ACCEPT - METAL MASTERS 12" Vinyl Double LP ( 2LP Set )

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The 1984 LP, "Metal Masters," by the German heavy metal band Accept, marked a pivotal moment in the history of the genre. Released in 1984, by Brain Records, the album is widely considered to be one of the most influential heavy metal albums of all time. It featured iconic songs such as "Fast as a Shark," "Metal Heart," and "Balls to the Wall," which helped shape the sound and direction of heavy metal for years to come.

In the early 1980s, heavy metal music was rapidly gaining popularity in Europe and North America. Bands such as "Iron Maiden", "Judas Priest, and "Black Sabbath" were dominating the airwaves and selling out arenas worldwide. The sub-genre of speed metal was also emerging, with bands like Motörhead and Venom paving the way for a faster, more aggressive style of heavy metal.

Accept was formed in Solingen, Germany, in 1976, and quickly rose to prominence in the European heavy metal scene. They released their first album, "Accept," in 1979, which showcased their raw, energetic sound and paved the way for their subsequent releases.

The "Metal Masters" LP was Accept's fifth studio album and was produced by Dieter Dierks, who had previously worked with the band on their earlier albums. It featured the classic lineup of Udo Dirkschneider on vocals, Wolf Hoffmann and Herman Frank on guitars, Peter Baltes on bass, and Stefan Kaufmann on drums.

"Metal Masters" was a critical and commercial success, peaking at number 143 on the US Billboard 200 chart and receiving widespread acclaim from critics and fans alike. The album helped cement Accept's place as one of the most important heavy metal bands of the 1980s and influenced countless other musicians in the years to come.

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Band Members and Musicians on: Accept - Metal Masters

Band-members, Musicians and Performers
• Udo Dirkschneider: Vocals
• Udo Dirkschneider – Vocals

  I still hear his bark in my head whenever "Fast as a Shark" lights the fuse. Read more...

  Udo Dirkschneider is the rasping tank-commander who made Accept's choruses feel like steel boots on concrete. I heard him first with Accept (1976-1987), and by the early '80s he was turning "Fast as a Shark" into a riot alarm, then stomping out "Balls to the Wall" and "Metal Heart" with that clipped, unforgiving bark. He quit in 1987, built U.D.O. (1987-1992; 1996-present) to keep the machine running when the business wanted prettier noises, returned for Accept stints (1992-1997; 2005), and later toured as DIRKSCHNEIDER (2015-2016) to give the classics a proper bruising. He doesn't sing at you; he drills through you, like a shout trapped inside a turbine. That voice is half attitude, half armor.

  Udo Dirkschneider Wiki
• Wolf Hoffmann: Guitars
• Jörg Fischer: Guitars
• Peter Baltes: Bass Guitar
• Stefan Kaufmann - Drums (Stefan Kaufmann joined Accept as drummer early enough to appear on the cover photos for their debut album, but too late to record the drums for the album (that was done by Frank Friedrich
• Frank Friedrich - Drums

Complete Track Listing of: "Metal Masters 2LP"

The Songs/tracks on "Metal Masters 2LP" are

Side One:
1. Lady Lou
2. Tired of Me
3. Seawinds
4. Take him in my Heart
5. Sounds of War

Side Two:
1. Free me Now
2. Glad to be Alone
3. That's Rock and Roll
4. Helldiver
5. Streetfighter

Side Three:
1. I'm a Rebel
2. Save Us
3. No Time to Lose
4. Thunder & Lightning

Side Four:
1. China Lady
2. I Wanna Be No Hero
3. The King
4. Do It

Woman with a Chainsaw on the Front Cover of the Album Metal Masters by ACCEPT. 

Lion Sword on the album back cover of Metal Masters by Accept 

Close-up photo of the Black "BRAIN" Records Label with catalognr: 825 171-1