Predator (album)

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Predator
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Studio album by Accept
Released January 15, 1996 (1996-01-15)
Recorded 16th Ave. Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Genre Heavy metal
Length 48:14
Label RCA/BMG Ariola (Europe)
Sweat Shop/Mayhem (US)
Victor (Japan)
Producer Michael Wagener
Accept chronology
Death Row
(1994)Death Row1994
Predator
(1996)
All Areas – Worldwide
(1997)All Areas – Worldwide1997
Singles from Predator
  1. "Hard Attack"
    Released: September 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 2/5 stars[1]

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.[2]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Hard Attack"   Wolf Hoffmann, Peter Baltes, Udo Dirkschneider 4:46
2. "Crossroads"   Baltes, Hoffmann, Dirkschneider, Deaffy 5:13
3. "Making Me Scream"   Hoffmann, Baltes, Dirkschneider, Deaffy 4:14
4. "Diggin' in the Dirt"   Hoffmann, Baltes, Dirkschneider, Deaffy 4:01
5. "Lay It Down"   Hoffmann, Baltes, Deaffy 5:02
6. "It Ain't Over Yet"   Hoffmann, Baltes 4:17
7. "Predator"   Hoffmann, Dirkschneider, Deaffy 3:37
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 3:19
12. "Primitive"   Hoffmann, Baltes 4:38

Credits

Band members
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

Chart Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[3] 27
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 56
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] 56
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 49

References

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  3. "Accept: Predator" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
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  6. "Swedishcharts.com – Accept – Predator". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  7. "Swisscharts.com – Accept – Predator". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-06-10.