Predator (album)

This article is about the album by the band Accept. For other uses, see Predator (disambiguation).

1996 studio album by Accept

Predator

Studio album by

Accept

Released| 15 January 1996 (1996-01-15)
Studio| 16th Ave. Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, US, 1995
Genre| Heavy metal
Length| 48:05
Label| RCA/BMG Ariola
Producer| Michael Wagener
Accept chronology
| Death Row
(1994)  | Predator
(1996)  | All Areas – Worldwide
(1997)

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Singles from  Predator

1. "Hard Attack"
Released: September 1996

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal| 8/10[2]
Hard Force (FRA)| [3]
Hard n' Heavy (FRA)| [4]

Predator is the eleventh studio album by German heavy metal band Accept, released in 1996. It was produced by Michael Wagener and recorded at 16th Ave. Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee. Predator was Accept's last album before their hiatus from 1997, and their last recording with singer Udo Dirkschneider.

Drums and percussion, except on "Primitive", and additional percussion on "Predator" were played by Michael Cartellone from Damn Yankees and Lynyrd Skynyrd.[5]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Hard Attack"| Wolf Hoffmann, Peter Baltes, Udo Dirkschneider| 4:37
2.| "Crossroads"| Baltes, Hoffmann, Dirkschneider, Deaffy| 5:12
3.| "Making Me Scream"| Hoffmann, Baltes, Dirkschneider, Deaffy| 4:13
4.| "Diggin' in the Dirt"| Hoffmann, Baltes, Dirkschneider, Deaffy| 4:01
5.| "Lay It Down"| Hoffmann, Baltes, Deaffy| 5:01
6.| "It Ain't Over Yet"| Hoffmann, Baltes| 4:15
7.| "Predator"| Hoffmann, Dirkschneider, Deaffy| 3:38
8.| "Crucified"| Hoffmann, Baltes, Dirkschneider, Deaffy| 3:01
9.| "Take Out the Crime"| Stefan Kaufmann, Dirkschneider, Deaffy| 3:12
10.| "Don't Give a Damn"| Hoffmann, Baltes, Dirkschneider, Deaffy| 2:58
11.| "Run Through the Night"| Kaufmann, Dirkschneider, Deaffy| 3:21
12.| "Primitive"| Hoffmann, Baltes| 4:36
Total length:| 48:05

Japanese bonus trackNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "This One's for You (Live)"| 4:13
Total length:| 52:18

## Credits

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Band members

* Udo Dirkschneider – vocals
* Wolf Hoffmann – guitars, cover art
* Peter Baltes – bass, lead vocals on "Lay It Down", "It Ain't Over Yet" and "Primitive", co-lead vocals on "Crossroads"

Additional musicians

* Michael Cartellone – drums on all tracks, except "Primitive"
* Kalei Lam – additional percussion on "Predator"

Production

* Michael Wagener – producer, engineer, mixing
* Jeff Gudenrath, Doug Trantow – assistant engineers
* Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Mastering, Los Angeles
* Bill Barnes – art direction
* Swatson, Barnes & Co. – cover design

## Charts

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Chart (1996)  | Peak
position

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Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] | 27
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 56
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] | 56
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 49

## References

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1. ^ Anderson, Jason. "Accept Predator review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "Cronique". Hard Force (in French). No. 9\. January 1996. p. S3.
4. ^ Bourgade, Louis (February 1996). "Review of Predator". Hard N' Heavy (in French). No. 22\. p. 72.
5. ^ "Accept - Predator". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
6. ^ "Accept: Predator" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Accept – Predator" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
8. ^ 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.
9. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Accept – Predator". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Accept – Predator". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

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Accept

* Wolf Hoffmann
* Mark Tornillo
* Uwe Lulis
* Christopher Williams
* Martin Motnik
* Philip Shouse

* Udo Dirkschneider
* Rob Armitage
* David Reece
* Michael Wagener
* Gerhard Wahl
* Herman Frank
* Jörg Fischer
* Jan Koemmet
* Jim Stacey
* Dieter Rubach
* Frank Friedrich
* Stefan Kaufmann
* Ken Mary
* Michael Cartellone
* Stefan Schwarzmann
* Peter Baltes

Studio albums|

* Accept
* I'm a Rebel
* Breaker
* Restless and Wild
* Balls to the Wall
* Metal Heart
* Russian Roulette
* Eat the Heat
* Objection Overruled
* Death Row
* Predator
* Blood of the Nations
* Stalingrad
* Blind Rage
* The Rise of Chaos
* Too Mean to Die
* Humanoid

Compilations|

* Best of Accept
* The Collection
* Restless: The Best

Live albums|

* Kaizoku-Ban
* Staying a Life
* All Areas – Worldwide
* Restless and Live

Extended plays|

* Rich & Famous

Singles|

* "Lady Lou"
* "I'm a Rebel"
* "Burning"
* "Fast as a Shark"
* "Restless and Wild"
* "Balls to the Wall"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Members
* U.D.O.

Authority control databases |

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