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Primal Fear: The History of Fear

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I recently bought this DVD and I have to say that in terms of onstage performance, it is the best Music DVD I own; even better than such masterworks as Iron Maiden's "Rock in Rio", Manowar's "Blood in Brazil" and Dio's "Evil or Divine".

The two factors which make Primal Fear stand out from the crowd when playing live are the "tightness" of the band (it would be nearly impossible to get any tighter) and Ralf and Matt's vocal work. Having a backing singer who is of lead singer standard himself really makes the band excell. Henny also provides better backing vocals than most guitarists would and this adds to the effect.

In terms of extras, the videos are excellent and bootleg section is good, but some more interviews would have been a good idea.

You also get a Live CD with this DVD, making it great value for money.

Primal Fear are one of the best heavy metal bands on Earth and this DVD drives that point home! I've had this for a few months now and I still watch it often. The band is super tight and Ralf Sheepers belts those screams out like they're nothing. I've actually converted a few people to the Primal Fear cause simply by showing them this DVD. Anyone with metal pumping through his or her veins will absolutely love it!

This DVD has 2 roughly 45 to 50 minute concerts. One is filmed at the wacken open air festival (during the day!!!) and the other is in a club in Stuttgart. Both of them are professionally shot and look and sound fantastic.

The extras include two videos:
Angel in black
Armageddon

There is also a "metal report" which is pretty much Ralf talking about PF and metal. There is also a little thing about which wrestlers they like toward the end of this EXTREMELY short segment. Fun nonetheless.

There is also a half hour bootleg section that shows (wait for it....) bootleg footage from various concerts around the world. Mixed in with this is some professionally shot snippets of live footage and also the recording of the "black sun" album. The recording bit was cool but it could have been longer.

So to close this up, if you're a PF fan and have never seen them live get this. If you're a PF fan and HAVE seen them live get this. If you aren't familiar with PF but love heavy metal get this!

Easily one of the best metal DVDs out there. Don't miss out on it!!!

Five minutes with this DVD and any metal head will see why Primal Fear is one of the world's best metal bands. Ralf Scheepers is easily the most talented vocalist in the business, and this DVD certainly proves it.

After seeing Primal Fear live, I was very proud to see that there is no "BS" with this band. Every note is sang, and played just the way it was on their albums. This dvd is no different. History of Fear definitely does this incredible band justice, truly showing their talent on every track. In fact, I enjoyed this DVD as much as Hammerfall's "The Templar Renegade Crusades", and Iron Maiden's "Rock in Rio", and that's certainly saying something.

The dvd is pretty much a concert disc, showing many live performances. Sure, a bunch of goofy backstage scenes would have been great, but with 150+ minutes of live metal, what more can you ask for? Some of my favorite moments were seeing "Living for Metal" "Under your Spell" and "Eye of an Eagle" live, in all their glory.

Do yourself a favor. Buy "History of Fear" and enjoy every minute of its headbanging glory. Primal Fear rules.

The history of fear is the first live-DVD of German power/melodic metal band "Primal Fear" originally released in 2003. Having established themselves as a leading band in power metal since 1998 it was very much expected that a live DVD would follow.

"The history of fear" captures two live sets of "Primal Fear"; The first is a club show in support of their latest-at the time- studio album "Black sun"(2002) while the second is a festival appearance at "Wacken open air 2001" at the time promoting their "Nuclear Fire"(2000) album (the Wacken show is also included on audio CD in this package). Both sets capture the band at incredible artistic heights with set list emphasis on the two albums they were promoting at the time. Experienced fans rightfully expect high pitched vocal attack, metallic riffs, double bass impact, twin guitar melodies and extensive solos sealing a heavy, melodic and catchy-as metal gets- show.

The line up is consistent on both shows featuring iconic singer Ralf Scheepers, bassist Mat Sinner, guitarists Stefan Leibing and Henny Wolter and drummer Klaus Sperling. The sound quality is of top quality particularly on the indoor venue, offering both stereo and 5.1 surround options. One also has to clarify that the set-list of the shows is substantially differentiated with only one song "Chainbreaker" being performed on both concerts. On a personal level I expected the band to shine throughout the heavier and faster songs which they did; yet the real surprise comes at the indoor show where "Primal Fear" perform two of their greatest power-ballads "Tears of rage" and "Under your spell" uncovering all their talent and charisma as songwriters and stage performers.

For any fan of melodic metal, this is amongst the greatest live DVDs you can buy, being still great value 8 years past its release. For the ultimate experience in power metal one suggests "The history of fear" along with their latest live-DVD "16.6-All over the world" (2010).

This is a great live DVD by a great band. The outdoor show at Wacken is awesome. THe bands sound is perfect with Sheepers vocals searing through the air. The guitar leads are filmed from several angels that never miss. The indoor concert isn't quite as memorable but still rocks. I've watched this DVD with my friends who were unfamiliar with Primal Fear and they are now converted die hard fans. If you are a traditional Priest fan or a Power Metal fan this DVD will leave you satisfied!! Primal Fear need a U.S. tour soon!!!!

This is definitely one of the best music DVDs I have ever seen. These guys know how to rock and will certainly become legends.