Album
Blind Rage
Blind Rage is the fourteenth studio album by the German heavy metal band Accept, released in 2014. It followed Blood of the Nations (2010) and Stalingrad (2012), and it completed a run of three records made in the band's traditional heavy metal style during their later chapter. It went straight to number one on the German albums chart, a fitting result for a band so closely tied to the country's metal scene.
It also marks the end of a line-up. Guitarist Herman Frank and drummer Stefan Schwarzmann both left in December 2014, so this is the last Accept record to feature them. The next album, The Rise of Chaos, arrived in 2017. For anyone following the band's revival, Blind Rage is worth hearing as the final document of that particular group.
Blind Rage: tracklist, credits and charts
11 tracks · 58:34Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1StampedeBaltes, Hoffmann, Tornillo5:13
- 2Dying BreedBaltes, Hoffmann, Tornillo5:21
- 3Dark Side of My HeartBaltes, Hoffmann, Tornillo4:38
- 4Fall of the EmpireBaltes, Hoffmann, Tornillo5:45
- 5Trail of TearsBaltes, Hoffmann, Tornillo4:07
- 6Wanna Be FreeBaltes, Hoffmann, Tornillo5:38
- Disc 2
- 1200 YearsBaltes, Hoffmann, Tornillo4:30
- 2Bloodbath MastermindBaltes, Hoffmann, Tornillo5:59
- 3From the Ashes We RiseBaltes, Hoffmann, Tornillo5:53
- 4The CurseBaltes, Hoffmann, Tornillo6:28
- 5Final JourneyBaltes, Hoffmann, Tornillo5:02
- Produced by
- Andy Sneap
- Mixed by
- Andy Sneap
- Engineered by
- Andy Sneap
- Labels
- Chaos Reigns, Nuclear Blast
- Length
- 58:34
Line-up
- Peter Baltes · bass guitar
- Herman Frank · guitar
- Wolf Hoffmann · guitar
- Stefan Schwarzmann · drums (drum set)
- Mark Tornillo · lead vocals
Singles
- “Stampede” · 11 July 2014
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 2014 | 35 |
| UK Albums Chart · 2014 | 85 |
| Finnish Albums · 2014 | 1 |
| German Albums · 2014 | 1 |
| Hungarian Albums · 2014 | 2 |
| Swiss Albums · 2014 | 9 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2014 | 9 |
| Danish Albums · 2014 | 11 |
| UK Independent Albums · 2014 | 15 |
| Swedish Albums · 2014 | 16 |
All 17 charts
| Austrian Albums · 2014 | 18 |
| Norwegian Albums · 2014 | 19 |
| Spanish Albums · 2014 | 39 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2014 | 46 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2014 | 48 |
| French Albums · 2014 | 48 |
| Scottish Albums · 2014 | 65 |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date sources disagree on the year (2013, 2014)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 12 April 2013 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 15 August 2014 | |
| Wikidata | 15 August 2014 | |
| Deezer | 15 August 2014 |
9 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 April 2013 | CL | Chaos Reigns | 4562387195329 | original |
| 2014 | DE | Nuclear Blast | 727361319564 | other |
| 2014 | DE | Nuclear Blast | 727361319519 | other |
| 13 August 2014 | JP | Chaos Reigns | 4562387195336 | other |
| 13 August 2014 | JP | Chaos Reigns | 4562387195312 | other |
| 15 August 2014 | DE | Nuclear Blast | 727361319502 | other |
| 15 August 2014 | DE | Nuclear Blast | 727361319533 | other |
| 15 August 2014 | XW | Nuclear Blast | 727361335762 | other |
| 15 August 2014 | XW | Nuclear Blast | 727361319526 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1417x1417, upscaled to 1500 (x1.06)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1417×1417 | upscaled: minor: best source 1417x1417, upscaled to 1500 (x1.06) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |