PRIMAL FEAR Performs In Russia For First Time: Photos, Video Footage Available

September 23, 2008

The MetalList webzine has posted high-quality photos of PRIMAL FEAR's September 21, 2008 concert at the Tochka club in Moscow, Russia. Fan-filmed video footage from the show can be viewed below.

Commented the band: "After 10 years, we finally made it to Russia — Moscow and St. Petersburg. We had a great time and met a lot of great fans! The Moscow concert was maybe one of the top five club shows in our history, an unbelievably loud and exciting audience and a wonderful moment of metal! Thanks to everybody who helped to make this trip happen — M&S Promotion, Flaming Arts, Irond Records and most of all our fans! Keep the faith — the next shows in Russia will happen soon and we don't let you wait that long again! Promised!"

The group's setlist was as follows:

01. Intro
02. Sign Of Fear
03. Batallions Of Hate
04. Running In The Dust
05. Nuclear Fire
06. Face The Emptiness
07. Seven Seals
08. Angel In Black
09. Guitar Solo
10. Under Your Spell
11. Chainbreaker
12. Demons And Angels
13. Fighting The Darkness
14. Final Embrace
15. Metal Is Forever

Encore 1:

16. Blood On Your Hands
17. Silver And Gold

Encore 2:

18. Metal Gods (JUDAS PRIEST cover)

PRIMAL FEAR has set "16.6" as the working title of the follow-up to last year's "New Religion" album. The CD will be recorded in November/December 2008 for a tentative early 2009 release via Frontiers Records.

"New Religion" last year landed on the Swedish chart at No. 67. It also entered the German chart at No. 60. The CD was released in the U.S. on January 29 via Locomotive/Ryko. Guest musicians on the album include Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) and Simone Simons (EPICA).

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