Russian Roulette (Accept album)
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| Russian Roulette | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Studio | Dierks (Stommeln, Germany) | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 43:17 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Accept | |||
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| Singles from Russian Roulette | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[2] |
| Rock Hard | 8.0/10[3] |
Russian Roulette is the seventh studio album by German heavy metal band Accept, released in 1986. It was again recorded at Dierks-Studios, but the band chose to self-produce rather than bring back Dieter Dierks as producer. It would be the last Accept album to feature Udo Dirkschneider as lead vocalist until the 1993 reunion album Objection Overruled.[1]
The album returns Accept to the darker, heavier sound of releases prior to the more commercial-sounding predecessor Metal Heart. Wolf Hoffmann explained the band's decision: "Maybe we were trying sort of go back to our natural and not polished Accept sound with that record. We weren't really all that happy with the polished and clean-sounding Metal Heart. I was sort of very happy with my guitar playing on that record and very happy with my parts, but I remember the whole vibe of the band was at the time that we don't want to go through this again with Dieter Dierks who had produced Metal Heart."[4]
Peter Baltes explained the album's title and front cover as an expression of the strong anti-war themes throughout the record, showing war as a game of Russian roulette: "It means - go and play the game y'know, what a silly game it is. One will die definitely."[5]
The digitally remastered CD edition includes live versions of "Metal Heart" and "Screaming for a Love-Bite" as bonus tracks, taken from the Kaizoku-Ban EP. The 2014 release from UK based record label Hear No Evil Recordings features live versions of "Neon Nights", "Burning" and "Head Over Heels", taken from the 1990 live album Staying a Life.
Track listing[edit]
All lyrics and music written by Accept and Deaffy.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "T.V. War" | 3:29 |
| 2. | "Monsterman" | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Russian Roulette" | 5:22 |
| 4. | "It's Hard to Find a Way" | 4:19 |
| 5. | "Aiming High" | 4:24 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Heaven Is Hell" | 7:12 |
| 7. | "Another Second to Be" | 3:19 |
| 8. | "Walking in the Shadow" | 4:27 |
| 9. | "Man Enough to Cry" | 3:14 |
| 10. | "Stand Tight" | 4:05 |
| Total length: | 43:17 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Metal Heart" (Live) | 5:24 |
| 2. | "Screaming for a Love-Bite" (Live) | 4:26 |
| Total length: | 53:07 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Neon Nights" (Live, Taken from Staying a Life) | 8:14 |
| 2. | "Burning" (Live, Taken from Staying a Life) | 7:29 |
| 3. | "Head Over Heels" (Live, Taken from Staying a Life) | 5:41 |
| Total length: | 64:41 | |
Credits[edit]
- Band members
- Udo Dirkschneider – vocals
- Wolf Hoffmann – guitars
- Jörg Fischer – guitars
- Peter Baltes – bass guitar
- Stefan Kaufmann – drums
- Production
- Michael Wagener – engineer
- Mark Dodson – mixing
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk, New York
- Gaby "Deaffy" Hauke – management, cover concept
- Didi Zill Bravo – cover photo
- Produced and arranged by Accept for Breeze Music Gmbh
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6] | 93 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[7] | 3 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 5 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] | 26 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] | 16 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 9 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 23 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[13] | 80 |
| US Billboard 200[14] | 114 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Accept Russian Roulette review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ Kühnemund, Götz (1986). "Review Album : Accept - Russian Roulette". Rock Hard (in German). No. 16. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "Accept - interviews". Metallian.com. 17 June 2002. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ Sharpe, Gaz (1986). "Gambler GAZ SHARPE talks to Accept bassist PETER BALTES". Metal Forces (18). Archived from the original on 28 March 2002. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Accept – Russian Roulette" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Accept – Russian Roulette". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Accept – Russian Roulette". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Accept – Russian Roulette". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Accept Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
