| Artist | Accept |
|---|---|
| Cover | Predator (album).jpg |
| Released | 15 January 1996 |
| Studio | 16th Ave. Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, US, 1995 |
| Genre | Heavy metal |
| Length | 48:05 |
| Label | RCA/BMG Ariola |
| Producer | Michael Wagener |
| Prev year | 1994 |
| Next year | 1997 |
Predator is the eleventh studio album by German heavy metal band Accept, released in 1996. It was produced by Michael Wagener and recorded at 16th Ave. Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee. Predator was Accept's last album before their hiatus from 1997, their last recording with singer Udo Dirkschneider and their only recording with drummer Michael Cartellone from Damn Yankees and Lynyrd Skynyrd.[1]
Credits
- Band members
- Udo Dirkschneider – vocals
- Wolf Hoffmann – guitars, cover art
- Peter Baltes – bass, lead vocals on "Lay It Down", "It Ain't Over Yet" and "Primitive", co-lead vocals on "Crossroads"
- Additional musicians
- Michael Cartellone – drums on all tracks, except "Primitive"
- Kalei Lam – additional percussion on "Predator"
- Production
- Michael Wagener – producer, engineer, mixing
- Jeff Gudenrath, Doug Trantow – assistant engineers
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Mastering, Los Angeles
- Bill Barnes – art direction
- Swatson, Barnes & Co. – cover design
Charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2] | 56 |
References
- ^ "Accept - Predator". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- ^ "ja:アクセプト - アクセプトのアルバム売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 10 June 2014.