After Accept released their ´96 album Predator, they disappeared in acrimony and everyone thought they were done. But, in 2010 they resurfaced with a new frontman in TT Quicks Mark Tornillo and the return of Herman Frank on second guitar. They released this monster of an album: Blood Of The Nations.

I wasn’t a big Udo fan and I only really like Restless And Wild and it’s follow up Balls To The Wall, so this version of Accept was an upgrade for me. Andy Sneap has given the album a killer production with a big fat guitar sound, which the songs benefit from greatly. Plus, with Tornillo they can play songs that Udo could never do like The Abyss with the clean melodic tones.

However, the songs that I dig the most are the ones of the metal variety, and there are quite a few that qualify. Beat The Bastards, Teutonic Terror, Blood Of the Nations, Shades Of Death, and Kill The Pain all hit the spot, but the one that tickles my tree the most is the epic No Shelter with the slow moody beginning, transitioning to the double kick pound, and a really cool middle eight – this one stands out above the rest for me.

A great band that always deliver live, and this album is a worthy addition to the collection.

8.5/10 from The Grooveman.