| 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 | |||
| Accept chronology | ||||
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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
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
- 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
| 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
References
- ^ 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.
| 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 | |||
| Accept chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Russian Roulette | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| 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
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
- 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
| 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
References
- ^ 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.