Seven Seals (album)

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Seven Seals
Studio album by
Released15 October 2005
RecordedHouse of Music Studios (Winterbach, Germany). Additional recordings at The Warehouse Studio (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
GenreHeavy metal, power metal
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerMat Sinner Stefan Leibing & Charlie Bauerfeind
Primal Fear chronology
Devil's Ground
(2004)
Seven Seals
(2005)
Metal Is Forever - The Very Best of Primal Fear
(2006)
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Seven Seals is the sixth album by the German power metal band Primal Fear, released on 15 October 2005. It is the first album with artwork which does not contain a scene depicting their bird-of-prey mascot, but instead a logo based upon it (a burning version of which is also seen on their next studio album New Religion). It is also the first album recorded in Standard D Tuning.

A music video was made for "Seven Seals".

Album concept[edit]

The album is about the battle between Heaven and Hell and how angels and demons will be affected by it. The song "Evil Spell" tries to explain that not all demons are evil creatures, but they "live under evil spells". The song "Seven Seals" is speaking of the Seven Seals broken in the Book of Revelation. The Fourth Seal is The Pale Horse whose rider is named Death "and Hell followed with Him".

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Mat Sinner, Stefan Leibing, Tom Naumann and Ralf Scheepers, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Demons and Angels" 5:32
2."Rollercoaster" 4:28
3."Seven Seals"Sinner, Tobias Lundgren, Ronny Milianowicz3:54
4."Evil Spell" 4:32
5."The Immortal Ones" 4:19
6."Diabolus"Sinner, Lundgren, Milianowicz7:54
7."All for One" 7:53
8."Carniwar" 3:17
9."Question of Honour" (Sinner cover)Sinner, Naumann7:26
10."In Memory" 5:07
Total length:54:22
Limited Edition Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
11."The Union"5:11
12."Higher Power"4:30
Total length:64:03
Japanese Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
1."The Union"5:11
Total length:59:33

Personnel[edit]

Additional Musicians

  • Matz Ulmer – keyboards, string arrangements

Production[edit]

  • Mat Sinner – producer
  • Charlie Bauerfeind – producer, engineering
  • Mike Cashin – mixing (additional)
  • Nikolai Wurk – engineering (additional)
  • Mike Fraser – mixing
  • Achim "Akeem" Köhler – mastering
  • Paul Silveira – engineering (additional)
  • Katja Piolka – photography, layout, design
  • Martin Häusler – cover art