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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Feb-02-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2002 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.acceptworldwide.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Accept Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Russian Roulette Label : BMG ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Engaging in a debate over which album in a well ║ │
│║ known bandÆs extensive discography is the best ║ │
│║ can be an interesting endeavor. With certain ║ │
│║ bands like Sabbath and Maiden where there are ║ │
│║ several distinct eras with radical changes to ║ │
│║ boot, picking a favorite is as simple as having ║ │
│║ a preference for one era and then picking the ║ │
│║ one that has the most concentrated elements that ║ │
│║ makes that era your favorite. However, other ║ │
│║ bands that maintain a consistent line up and a ║ │
│║ consistent sound, perhaps with the exception of ║ │
│║ one or two outliers; make for a somewhat harder ║ │
│║ choice. But given all of this, the harder choice ║ │
│║ in determining a favorite is usually the less ║ │
│║ controversial because there tends to be ║ │
│║ consensus that the whole bandÆs discography from ║ │
│║ that period or their whole career is close to ║ │
│║ equal, whereas a cut and dry case such as ║ │
│║ ôVirtual XIö and ôNo Prayer for the Dyingö not ║ │
│║ being MaidenÆs best would often lead someone to ║ │
│║ meet with ridicule if they decided to contradict ║ │
│║ it. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ In the case of Accept, there is a sort of middle ║ │
│║ ground as they have a very consistent ║ │
│║ discography, yet the general consensus is that ║ │
│║ certain albums are revolutionary while others ║ │
│║ were merely extensions of said revolutions. Most ║ │
│║ say ôRestless and Wildö holds the gold, a small ║ │
│║ group of detractors say itÆs ôBalls to the ║ │
│║ Wallö, and the occasional oddball might say ║ │
│║ ôBreakerö or ôMetal Heartö. Whether you choose ║ │
│║ one or the other depends on what you think is ║ │
│║ the greatest representation of AcceptÆs obvious ║ │
│║ influence on German power metal, which today ║ │
│║ still turns out its fair share of acts and ║ │
│║ maintains a solid battalion of veterans. I can ║ │
│║ sympathize with the ones who pick ôRestless and ║ │
│║ Wildö because ôFast as a Sharkö pre-dated the ║ │
│║ thrash metal genre and pioneered its European ║ │
│║ speed/power metal cousin. I can also recognize ║ │
│║ the love many have for ôBalls to the Wallö ║ │
│║ because the entire album is jam-packed with so ║ │
│║ many heavy end riffs by 1983Æs standards that it ║ │
│║ canÆt help but stand out. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Be this as it may, there is an album that ║ │
│║ represents a different point of view, one that ║ │
│║ makes perfect logical sense given AcceptÆs metal ║ │
│║ pioneer disposition. The album of course being ║ │
│║ ôRussian Rouletteö, and the viewpoint being that ║ │
│║ those who play a hand in creating a musical ║ │
│║ style also have the capacity to perfect it later ║ │
│║ on. Most tend to brush this album aside as ║ │
│║ either a good afterthought at the end of a ║ │
│║ brilliant era that started with either ôBreakerö ║ │
│║ or ôRestless and Wildö, or as a flawed attempt ║ │
│║ at maturing their sound. The truth is that ║ │
│║ AcceptÆs sound here is just as young and ║ │
│║ impudent as previous works, but the modus ║ │
│║ operandi that has been consistently observed ║ │
│║ several times has now yielded a one-hundred ║ │
│║ percent flawless and filler-free collection of ║ │
│║ songs. ║ │
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│║ The importance of the albums that came before ║ │
│║ this one goes without saying, but instead of ║ │
│║ clinging to the prototypes and dismissing the ║ │
│║ updated version 2.0s and 3.0s, a person who ║ │
│║ believes that metal still lives must admit the ║ │
│║ improvements that come with revisiting and ║ │
│║ expanding upon past ideas. This album takes all ║ │
│║ of the best moments of what came before it, as ║ │
│║ well as an improved sense of melody and an even ║ │
│║ more ambitious approach to song development, and ║ │
│║ puts it together into something that listens ║ │
│║ almost like an Accept greatest hits collection. ║ │
│║ If you can listen to ôT.V. Warsö cook through ║ │
│║ with its unyielding combination of fury and ║ │
│║ melody and not shout out that this song kicks ║ │
