Primal Fear Drummer Annihilated

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have parted ways with drummer Klaus Sperling and have replaced him with ANNIHILATOR skinsman Randy Black.

"Due to musical differences, PRIMAL FEAR and Klaus Sperling decided to part ways," reads an official statement announcing the split. "PRIMAL FEAR and Klaus Sperling are very sorry about this step, especially with regard to their true fans that surely would have wanted to keep the band as the winning team as they were! But there are internal decisions sometimes that an outer person will find hard to understand where band members just can't cope with an active state. Especially in music, where it comes to a creative process like composing and forming an unique vision together, inner tensions may grow and become a disturbing part of the art and make it unable to continue. At this point it is the better way to follow separate visions. PRIMAL FEAR and Klaus are parting ways in friendship and mutual understanding. We wish Klaus the best of luck and success for his upcoming musical plans and future!”

"The new drummer of the Metal Commando is ANNIHILATOR drummer Randy Black. We will start the recordings for our new album in late September, tentatively titled Primal Fear – In Metal, at the House Of Music studios. The songwriting is completed and we promise to keep our faith in metal and we will work hard to deliver the best album of our career. The new album will be released worldwide on Feb 23rd 2004, (and) the world tour starts on March 3rd in Europe with special guests BRAINSTORM!"

Source: Electric Basement