Accept - The Rise Of Chaos

Published July 26 2017

*=Staff's pick	Die By The Sword Hole In The Head The Rise Of Chaos Koolaid No Regrets* Analog Man What's Done Is Done Worlds Colliding Carry The Weight* Race To Extinction

Genre	Heavy Metal	Mark Tornillo	Vocals
Tracks	10	Wolf Hoffmann	Guitar
Running time	46 Min.	Uwe Lulis	Guitar (live)
Label	Nuclear Blast	Peter Baltes	Bass
Release	August 4, 2017	Christopher Williams	Drums
Country	Germany/USA	-	Keyboards
Producer	Andy Sneap
Similar bands	-

When heavy metal legends Accept are coming out with their own type of music it never gets bad at all. Yet, maybe the band has somewhat come to a halt at this point, with 4 records in a row now that more or less follow the same direction. I have probably played this one over 30 times and still there's hardly anything that comes out killer and there are in fact just a pair of songs on the whole record that really have the power to make a serious impact and engulf me.

Would I go as far as to say that The Rise Of Chaos is actually a little bit of a disappointment? After careful consideration I do believe that I have to answer "Yes" to that question, even if it is an okay album for sure. The fans, myself included, have definitely been spoiled over the years with such great material that you basically expect nothing less than a really good end result each and every time this unit is about to release a new album.

I can't help but wonder though in what way I would perceive this music if I had never heard anything coming from this band prior to this release. Would the situation be any different? Would it make a far greater impression on me and would I consider this one something huge instead of just something decent? Of course it's impossible to find the answers to those questions and most heavy metal fans around the world have certainly listened at least to some extent to Accept before and will therefore, just like me, in one way or another compare a new effort to stuff that's already been made.

The guys are on this record unable to bring forth powerful choruses, mighty verses and the super neat melodies that usually are their cornerstones to success. Wolf Hoffmann's overall fine guitar playing is there, with riffs and solos and everything, and the hoarse vocals are surely present too and it's indeed an Accept album in every moment and detail, but when you glue all of those familiar components together, it also proves to be what makes the record stumble a little bit this time.

See also review of: Blind Rage , Restless And Live , Stalingrad
See also: interview with Wolf Hoffmann

Performance	Originality	Production	Vocals	Songwriting
8	4	7	6	5

Summary
5 chalices of 10 - Tobbe