Published: April 25, 2025
Going strong for nearly three decades, the band founded and still led by Mat Sinner (bass, vocals) and Ralf Scheepers (vocals) have never let down their global fanbase.
Commanding, fierce, and & triumphing since 1997 - there's no better way to describe Germany's premier power metal band, PRIMAL FEAR. The band have just unveiled details about their upcoming album Domination, set to drop on September 5, 2025 via RPM.
To celebrate this announcement, the lead single "Far Away" has officially landed on streaming platforms worldwide. Packed with all the signature elements of a classic PRIMAL FEAR anthem - soaring melodies, thunderous drums and bass, and a blistering twin-guitar solo - the track also carries a powerful sense of yearning, brought to life by Ralf Scheepers' unmistakable vocals. Filmed at Dennis Ward's Kangaroo Studios in Karlsdorf-Neuthard, Germany, where the Domination recording sessions took place in late 2024, "Far Away" is also available now as a performance-style music video on YouTube.
Scheepers explains the meaning behind the single: "It's an expression of faith and trust, no matter where or what. We all know this feeling of missing someone so much, not being able to see or hear him/her every day - especially as musicians whilst touring."
Going strong for nearly three decades, the band founded and still led by Mat Sinner (bass, vocals) and Ralf Scheepers (vocals) have never let down their global fanbase. Relentless and constantly pushing their limits, PRIMAL FEAR ensure that no two albums ever sound the same. After Code Red [2023] hit some of the highest chart positions of their career, expectations for the next release were higher than ever. Now joined by gifted guitarist Thalìa Bellazecca and former touring drummer André Hilgers, the quintet were more than up for the challenge. And as Domination makes clear, no obstacle is too great for PRIMAL FEAR's powerhouse songwriting trio - Sinner, Scheepers, and guitarist Magnus Karlsson, who also rejoins the band's live line-up after several years away.
From the hard-hitting opener "The Hunter" and first single "Far Away," to the uplifting mid-tempo anthem "Tears Of Fire" and the epic ballad "Eden" - featuring a surprise guest appearance by AD INFINITUM's Melissa Bonny - Domination delivers on all fronts. Add in neck-breakers like "Scream" and "Crossfire," and the reflective, string-and-piano-driven closer "A Tune I Won't Forget," and it's clear: PRIMAL FEAR aren't here to reclaim the crown - they're here to prove they've never left the throne of heavy/power metal royalty.
Domination was recorded in autumn 2024, produced by Mat Sinner and co-produced by Ralf Scheepers as well as Magnus Karlsson. Rounded off by multiple PRIMAL FEAR mixing/mastering engineer Jacob Hansen at his own studios in Denmark, the album artwork was designed by Death.Milk.Designs.
"Domination" - Track Listing:
01. The Hunter
02. Destroyer
03. Far Away
04. I Am The Primal Fear
05. Tears Of Fire
06. Heroes And Gods
07. Hallucinations
08. Eden [feat. Melissa Bonny of AD INFINITUM]
09. Scream
10. The Dead Don't Die
11. Crossfire
12. March Boy March
13. A Tune I Won't Forget
Bonus Track [physical only; excl. jewel case-CD]
14. Bridges Will Burn
Warming up at five select summer festivals, PRIMAL FEAR will return to the live front with their longest European tour since 2018. RPM label mates ELEINE have been confirmed as special guests.
PRIMAL FEAR live:
09.05.2025 DE Braunschweig - Rock in Rautheim
02.07.2025 DE Ballenstedt - Rockharz Open Air *SOLD OUT*
18.07.2025 IT Cremona - Luppolo in Rock
21.08.2025 DE Haddeby - Baltic Open Air
23.08.2025 UK Newark - Stonedead Festival *SOLD OUT*
"Domination" Tour 2025
w/ ELEINE
05.09.2025 DE Hamburg - Markthalle
06.09.2025 DE Leipzig - Anker
07.09.2025 DE Bochum - Zeche
09.09.2025 DE Aschaffenburg - Colos-Saal
10.09.2025 DE Munich - Backstage
12.09.2025 DE Memmingen - Kaminwerk
13.09.2025 DE Mannheim - Capitol
14.09.2025 DE Regensburg-Obertraubling - Eventhall Airport
16.09.2025 CH Pratteln - Konzertfabrik Z7
18.09.2025 DE Berlin - Hole 44
19.09.2025 DE Naila - Frankenhalle
20.09.2025 DE Stuttgart - Im Wizemann (Halle)
21.09.2025 BE Sint-Niklaas - De Casino
23.09.2025 NL Amstelveen - P60
25.09.2025 PL Warsaw - Stodola
26.09.2025 CZ Prague - MeetFactory
27.09.2025 CZ Zlín - Masters of Rock Café
30.09.2025 ES Madrid - Mon
01.10.2025 ES Murcia - Garaje
03.10.2025 ES Barcelona - Salamandra
04.10.2025 ES Pamplona - Sala Totem
PRIMAL FEAR are:
Ralf Scheepers | vocals
Mat Sinner | bass, vocals
Magnus Karlsson | guitars
Thalìa Bellazecca | guitars
André Hilgers | drums
