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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Accept - Blood Of The Nations (Jap. Ed.) + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Dec-12-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2010 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........14 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.acceptworldwide.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Accept Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Blood Of The Nations (Jap. Ed.)abel : Nuclera Blast ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ A metal legend was born in the latter days of ║ │
│║ the 70s, one that would join the likes of ║ │
│║ Motorhead and Riot in bridging the gap between ║ │
│║ the old school hard rock of the 60s and 70s with ║ │
│║ the thriving beast that would become the NWOBHM. ║ │
│║ Suffice to say, Accept is a band with a long, ║ │
│║ albeit uneven history, shifting lineups quite ║ │
│║ often and falling into a state of seemingly ║ │
│║ permanent hiatus in the latter 90s. All bets ║ │
│║ were off on whether a band could regain its ║ │
│║ foothold after more than a decade of studio ║ │
│║ silence and the absence of their charismatic ║ │
│║ helmsman Udo Dirkschneider, but those who would ║ │
│║ end up banking on a glorious return held within ║ │
│║ "Blood Of The Nations" hit pay dirt with a ║ │
│║ vengeance. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ This isn't a reunion in the sense that most ║ │
│║ would define it, but an out and out rebirth with ║ │
│║ the obligatory return to outright youthful vigor ║ │
│║ generally unseen by a band as old as this, ║ │
│║ literally as if they came forward in time from ║ │
│║ 1983. Naturally the band shows some signs of ║ │
│║ maturity and progression as the songs have ║ │
│║ gotten a bit longer and quite darker, but the ║ │
│║ nuts and bolts that make this wrecking machine ║ │
│║ work remain largely unchanged from the chunky ║ │
│║ riff monsters that defined "Restless And Wild" ║ │
│║ and "Balls To The Wall". But perhaps the biggest ║ │
│║ surprise of all is that vocal replacement Mark ║ │
│║ Tornillo proves to be quite competent and even ║ │
│║ slightly more adept at his craft than Udo was, ║ │
│║ bringing forth an impressive assortment of AC/DC ║ │
│║ inspired shrieks to match the band's signature ║ │
│║ sound and a surprisingly clean cut lower ranged ║ │
│║ croon that dredges up images of the lighter side ║ │
│║ of the 80s, albeit amid a backdrop of dark and ║ │
│║ forbidding music. ║ │
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│║ Arguably the only area where this album seems to ║ │
│║ leave a tiny bit to be desired is in how ║ │
│║ ambitious it is in spite of its fairly simple, ║ │
│║ catchy formula. Particularly on longer epics ║ │
│║ such as "The Abyss" and "Shades Of Death", there ║ │
│║ is an uncharacteristic melding of complex change ║ │
│║ ups and atmospheric curve balls that, while not ║ │
│║ unheard of in more modern metal outfits, do ║ │
│║ deviate a bit from the band's traditional 80s ║ │
│║ sound. It ends up working quite well as the ║ │
│║ ideas presented endure continued repetition and ║ │
│║ limited variation, all held together by a ║ │
│║ versatile and impassioned performance courtesy ║ │
│║ of Tornillo. The only time when the band seems ║ │
│║ to shift all but completely away from their ║ │
│║ roots is the mostly acoustic ballad "Kill The ║ │
│║ Pain", which largely exploits the cleaner side ║ │
│║ of Tornillo's voice and comes off more like a ║ │
│║ middle ground between the old ballad work of ║ │
│║ Judas Priest and some of the handiwork heard out ║ │
│║ of recent European power metal outfits. ║ │
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│║ The real meat and potatoes of this album are ║ │
│║ found when experimentation gives way to a ║ │
│║ slightly modified version of Accept's ║ │
│║ established orthodoxy, which comes in two ║ │
│║ familiar forms. On the speedier side of things ║ │
│║ is a crusher of a song in "Locked And Loaded" ║ │
│║ that finds itself pretty close to "Painkiller" ║ │
│║ territory, not unlike a number of recent German ║ │
│║ bands in Primal Fear and Iron Savior that have ║ │
│║ played up the same formula. The opener "Beat The ║ │
│║ Bastards" takes a similar route but relies more ║ │
│║ on straightforward aggression and attitude and ║ │
│║ slightly less on flash and technique. These are ║ │
│║ where Tornillo's gravely shrieks really come ║ │
│║ into focus and Herman Frank's axe work truly ║ │
│║ shines, cutting through the air like an ensemble ║ │
│║ of swinging katana blades. On the other end of ║ │
│║ the spectrum is an impressive collection of mid ║ │
│║ tempo bruisers with all the crunch and punch to ║ │
│║ rival the heavy hitters on "Balls To The Wall", ║ │
│║ of which "Teutonic Terror", "Pandemic" and the ║ │
│║ title song prove to be the most memorable and ║ │
│║ reminiscent of the good old days minus an ║ │
│║ updated production and a meaner guitar tone. ║ │
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│║ A large number of so-called reunions have come ║ │
│║ and gone and few truly live up to the height ║ │
│║ that they tend to garner, but this is one of ║ │
│║ those cases where the trend proves not to be an ║ │
│║ absolute rule. Doubters who think that this band ║ │
│║ can't function without their iconic front man ║ │
│║ are encouraged to give this a go regardless of ║ │
│║ their loyalty to Udo, as this is pretty far from ║ │
│║ being another "Eat The Heat". There are few ║ │
│║ things more metal than a blood-covered hand ║ │
│║ giving a peace sign, and the same proves to be ║ │
│║ true for this band even after more than 30 years ║ │
│║ on their quest to bring the wrecking ball to the ║ │
│║ world. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Beat the Bastards [05:25] │
│ 02 - Teutonic Terror [05:14] │
│ 03 - The Abyss [06:54] │
│ 04 - Blood Of The Nations [05:38] │
│ 05 - Shades Of Death [07:33] │
│ 06 - Locked And Loaded [04:29] │
│ 07 - Time Machine [05:25] │
│ 08 - Kill The Pain [05:47] │
│ 09 - Rollin' Thunder [04:54] │
│ 10 - Pandemic [05:36] │
│ 11 - New World Comin' [04:51] │
│ 12 - No Shelter [06:04] │
│ 13 - Bucketful Of Hate [05:12] │
│ 14 - Land Of The Free (Bonus Track) [04:52] │
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│ Total Length : [77:54 minn │
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