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Accept - Russian Roulette [1st press Japan] (1986)
MP3 320kbps - 123 Mb  | Full Scans | 43:22 min
Genre: Heavy Metal | Label: Epic/Sony | 32-8P-137

“I have read a lot of mixed reviews of this album, people either love it or hate it. Well the same goes for most of the Accept catalogue, due to the singing style of Udo Dirkschneider who sings like no other. You either love his voice or hate it.
I love it. He has the wildest, wickedest screaming vocal style you will ever hear, that just blows you away.
I must disagree with several other reviewers who claim his voice does not match the musical style of the band, because I think it matches perfectly. Accept have never been a commercial metal band, they tried that once with a different singer and it failed. Accept, like Udo's voice is hard, powerful and aggressive, and "Russian Roulette" is no commercial metal album. It rips into top gear right from the opening track "T.V. War", and keeps the throttle open through "Monsterman". The following title track is one of my all time Accept favourites, with Udo mixing subtle vocals with his familiar banshee screaming, gang vocals, and killer guitar riffs. As another reviewer said - this album is worth getting for this song alone, but there's more...
"It's Hard To Find A way" is Udo sounding softer and is the mellowest track on the album, with a similar sound to "Winter Dreams" from their "Balls To The Wall" album.
"Aiming High" is another great Accept rocker, and the following track "Heaven Is Hell" is a classic. It is the longest track on the album and I love it; again the subtlety and the screaming, the gang vocals - it's great. Gang vocals again feature on "Walking In The Shadow", Udo screams as well as ever on "Another Second To Be" and "Man Enough To Cry", and "Stand Tight" is a great album closer sounding somewhat anthemic.
I think this album has been underrated over the years and definitely rates up there with their best work.
It is a classic 80's metal album, and unfortunately although there were some bright sparks to come in the 90's, Accept never again released an album with the consistent quality of "Russian Roulette". ”


Tracklist:

01. T.V. War
02. Monsterman
03. Russian Roulette
04. It's Hard To Find A Way
05. Aiming High
06. Heaven Is Hell
07. Another Second ToBe
08. Walking In The Shadow
09. Man Enough To Cry
10. Stand Tight

Personnel

* Udo Dirkschneider: Lead vocals
* Wolf Hoffmann: Guitars
* Jörg Fischer: Guitars
* Peter Baltes: Bass Guitar
* Stefan Kaufmann: Drums