Primal Fear is a German power metal/heavy metal band formed in 1997 by Ralf Scheepers (Vocals/Ex-Gamma Ray), Mat Sinner (Bass and Vocals/Sinner), Stefan Leibing and Tom Naumann (Guitars). Their style is a heavy power metal sound with the Halford type vocals of Ralf Scheepers. Scheepers formed the band after he was not hired as Rob Halford's replacement in Judas Priest, a job for which he was a finalist, that went to Tim "Ripper" Owens. Their latest album called New Religion has been released in 2007 and was supported with a double-headlining European tour with U.D.O..

The band's logo is in the same type font as Doom Metal band Cathedral, whose logo first appeared in 1989.

Primal Fear is a German power metal/heavy metal band formed in 1997 by Ralf Scheepers (Vocals/Ex- Gamma Ray , ex- Tyran’ Pace ), Mat Sinner ( Bass and Vocals/ Sinner ), Stefan Leibing and Tom Naumann (Guitars). Their style is a heavy power metal sound with the Halford -esque vocals of Ralf Scheepers that give a feeling of Judas Priest ’s Painkiller era. Scheepers formed the band after he was not hired as Halford ’s replacement in Judas Priest , a job for which he was a finalist, that went