Metal Heart

Metal Heart is the sixth album on which Accept, while keeping the strength of its native hard, short riffs, actively takes in bigger melody and fine arrangement. Udo Dirkschneider’s gritty voice and Wolf Hoffmann’s precise guitar mesh, and the songs keep a strong tension throughout. It is a record that adds refinement to the previous album’s aggression. The title track “Metal Heart,” known for a guitar solo that boldly quotes classical phrases, the catchy “Midnight Mover” and “Screaming for a Love-Bite” vividly show both the band’s aggression and hooks, while cuts like “Up to the Limit” and “Living for Tonite” give the album breadth. Its significance lies in greatly widening its expression without impairing the strength of traditional heavy metal at all. That Hoffmann’s outstanding guitar work is pushed further to the fore is a great appeal. Uniting aggression, melody and the deftness of construction at a high level, it is a fulfilling record showing Accept’s maturity.