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Metal Commando

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. It is also the first album with drummer Michael Ehré.

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Metal Commando
Studio album by
Primal Fear
Released24 July 2020
StudioHansen Studios, Denmark
Stuntguitar Music, Sweden
Fear Studios
Level 10
Backyard Studios
GenreHeavy metal, power metal1
Length56:58
LabelNuclear Blast
Primal Fear chronology
Apocalypse
(2018) 		Metal Commando
(2020) 		Code Red
(2023)
Singles from Metal Commando
  1. "Along Came the Devil"
    Released: 15 May 20202
  2. "I Am Alive"
    Released: 19 June 2020
  3. "Hear Me Calling"
    Released: 24 July 20203
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Louder SoundStarStarStarStar4
Distorted Sound9/101

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.56 It is also the first album with drummer Michael Ehré.

Track listing

Metal Commando track listing7
No.TitleLength
1."I Am Alive"4:34
2."Along Came the Devil"4:21
3."Halo"4:19
4."Hear Me Calling"4:39
5."The Lost and the Forgotten"4:08
6."My Name Is Fear"4:04
7."I Will Be Gone"4:26
8."Raise Your Fists"3:52
9."Howl of the Banshee"4:54
10."Afterlife"4:29
11."Infinity"13:12
Total length:56:58
Digipak bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Rising Fear"1:39
13."Leave Me Alone"4:04
14."Second to None"4:12
15."Crucify Me"4:06
Total length:70:59

Personnel

All information from the album booklet.7

Primal Fear

Production

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

Charts

Chart performance for Metal Commando
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)8 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)9 65
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)10 26
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)11 66
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)12 7
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)13 15
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)14 57
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)15 6
References

References

  1. McHugh, Dan (23 July 2020). "ALBUM REVIEW: Metal Commando – Primal Fear". Distorted Sound. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  2. "Primal Fear To Deliver 'Along Came The Devil' Next Month". AntiMUSIC. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. "Primal Fear Unveils Music Video For 'Hear Me Calling'". Blabbermouth. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  4. Lawson, Dom (24 July 2020). "Primal Fear's Metal Commando: unashamedly brutish and balls-out". Louder. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  5. "PRIMAL FEAR Announces New Album 'Metal Commando'". Blabbermouth. 3 April 2020. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. "Video Premiere: PRIMAL FEAR's 'I Am Alive'". Blabbermouth. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  7. (2020). "Metal Commando liner notes". In Metal Commando [CD booklet]. Nuclear Blast.
  8. "Austriancharts.at – Primal Fear – Metal Commando" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  9. "Ultratop.be – Primal Fear – Metal Commando" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  10. "Ultratop.be – Primal Fear – Metal Commando" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  11. "ČNS IFPI – CZ Albums – Top 100 – 31. týden 2020" (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  12. "Offiziellecharts.de – Primal Fear – Metal Commando" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  13. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2020. 31. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  14. "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 31: del 24.7.2020 al 30.7.2020" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  15. "Swisscharts.com – Primal Fear – Metal Commando". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2020.