The Primals

The Primals are a band formed in 2014 by Masayoshi Soken, the sound director of Final Fantasy XIV. They cover music from XIV, the majority of which was composed by Soken, in the style of heavy metal. The band first appeared on the arrangement album, From Astral to Umbral, and released their first studio album in 2018.
The band is named after the primals, the summoned monsters of Final Fantasy XIV.
==History==
===Band members===
*Masayoshi Soken - Guitar, Vocals
*GUNN - Guitar
*Eikichi Iwai - Bass
*Michael-Christopher Koji Fox - Vocals
*Tetsuya Tachibana - Drums
*Yotaro Kishikawa - Manipulator
*Yuko Matsuyama - Engineer
==Discography==
===Studio albums===
Date 	Title 	Notes
May 16, 2018 	The Primals 	First album release
April 11, 2020	The Primals - Out of the Shadows	Third album release
May 25, 2022 	The Primals - Beyond the Shadow 	Fourth album release
===Live albums===
Date 	Title 	Notes
February 06, 2019 	The Primals: Zepp Tour 2018 -Trial By Shadow- 	Second "album" release. Recorded on June 3, 2018 in Osaka.
September 14, 2022	The Primals: Live in Japan - Beyond the Shadow	Fifth "album" release. Recorded on June 4 & 5, 2022 in Chiba.
===Appearances===
Date 	Title 	Notes
December 17, 2014	From Astral to Umbral 	Band arrangement tracks.
December 7, 2016 	Duality ~Arrangement Album~ 	Band arrangement tracks.
June 19, 2019 	Journeys ~Arrangement Album~ 	Band arrangement tracks.
November 30, 2020	DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY NT Original Soundtrack Vol. 3	"Insatiable from FINAL FANTASY XIV (Arrangement)"
March 24, 2021 	Scions & Sinners ~Arrangement Album~ 	Band arrangement tracks.
==External links==
*Official website
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