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Another Church Of Vinyl limited edition with Accept’s Rise Of Chaos, from 2017. I’ve noticed a lot of online comments lately that are ripping into Wolf Hoffman and his “version” of Accept, saying it no longer sounds like the band and all sorts of other weird remarks. But I know the internet is full of angry keyboard warriors just waiting to rip on anything. Anyhoo, I like how Accept sound without Udo. In fact, I think they are better.

The Andy Sneap production is great, giving so much power to the guitars without overpowering the mix. Wolf Hoffman knows that great metal music has to groove with beats and riffs to match, and this whole album does that from front to back. I think Marc Tornillo is the perfect voice to front that.

Tough to pick a favourite tune as it’s all killer, but for a change I’m going to pick two. The title track is just freakin’ awesome with superb old school chugga riffs a plenty and a matching heavy groove. I also love the old school Accept vibe of Analog Man. It’s a mid tempo groover that is very reminiscent of Judas Priest circa 1980.

Don’t believe all the internet trolls, Accept make great records and this is definitely one of them.

9/10 from The Grooveman.

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.

I guess there are similarities between Saxon and Accept. Both bands recorded their debut albums in ’78 before NWOBHM had taken a hold, and thus both come across as more of hard rock bands than metal ones, but both would change their sound considerably.

If you’re a fan of Restless & Wild or Balls To The Wall then there is very little here that you may recognize. It’s quite strange to hear UDO’s voice on this album as it’s almost unrecognizable because the songs are sung with a very clean tone. In fact, Pete Baltes actually sings the ballad Seawinds and Sounds Of War.

One of the only songs that puts the pedal firmly to the floor is Free Me Now, which comes across a bit like Motorhead crossed with Queen. Yeah I know, weird eh!? My favourite tune is Helldriver. It reminds me of early period Scorpions with some really wild guitar.

This album is for completists only.

6.5/10 from The Grooveman.