Всем, кто в теме, известно о двух периодах творчества этой великолепной германской команды. Ранний этап характеризовался прямолинейным пауэрным рубиловом вкупе с явным влиянием Judas Priest, а начиная с "Seven Seals" альбомы стали более разнообразными и интересными в плане аранжировок, и на мой взгляд, именно они выковали оригинальный стиль Primal Fear. Так вот на “16.6 (Before the Devil Knows You're Dead)” состоялась попытка соединения этих двух периодов. Хорошо или плохо получилось – мнения разные.

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR are returning with a vengeance on June 2 with a brand new live album/home video, titled "Angels Of Mercy - Live In Germany", on Frontiers Music Srl.
2016 was a very busy year for PRIMAL FEAR. Following the release of their latest killer studio album, "Rulebreaker", in January, the metal warriors embarked on a world tour which shattered all the previously held records for shows played in one year by the band.

"Best Of Fear", as the name implies, is a new "best-of" compilation. This double album culls together the best material from PRIMAL FEAR's last ten years of work — including the albums "New Religion", "16.6 (Before The Devil Knows You're Dead)", "Unbreakable", "Delivering The Black" and "Rulebreaker" — plus four brand new songs recorded specifically for this release.
This comprehensive overview of PRIMAL FEAR's body of work over the past ten years is aptly split into two records which showcases the magnificence (and constantly maturing) songwriting abilities of these heavy metal lifers. The first album encompasses the heavier and more straight-ahead material, while the second shows the more involved and epic side of the band’s songwriting.