16.6 is the eighth studio album by the German heavy metal band Primal Fear

Primal Fear (band)

Primal Fear is a German power metal and speed metal band formed in 1997 by Ralf Scheepers and Mat Sinner . Sinner & Scheepers formed the band after Ralf was not hired as Rob Halford's replacement in Judas Priest...

. It is the first album by the band not featuring guitarist and founding member Stefan Leibing and the first album featuring new guitarist Magnus Karlsson

Magnus Karlsson (guitarist)

Magnus Karlsson is a Swedish heavy metal guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He is currently one of the guitarists of the band Primal Fear.-Biography:...

. 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" (Digipack bonus track) – 4:00
15. "Scream" (Digipack bonus track) – 4:41
16. "No Smoke Without Fire" Re-Mix (Japanese bonus track) – 4:54

Lyrical concepts

• "Black Rain" is about treason in war.
• "Soar" mentions nuclear explosions, war, massacre, and the apocalypse (2012).
• "Killbound" is about a crew of mercenaries.
• "Smith & Wesson" is about revenge.
• "The Exorcist" is about demonic possession and exorcism.
• "Hands of Time" is about time and sadness.

Credits

• Ralf Scheepers
  Ralf Scheepers
  Ralf Scheepers is the current vocalist for German power metal outfit Primal Fear. He has a relatively high-pitched tenor-esque singing voice and sometimes uses a shriek reminiscent of Judas Priest's Rob Halford, although it is his baritone lows which give him a near 4 octave range in the modal...
  
   – vocals
• Henny Wolter – guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  s, vocals on "Hands of Time"
• Magnus Karlsson
  Magnus Karlsson (guitarist)
  Magnus Karlsson is a Swedish heavy metal guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He is currently one of the guitarists of the band Primal Fear.-Biography:...
  
   – guitars, vocals on "Hands of Time"
• Mat Sinner
  Mat Sinner
  Mat Sinner is a bassist, vocalist and record producer from Stuttgart in Germany.His main bands have been Sinner since 1982 and Primal Fear since 1997, which he formed with Ralf Scheepers. He has been involved in numerous other projects throughout his musical career...
  
   – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , backing vocals, vocals on "Hands of Time"
• Randy Black
  Randy Black
  Randy Black is a Canadian-born rock drummer and recording artist known best for his stints as the drummer for Bif Naked, Annihilator, and Primal Fear...
  
   – drums

• Engineered by Dennis Ward
• Mixed by Achim Kohler
  Achim Kohler
  Achim Köhler is a music producer and sound engineer, mostly known for his longtime collaboration with the German power metal band Primal Fear but he has been involved in production process of lots of other albums mostly in heavy metal genre....