Accept emerge as a force to be reckoned with in the metal pantheon with 'Breaker', the last album to feature bass player Peter Baltes AOR croon on any commercially oriented tracks, Udo is allowed to carry the album, his ferocious growl finally maturing, adding power and majesty to otherwise gentle power ballad "Can't Stand The Night". The angry rocker "Son of a Bitch" is the album's centerpiece, absolutely rude and satanic for it's day, now comes across as a bit of novelty song. It still packs a cathartic punch, though. The rest of the album is standard but enthusiastic early 80's heavy metal. Good album, not a classic.
Rating 7 out of 10
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