Stalingrad (Accept album)

Stalingrad is the 13th studio album by German heavy metal band Accept, which was released on 6 April 2012, by the independent German record label Nuclear Blast Records.[1][2] It is their second album since their 2009 reunion, and like its predecessor, Blood of the Nations (2010), was produced by Andy Sneap.[1]

Stalingrad
Studio album by
Accept
Released6 April 2012 (2012-04-06)
Recorded2011
GenreHeavy metal
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerAndy Sneap
Accept chronology
Blood of the Nations
(2010)		 Stalingrad
(2012)		 Blind Rage
(2014)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
BW&BK[4]
Thrash Hits[5]

Critical reception of the album has been largely favorable. AllMusic published a review giving the album three-and-a-half stars out of five. Reviewer James Christopher Monger also noted that current vocalist Tornillo does an "awfully convincing Udo Dirkschneider impression."[3] Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles and Thrash Hits also gave the album positive reviews.[4][5]

The album was successful, debuting at number six on the German albums chart.[6] Stalingrad also debuted at number 81 on the Billboard 200, becoming Accept's first album to crack the top 100 in the United States since Metal Heart (1985), which peaked at number 94.[7]

The album was honored with a Metal Storm Award in 2012, when it was voted Best Heavy Metal/Melodic Album.[8]

Track listing

Music by Wolf Hoffmann and Peter Baltes. Lyrics by Mark Tornillo.

No.TitleLength
1."Hung, Drawn and Quartered"4:35
2."Stalingrad"5:59
3."Hellfire"6:07
4."Flash to Bang Time"4:06
5."Shadow Soldiers"5:47
6."Revolution"4:08
7."Against the World"3:36
8."Twist of Fate"5:30
9."The Quick and the Dead"4:25
10."The Galley"7:21
Total length:51:34
Limited Edition and Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
1."Never Forget"4:52
Total length:56:26
DVD track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Princess of the Dawn"9:21
2."Pandemic"5:27
3."No Shelter"5:59
4."Teutonic Terror"5:33
5."The Abyss"6:31
6."Teutonic Terror" (Video)5:31
7."Pandemic" (Video)5:59
Total length:44:21

Note

Personnel
Band
Production
  • Produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Andy Sneap

Chart performance
Chart Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 68
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 8
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 77
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 6
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[14] 5
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15] 80
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[16] 22
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[17] 46
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[18] 66
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 17
US Billboard 200[21] 81
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[22] 29
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[23] 7
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[24] 13
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[25] 8

References
  1. "Accept: New Album Title Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  2. "Accept: 'Stalingrad' Release Date Announced". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
  3. Monger, James Christopher. "Accept - Stalingrad". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  4. Gromen, Mark. "Accept - Stalingrad". BW&BK. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  5. Dare, Tom. "Album: Accept – Stalingrad". Thrash Hits. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  6. "Accept: More 'Stalingrad' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  7. "Accept - Awards". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  8. http://www.metalstorm.net/awards/archive.php?year=2012
  9. "Austriancharts.at – Accept – Stalingrad - Brothers In Death" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  10. "Ultratop.be – Accept – Stalingrad - Brothers In Death" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  11. "Accept: Stalingrad - Brothers In Death" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  12. "Lescharts.com – Accept – Stalingrad - Brothers In Death". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  13. "Officialcharts.de – Accept – Stalingrad - Brothers In Death". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  14. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2012. 15. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  15. "「スターリングラード」 アクセプト│オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  16. "Norwegiancharts.com – Accept – Stalingrad - Brothers In Death". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  17. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  18. "Spanishcharts.com – Accept – Stalingrad - Brothers In Death". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  19. "Swedishcharts.com – Accept – Stalingrad - Brothers In Death". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  20. "Swisscharts.com – Accept – Stalingrad - Brothers In Death". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  21. "Accept Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  22. "Accept Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  23. "Accept Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  24. "Accept Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  25. "Accept Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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