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I love Accept with UDO and with that Bangalore Choir dude, David Reece.

I don't care much about the Tornillo years. I have "Metal Of Honor" (unfortunately my copy is a Russian or Greek bootleg) by TT Quick and I did see Accept play live in Italy some 2 years ago with Tornillo. He is good, but I couldn't care less. It didn't feel right to me.

I enjoyed the UDO gig I attended in 2006 or 2007 so much more! 

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I know this is an old post by now, but man the new era of Accept with Mark Tornillo on vocals is actually my preferred era (nothing against Udo).  At the time of my post, they now have 5 albums in thi

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Yeah man, "Balls to the Wall" is a damn near perfect metal album.  I never grow tired of hearing it!  The opening riff in the title track alone is just crushing! 

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On 1/5/2013 at 12:18 PM, gus666 said:
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How about metal heart and restless too? Awesome.

Yep, great albums too. What's your opinion of the recent ones? I've only heard Blood Of The Nations, and whilst some songs are brilliant, I feel it's not quite got the consistancy to make it a 'must have'.

I know this is an old post by now, but man the new era of Accept with Mark Tornillo on vocals is actually my preferred era (nothing against Udo).  At the time of my post, they now have 5 albums in this new era:  Blood of the Nations (2010), Stalingrad (2012), Blind Rage (2014), The Rise of Chaos (2017) and Too Mean to Die (2021).  They've just been on a roll over the last decade-plus.  These albums are nice and heavy, and the production is very crisp, giving the albums a fuller sound than in the past.  I'd highly recommend all of these albums.  Rock on!

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18 hours ago, Dead1 said:

James, Tornillo era is quite good and far more consistent than 1980s Accept and Stalingrad is just an epic album!  But nothing in my book beats Balls to the Wall in terms of song writing, sound and energy. 

Yeah man, "Balls to the Wall" is a damn near perfect metal album.  I never grow tired of hearing it!  The opening riff in the title track alone is just crushing! 

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