ACCEPT — Balls to the Wall (review)

ACCEPT — Balls to the Wall album cover Album · 1983 · Heavy Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Stephen
It was "Balls To The Wall" that etched Accept's name to the stone as one of the reigning heavy metal act from Germany. Empowered by a prominent guitarist, Herman Frank, which later joined Victory and Sinner, the band's fifth album was their most successful album ever, selling 2 million copies worldwide and attained Gold certification in America. Their musical style here is a straight forward heavy metal with a mix of chugging riffs from AC/DC and the British metal god, Judas Priest, but somehow they incorporated a lot of melodic value to the arrangement.

The title track, is a midtempo classic with a huge gangshout chorus, widely regarded as a classic metal anthem and their concert regular. Udo's voice is as rough as Brian Johnson and if you're a big AC/DC follower, would be an obvious lie if you don't like this track. "Fight It Back" has a great chorus and check out the thrilling solos, one of my fave, together with "Love Child", bursting a furious riffage accompanied with a fast-paced rhythm. "Losing More Than You've Ever Had" is a decent commercial attempt but failed on my ears. I pick "Losers and Winners" and "Guardian of The Night" instead, which are better in my opinion.

"Balls To The Wall" is a nice introduction to the band if you're trying to get to know them. It has a balance proportion of heavy metal, melodic touch, and hard rock, and most of the songs here are highly enjoyable with only couple of passable tracks. Four stars is clearly deserved!
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