ACCEPT — Blood of the Nations (review)

ACCEPT — Blood of the Nations album cover Album · 2010 · Heavy Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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"Blood of the Nations" is the 12th full-length studio album by German heavy metal act Accept. The album was released through Nuclear Blast Records in August 2010. It´s the band´s first album release since "Predator" from 1996. It´s also the first Accept album to feature lead vocalist Mark Tornillo (TT Quick) who has replaced Udo Dirkschneider. "Blood of the Nations" is produced by Andy Sneap and recorded in two sessions (November 2009 and January 2010) at Andy Sneap´s Backstage Studio in England.

The music on the album is traditional heavy metal and sounds unmistakably like Accept. It may have been 14 years since their last album release, but they haven´t lost any bite or conviction in those years. New frontman Mark Tornillo effortlessly takes up the heavy heritage of Udo Dirkschneider and adds his own mark in the process. A perfect choice for a new frontman. He has got the right ballsy attitude and raw voice to fill the vocal spot in Accept. The band are as always very well playing. All tracks are quality heavy metal compositions and while there are a couple of more standard quality tracks on the 12 track album, it´s hard not the bang your head like a madman to tunes like "Beat the Bastards", "Locked and Loaded" or the title track.

The material on the album don´t feature many surprises but if you enjoy heavy pounding traditional metal with raw vocals and some blistering solo work, you´re in for a treat. Add to that a powerful sound production that brings out the best in the music and you got yourself a quality release. A 3.5 - 4 (75%) star rating is deserved.
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