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Predator in Bloomington, MN
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Concluding a stint of late-'90s studio recordings that steadily declined in quality,
Predator
is a bit of a swan song for
Accept
, and a rather lightweight one at that. Ex-
Damn Yankees
drummer
Michael Cartellone
joins a band lineup that thankfully includes vocalist
Udo Dirkschneider
and bandleader/guitarist
Wolf Hoffmann
, the key members responsible for
's unique
Teutonic metal
bite. On
, however, that bite is mostly toothless. With just the slightest exceptions (specifically,
"Crucified"
and
"Making Me Scream"
), this
Michael Wagener
-produced disc sounds spiritless and redundant. Choruses are shouted gang-vocal style over and over again in an incessant attempt at anthemic
metal
, but the tactic only stiffens the already motionless music. There's no momentum and no magic on
, a lifeless and unfortunate offering from one of
's finest outfits. ~ Vincent Jeffries
Predator
is a bit of a swan song for
Accept
, and a rather lightweight one at that. Ex-
Damn Yankees
drummer
Michael Cartellone
joins a band lineup that thankfully includes vocalist
Udo Dirkschneider
and bandleader/guitarist
Wolf Hoffmann
, the key members responsible for
's unique
Teutonic metal
bite. On
, however, that bite is mostly toothless. With just the slightest exceptions (specifically,
"Crucified"
and
"Making Me Scream"
), this
Michael Wagener
-produced disc sounds spiritless and redundant. Choruses are shouted gang-vocal style over and over again in an incessant attempt at anthemic
metal
, but the tactic only stiffens the already motionless music. There's no momentum and no magic on
, a lifeless and unfortunate offering from one of
's finest outfits. ~ Vincent Jeffries