ACCEPT – Humanoid (2024) *HQ*

‘Humanoid‘, the 17th album by the unstoppable Germanic horde known as ACCEPT is upon us and resistance is brutile. After the enjoyable machinations of 2021s Too Mean to Die, those who keep their balls to the wall opted to stick with the same basic formula. Their three-guitarist wall of sound is back along with no-longer-so-new frontman Mark Tornillo, and Accept find themselves in a late-career groove, very aware of who they are and what they want to be. And that means Accept continue to drift closer and closer to hard rock.

This is still metal to be sure, but the hard rock hooks and overall simplicity of design are increasingly the key feature. Founding guitarist Wolf Hoffman continues to find inspiration in classical music but adroitly dumbs it down for thugs, goons, and mouth breathers, of which I am proudly one. If you loved Accept in the 80s or 90s or just over the past few years, you’ll recognize and appreciate the energy they’re throwing at the barroom walls here.

01 – Diving Into Sin
02 – Humanoid
03 – Frankenstein
04 – Man Up
05 – The Reckoning
06 – Nobody Gets Out Alive
07 – Ravages Of Time
08 – Unbreakable
09 – Mind Games
10 – Straight Up Jack
11 – Southside Of Hell

Wolf Hoffmann // guitar
Mark Tornillo // vocals
Uwe Lulis // guitar
Martin Motnik // bass
Christopher Williams // drums

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www.amazon.co.uk/Humanoid-Accept/dp/B0CRVKHZ6R