Stalingrad (Accept album)

Stalingrad is the thirteenth studio album by German heavy metal band Accept, which was released on April 6, 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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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]

Track listing

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

"Hung, Drawn and Quartered" – 4:35
"Stalingrad" – 5:59
"Hellfire" – 6:07
"Flash to Bang Time" – 4:06
"Shadow Soldiers" – 5:47
"Revolution" – 4:08
"Against the World" – 3:36
"Twist of Fate" – 5:30
"The Quick and the Dead" – 4:25
"Never Forget" (bonus track) – 4:52
"The Galley" – 7:21

Personnel

Band

Mark Tornillo – lead vocals
Wolf Hoffmann – guitar
Herman Frank – guitar
Peter Baltes – bass guitar
Stefan Schwarzmann – drums

Production

Produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Andy Sneap

Chart performance

Austrian Albums Chart	5^[6]
Canadian Albums Chart	101^[6]
Finnish Albums Chart	8^[6]
German Albums Chart	6^[6]
Norwegian Albums Chart	22^[6]
Swedish Albums Chart	10^[6]
Swiss Albums Chart	17^[6]
UK Albums Chart	32^[6]
U.S. Billboard 200	81^[6]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Accept: New Album Title Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
↑ "Accept: 'Stalingrad' Release Date Announced". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. Retrieved January 18, 2012.
↑ 3.0 3.1 Monger, James Christopher. "Accept - Stalingrad". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
↑ 4.0 4.1 Gromen, Mark. "ACCEPT - Stalingrad". BW&BK. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
↑ 5.0 5.1 Dare, Tom. "Album: Accept – Stalingrad". Thrash Hits. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 "ACCEPT: More 'Stalingrad' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed - Apr. 20, 2012". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. Retrieved May 4, 2012.

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Wolf Hoffmann Peter Baltes Mark Tornillo Herman Frank Stefan Schwarzmann Udo Dirkschneider Michael White Rob Armitage David Reece Michael Wagener Gerhard Wahl Jörg Fischer Jan Koemmet Jim Stacey Dieter Rubach Frank Friedrich Stefan Kaufmann Ken Mary Michael Cartellone

Studio albums	Accept I'm a Rebel Breaker Restless and Wild Balls to the Wall Metal Heart Russian Roulette Eat the Heat Objection Overruled Death Row Predator Blood of the Nations Stalingrad

Compilations	Restless The Best Best of Accept The Collection

Live albums	Staying a Life All Areas - Worldwide

Extended plays	Kaizoku-Ban Rich & Famous

Singles	"Lady Lou" "I'm a Rebel" "Burning" "Fast as a Shark" "Restless and Wild" "Balls to the Wall"

Related articles	Discography U.D.O.

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