Eat the Heat

Eat the Heat
Eat the Heat
Studio album by Accept
Released	11 May 1989
Recorded	September 1988–January 1989
Studio	Dierks Studios, Stommeln, Cologne, Germany
Genre	Heavy metal; glam metal;
Length	53:11
Label	RCA/BMG Ariola (Europe); Epic (US)
Producer	Dieter Dierks
Accept chronology
Singles from Eat the Heat
	"Generation Clash"; Released: July 1989 (EU);
European edition cover

Eat the Heat is the eighth studio album by German heavy metal band Accept, released in 1989. It was recorded at Dierks Studios in Cologne from September 1988 to January 1989. Although Jim Stacey is presented as rhythm guitar player in the album line-up, the album credits also state that all guitar work on the album was played by Wolf Hoffmann. Stacey did perform second guitar live with the band. Until 2010's Blood of the Nations, this was Accept's only album without Udo Dirkschneider as lead vocalist. U.D.O. contributes with crowd vocals on "Turn the Wheel". U.D.O. has also covered the song "X-T-C" on the 2001 compilation A Tribute to Accept II. Accept later recorded "Generation Clash II" based on "Generation Clash" with Udo Dirkschneider on vocals for their 1994 album Death Row. U.D.O. will still regularly perform tracks from this album, including "X-T-C".

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	4/10^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]

Critical reception

The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that "though the album delivers much of the punch of its predecessors, the songs seem flat by comparison."^[4]

Track listings

All lyrics and music written by Accept and Deaffy.

European version, L. P.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"X-T-C"	4:25
2.	"Generation Clash"	6:22
3.	"Chain Reaction"	4:38
4.	"Love Sensation"	4:42
5.	"Turn the Wheel"	5:24

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Prisoner"	4:50
7.	"Mistreated"	6:45
8.	"Stand 4 What U R"	4:05
9.	"Hellhammer"	5:29
10.	"D-Train"	4:24
Total length:		53:11

U.S. version

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"X-T-C"	4:25
2.	"Prisoner"	4:50
3.	"Love Sensation"	4:42
4.	"Chain Reaction"	4:38
5.	"Stand 4 What U R"	4:05
6.	"D-Train"	4:24

Side two
No.	Title	Length
7.	"Generation Clash"	6:22
8.	"Turn the Wheel"	5:24
9.	"Hellhammer"	5:29
10.	"Mistreated"	8:52
Total length:		53:11

2014 remastered version

No.	Title	Length
1.	"X-T-C"	4:25
2.	"Generation Clash"	6:22
3.	"Chain Reaction"	4:38
4.	"Love Sensation"	4:42
5.	"Turn the Wheel"	5:24
6.	"Hellhammer"	5:30
7.	"Prisoner"	4:50
8.	"I Can't Believe in You"	4:48
9.	"Mistreated"	8:53
10.	"Stand 4 What U R"	4:05
11.	"Break the Ice"	4:12
12.	"D-Train"	4:24
Total length:		1:02:14

European and Japanese, CD released, bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Can't Believe in You"	4:48
2.	"Break the Ice"	4:12
Total length:		1:02:14

2014 bonus track
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Generation Clash" (Single Version)	4:25
Total length:		1:06:39

Personnel

Band members

David Reece – vocals
Wolf Hoffmann – all guitars
Peter Baltes – bass
Stefan Kaufmann – drums

Additional Musicians

Jim Stacey – rhythm guitar in live shows
Jacky Virgil - backing vocals on "Chain Reaction"
Mark Dodson - crowd vocals on "Turn the Wheel"

Production

Dieter Dierks – producer, engineer, mixing, arrangements with Accept
Topo – mixing, assistant engineer
Norbert Gutzmann – technician
Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk, New York
Gaby "Deaffy" Hauke – management, cover idea
George Chin – cover photo
Ashley Kramer – back photo
Hentschel Grafic Service – cover design

Supporting tour

The Eat the Heat tour consisted of David Reece on vocals, Wolf Hoffmann on lead guitar, Peter Baltes on bass, Stefan Kaufmann on drums, and Jim Stacey (ex-Break Point) on rhythm guitar. The first leg of the tour consisted of the band headlining at small clubs around the U.S. for about two months. Kaufmann sustained a back injury during this period, and was replaced by House of Lords drummer Ken Mary. Accept then began a North American act with W.A.S.P. and Metal Church. The tour overall was a disappointment, plagued with poor attendance numbers and a failure to draw the American crowds that the band had hoped to appeal to with this new lineup. A rumored behind-stage fight at the Vic Theater in Chicago between Reece and Baltes led to the band splitting up, and the tour was subsequently cancelled.^[5]

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)^[6]	25
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	15
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[8]	87
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[9]	19
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[10]	26
US Billboard 200^[11]	139

References

^ Popoff, Martin (2014). The Big Book of Hair Metal: The Illustrated Oral History of Heavy Metal's Debauched Decade. Voyageur Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-76034-546-7.
^ Jeffries, Vincent. "Accept Eat the Heat review". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 978-1894959315.
^ ^a ^b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 4.
^ "ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN Looks Back on 'Eat the Heat' Album: 'It Was a Dark Time in Our History'". 10 January 2021.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Accept – Eat the Heat" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
^ 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.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Accept – Eat the Heat". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Accept – Eat the Heat". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
^ "Accept Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

[1] Popoff, Martin (2014). The Big Book of Hair Metal: The Illustrated Oral History of Heavy Metal's Debauched Decade. Voyageur Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-76034-546-7.

[2] Jeffries, Vincent. "Accept Eat the Heat review". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

[martin-3] Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 978-1894959315.

[RS-4] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 4.

[5] "ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN Looks Back on 'Eat the Heat' Album: 'It Was a Dark Time in Our History'". 10 January 2021.

[FINI-6] Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

[ac_Germany4_Accept-7] "Offiziellecharts.de – Accept – Eat the Heat" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

[8] 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.

[ac_Norway_Accept-9] "Norwegiancharts.com – Accept – Eat the Heat". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

[ac_Sweden_Accept-10] "Swedishcharts.com – Accept – Eat the Heat". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

[ac_Billboard200_Accept-11] "Accept Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

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v t Accept
Wolf Hoffmann Mark Tornillo Uwe Lulis Christopher Williams Martin Motnik Philip Shouse Udo Dirkschneider Rob Armitage David Reece Michael Wagener Gerhard Wahl Herman Frank Jörg Fischer Jan Koemmet Jim Stacey Dieter Rubach Frank Friedrich Stefan Kaufmann Ken Mary Michael Cartellone Stefan Schwarzmann Peter Baltes
Studio albums	Accept I'm a Rebel Breaker Restless and Wild Balls to the Wall Metal Heart Russian Roulette Eat the Heat Objection Overruled Death Row Predator Blood of the Nations Stalingrad Blind Rage The Rise of Chaos Too Mean to Die Humanoid
Compilations	Best of Accept The Collection Restless: The Best
Live albums	Kaizoku-Ban Staying a Life All Areas – Worldwide Restless and Live
Extended plays	Rich & Famous
Singles	"Lady Lou" "I'm a Rebel" "Burning" "Fast as a Shark" "Restless and Wild" "Balls to the Wall"
Related articles	Discography Members U.D.O.