Predator is the eleventh studio album by German heavy metal band Accept, released in 1996. It was produced by Michael Wagener and recorded at 16th Ave. Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee. Predator was Accept's last album before their hiatus from 1997, and their last recording with singer Udo Dirkschneider.
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| Released | 15 January 1996 | |||
| Studio | 16th Ave. Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, US, 1995 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 48:05 | |||
| Label | RCA/BMG Ariola | |||
| Producer | Michael Wagener | |||
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| Singles from Predator | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[2] |
| Hard Force (FRA) | [3] |
| Hard n' Heavy (FRA) | [4] |
Drums and percussion, except on "Primitive", and additional percussion on "Predator" were played by Michael Cartellone from Damn Yankees and Lynyrd Skynyrd.[5]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hard Attack" | Wolf Hoffmann, Peter Baltes, Udo Dirkschneider | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Crossroads" | Baltes, Hoffmann, Dirkschneider, Deaffy | 5:12 |
| 3. | "Making Me Scream" | Hoffmann, Baltes, Dirkschneider, Deaffy | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Diggin' in the Dirt" | Hoffmann, Baltes, Dirkschneider, Deaffy | 4:01 |
| 5. | "Lay It Down" | Hoffmann, Baltes, Deaffy | 5:01 |
| 6. | "It Ain't Over Yet" | Hoffmann, Baltes | 4:15 |
| 7. | "Predator" | Hoffmann, Dirkschneider, Deaffy | 3:38 |
| 8. | "Crucified" | Hoffmann, Baltes, Dirkschneider, Deaffy | 3:01 |
| 9. | "Take Out the Crime" | Stefan 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 | 3:21 |
| 12. | "Primitive" | Hoffmann, Baltes | 4:36 |
| Total length: | 48:05 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "This One's for You (Live)" | 4:13 |
| Total length: | 52:18 | |
Credits edit
- Band members
- Udo Dirkschneider – vocals
- Wolf Hoffmann – guitars, cover art
- Peter Baltes – bass, lead vocals on "Lay It Down", "It Ain't Over Yet" and "Primitive", co-lead vocals on "Crossroads"
- Additional musicians
- Michael Cartellone – drums on all tracks, except "Primitive"
- Kalei Lam – additional percussion on "Predator"
- Production
- Michael Wagener – producer, engineer, mixing
- Jeff Gudenrath, Doug Trantow – assistant engineers
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Mastering, Los Angeles
- Bill Barnes – art direction
- Swatson, Barnes & Co. – cover design
Charts edit
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] | 27 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 56 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] | 56 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 28 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 49 |
References edit
- ^ Anderson, Jason. "Accept Predator review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ "Cronique". Hard Force (in French). No. 9. January 1996. p. S3.
- ^ Bourgade, Louis (February 1996). "Review of Predator". Hard n' Heavy (in French). No. 22. p. 72.
- ^ "Accept - Predator". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- ^ "Accept: Predator" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Accept – Predator" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ アクセプト - アクセプトのアルバム売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Accept – Predator". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Accept – Predator". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2023.