| Stalingrad | ||||
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| Released | 6 April 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 51:34 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Andy Sneap | |||
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Stalingrad is the 13th studio album by German heavy metal band Accept, which was released on 6 April 2012, by the independent German record label Nuclear Blast Records. [1] [2] It is their second album since their 2009 reunion, and like its predecessor, Blood of the Nations (2010), was produced by Andy Sneap. [1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| BW&BK |    [4] |
| Thrash Hits | [5] |
Critical reception of the album has been largely favorable. AllMusic published a review giving the album three-and-a-half stars out of five. Reviewer James Christopher Monger also noted that current vocalist Tornillo does an "awfully convincing Udo Dirkschneider impression." [3] Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles and Thrash Hits also gave the album positive reviews. [4] [5]
The album was successful, debuting at number six on the German albums chart. [6] Stalingrad also debuted at number 81 on the Billboard 200, becoming Accept's first album to crack the top 100 in the United States since Metal Heart (1985), which peaked at number 94. [7]
The album was honored with a Metal Storm Award in 2012, when it was voted Best Heavy Metal/Melodic Album. [8]
Music by Wolf Hoffmann and Peter Baltes. Lyrics by Mark Tornillo.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hung, Drawn and Quartered" | 4:35 |
| 2. | "Stalingrad" | 5:59 |
| 3. | "Hellfire" | 6:07 |
| 4. | "Flash to Bang Time" | 4:06 |
| 5. | "Shadow Soldiers" | 5:47 |
| 6. | "Revolution" | 4:08 |
| 7. | "Against the World" | 3:36 |
| 8. | "Twist of Fate" | 5:30 |
| 9. | "The Quick and the Dead" | 4:25 |
| 10. | "The Galley" | 7:21 |
| Total length: | 51:34 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Never Forget" | 4:52 |
| Total length: | 56:26 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Princess of the Dawn" | 9:21 |
| 2. | "Pandemic" | 5:27 |
| 3. | "No Shelter" | 5:59 |
| 4. | "Teutonic Terror" | 5:33 |
| 5. | "The Abyss" | 6:31 |
| 6. | "Teutonic Terror" (Video) | 5:31 |
| 7. | "Pandemic" (Video) | 5:59 |
| Total length: | 44:21 | |
Note
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [9] | 70 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [10] | 68 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [11] | 8 |
| French Albums (SNEP) [12] | 77 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] | 6 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [14] | 5 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) [15] | 95 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) [16] | 80 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [17] | 22 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV) [18] | 46 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [19] | 66 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [20] | 10 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [21] | 17 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [22] | 17 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [23] | 16 |
| US Billboard 200 [24] | 81 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [25] | 13 |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [26] | 7 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [27] | 29 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [28] | 8 |
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