''Black Sun'' is the fourth studio release and first concept album by German power metal band
Primal Fear.
A music video was made for "Armageddon".
In 2017, ''
Loudwire
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'' ranked it as the 19th best power metal album of all time.
Album Concept
The record is themed around a space exploration mission. A team of astronauts visit a new, never before seen planet, and their craft ends up blowing up in the process of reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. The person or thing they are speaking to in 'Armageddon' is often considered by fans to be the eagle that appears on the covers of the majority of their albums.
Track listing
All songs written by Primal Fear.
Personnel
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Ralf Scheepers
Ralf Scheepers (born 5 February 1965) is the vocalist for the German heavy metal band Primal Fear. He has a relatively high-pitched tenor-esque singing voice and sometimes uses a shriek reminiscent of Judas Priest's Rob Halford, although it is ...
– lead vocals
* Stefan Leibing – guitars
* Henny Wolter – guitars
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Mat Sinner
Mat Sinner (born Matthias Lasch; 16 October 1964 in Stuttgart, West Germany) is a bassist, vocalist, and record producer from Stuttgart, Germany.
Sinner has been involved in numerous bands and projects throughout his musical career. His main ...
– bass, vocals
* Klaus Sperling – drums
Additional Musicians
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"Metal" Mike Chlasciak – additional guitar on "Fear" and "Controlled"
Production
*Achim "Akeem" Köhler – Producer, Engineering, Mixing, Mastering
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Mat Sinner
Mat Sinner (born Matthias Lasch; 16 October 1964 in Stuttgart, West Germany) is a bassist, vocalist, and record producer from Stuttgart, Germany.
Sinner has been involved in numerous bands and projects throughout his musical career. His main ...
– Producer
*Justin Leeah – Engineering (additional)
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Ralf Scheepers
Ralf Scheepers (born 5 February 1965) is the vocalist for the German heavy metal band Primal Fear. He has a relatively high-pitched tenor-esque singing voice and sometimes uses a shriek reminiscent of Judas Priest's Rob Halford, although it is ...
– Producer
*Klaus Sperling – Producer
*Stefan Leibing – Producer
*Henny Wolter – Producer
*Stephan Lohrmann – Cover art
*Thomas Ewerhard – Artwork
*Roland Guth – Photography
References
2002 albums
Primal Fear (band) albums
Nuclear Blast albums
Concept albums
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