Predator (album)

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Predator
Studio album by Accept
Released January 15, 1996 (1996-01-15)
Recorded 16th Ave. Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Genre Heavy metal
Length 48:14
Label RCA/BMG Ariola (Europe)
Sweat Shop/Mayhem (US)
Victor (Japan)
Producer Michael Wagener
Accept chronology

Death Row
(1994)		 Predator
(1996)		 All Areas – Worldwide
(1997)
Singles from Predator
  1. "Hard Attack"
    Released: September 1996 (1996-09)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]

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.

Drums and percussion, except on "Primitive", and additional percussion on "Predator" were played by Michael Cartellone from Damn Yankees and Lynyrd Skynyrd.[2]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Hard Attack"  Wolf Hoffmann, Peter Baltes, Udo Dirkschneider 4:46
2. "Crossroads"  Baltes, Hoffmann, Dirkschneider, Deaffy 5:13
3. "Making Me Scream"  Hoffmann, Baltes, Dirkschneider, Deaffy 4:14
4. "Diggin' in the Dirt"  Hoffmann, Baltes, Dirkschneider, Deaffy 4:01
5. "Lay It Down"  Hoffmann, Baltes, Deaffy 5:02
6. "It Ain't Over Yet"  Hoffmann, Baltes 4:17
7. "Predator"  Hoffmann, Dirkschneider, Deaffy 3:37
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 3:19
12. "Primitive"  Hoffmann, Baltes 4:38

Credits

Band members
Additional musicians
  • Michael Cartellone – drums on all tracks, except "Primitive"
  • Kalei Lam – additional percussion on "Predator"
Production
  • Michael Wagener – produceer, 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

Year Chart Position
1996 Finnish Albums Chart[3] 27
Swedish Albums Chart[4] 28
Swiss Albums Charts[5] 49
German Albums Chart[6] 56
Oricon Japanese Albums Charts[7] 56

References

  1. ↑ Anderson, Jason. "Accept Predator review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 12, 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Accept - Predator". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved May 17, 2010. 
  3. ↑ "Accept – Predator (album)". Finnishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Accept – Predator (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Accept - Predator". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Album – Accept, Predator". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  7. ↑ "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 February 10, 2013. 
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