Predator (album)

Predator
Accept studio album
Publication (s)	January 15, 1996
Label (s)	RCA Records
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	Heavy metal
Title (number)	12
running time	48 min, 14 sec
occupation	Udo Dirkschneider - vocals Wolf Hoffmann - guitars Peter Baltes - electric bass, lead vocals with Lay It Down , It Ain't Over Yet and Primitive Michael Cartellone - drums, except for Primitive
production	Michael Wagener
Studio (s)	16th Ave. Sound Studios, Nashville , Tennessee , USA
chronology Death Row (1994) Predator Blood of the Nations (2010)

Predator is the eleventh studio album by the German heavy metal band Accept . It was released on January 15, 1996 on RCA Records .

Origin and style

The album was recorded with Michael Wagener in Nashville , Tennessee . Since Stefan Kaufmann could no longer work for the band due to a back problem, guest drummer Michael Cartellone ( Damn Yankees ) took over the drums on the album. During the recording, the mood in the band was already bad, so the separation was in sight. Bassist Peter Baltes sang three songs , which Udo Dirkschneider didn't like.

reception

Predator in Germany reached place 56. Jason Anderson of Allmusic .com missed two out of five stars. The album sounds uninspired and is superfluous. “There's no momentum and no magic on Predator, a lifeless and unfortunate offering from one of metal's finest outfits.” Alex Straka from Powermetal.de noticed on the album “Licht und Schatten” that “horny hammers” were faced with “ dead ends ”: “Everyone has their own opinion. Personally, I think that Accept took an inglorious goodbye with a very mixed record. "

Track list

1. "Hard Attack" (Hoffmann / Baltes / Dirkschneider) - 4:46
2. "Crossroads" (Baltes / Hoffmann / Dirkschneider / Deaffy) - 5:13
3. "Making Me Scream" (Hoffmann / Baltes / Dirkschneider / Deaffy) - 4:14
4. "Diggin 'in the Dirt" (Hoffmann / Baltes / Dirkschneider / Deaffy) - 4:01
5. "Lay It Down" (Hoffmann / Baltes / Deaffy) - 5:02
6. "It Ain't Over Yet" (Hoffmann / Baltes) - 4:17
7. "Predator" (Hoffmann / Dirkschneider / Deaffy) - 3:37
8. "Crucified" (Hoffmann / Baltes / Dirkschneider / Deaffy) - 3:01
9. "Take Out the Crime" (Kaufmann / Dirkschneider / Deaffy) - 3:12
10. "Don't Give a Damn" (Hoffmann / Baltes / Dirkschneider / Deaffy) - 2:58
11. "Run through the Night" (Kaufmann / Dirkschneider / Deaffy) - 3:19
12. "Primitive" (Hoffmann / Baltes) - 4:38

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} www.allmusic.com: Predator review by Jason Anderson
2. ↑ ^{a b} www.powermetal.de: Predator review by Alex Straka