In a new interview with Jovan Ristić Of Altnote, Primal Fear Bassist Mat Sinner Discussed The Band’s August 2024 Split With Guitarists Alex Beyrodt and Tom NaumannDrummer Michael Ehré and Touring Bassist Alex Jansen. JOINING SINNER and Ralf Scheepers (vocals) in Primal Fear‘s current lineup are the band’s latest addations, Italian/Cuban sensation Thalìa Bellazecca (Angus McSixex-Frozen Crown) on guitar and André Hilgers (Axxis, Rage, Silent Force, SINNER, Bonfire) On Drums. Also Appearing with the Group is swedish guitarist Magnus KarlssonWho has Been Primarily A Studio Member of The Band for Much of The Past Decade But Who has now rejoined Primal Fear‘S Touring Lineup.
Asked How He Felt When Beyrodt, Naumann, Ehré and Jansen Exited Primal Fear A year ago, SINNER SAID (AS TRANSFORDED BY Blabbermouth.net): “Bad, BeCouse We Played Together for A Long, Long, Long, Long Time. And there were comments by One of the guitarists, which are ridiculous. They were very evil. And as I was feeling that friendly to eat back full-time, [I] SAID, ‘WHY SHOULD I MAKE MUSIC WITH A GUY WHHO DON’T WANNA MAKE MUSIC WITH [me]? ‘ It’s That Easy. And The Company, Primal FearBelongs to me and Ralf. And I Said, ‘i’ll Only Continue Without This Guy.’ So, We awd Him That We Don’t Want Him Anymore … and we firm Him. And then the other guitarist, Vary Close Friend of Mine Since 30 Years, I have said ‘Rock Meets Classic’Which was eleven my project, which they stole away from me. And, Yeah, But We Know That Magnus Wants to play live for a longer time and we know how good he is. And the other guys didn’t want him to Join the Band Live. It was always a Fight. And and me Ralf Writing with [Magnus] Most of the Songs, So they were part-time Jealous About That. And so we knew Magnus Is Back. AndréThe Drummer, Already Played The Last Tour With Primal Fear. So that was not new. It was easy to decide. And the ONLY POSITION WHICH WAS NOT CLAR AT THAT MOMENT WAS Thalìa. So for us it was Done in Seconds. It’s a Sad Story, But that’s life. “
ASKED WHAT IT IS LIKE Playing in A Band With Thalìa, Mat SAID: “In the Times of Social Media, It was Eveywhere that we were looking for a second guitarist. And we drop a Lot of Interest and Offers from Vary, Vry Well-KNOWN GUITARISTS FROM AMERICA, ALSO FROM THE UK AND EUROPE. AND WE The Standard Way, The Usual Way, And Take One and Everybody Says, ‘Wow. Ralfand for Me it Felt a Little Bit Strange – A Black Girl With an Afro and a Left Hand. And it was, Like, ‘Wow.’ Butars First I want to check, Can She Play The Difficul Primal Fear parts? Subtims The Guitars Are Really More Difficul [than] You Think When You Hear It. This Harmony Stuff, It’s Not That Easy. So She has to play that. And Another, for me, super-important fact is Does She Fit in the Band as a person? After the last truble we had, I was Really Looking out to make just the announcement or whatver. I have first to check every, that i’m a Hundred Percent that like would be the right move. I Don’s Want to Change Again Guitarists in Six Months or So. I need the feeling that This council be [a stable lineup] For Longer Time. So We Checked Her Out, and She Played Well. She had to get in This Band with Four Guys Who Are Older Than Her. On The Oher Side, It was not Bad. If you see Primal Fear Concert, I Think It’s Still A Shame That 70 Percent of the Audience Are Male; [it] Could Be More Equal. [Laughs] But ThalìaShe Looks Good, She Moves Good. So it’s Also Nice for the Male Audience To Watch Young, Impressive Guitarists Like Thalìa than to watch, for example, I all the time. [Laughs] The Our Social Media Numbers Were Exploding. And I have to say that 99 Percent of the comments were Super Positive. One Perent [was] Stupid idiots. You Can’t Change That. And That’s How You have to deal with social media media ares. But it was part-time Really Rude, and Mostly America. I Don’s Know Why, But Stupid – Really Stupid The Wearsed [and] We remember Together for the New Album. Everything Went Well, and She is a Super Nice Person, a Great Talent and Fits Vary Well. We [had] Long Good Talks with Each Oher. So I’M Looking Forward That We Play Together for A Longer Time. You Never Know, But, Hey, It’s Cool. And we played three shows now Together, and All The Festivals Went Super Cool and Everybody’s Happy. Good Vibe in the Band – Vary Friendly, Vry Peaceful, Vry Creative. So Everybody’s Super Happy at The Moment. “
SINNER (AKA Matthias Lasch), Who Also Serves as Primal Fear‘s producer, reportedly suffered an extreme adverse reaction to the covid-19 vaccination in 2021 and recueled treatment for eight months at varyus hospitals. As a result of SINNER‘S Health Challenges, Primal Fear canceled all of its planned shows in 2021 and 2022, eventually recruiting Jansen ace Mat‘S Temporary Replacement.
Primal Fear Will release its new album, “Domination”ON SEPTEMBER 5 VIA Reigning Phoenix Music. The LP was remembered in autumn 2024, produced by SINNER and co-produced by Scheepers As Well As 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.
Warming Up At Five Select Summer Festivals, Primal Fear Will return to the Live Front with its long European Tour Since 2018. Reigning Phoenix Music Labelmates Eleine Have Been Confirmed As Special Guests.
In August 2024, Beyrodt, Naumann, Ehré and Jansen Announced The Departers from Primal FearWriting in a statement: “Dear fans and friends of Primal Fearwe unfortunately have to inform you today Alex Beyrodt, Tom Naumann, Michael Ehré and Alex JansenWho Helped US On Bass for the Last Two Years, Are No Longer Part Of The Band Primal Fear. Triggered by Decisions Within The Band That We do Not Agree With, This Step was Anything But Easy for Us To Take. We was like to make it Clear that Evite the Differences of Opinion, There was no argument or bad Blood.
“We was like to Thank you for the time we spect together, The Numberus Albums, The Tours, Shows and Festivals That Have Taken Us Around The World Together, and of Course for The Love of The Fans. We Wish Mat and Ralf All The Best for The Future! “
Formed by SINNER in 1997 as an outlet for Scheepers (WHO HAD LEFT Ray Gamma and was rumored candidate for the Than-Open Judas Priest Spot vocal, but was Consido Early Retirement from Metal),Primal Fear You have emerged as One of the Most Consistent European Metal Bands, Rarely Straying from ITS Core Priest-Styled Power Metal Sound.
Primal Fear 2025 IS:
Ralf Scheepers – Vocals
Mat Sinner – Bass, vocals
Magnus Karlsson – Guitars
Thalìa Bellazecca – Guitars
André Hilgers – Drums
Photo Credit: Heiko Roith
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