Blood of the Nations

Accept | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 14, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nuclear Blast
• ASIN: B003SWNRU2
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Music
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (121 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,108 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Beat the Bastards

2. Teutonic Terror

3. The Abyss

4. Blood of the Nations

5. Shades of Death

6. Locked and Loaded

7. Time Machine (North American Bonus Track)

8. Kill the Pain

9. Rollin' Thunder

10. Pandemic

11. New World Comin'

12. No Shelter

13. Bucketful of Hate

Editorial Reviews

2010 album from the veteran German metal band, their first studio album in over a decade and the first to feature Mark Tornillo on vocals. Blood Of The Nations was recorded over the winter of 2010 at Backstage studio in Derbyshire, England with celebrated British producer, Sabbat guitarist and long-time Accept fan Andy Sneap. A vibrant and mesmerizing album, Blood Of The Nations harnesses everything that earned Accept the status of a true Heavy Metal legend thunderous riffs, blinding guitar leads with intricate melodies, aggressive vocals and infectious, undiluted Metal songs with a bite that are destined to once again put Accept where they belong - the oligarchy of the Heavy Metal world.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

42 of 43 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Back with a vengeance! September 14, 2010

By Christopher Fryer

Format:Audio CD

Several months ago I read that Accept had finished their new opus and it has been worth the wait. This is the best album they have put out since the mid 1980s! The new singer, Mark Tornillo, fits in very well. For those of you who don't know about Mark, he used to be in the 1980s metal band T.T. Quick (check out Front Burner and Hell To Pay for some classic metal!). On songs like The Abyss he even "croons" in the middle and then ends it with a scream that sounds like vintage Jon Oliva of Savatage. Mark's lyrics are more aggressive and darker than I expected but I suppose that's just a reflection of the times we are living in with war, terrorism, rampant greed, etc. As for the rest of the band, the classic metal riffs and wailing solos are back in full force. It's hard for me to pick favorites at this point in time because the album is quite solid with plenty of midtempo Accept crushers and a few fast ones. The production is loud, clear and crisp, although I might have put Mark's vocals a bit louder on some of the songs. I'm not going to knock Udo because he is a metal legend, but I did not like the direction the band took in the 1990s trying to sound like something they were not. This album is a return to form for Accept. I only have a couple of minor complaints with the new album. First, guitarist Herman Frank only has one songwriting credit. Wolf and Peter are master metal blacksmiths when it comes to forging killer riffs but Herman is a metal legend in his own right. The man has appeared on classic albums by Sinner (Touch of Sin!), Victory, Moon 'Doc, and Hazzard. I hope they do another album together where Herman finally has more input (he came in after Restless and Balls were basically finished). Second, while there is a lot of great soloing on the album I kind of miss the days when Wolf's solos were like melodic mini-compositions (Starlight, Fast As A Shark, Ahead Of The Pack, etc.) rather than just fiery licks or melodic fills. But despite that the album gets 4 1/2 stars from me and I would put it in my top five along with Balls To The Wall, Restless & Wild, Metal Heart, and Russian Roulette. Hail the return of the Metal Masters!

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Heavy Metal That Has Been Sorely Missed September 14, 2010

By wizey

Format:Audio CD

German heavy metal legends Accept have dedicated their new album Blood Of The Nations to members of all the armed forces who fight to protect our freedoms, but that picture on the cover could well be blood from the ears of those of us who have listened to it! Accept are back, and man are they back in a big way, delivering a full on sonic assault the likes of which heavy metal has not witnessed for many, many years, and which the genre has sorely missed. This is surely their best album at least since Russian Roulette in 1986, and possibly the best album of their career thus far.

Blood Of The Nations really is a blast from start to finish with well thought out musical arrangements and Wolf's solos are particularly impressive over Herman's power riffing (I love the guitar tone of these guys!), plus Schwarzmann gives us a smashing exhibition of drumming. Then there's buzz saw like lead vocals, gang vocals, heavy but clear bass and it's all mixed to perfection by Andy Sneap. Highlights for me include:
Track 2 Teutonic Terror - Classic retro metal yet sounding fresh at the same time, some classic metal lyrical phrases and ultra cool bass work in the intro (terrific film clip too!)
Track 3 The Abyss - heavy riffs, some real high pitched screaming and a great contrasting melodic refrain that works perfectly with the lyrical theme.
Track 5 Shades Of Death - Power riffing to make Metallica fans cream their pants (note: Metallica credit Accept as a major influence on them).
Track 7 Time Machine - Classic Accept base line with the perfect blend of beat, power & melody. Would be a shame to get this album without this bonus track, it's a killer.
Track 8 Kill The Pain - An excellent slower and quite melodic song with Wolf's majestic solos all through it, sounding very much like a German version of the blues.
Track 10 Pandemic - As you would expect, it's about metal in the blood, spreading "like a metal disease", with a great riff and beat.
Track 11 New World Coming - A melodic, mid paced rocker with riffs that sound a lot like the classic Accept songs from their peak in the early to mid 1980's that all us fans love.

There are also the faster, frenetic songs that kick you right in the face in the typically Accept way and make you realize why these guys are widely credited as being a pioneer of speed metal. Blood Of The Nations has all you could want in an Accept album, with the only weak point (perhaps) being that track 12 No Shelter is probably not as strong as the other songs. But then instead of finishing with a ballad as is often the trend these days, Accept finish with a blast of aggression and attitude in track 13 Bucket Full Of Hate.

There will no doubt be those who say that it's not the same without Udo, and that is true. But unlike the failed experiment in 1988 with David Reece on vocals, Tornillo is perfectly suited to Accept's style of music. He is able to wail like a banshee with a buzz saw for a voice just as well as (if not better than?) Udo, plus he brings a new dimension to the band with his ability to sing the more commercial and melodic moments just as well as he can scream.

Clearly the guys are invigorated and excited about what they have done and with what the future holds for them, and so they should be. This album is a massive slab of pure heavy metal. This is music to wilt your wife's flowers, scare your children and kill the old folks who live next door. This is what heavy metal is all about.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The Metal Masters Have Returned September 14, 2010

By J. Cross

Format:Audio CD

This album is some of their best work ever. Ranks right up there with the classics Balls to the Wall, Restless and Wild, Breaker and Metal Heart! This is one of the best metal albums to be released in the last decade. Mark Tornillo has a somewhat similar style to Udo's voice, but a much greater range. The production and energy of this album is top notch. Buy this today.