Predator (album)
This article is about the album by the band Accept. For other uses, see Predator (disambiguation).
| Predator | ||||
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| Studio album by Accept | ||||
| Released | January 15, 1996 | |||
| 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 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Hard Force Magazine | [2] |
| Hard n'Heavy Magazine | [3] |
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.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(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
- Udo Dirkschneider – vocals
- Wolf Hoffmann – guitars, cover art
- Peter Baltes – bass, lead vocals on "Lay It Down", "It Ain't Over Yet" and "Primitive"
- 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
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] | 27 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 56 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] | 56 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] | 28 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 49 |
References
- ↑ Anderson, Jason. "Accept Predator review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Chronique",Hard Force(french magazine), #9 - S3, january, 1996.
- ↑ Louis Bourgade, Review of Predator, Hard N'Heavy (french magazine) #22, february, 1996, p.72.
- ↑ "Accept - Predator". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
- ↑ "Accept: Predator" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
- ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Accept – Predator". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
- ↑ 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 2014-06-10.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Accept – Predator". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Accept – Predator". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
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