| Where Greater Men Have Fallen | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Primordial |
| Cover: | Where_Greater_Men_Have_Fallen.jpg |
| Released: | November 25, 2014 |
| Recorded: | June 2014[1] |
| Studio: | Grouse Lodge studios (Westmeath, Ireland)[2] |
| Genre: | Black metal, Celtic metal, doom metal |
| Length: | 58:45 |
| Label: | Metal Blade Records |
| Producer: | Jaime Gomez Arellano |
| Prev Title: | Redemption at the Puritan's Hand |
| Prev Year: | 2011 |
| Next Title: | Exile Amongst the Ruins |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
Where Greater Men Have Fallen is the eighth studio album by Irish extreme metal band Primordial. The album was released on November 25, 2014, through Metal Blade Records.[3] A music video for the track 'Babel's Tower' was released on November 24, 2014.[4]
The album reached #24 on the Top Heatseekers chart,[5] #24 on Billboard's Top New Artist Chart and #43 on Billboard's Hard Music Chart, and #104 on Billboard's Independent Albums Chart.[6]
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."[7] 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. [...] When Averill howls "The heart of your motherland will be ripped from her chest," a million ghosts cry out with him."
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[8]