Metal Commando

{{Infobox album

| name = Metal Commando

| type = Album

| artist = Primal Fear

| cover = File:PrimalFearMetalCommandoCDCover.jpg

| alt =

| released = 24 July 2020

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = Hansen Studios, Denmark
Stuntguitar Music, Sweden
Fear Studios
Level 10
Backyard Studios

| genre = Heavy metal

| length = 56:58

| label = Nuclear Blast

| producer =

| prev_title = Apocalypse

| prev_year = 2018

| next_title = Code Red

| next_year = 2023

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Metal Commando

| type = studio

| single1 = Along Came the Devil

| single1date = 15 May 2020{{cite web|url=https://www.antimusic.com/news/20/April/30Primal_Fear_To_Deliver_Along_Came_The_Devil_Next_Month.shtml|title=Primal Fear To Deliver 'Along Came The Devil' Next Month|publisher=AntiMUSIC|date=30 April 2020|accessdate=23 June 2020}}

| single2 = I Am Alive

| single2date = 19 June 2020

| single3 = Hear Me Calling

| single3date = 24 July 2020{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/primal-fear-unveils-music-video-for-hear-me-calling/|title=Primal Fear Unveils Music Video For 'Hear Me Calling'|work=Blabbermouth|date=24 July 2020|accessdate=24 July 2020}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Louder Sound

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/primal-fears-metal-commando-unashamedly-brutish-and-balls-out|title=Primal Fear's Metal Commando: unashamedly brutish and balls-out|work=Louder|date=24 July 2020|accessdate=24 July 2020|author=Lawson, Dom}}

}}

Metal Commando is the thirteenth studio album by German heavy metal band Primal Fear. The album was released on 24 July 2020 via Nuclear Blast.{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/primal-fear-announces-new-album-metal-commando/|title=PRIMAL FEAR Announces New Album 'Metal Commando'|publisher=Blabbermouth|date=3 April 2020|accessdate=23 June 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/video-premiere-primal-fears-i-am-alive/|title=Video Premiere: PRIMAL FEAR's 'I Am Alive'|publisher=Blabbermouth|date=19 June 2020|accessdate=23 June 2020}} It is also the first album with drummer Michael Ehré.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Metal Commando track listing(2020). "Metal Commando liner notes". In Metal Commando [CD booklet]. Nuclear Blast.

| total_length = 56:58

| all_writing =

| all_lyrics =

| title1 = I Am Alive

| length1 = 4:34

| title2 = Along Came the Devil

| length2 = 4:21

| title3 = Halo

| length3 = 4:19

| title4 = Hear Me Calling

| length4 = 4:39

| title5 = The Lost and the Forgotten

| length5 = 4:08

| title6 = My Name Is Fear

| length6 = 4:04

| title7 = I Will Be Gone

| length7 = 4:26

| title8 = Raise Your Fists

| length8 = 3:52

| title9 = Howl of the Banshee

| length9 = 4:54

| title10 = Afterlife

| length10 = 4:29

| title11 = Infinity

| length11 = 13:12

}}

{{Track listing

| total_length = 70:59

| headline = Digipak bonus tracks

| title12 = Rising Fear

| length12 = 1:39

| title13 = Leave Me Alone

| length13 = 4:04

| title14 = Second to None

| length14 = 4:12

| title15 = Crucify Me

| length15 = 4:06

}}

Personnel

All information from the album booklet.

Primal Fear

Ralf Scheepers – lead and backing vocals
Mat Sinner – bass, vocals, producer
Magnus Karlsson – guitars, keyboards
Alex Beyrodt – guitars
Tom Naumann – guitars
Michael Ehré – drums

Production

Jacob Hansen – engineering, mixing, mastering
Stephan Lohrmann – cover art
Stefan Heilemann – layout

Charts

scope="col"\| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+Chart performance for Metal Commando
{{album chart\|Austria\|28\|artist=Primal Fear\|album=Metal Commando\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=6 August 2020}}
{{album chart\|Flanders\|65\|artist=Primal Fear\|album=Metal Commando\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=31 July 2020}}
{{album chart\|Wallonia\|26\|artist=Primal Fear\|album=Metal Commando\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=31 July 2020}}
{{album chart\|Czech\|66\|date=202031\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=3 August 2020}}
{{album chart\|Germany4\|7\|id=416347\|artist=Primal Fear\|album=Metal Commando\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=31 July 2020}}
{{album chart\|Hungary\|15\|year=2020\|week=31\|artist=Primal Fear\|album=Metal Commando\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=8 August 2020}}
scope="row"\| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE){{cite web\|url=http://www.promusicae.es/listas/semana/4415-%C3%81lbumes-semana-31-2020\|title=Top 100 Albumes – Semana 31: del 24.7.2020 al 30.7.2020\|publisher=Productores de Música de España\|language=Spanish\|accessdate=4 August 2020}} \| 57
{{album chart\|Switzerland\|6\|artist=Primal Fear\|album=Metal Commando\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=5 August 2020}}

References

Category:2020 albums

Category:Nuclear Blast albums

Category:Primal Fear (band) albums