banshee" | 4:54 |
| 10. | "Afterlife" | 4:29 |
| 11. | "Infinity" | 13:12 |
| Total length: | 56:58 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Rising Fear" | 1:39 |
| 13. | "Leave Me Alone" | 4:04 |
| 14. | "Second to None" | 4:12 |
| 15. | "Crucify Me" | 4:06 |
| Total length: | 70:59 | |
Personnel
[edit]All information from the album booklet.[7]
Primal Fear
- Ralf Scheepers – lead and backing vocals
- Mat Sinner – bass, vocals, producer
- Magnus Karlsson – guitars, keyboards
- Alex Beyrodt – guitars
- Tom Naumann – guitars
- Michael Ehré – drums
Production
- Jacob Hansen – engineering, mixing, mastering
- Stephan Lohrmann – cover art
- Stefan Heilemann – layout
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 28 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 65 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] | 26 |
| Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[11] | 66 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 7 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[13] | 15 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[14] | 57 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 6 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 McHugh, Dan (23 July 2020). "ALBUM REVIEW: Metal Commando – Primal Fear". Distorted Sound. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ↑ "Primal Fear To Deliver 'Along Came The Devil' Next Month". AntiMUSIC. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ↑ "Primal Fear Unveils Music Video For 'Hear Me Calling'". Blabbermouth. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ↑ Lawson, Dom (24 July 2020). "Primal Fear's Metal Commando: unashamedly brutish and balls-out". Louder. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ↑ "PRIMAL FEAR Announces New Album 'Metal Commando'". Blabbermouth. 3 April 2020. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ↑ "Video Premiere: PRIMAL FEAR's 'I Am Alive'". Blabbermouth. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- 1 2 (2020). "Metal Commando liner notes". In Metal Commando [CD booklet]. Nuclear Blast.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Primal Fear – Metal Commando" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Primal Fear – Metal Commando" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Primal Fear – Metal Commando" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ↑ "ČNS IFPI – CZ Albums – Top 100 – 31. týden 2020" (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Primal Fear – Metal Commando" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2020. 31. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ↑ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 31: del 24.7.2020 al 30.7.2020" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 4 August 2020.[dead link]
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Primal Fear – Metal Commando". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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