This is album number 17 For Accept, and it’s ploughing the same path as the previous six albums since Mark Tornillo took over vocal duties with the band. If it’s not broke why fix it right? Big fat crunchy guitars, pounding rhythms, and the occasional anthem to get you up and rocking. There are not too many old school metal bands that are making good music, so we should treasure them while they are still pounding.
I like the Udo-less version and I don’t get all the hate for the direction that Wolf Hoffmann has taken the band in. If everyone is being honest, the albums since Blood Of The Nations are better than what came before. Sure, Restless And Wild and Balls To The Wall are genre defining records in terms of influencing the euro metal scene, but these modern records have an edge and sound that sets them apart. So what about the new one then?
Well, as I said it’s more of the same but that’s not a bad thing. You get pounding double kick blasters like Diving Into Sin, which is my personal favourite, and the title track which really hit the spot. They also give a tip of the hat to old school Accept stompers in the Balls To Wall tradition like Man Up and Nobody Gets Out Alive.
Yes, Accept are alive and well and long may they do so.
8.5/10 from The Grooveman.
