Delivering the Black

Delivering the Black is the tenth studio album from German heavy metal band Primal Fear, which was released on 24 January 2014 via Frontiers Records.^[5]

Delivering the Black
Studio album by Primal Fear
Released	22 January 2014 (JP) 24 January 2014 (EU) 28 January 2014 (US)
Recorded	House of Music Studios, Winterbach, Germany
Genre	Heavy metal, power metal, speed metal
Label	Frontiers Records
Primal Fear chronology
Unbreakable (2012) Delivering the Black (2014) Rulebreaker (2016)
Singles from Delivering the Black
"When Death Come Knocking" Released: 2 December 2013

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Dangerdog	[1]
Jukebox:Metal	[2]
Metal Storm	[3]
Ultimate-Guitar	8.2/10 [4]

Music videos were made for "When Death Comes Knocking", "King for a Day" and "Alive & on Fire".

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"King for a Day"	3:44
2.	"Rebel Faction"	4:41
3.	"When Death Comes Knocking"	6:58
4.	"Alive & on Fire"	4:48
5.	"Delivering the Black"	4:01
6.	"Road to Asylum"	3:48
7.	"One Night in December"	9:18
8.	"Never Pray for Justice"	4:23
9.	"Born with a Broken Heart"	4:36
10.	"Inseminoid"	5:01
Total length:		51:18

All lyrics are written by Mat Sinner, Magnus Karlsson and Ralf Scheepers

Limited Edition Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Innocent Man"	4:12
2.	"Man Without Shadow"	4:03
3.	"When Death Comes Knocking" (Single Edit)	4:25
Total length:		63:58

Japanese Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Innocent Man"	4:12
2.	"Man Without Shadow"	4:03
3.	"When Death Comes Knocking" (Single Edit)	4:25
4.	"Born with a Broken Heart" (Edit Version)	4:13
Total length:		68:11

Note

• Limited Edition releases contains a DVD featuring two music videos and the making of the album

Charts

Chart	Peak position
German Albums Chart[6]	13

Personnel

• Ralf Scheepers - Vocals
• Mat Sinner - Bass, vocals
• Magnus Karlsson - Guitars, keyboards
• Alexander Beyrodt - Guitars
• Randy Black - Drums

Additional Musicians

• Liv Kristine - Backing vocals on "Born with a Broken Heart"

Production

• Mat Sinner - Producer, Lyrics
• Achim Koehler - Recording
• Jacob Hansen - Mixing, Mastering
• Ralf Scheepers - Co-producer (vocals), Lyrics
• Magnus Karlsson - Co-producer, Lyrics
• Oliver Barth - Filming (Bonus DVD)
• Sinja Mueller - Recording (assistant)
• Jobert Mello - Cover art, Artwork, Layout
• Alex Kuehr - Photography

References

1. Dangerdog Review
2. "Delivering The Black review". Jukebox:Metal.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
3. "Metal Storm review". Archived from the original on 2013-12-25. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
4. "Ultimate-Guitar Review". Archived from the original on 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
5. "Primal Fear: 'Delivering The Black' album details revealed". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on November 7, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
6. ":: PRIMAL FEAR's 'Delivering The Black' Cracks German Top 15". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on November 6, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2014.