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In its heyday, the criminally underrated Accept could blister and burn with the best of 'em. "Fast As a Shark" was a classic precursor to thrash, and Balls to the Wall was '80s metal at its most outrageous. But the group's umpteenth outing, Predator, is a bit disappointing. Maybe vocalist Udo Dirkschneider has just mellowed with age (What is he now, 60?), but Accept is now playing the kind of bluesy, melody-laden tunes it once rallied against.
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