Accept – Eat the Heat (Release Year 1989)
Back in 1989 when Udo Dirkschneider was pursuing a solo career, the band Accept carried on without him, recording a new disc with the mostly unknown David Reece ( who would later form Bangalore Choir).
Most Accept fans will cuss and swear that this isn’t real Accept music. Personally, I think David Reece is a hell of a singer, and I got a lot of enjoyment out of this disc. His vocal style is about 70% Rob Halford and 30% Paul Stanley. Eat the Heat is more of a melodic effort than the Dirkschneider efforts, and sounds quite similar to the other hard rock and hair metal bands in the late 80’s and early 90’s.
This disc should have been much bigger than it was. Take a listen to Love Sensation and you will totally understand what I mean.
This disc rarely gets any mention today, and zero airplay from any of places that I listen to hard rock and metal. There are several stand out tracks on this disc including: X-T-C, Prisoner, Love Sensation, Hellhammer, and Break the Ice.
I think this disc will appeal to most fans of 80’s Hard Rock, Judas Priest fans, and Accept fans with an open mind. This disc is available in wide circulation still, including Amazon.com, and ITunes. Check it Out!
Rating: 
Out of 10
Track Listing:
- X-T-C
- Prisoner
- Love Sensation
- Chain Reaction
- D-Train
- Generation Clash
- Turn the Wheel
- Mistreated
- Stand 4 What U R
- Hellhammer
- Break the Ice
Accept is:
David Reece – Vocals
Wolf Hoffmann – Guitars
Jim Stacey – Guitars
Peter Baltes – Bass Guitar
Stefan Kaufmann – Drums
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Also, check out this. It’s Accept performing ‘Balls To The Wall’ with David Reece on vocals, from the ‘Eat The Heat’ tour.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Al8xHBm25qQ
I love this album as well! Much of the music is very much like it used to be, in the same style. Wolf Hoffman, Peter Baltes and Stefan Kaufman from the classic lineup are all there, and this record has some of Hoffman’s best guitarwork while in Accept I think. This record is nowhere as good as the previous Accept albums, as well as the 3 album that they made when Udo returned, but it’s still one hell of an album that I enjoy very much.
Jörg Fischer, the classic second guitarist in the band, left Accept for good after the 1986 ‘Russian Roulette’ tour, and declined to return to the band when the rest of them decided to carry on when Udo had left too. His “replacement” was Jim Stacey, a guitarplayer I’ve never heard about really. Even though he is pictured on the artwork and appear in the ‘Generation Clash’ video, he did NOT play on the record. All guitarwork was done by Wolf Hoffman. Stacey did play on the short tour though.
I even have a bootleg from a show from the ‘Eat The Heat’ tour in USA 1989, if you’re interested. They play a few cuts from the album along with the classics from the previous albums.
I always was into Accept…but never gave much of a shit about em w/out Udo.I mean I do recall listening to this cassette w/a friend who was a huge fan.but other than that, who cares.
I always liked this album too very much. Doesnt sound very much like ACCEPT but it have many great songs. A realy must have one.
David Reece was a good singer, but he was more a hard rock singer than a metal singer. Which is why I think he fit better on the Bangalore Choir album than he did with Accept.