Restless and Wild/Balls to the Wall

Performer: Accept
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Accept: Herman Frank Jr., Stephan Kaufman, Udo Dirkschneider, Wolf Hoffmanand and Peter Baltes. Those expecting Accept's COMPILATION to be a thorough career-spanning retrospective may be in for a bit of a surprise. It focuses on just two of Accept's albums, albeit two of their best--the heavy metal cult classics RESTLESS AND WILD (1983) and BALLS TO THE WALL (1984). Fans of '80s metal from the likes of Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, or early Metallica will be in for a special treat if they've never experienced Accept's brutal, aggressive hard rock, which is on display throughout. The vicious album opener, "Fast as a Shark," shows that these German boys could easily keep pace with thrash metal bands, while other standouts include "Restless and Wild," "Love Child," "London Leatherboys," and of course, "Balls to the Wall." COMPILATION is a fine Accept collection.

Forming in Germany in 1971, Accept is lauded as one of the originators of the German heavy metal movement. Led by razorblade-gargling vocalist Udo Dirkschneider and guitar god Wolf Hoffmann, Accept took the melodic elements of fellow countrymen Scorpions and infused them with the back alley menace of AC/DC. This led to a string of Billboard Top 200 charting albums and the band's signature song in 1983, "Balls to the Wall." Since the late '80s, the members of Accept launched successful solo careers, but every now and again, they reunite to give the world another dose of streetwise aggression.

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