And at last freed from record company shackles, the fascism of 'hits', Accept are finally able to define metal in it's purest form, with a vengeance. Rawer less polished than later albums, this is perhaps their tightest and most bruising album in their repertoire. "Faster Than A Shark", the first speed metal song, the best example of the new found ferocity only hinted at on previous albums. The title track is a supreme anthem, riffs, chorus, and Udo in perfect fist pumping synchronization, drums pounding away with necessary unsubtlety. Ballads? Ballads come here to die. This was first rate brutality circa 1982, so severe, so righteous, so German. Happy German style choruses are insanely happy. Even the cowbell moments are brutal. Ein Schwien!!!
Rating: 9 out of 10
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