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Black Sun by Primal Fear
Black Sun is an album by Primal Fear, released in 2002. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Armageddon”, on 1 list with a best position of #19.
Black Sun, Primal Fear's fourth studio album, came out on Nuclear Blast in 2002 and found the German power metal crew reaching for something bigger: it was their first concept album. The band had been built in 1997 by singer Ralf Scheepers, late of Gamma Ray, and bassist Mat Sinner, after Judas Priest passed Scheepers over as Rob Halford's replacement, and five years on they still played like men with a point to prove. Scheepers shrieks for the rafters, Henny Wolter's guitar rips and gallops, and Klaus Sperling hammers the drums like a pile driver.
"Armageddon" got a music video, and the record's reputation outlasted the moment: in 2017 Loudwire put it at 19 on its list of the greatest power metal records ever made.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Black Sun on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armageddon | 1 | #19 | – | 2002 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.