Death Row (album)

Death Row
Studio album by Accept
Released	1 October 1994 [1]
Studio	Roxx Studios, Pulheim, Germany
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	71:14
Label	RCA/BMG Ariola (Europe) Pavement (US) Victor (Japan)
Producer	Accept
Accept chronology
Objection Overruled (1993) Death Row (1994) Predator (1996)
Singles from Death Row
"Bad Habits Die Hard" Released: December 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10 [3]

Death Row is the tenth studio album by German heavy metal band Accept, released in 1994. It was recorded at Roxx Studios in Pulheim, Germany.

Stefan Kaufmann was still the official drummer for Accept, but drums on "Bad Habits Die Hard" and "Prejudice" are by Stefan Schwarzmann according to the liner notes. Stefan Kaufmann had to leave the band for the subsequent tour because of health problems, and Stefan Schwarzmann then handled drum duties.

Background

The album was first recorded at the Roxx studios, with drummer Stefan Kaufmann serving as a sound engineer. On Death Row, Stefan Schwarzmann already played the drums for two songs. Kaufmann had to leave the band on the next tour because of a back injury. ^[4] On the album, the band tried to take a tougher course than the previous one and combined the traditional styles with some – at this time modern – bonds from the extreme metal. ^{[5] [6]}

Track listing

All lyrics and music written by Accept and Deaffy, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Death Row"	5:17
2.	"Sodom & Gomorra"	6:28
3.	"The Beast Inside"	5:57
4.	"Dead On !"	4:52
5.	"Guns 'R' Us"	4:41
6.	"Like a Loaded Gun"	4:19
7.	"What Else"	4:39
8.	"Stone Evil"	5:23
9.	"Bad Habits Die Hard"	4:41
10.	"Prejudice"	4:14
11.	"Bad Religion"	4:26
12.	"Generation Clash II"	5:05
13.	"Writing on the Wall"	4:25
14.	"Drifting Apart (Instrumental)"	3:03
15.	"Pomp and Circumstance Marches (Instrumental)"	3:44
Total length:		1:11:14

Notes

• "Drifting Apart" is listed as "Drifting Away" on some editions
• "Sodom & Gomorra" includes the song "Sabre Dance" by Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian, running in at 1:24 minutes

Credits

Band members

• Udo Dirkschneider – vocals
• Wolf Hoffmann – guitars
• Peter Baltes – bass
• Stefan Kaufmann – drums, engineer, mixing

Additional musicians

• Stefan Schwarzmann – drums on "Bad Habits Die Hard" and "Prejudice"

Production

• Mathias Bothor – photo
• Stefan Böhle Kunsterei, Hamburg – cover design
• Published by Breeze Music Gmbh

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [7]	22
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8]	32
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [9]	52
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [10]	27

References

1. "Accept albums".
2. Anderson, Jason. "Accept Death Row review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 10 February 2013.
3. Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 8. ISBN   978-1-894959-62-9.
4. "www.hardharderheavy.com: Biografie Accept". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
5. www.allmusic.com: Rezension Objection Overruled von Jason Anderson
6. www.powermetal.de: Rezension Death Row von Alex Straka
7. 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.
8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Accept – Objection Overruled" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
9. アクセプト - アクセプトのアルバム売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 10 June 2014.
10. "Swedishcharts.com – Accept – Objection Overruled". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2023.