Blood of the Nations
Encyclopedia
Blood of the Nations is Accept
's twelfth studio album. It is the band's first studio recording since 1996's Predator
and the first album to feature vocalist Mark Tornillo
and drummer Stefan Schwarzmann
. It is the first album without Udo Dirkschneider
on vocals since Eat the Heat
in 1989. This is also the first album to feature guitarist Herman Frank
since Balls to the Wall
in 1983.
Accept
Accept is a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled by former vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes. Their beginnings can be traced back to the late 1960s...
's twelfth studio album. It is the band's first studio recording since 1996's Predator
Predator (album)
Predator is the eleventh studio album release by German heavy metal band Accept. It was released in 1996, produced by Michael Wagener and recorded at 16th Ave. Sound Studios, Nashville, TN...
and the first album to feature vocalist Mark Tornillo
Mark Tornillo
Mark Tornillo is the current front man of metal band Accept. He joined the band officially in May 2009 as Udo Dirkschneider's replacement, and has appeared on two albums with them to date: Blood of the Nations and their upcoming follow-up Stalingrad .Before he joined Accept he played with TT Quick....
and drummer Stefan Schwarzmann
Stefan Schwarzmann
Stefan Schwarzmann is a German drummer who has recorded for Accept, U.D.O., Running Wild, X-Wild, Krokus and Helloween. Schwarzmann joined Helloween as a replacement for departing drummer Mark Cross in 2003. Although Stefan got on well with the members of the band, he had other musical preferences...
. It is the first album without Udo Dirkschneider
Udo Dirkschneider
Udo Dirkschneider is a German heavy metal singer who is best known as the vocalist in German heavy metal band Accept and later U.D.O.After leaving Accept in 1987, Dirkschneider formed the band U.D.O....
on vocals since Eat the Heat
Eat the Heat
Eat the Heat is a 1989 release by German Heavy metal band Accept.It was recorded at Dierks-Studios, in Cologne, from September 1988 to January 1989...
in 1989. This is also the first album to feature guitarist Herman Frank
Herman Frank
Herman Frank is a German guitar player. He joined the heavy metal band Accept before the release of their 1982 album, Restless and Wild, and left after the following album, 1984's Balls to the Wall was released. He was preceded by Jan Koemmet in Accept and succeeded by Jörg Fischer...
since Balls to the Wall
Balls to the Wall
Balls to the Wall is the fifth album by the German metal band Accept. European label Lark Records released the album in December 1983, but its US release was delayed until a month later as to not compete with the band's then-current album Restless and Wild, which had arrived in the US in early 1983...
in 1983.
Tracklist
Reception
Since its release, Blood of the Nations has been met with positive reviews. Reviewer Scott Alisoglu of Blabbermouth.net reviewed the album positively saying that Blood of the Nations "is the shot in the arm that fans of traditional heavy metal needed", and gave the album 8.5 out of 10. The album also received a positive review from musicreview.co.za, with reviewer Sergio Pereira saying that "This isn’t about 3 minute radio-friendly singles, Blood of the Nations is about metal – cold hard metal", and noting that minute-long solos, such as the one in the album track 'Pandemic', are rare in current music.Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
Certification | Sales/ shipments |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Billboard Top 100 | 12 | - | - |
| German Albums Chart | 4 | - | - |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 7 | - | - |
| Hungarian Albums Chart | 7 | - | - |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 9 | - | - |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 15 | - | - |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 19 | - | - |
| Czech Republic Albums Chart | 27 | - | - |
| Belgian Albums Chart | 59 | - | - |
| French Albums Chart | 72 | - | - |
| Polish Albums Chart | 72 | - | - |
| Japanese Albums Chart | 74 | - | - |
| Spanish Albums Chart | 78 | - | - |
| US Billboard Top 200 | 187 | - | - |
Personnel
- Mark TornilloMark TornilloMark Tornillo is the current front man of metal band Accept. He joined the band officially in May 2009 as Udo Dirkschneider's replacement, and has appeared on two albums with them to date: Blood of the Nations and their upcoming follow-up Stalingrad .Before he joined Accept he played with TT Quick....
- Lead vocals - Wolf HoffmannWolf HoffmannWolf Hoffmann grew up in Wuppertal. He is primarily known as guitarist in the German heavy metal band Accept since 1976. In 1997, he released the album Classical with rock versions of classical pieces...
- Guitar - Herman FrankHerman FrankHerman Frank is a German guitar player. He joined the heavy metal band Accept before the release of their 1982 album, Restless and Wild, and left after the following album, 1984's Balls to the Wall was released. He was preceded by Jan Koemmet in Accept and succeeded by Jörg Fischer...
- Guitar - Peter BaltesPeter BaltesPeter Baltes, born April 4, 1958 in Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, is a German hard rock and heavy metal musician. He is a member of the German heavy metal group Accept, which he played as bassist with on 15 albums, selling more than 17 million records around the world...
- Bass guitar - Stefan SchwarzmannStefan SchwarzmannStefan Schwarzmann is a German drummer who has recorded for Accept, U.D.O., Running Wild, X-Wild, Krokus and Helloween. Schwarzmann joined Helloween as a replacement for departing drummer Mark Cross in 2003. Although Stefan got on well with the members of the band, he had other musical preferences...
- Drums