│║ ass harder than anything that was out at this ║ │
│║ time in Germany, including Walls of Jericho, ║ │
│║ something is not getting from point A to point B ║ │
│║ between your ears and mind. Likewise, check out ║ │
│║ a lyrically superior version of ôBalls to the ║ │
│║ Wallö in ôHeaven is Hellö, complete with a pipe ║ │
│║ organ for additional atmospheric affect. ║ │
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│║ The whole album perfectly walks the line between ║ │
│║ throwing out bone crushing riffs and hooking ║ │
│║ your tired throat in for another sing along ║ │
│║ session with an unending supply of classic ║ │
│║ choruses. All of these songs could pass for ║ │
│║ radio if the medium showed any concern towards ║ │
│║ giving its mind numbed addicts a chance at ║ │
│║ something better than the dribble they are all ║ │
│║ too happy to settle for. But no, instead of ║ │
│║ continually bringing back a real power ballad ║ │
│║ with balls like ôItÆs hard to find a wayö as a ║ │
│║ token 80s addition to the endless barrage of ║ │
│║ passΘ 70s classic rock and muddy ║ │
│║ grunge/alternative crap, we get treated to a ║ │
│║ slower and drier mainstream knockoff of the same ║ │
│║ sound in ôHysteriaö. If you doubt this, break ║ │
│║ out your dust covered jewel case and get out ║ │
│║ your cassette or CD copy of Def LeppardÆs 1987 ║ │
│║ commercial monstrosity and play the title track ║ │
│║ and picture it about 16 clicks faster, a rougher ║ │
│║ and more masculine vocal delivery, and with ║ │
│║ actual riffs instead of sappy minimalist ║ │
│║ melodies and you will literally have AcceptÆs ║ │
│║ lone love ballad on here. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Now the mainstream is always worthy of scorn, ║ │
│║ but unfortunately its alleged opposition fails ║ │
│║ to be much better when it comes to this album. ║ │
│║ IÆm not sure if itÆs the fact that this album ║ │
│║ has an obvious accessibility because of the ║ │
│║ attention to hooks given in the choruses or if ║ │
│║ itÆs the quality production, but every so called ║ │
│║ core metal head always finds some sort of lame ║ │
│║ purist excuse for putting this album lower on ║ │
│║ the scale than most of its predecessors, with ║ │
│║ maybe the exception of the first two. None of ║ │
│║ these reasons are valid if you focus on the ║ │
│║ music itself rather than dwell upon the year it ║ │
│║ was released and what this band and others had ║ │
│║ done before hand, which might lead one to ║ │
│║ believe that music is a secondary concern for ║ │
│║ some. ôHanger 18ö could be viewed as a newer ║ │
│║ variation on ôCall of Ktuluö, and itÆs superior ║ │
│║ to the latter because it took the same idea and ║ │
│║ turned it into a riveting thrash epic with all ║ │
│║ sorts of interesting twists and turns instead of ║ │
│║ an overly repetitive instrumental that relies ║ │
│║ almost entirely on an accomplished bassist ║ │
│║ playing lead to prevent it from being absolutely ║ │
│║ redundant. ║ │
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│║ There is so much right with this album that itÆs ║ │
│║ difficult to sum up with one overriding reason ║ │
│║ why any self-respecting fan of German power ║ │
│║ metal should not be without it. UdoÆs voice is ║ │
│║ in top form, the riffs are all fixed perfectly ║ │
│║ in place, and the songs are instantly ║ │
│║ unforgettable. It is 100% indicative of the ║ │
│║ zenith that many of the earliest bands in metal ║ │
│║ reached in 1986 such as Iron Maiden and Ozzy ║ │
│║ Osbourne, as well as the up and coming greatness ║ │
│║ of newcomers at the time such as Crimson Glory. ║ │
│║ If you like Running Wild, Helloween, Iron ║ │
│║ Savior, Rage, Paragon, or the countless other ║ │
│║ throngs of heavier end power metal acts from ║ │
│║ Germany, this is the greatest offering of the ║ │
│║ band that inspired them to pick up the banner. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - T.V. War [03:29] │
│ 02 - Monsterman [03:21] │
│ 03 - Russian Roulette [05:23] │
│ 04 - It┤s A Hard To Find Away [04:18] │
│ 05 - Aiming High [04:24] │
│ 06 - Heaven Is Hell [07:13] │
│ 07 - Another Second To Be [03:18] │
│ 08 - Walking In The Shadow [04:26] │
│ 09 - Man Enough To Cry [03:13] │
│ 10 - Stand Tight [04:04] │
│ 11 - Metal Heart (Live) (Bonus Track) [05:24] │
│ 12 - Screaming ForA Love-Bite (Live) (Bonus Tra [04:26] │
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│ Total Length : [52:59 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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