Accept - Restless And Wild

8.6 | 498 votes |

Release date:	4 October 1982
Style:	Heavy metal
Owners:	562 have it 54 want it 1 trades it

01. Fast As A Shark
02. Restless And Wild
03. Ahead Of The Pack
04. Shake Your Heads
05. Neon Nights
06. Get Ready
07. Demon's Night
08. Flash Rockin' Man
09. Don't Go Stealing My Soul Away
10. Princess Of The Dawn

Top 20 albums of 1982: 3

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Recorded February / March and June 1982 at Dierks Studios, Cologne / Germany.
Mastered at C.B.S.
Herman Frank is credited with playing on the album but all guitars were recorded by Wolf Hoffmann before he joined the band.

German label Brain Records released the album in October 1982, but its U.S., U.K. and Canadian release was delayed until March 1983. It was even released in some parts of Europe in 1983.

The American version has a different cover, which is a photograph of the band in concert. The cover shown on the right (which depicts of an image of two guitars on fire) is the original.

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Valentin B

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Accept are back after their 1981 release Breaker, this time with a far more mature and highly influential album. It is an undeniable classic, although slightly flawed when viewed as a whole, something which I will explain later. The sound you should expect here would be a typical 80s production: prominent guitars and vocals; difficult to hear bass; a few samples; and some quirky, stringent, clean-electric and acoustic guitar passages here and there.

