{"id":4774,"date":"2012-04-06T00:00:03","date_gmt":"2012-04-06T00:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=4774"},"modified":"2013-06-01T12:51:17","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T12:51:17","slug":"album-review-accept-stalingrad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-accept-stalingrad\/","title":{"rendered":"ACCEPT – Stalingrad (2012) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

ACCEPT
Stalingrad<\/strong><\/span>
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\nNuclear Blast (2012)<\/span>
Rating: 9\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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In 2010, German metal gods Accept made a huge comeback after a 14 year recording hiatus with one their best hard rock releases ever. Fortunately for metal fans we did not have to wait another 14 years for this follow-up album entitled Stalingrad<\/em>.<\/p>\n

It would seem that 13 is Wolf Hoffman and company\u2019s lucky number, as this is their 13th full-length studio album and is destined to top its predecessor, Blood Of The Nations<\/em>. If anything, Stalingrad<\/em> should (and hopefully will) put the nail in the coffin as to whether the band can continue without former frontman Udo Dirkschneider at the helm. Vocalist Mark Tornillo (ex-TT Quick) has done a fantastic job filling some big shoes, and in this reviewer\u2019s opinion is sounding better than Udo by a long shot. <\/p>\n

Stalingrad<\/em> is a metal masterpiece from start to finish. From the opening track \u2018Hung Drawn And Quartered\u2019 (which is just as aggressive as the title) to the closing \u2018The Galley\u2019, Accept take no prisoners for just over 50 minutes of metal onslaught. Over the years Accept has perfected the art of composing metal songs that grab you by the balls and tearing them to shreds, and this is evident here in songs like \u2018Revolution\u2019, \u2018Flash To Bang Time\u2019 and \u2018The Quick And The Dead\u2019. Of course, those songs are just a few of the highlights that make Stalingrad<\/em> a classic metal album to the core. The only downfall in my opinion is power ballad \u2018Twist Of Fate\u2019, which seems to be more polished and doesn\u2019t necessarily fit the \u201cpull your brains out through your ear\u201d metal that is present on the rest of the recording. It\u2019s not a bad song, it just seems misplaced. <\/p>\n

Overall, Stalingrad<\/em> is solid metal through and through, and whether you are a hardcore Accept fan or this is your first introduction to the band, I think you\u2019ll agree that this is one heavy album from beginning to end. Stalingrad<\/em> is bound to receive many accolades as it picks up right where Blood Of The Nations<\/em> left off, and I for one believe if Accept keep up what they have been doing with these past two albums then we are going to see many more great releases in the years to come. <\/p>\n

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

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