Black Sun

Black Sun is a work on which Primal Fear, with sharp riffs, heavy, powerful rhythm and piercing high vocals, further hones tough traditional power metal. Inheriting the fullness of the previous Nuclear Fire, it pushes its musicality more powerfully. There are many songs whose title and lyrics evoke cosmic, sci-fi images, yet at their core is a simple, powerful metal drive. From the development from the opener “Countdown to Insanity” to the title track “Black Sun” and the aggression of “Armageddon” to a cut like “Revolution,” every song is engaging, while cuts like “Lightyears from Home” and “Mind Control” convey the work’s fullness. Ralf Scheepers’s overwhelming highs are powerfully in sharp form throughout. A record whose vivid contrast of the taut tension of speeding fast songs and songs that widely open the vocal melody is truly good. Rather than relying on flashy decoration, it is packed with Primal Fear’s own sure appeal of moving powerfully forward without hesitation. A powerful, engaging power-metal work symbolizing the early fulfilling period — a record where the band’s consistent stance shines.