16.6 (Before the Devil Knows You're Dead)

16.6 (Before the Devil Knows You're Dead)
Studio album by Primal Fear
Released	22 May 2009
Recorded	House of Music Studios, Winterbach, Germany November 2008 – January 2009
Genre	Power Metal Heavy metal
Length	61:14
Label	Frontiers
Producer	Mat Sinner
Primal Fear chronology
New Religion (2007) 16.6 (Before the Devil Knows You're Dead) (2009) Unbreakable (2012)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Dangerdog	[1]
Hard Rock Hideout	(8.0/10)[2]
Lords of Metal	(8.5/10)[3]

16.6 (Before the Devil Knows You're Dead) is the eighth studio album by the German heavy metal band Primal Fear. It is the first album by the band not featuring long-time guitarist Stefan Leibing and the first album featuring new guitarist Magnus Karlsson. The band says of the album that it "includes a lot of the vibe of our very first albums" and also "a lot of fresh and new elements".

Track listing

All songs written by Sinner/Wolter/Karlsson/Scheepers

1. "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" – 0:51
2. "Riding the Eagle" – 5:00
3. "Six Times Dead (16.6)" – 4:02
4. "Black Rain" – 6:09
5. "Under the Radar" – 5:28
6. "5.0 / Torn" – 7:15
7. "Soar" – 4:18
8. "Killbound" – 4:15
9. "No Smoke Without Fire" – 4:54
10. "Night after Night" – 5:03
11. "Smith & Wesson" – 4:47
12. "The Exorcist" – 4:49
13. "Hands of Time" – 4:23
14. "Cry Havoc" – 4:00
15. "Scream" – 4:41
16. "No Smoke Without Fire (Remix)" – 4:54

• Track 14-15 : Limited edition bonus track (Incl. "Six Times Dead" video clip)
• Track 16 : Japanese bonus track

Credits

• Ralf Scheepers – vocals
• Henny Wolter – guitars, vocals on "Hands of Time"
• Magnus Karlsson – guitars, vocals on "Hands of Time"
• Mat Sinner – bass guitar, backing vocals, vocals on "Hands of Time"
• Randy Black – drums
• Engineered by Dennis Ward
• Mixed by Achim Kohler

References

1. Dangerdog review
2. Hard Rock Hideout review
3. Lords of Metal review