Nuclear Fire

Nuclear Fire is a fulfilling traditional-metal work that places Primal Fear’s heavy riffs and Ralf Scheepers’s sharp, piercing highs without any waste. It is counted among the band’s early representative masterpieces. Even at speed, the rhythm never breaks, and the songs’ core is extremely thick. The switching between aggressive numbers and melodic passages is truly clear, and the whole album has not the slightest slack. The speeding opening classic “Angel in Black” became one of the band’s signature songs with its overwhelming drive and memorable melody. The aggression of “Kiss of Death,” the drama of “Back from Hell” and cuts like “Fight the Fire” and “Now or Never” convey the work’s fullness. While firmly building on the Judas Priest tradition, it powerfully establishes its own sure hard character. A record that pursued traditional heavy metal’s stylistic beauty at extremely high purity and greatly raised its polish as a band. In particular, the presence of “Angel in Black” makes this an enduring classic of early Primal Fear. A powerful, engaging masterpiece letting you fully savor German power metal’s sure appeal — a record showing the band’s fullness.