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ThunderAxe1989 Account deleted	Permalink 18.06.2012 - 21:11 ThunderAxe1989 Account deleted This is the album where I think they truly found their sound. The other three releases before this one, I was not impressed at all. Very powerful old school release. Some may say "Fast As A Shark" was the first sort of Speed Metal song. For the longest time I was saying Judas Priest's "Freewheel Burning" was the first one (especially cuz of the twin guitar techniques in the solos)..... Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071	Permalink +2 18.06.2012 - 21:51 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 Written by [user id=160] on 18.06.2012 at 21:11 This is the album where I think they truly found their sound. The other three releases before this one, I was not impressed at all. Very powerful old school release. Some may say "Fast As A Shark" was the first sort of Speed Metal song. For the longest time I was saying Judas Priest's "Freewheel Burning" was the first one (especially cuz of the twin guitar techniques in the solos)..... Fast As A Shark outdates Freewheel Burning by almost two years. And as for the twin guitars, speed/thrash metal can easily be played with one guitar plus Accept also have the twin guitar attack/ ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9155	Permalink 18.06.2012 - 21:54 Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9155 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 18.06.2012 at 21:51 speed/thrash metal can easily be played with one guitar Gives Guitar do it then, tough guy. ---- 14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse I do your mum *DESTROY DRUM TRIGGERS* Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071	Permalink +1 18.06.2012 - 22:01 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 Written by Boxcar Willy on 18.06.2012 at 21:54 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 18.06.2012 at 21:51 speed/thrash metal can easily be played with one guitar Gives Guitar do it then, tough guy. sigh Not that I can do it, but a speed/thrash band doesn't have to have two guitarists, there are bands that consist of just one. Hell, even Metallica started out as a one guitar band ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9155	Permalink 18.06.2012 - 22:05 Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9155 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 18.06.2012 at 22:01 Written by Boxcar Willy on 18.06.2012 at 21:54 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 18.06.2012 at 21:51 speed/thrash metal can easily be played with one guitar Gives Guitar do it then, tough guy. sigh Not that I can do it, but a speed/thrash band doesn't have to have two guitarists, there are bands that consist of just one. Hell, even Metallica started out as a one guitar band double sigh I'm aware that most thrash bands have one guitarist, I was just poking fun. ---- 14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse I do your mum *DESTROY DRUM TRIGGERS* Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071	Permalink 18.06.2012 - 22:07 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 Written by Boxcar Willy on 18.06.2012 at 22:05 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 18.06.2012 at 22:01 I'm aware that most thrash bands have one guitarist, I was just poking fun. They don't Most consist of two guitarists ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9155	Permalink 18.06.2012 - 22:08 Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9155 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 18.06.2012 at 22:07 Written by Boxcar Willy on 18.06.2012 at 22:05 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 18.06.2012 at 22:01 I'm aware that most thrash bands have one guitarist, I was just poking fun. They don't Most consist of two guitarists Quote fail, but a lot of OLDER thrash bands do. Since when did you become a troll? ---- 14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse I do your mum *DESTROY DRUM TRIGGERS* Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071	Permalink +1 18.06.2012 - 22:11 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 Written by Boxcar Willy on 18.06.2012 at 22:08 Quote fail, but a lot of OLDER thrash bands do. Motorhead and Venom are not and were never thrash, no matter what the kiddies proclaim nowadays. Metallica only performed as such once or twice all their recordings have two guitar parts. The reason I originally said that about the two guitarists in Freewheel Burning is because dual guitars are not a defining trait for speed/thrash. ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9155	Permalink 18.06.2012 - 22:14 Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9155 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 18.06.2012 at 22:11 Written by Boxcar Willy on 18.06.2012 at 22:08 Quote fail, but a lot of OLDER thrash bands do. Motorhead and Venom are not and were never thrash, no matter what the kiddies proclaim nowadays. Metallica only performed as such once or twice all their recordings have two guitar parts. The reason I originally said that about the two guitarists in Freewheel Burning is because dual guitars are not a defining trait for speed/thrash. I don't want to get into an arguement with you, but when did I say Venom Or Motorhead were Thrash? And, again, I was just poking fun. ---- 14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse I do your mum *DESTROY DRUM TRIGGERS* Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071	Permalink +1 18.06.2012 - 22:17 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 Written by Boxcar Willy on 18.06.2012 at 22:14 I don't want to get into an arguement with you, but when did I say Venom Or Motorhead were Thrash? You said "a lot of OLDER thrash bands do." so I assumed you meant Motorhead and Venom. Because please try and name at least five OLDER speed/thrash bands with one guitarist. I bet that with a lot of luck you will manage one. That is: NOT ALLOWED TO USE ANY INTERNET. So, straight from the top of your head. ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9155	Permalink 18.06.2012 - 22:19 Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9155 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 18.06.2012 at 22:17 Written by Boxcar Willy on 18.06.2012 at 22:14 I don't want to get into an arguement with you, but when did I say Venom Or Motorhead were Thrash? You said "a lot of OLDER thrash bands do." so I assumed you meant Motorhead and Venom. Because please try and name at least five OLDER speed/thrash bands with one guitarist. I bet that with a lot of luck you will manage one. That is: NOT ALLOWED TO USE ANY INTERNET. So, straight from the top of your head. Fuck. ---- 14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse I do your mum *DESTROY DRUM TRIGGERS* Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071	Permalink +1 18.06.2012 - 22:22 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 Written by Boxcar Willy on 18.06.2012 at 22:19 Fuck. took me ages to come up with four myself But three of those are actually well known and one of them only had one guitar on their first album. ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9155	Permalink 18.06.2012 - 22:25 Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9155 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 18.06.2012 at 22:22 Written by Boxcar Willy on 18.06.2012 at 22:19 Fuck. took me ages to come up with four myself But three of those are actually well known and one of them only had one guitar on their first album. Well, it's not like it's a genre that I listen to often, so it would be even harder for me anyway, back to Sludge land ---- 14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse I do your mum *DESTROY DRUM TRIGGERS* Loading...
Cuca Beludo Account deleted	Permalink 28.06.2012 - 03:10 Cuca Beludo Account deleted Heavy metal perfection. Loading...
megadeath13 Account deleted	Permalink 28.12.2012 - 01:31 megadeath13 Account deleted Nearly, nearly perfect! "Fast as a shark"and "Shake your heads" are the highlights. Loading...
belphegor666 Posts: 33	Permalink 13.07.2013 - 01:08 belphegor666 Posts: 33 Fast As A Shark/Princess Of The Night/Restless And Wild are the best songs from this particular album...dynamites Loading...
LuciferOfGayness Account deleted	Permalink +2 04.11.2015 - 18:51 LuciferOfGayness Account deleted Not sure that this is Accepts best, the album has a lot of fillers mixed with some classics. A bit overrated? Get ready has to be one of worst Accept songs. Imo 3,4,6,7,9 are poor Accept songs. Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071	Permalink +2 26.10.2016 - 12:42 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 Easily Accept's best. ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
JOPE OF STEELE Steelemeister Posts: 3333	Permalink 26.10.2016 - 22:39 Rating: 8 JOPE OF STEELE Steelemeister Posts: 3333 Well, it's better than the previous albums, but frankly I think LuciferOfGayness had a point about some of these songs; they're not on a same level of quality as the better songs here. FaaS, RaW, FRM and PoftN are indeed classic songs, but the weaker tracks undermine the album's worth. ---- My vision is augmented Loading...
Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62002	Permalink 28.03.2019 - 15:12 Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62002 Some say its their best, well I dunno, i like it but I consider preserves 3 better. I like sound, all, but there are not so many kick ass songs,seems band is older and has more how to say older attitude and cant work out some teenager aventures ---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing Loading...
rock4ever Posts: 4	Permalink 12.10.2020 - 01:00 Rating: 10 rock4ever Posts: 4 Another masterpiece and one of the heaviest and fastest albums of that time. Speed metal is what it is nowadays because of albums like this one. Loading...
rock4ever Posts: 4	Permalink +1 12.10.2020 - 01:12 Rating: 10 rock4ever Posts: 4 Written by Bad English on 28.03.2019 at 15:12 Some say its their best, well I dunno, i like it but I consider preserves 3 better. I like sound, all, but there are not so many kick ass songs,seems band is older and has more how to say older attitude and cant work out some teenager aventures not so many kick ass songs?? Fast as a shark, Restless and wild and Princess of the dawn are absolute classics, covered lots of times, and songs like Neon nights or Flash Rockin' Man are perfect examples of a great 80s metal song. There is not a bad song in this album, in my opinion is a classic Loading...
JavierPaper Posts: 218	Permalink 31.01.2021 - 06:44 Rating: 8 JavierPaper Posts: 218 Very great album... ---- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2dxBMBdBnmWIeKHv61bQEl?si=e323eb3e397e4478 Loading...
majormalfunction Posts: 1507	Permalink 18.03.2023 - 13:05 Rating: 8 majormalfunction Posts: 1507 This is where Accept made their mark for real. They were breaking new grounds here with Fast as a Shark, I can't imagine anything was this fast and aggressive in 1982. And still to this day it's one of the best speed metal songs recorded, and to think that's not even the best song here is quite impressive, I prefer the slower melodic songs Neon Nights and Princess of the Dawn. Among the other songs there's some not as good but also some decent rockers in Restless and Wild and Ahead of the Pack. Fun album, still holds up to this day. In the war of the dragons, young blood ran it's course They fell to his blade, the knight Iron Horse ---- Everything's twice as bright with money in your hands Loading...
nonZero Posts: 1332	Permalink 24.01.2024 - 16:24 Rating: 9 nonZero Posts: 1332 It surprised me how much I enjoyed this! A great collection of Dad metal classics. 9.1/10 for me - The title track and 'Princess of the Dawn' are the standout tracks. 'Fast as a Shark' is also fantastic. ---- Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated) Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres) So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands) Loading...