Stalingrad (Accept album)

Stalingrad
Studio album by Accept
Released	April 6, 2012
Recorded	2011
Genre	Heavy metal, speed metal
Length	56:26
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Andy Sneap
Accept chronology
Blood of the Nations (2010) Stalingrad (2012) Blind Rage (2014)

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]

The album was successful, debuting at number six on the German albums chart.^[6] Stalingrad also debuted at number 81 on the Billboard 200, becoming Accept's first album to crack the top 100 in the United States since Metal Heart (1985), which peaked at number 94.^[7]

Track listing

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

1. "Hung, Drawn and Quartered" – 4:35
2. "Stalingrad" – 5:59
3. "Hellfire" – 6:07
4. "Flash to Bang Time" – 4:06
5. "Shadow Soldiers" – 5:47
6. "Revolution" – 4:08
7. "Against the World" – 3:36
8. "Twist of Fate" – 5:30
9. "The Quick and the Dead" – 4:25
10. "Never Forget" (bonus track) – 4:52
11. "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

Chart	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8]	32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9]	68
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10]	8
French Albums (SNEP)[11]	77
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12]	6
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[13]	5
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[14]	80
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15]	22
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[16]	46
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[17]	66
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18]	10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19]	17
US Billboard 200[20]	81
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[21]	29
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[22]	7
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[23]	13
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[24]	8

References

1. "Accept: New Album Title Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
2. "Accept: 'Stalingrad' Release Date Announced". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. Retrieved January 18, 2012.
3. Monger, James Christopher. "Accept - Stalingrad". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
4. Gromen, Mark. "ACCEPT - Stalingrad". BW&BK. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
5. Dare, Tom. "Album: Accept – Stalingrad". Thrash Hits. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
6. "Accept: More 'Stalingrad' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
7. "Accept - Awards". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
8. "Austriancharts.at – Accept – Stalingrad - Brothers In Death" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
9. "Ultratop.be – Accept – Stalingrad - Brothers In Death" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
10. "Accept: Stalingrad - Brothers In Death" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
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13. "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2012. 15. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
14. "「スターリングラード」 アクセプト│オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
15. "Norwegiancharts.com – Accept – Stalingrad - Brothers In Death". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
16. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
17. "Spanishcharts.com – Accept – Stalingrad - Brothers In Death". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
18. "Swedishcharts.com – Accept – Stalingrad - Brothers In Death". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
19. "Swisscharts.com – Accept – Stalingrad - Brothers In Death". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
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21. "Accept – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Accept. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
22. "Accept – Chart history" Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums for Accept. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
23. "Accept – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Accept. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
24. "Accept – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for Accept. Retrieved 2014-06-10.