Where Greater Men Have Fallen
album by Primordial
Where Greater Men Have Fallen is the eighth studio album by Irish extreme metal band Primordial. It was released on 25 November 2014, through Metal Blade Records. A music video for the track "Babel's Tower" was released on 24 November 2014.
The album reached #24 on the Top Heatseekers chart, #24 on Billboard's Top New Artist Chart and #43 on Billboard's Hard Music Chart, and #104 on Billboard's Independent Albums Chart.
Track listing
Critical reception
The album was generally well received by critics. Pitchfork wrote that "Compared to Primordial's past successes, the stripped-and-centered approach might seem simplistic, but the hour-long result is more immediate because of it. From beginning to end, Fallen feels like a compulsory listen." About.com's Dan Drago also praised the album, concluding in his review that Where Greater Men Have Fallen is "more proof of their ability to grow and maintain such a high level of songwriting. Equal in stature to their last two releases, they seem to be reaching new heights and very few bands can match their passion. They have once again released a sure candidate for album of the year."
Many critics were particularly complimentary towards A.A. Nemtheanga's vocals on the album. Writing for Rolling Stone, Kim Kelly wrote that "Alan Averill is a vocal powerhouse, soaring atop melodic black/folk metal compositions that channel doom and gloom as well as triumph.
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