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Metal Heart is the sixth studio album by German Heavy Metal Band Accept. I first got it around when it came out (yes, I’m that old) and I still have the Vinyl version somewhere. Back in the day, I loved it. I loved how classical music was incorporated into the songs and I had never heard that before. These days, I’m rather disappointed if there isn’t any kind of that classical touch on an Accept...
The album art of Breaker is both kinda funny and immensely childish. I love the humor of it but I also hate the stupidity of it. I guess it was made that way to rebel against something. Hardrock- and Heavy Metal music were not really mainstream and I guess that Accept what to show that their music wasn’t for everybody. Maybe it’s even a comment to some critics who might have complained about Ud0 Dirkshneider’s...
I’m a Rebel was an album that I when I was in my teens, thought was quite an old Accept album. Of course, as it came out when I was 10 years old, it was kinda old when I was 15 or 16. But it wasn’t so much the age of the album that was the issue I think. It was more the punkish attitude on the title song of the album. I love it,...
Restless and Wild came out a bit before I got really interested in Accept. Balls to the Wall was the album that had me open ut my ears for them. I did have a friend who owned their previous album Breaker and there are songs on there I love. But I never got that album myself back in the day and he refused to play it when I came to visit him. I still don’t...
I’m kind of on a quest for writing about all records made by Accept. At least the studio albums. I was never much for live albums anyway for some strange reason. There are exceptions of course. This is the first album released by Accept and it’s pretty obvious when you hear it. There are a couple of songs in the beginning that I like but as a whole, this album sounds so dated. Not to...
Accept is a band that has experienced a remarkable resurgence in recent years. Both Stalingrad and Blood of the Nations felt incredibly fresh, considering they came from a supposedly washed-up band like Accept. With Blind Rage, they reach new heights. I’m not sure if I can claim it’s the best ever so far from Accept, but it’s definitely very close! Mark Tornillo has integrated so seamlessly into the band that you would never have guessed...
Imagine that! Once upon a time, I dismissed Accept and Death Row as something on the decline. That the band would probably never be able to perform at the same level as before, let it be known that Accept hasn’t sounded like “before” since then; they’ve sounded even better! So, this is the album that came between Objection Overruled and Predator, both of which I’ve written about before. Why I missed this one? I donät...
Objection Overruled wasn’t as strong an album as Predator from 1996, and I’m not quite sure I can explain why. It sounds a bit more – ordinary if one can express it that way? It’s less standout, simply put. The melodies aren’t as interesting. But, of course, it’s a competently performed album in every way. You get roughly what you expect from Accept; they stick to the style and philosophy when it comes to sound...
Predator, previously unheard by me at the time of the review, caught my attention due to my exploration of Udo Dirkschneider’s solo project, U.D.O. at the time. As I understand it, this marks Udo Dirkschneider’s final involvement with Accept—a band that has grappled with hiatuses and departures since the late ’80s. It’s the third album from this period together with the original singer. Nevertheless, it’s a compelling album that distinctly embodies the band’s identity. Accept,...
Touchdown is the latest release by German metal band U.D.O. led by former Accept Singer Udo Dirskschneider. It feels kind of silly introducing him like that since he’s been in U.D.O. far longer than he was in Accept. But I guess he will always be associated with his old band in one way or another. Touchdown is the new album but there’s not much that sounds fresh on it. And nothing sounds old for that...
I think that more people than med was surprised when Accept released a new album – Blood of the Nations 2010. By then they had been kinda silent for 14 years. At least they hadn’t released anything during that time. I also think that we were a lot of people being surprised how good that comeback album was. We wanted more! At least I did! And 2012 we got more. That was the year Stalingrad...
My love for Accepts definite breakthrough album Balls to the Wall at the time made me buy a few more albums by Accept. I still have Russian Roulette on vinyl somewhere but I can’t say that I listen to it very often änymore. At least not on vinyl. But it was, more or less, Udo Dirkscheider’s last album with the band. Ok, they had a reunion a few years later and a couple of other...
