1981: Metal by Repo

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Breaker

The (Teutonic) Metal Gods

If you were trying to pick one band that encapsulated the sound of metal, it would have to be British Steel/Screaming For Vengeance - era Judas Priest. That’s a given. But Accept’s early 80s output would be a close second! In fact, no other metal band dominated the early 80s metal scene quite like Accept besides Iron Maiden (whose run of FIVE utterly essential albums over FIVE years is downright mind boggling.) But Accept (sorta) had (nearly) FOUR classic albums over that same span with Breaker, Restless & Wild, Balls To The Wall, and Metal Heart.

But, I’m getting ahead of myself. It took two albums for Accept to find themselves. Their first two albums (self-titled and I'm A Rebel) are competent but entirely generic late 70s hard rock. But then BAM! Accept arrive fully formed on Breaker in 1981. People will tell you that Breaker’s a transitional album. That's utter bullshit. Especially the first side which is an unqualified masterpiece of 1981 heavy metal and completely on the forefront of where metal was going. Especially the title track “Breaker” itself which just may be the very first speed metal song. Check it out here and see what every future metal band was about to mainline.

Completely metallic, mechanical, fast, dirty and brutal. Taking their key twin influences of, let’s say, 80% Priest and 20% Bon Scott-era AC/DC and running with it. That's right. AC/DC. People forget, perhaps because the Brian Johnson second-rate era far outlived the Bon Scott one, that AC/DC were one of the rawest, dirtiest and heaviest bands on the planet back in the late 70s. If you don’t know this, do yourself a favor and spin “Go Down” or “Dog Eat Dog” from Let There Be Rock. That shit is nasty!

tldr: There are THREE albums by Accept that I feel are ESSENTIAL for the metal canon.

THE THREE U NEED
1. Breaker (1981)
2. Restless & Wild (1982)
3. Balls To The Wall (1983)

And for those three years, they were one of the biggest, most important bands in metal. And the metal axis shifted ever so slightly Eastward. To Germany. And the Continent. [First added to this chart: 11/14/2021]

Year of Release:

1981

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17 charts

Rank Score:

107

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1981: Metal composition

Artist	Albums	%

Tygers Of Pan Tang	2	5%
Gillan	2	5%
Praying Mantis	1	2%
Rush	1	2%
Ozzy Osbourne	1	2%
Molly Hatchet	1	2%
Samson	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	23	53%
	9	21%
	4	9%
	2	5%
	2	5%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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Live?	Albums	%
No	42	98%
Yes	1	2%

1981: Metal chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 1 from 19th to 18th Shock Tactics by Samson

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 18th to 19th Hit And Run by Girlschool

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1981: Metal ratings

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Love the notes. Informative of the albums I don't know. Your lists like these are fantastic discovery grounds

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