{"id":22611,"date":"2014-07-18T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T00:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=22611"},"modified":"2014-12-14T15:55:49","modified_gmt":"2014-12-14T15:55:49","slug":"album-review-accept-blind-rage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-accept-blind-rage\/","title":{"rendered":"ACCEPT – Blind Rage (2014) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

ACCEPT
Blind Rage<\/strong><\/span>
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\nNuclear Blast (2014)<\/span>
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So here we have it, studio album number 14 from Germany\u2019s Accept which introduces itself via way of \u2018Stampede\u2019; a no holds barred metal attack featuring that formidable two-pronged axe attack known as Herman Frank and Wolf Hoffmann.<\/p>\n

Vocalist Mark Tornillo goes straight for the jugular, acting up like a thrashin\u2019 version of AC\/DC\u2019s Brian Johnson as he dredges the last dregs of metallic fury from the inner vacuum of his throat and gives drum madman Stefan Schwarzmann even more reason to up that molten tempo.<\/p>\n

This is pure igneous metalm delivered from the fists, coated with spit and burning like hot coals. You know what you\u2019re getting from Accept; it\u2019s always been a case of that barbaric metallic meandering that borders on speed metal angst and hard-as-nails melody. No deviation from its path, Accept is no doubt one of the most consistent and reliable forces within the metal realm as it burns rubber, removes eyeballs and produces sweat by the bucket load in its quest to rage.<\/p>\n

Of course, there will always be the detractors, but this quintet is too long and iron-like in the tooth to care as once again it shreds, pummels and just about smokes \u2013 keeping very much in the vein of the band\u2019s previous brace of outings in that the music remains focused, and in spite of lacking overall frills there\u2019s always enough meat on the bone to satisfy our metal hunger.<\/p>\n

After that bulldozing \u2018Stampede\u2019 extravaganza, which is about as straight as a bullet to the brain can be, we\u2019re racked up and stretched again this time with the metal anthem \u2018Dying Breed\u2019; a five-or-so minute blitz kicking in with a killer memorable riff and strong ball-busting bass-line courtesy of Peter Baltes. It\u2019s mid-tempo but weighty, offering an almost Germanic stomp to its pulverising and happy to pay homage to some of metal\u2019s greatest bands as Tornillo pukes out references to Black Sabbath<\/a>, Deep Purple, AC\/DC and Mot\u00f6rhead before claiming that such gods are \u201cthe last of a dying breed\u201d. Hopefully he\u2019s wrong, but one gets the feeling that such veterans can\u2019t go on forever, and yet there\u2019s no lull in their procession of metallic melody.<\/p>\n

\u2018Dark Side Of My Heart\u2019 with its menacing plod and vocal drool, \u2018Fall Of The Empire\u2019 with its ominous chug, \u2018Trail Of Tears\u2019 with its furious gallop and \u2018Wanna Be Free\u2019 all come roaring out of the traps. The latter is the most subtle of these with its deft acoustic intro and gradual build and where again the bass of Baltes is prominent and the message clear in addressing the world\u2019s issues.<\/p>\n

This is most certainly an album of two halves. \u2018200 Years\u2019 is delivered with traditional metal nuances, with that kicking percussion and Tornillo\u2019s brooding vocal sneer, while \u2018Bloodbath Mastermind\u2019 is a furious concoction of heavy riffage and devilish vocalisation. \u2018From The Ashes We Rise\u2019 is another glorious anthem of majesty bringing an AC\/DC-styled fizzing plod and Tornillo\u2019s rough \u2018n\u2019 ready growls. Meanwhile, \u2018The Curse\u2019 and \u2018Final Journey\u2019 cap off this opus, my favourite being the latter and a fine way to finish off such a sizzling opus as the band resort to thrash tactics to bring down what remains of the wall.<\/p>\n

And so, Blind Rage<\/em> is another hard-boiled addition to the Accept arsenal and proof that hot-bloodied, full steam ahead metal is just as relevant now as it was four decades ago.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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