Primal Fear - Best of Fear (2017)
Primal Fear - Best of Fear (2017)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) - 1.01 GB | Cover | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 321 MB | 02:20:17
Heavy Metal, Power Metal | Label: Frontiers Records
WEB FLAC (Tracks) - 1.01 GB | Cover | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 321 MB | 02:20:17
Heavy Metal, Power Metal | Label: Frontiers Records
A lot of times, compilation albums aren't really worth reviewing because they're collections of old songs that have already been reviewed. However, when the compilations contain some fresh new material as well, then they're worth giving a review to. With that being said, Primal Fear have been signed to two labels in their career: Nuclear Blast Records from 1998 - 2006 and Frontiers Records from 2006, right up to the present day. In 2006, they released their first best-of compilation Metal Is Forever - The Very Best Of Primal Fear, containing a bunch of songs from the Nuclear Blast years from the first album up to Seven Seals. Now, they're releasing their second best-of album titled Best Of Fear, containing a large amount of material from the Frontiers years from New Religion right up to their last album Rulebreaker. Not only does this compilation contain 23 songs from the past, but also 4 new recordings. Three of those are fresh new originals and one is a cover.
The new recordings are what begin the record. Starting off with an instrumental intro track with "Area 16" that sounds like the intro to an apoclyptic movie or video game, it leads into the explosive riff attack of "Predator". Both this track and "Thrill Of Speed" share the elements that you would expect from Primal Fear, which are pummeling riffs and that unmistakable vocals of Ralf Scheepers. The new cover recording is of the Heart classic "If Looks Could Kill". It's always interesting when a classic rock track gets a heavier treatment. The band have done a successful job putting their spin on this great classic with more crunch in the guitars and a pounding low end. After the new recordings, you get a slew of the many tracks from the last 10 years, including a hefty amount of singles and deep cuts. The first disc contains more of the band's heavier and straightforward material like "The End Is Near", "Sign Of Fear", King For A Day", "Angels Of Mercy" and "Strike", whereas the second disc contains more of the epic and melodic tunes like "Where Angels Die", "We Walk Without Fear", "When Death Comes Knocking" and "The Sky Is Burning".
Greatest hits compilations have the benefit of serving as a quick introduction to a large portion of a band's catalog to a new fan and hopefully it will encourage the fan to go out and pick up the studio albums, but for the people that are already fans, many of them already have the albums that the songs featured originally appeared on and they won't bother with picking up the greatest hits albums, unless there's some new recordings included. If you're a die-hard fan and you feel you have to own every single release the band put out over the years, then go ahead and buy it. I'm not putting down Best Of Fear at all by saying this, I'm just stating the pros and cons on releasing greatest hits compilations. This compilation may only contain music from Primal Fear's last decade but much of that music is some of the band's best. The four new recordings will also be enough to tie us over until the band release their next full-length, most likely next year because they release a new album every two years.
TRACKLIST
01. Area 16
02. Predator
03. If Looks Could Kill
04. Thrill of Speed
05. The End Is Near
06. Strike
07. Sign of Fear
08. In Metal We Trust
09. When Death Comes Knocking
10. Six Times Dead
11. Angels of Mercy
12. Unbreakable
13. Riding the Eagle
14. Rulebreaker
15. King for a Day
16. Bad Guys Wear Black
17. Everytime It Rains
18. We Walk Without Fear
19. Fighting the Darkness (Extended Version)
20. Hands of Time
21. One Night in December
22. The Sky Is Burning
23. Where Angels Die
24. Black Rain
25. Born with a Broken Heart (Remixed Version)
26. Born Again
27. The Man (That I Don't Know)
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