Death Row is the tenth studio album by German heavy metal band Accept, released in 1994. It was recorded at Roxx Studios in Pulheim, Germany.
Stefan Kaufmann was still the official drummer for Accept, but drums on "Bad Habits Die Hard" and "Prejudice" are by Stefan Schwarzmann according to the liner notes. Stefan Kaufmann had to leave the band for the subsequent tour because of health problems, and Stefan Schwarzmann then handled drum duties.
Background The album was the first recorded at Roxx Studios, with drummer Stefan Kaufmann serving as sound engineer. On Death Row, Stefan Schwarzmann played the drums for two songs and replaced Kaufmann on the next tour because of a back injury which forced him to leave the band. On the album, the band tried to take a tougher course than the previous one and combined the traditional styles with some – at this time modern – bonds from the extreme metal.www.allmusic.com: Rezension Objection Overruled von Jason Andersonwww.powermetal.de: Rezension Death Row von Alex Straka
Track listing All lyrics and music written by Accept and Deaffy, except where noted.
Notes "Drifting Apart" is listed as "Drifting Away" on some editions "Sodom & Gomorra" includes the song "Sabre Dance" by Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian, running in at 1:24 minutes "Pomp and Circumstance" is based on "March No. 1 in D" of the Pomp and Circumstance Marches by English composer Edward Elgar
Credits Band members Udo Dirkschneider – vocals Wolf Hoffmann – guitars Peter Baltes – bass Stefan Kaufmann – drums, engineer, mixing
Additional musicians Stefan Schwarzmann – drums on "Bad Habits Die Hard" and "Prejudice"
Production Mathias Bothor – photo Stefan Böhle Kunsterei, Hamburg – cover design Published by Breeze Music Gmbh
Charts Chart (1994) Peak position Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) 22Japanese Albums (Oricon)52
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