''Death Row'' is the tenth studio album by German heavy metal band Accept, released in 1994. It was recorded at Roxx Studios in

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, Germany. Stefan Kaufmann was still the official drummer for Accept, but drums on "Bad Habits Die Hard" and "Prejudice" are by

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according to the liner notes. Stefan Kaufmann had to leave the band for the subsequent tour because of health problems, and Stefan Schwarzmann then handled drum duties.

Background

The album was first recorded at the Roxx studios, with drummer Stefan Kaufmann serving as a sound engineer. On ''Death Row'',

already played the drums for two songs. Kaufmann had to leave the band on the next tour because of a back injury. On the album, the band tried to take a tougher course than the previous one and combined the traditional styles with some – at this time modern – bonds from the extreme metal.www.allmusic.com: Rezension ''Objection Overruled'' von Jason Anderson
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Track listing

All lyrics and music written by Accept and Deaffy, except where noted. Notes * "Drifting Apart" is listed as "Drifting Away" on some editions * "Sodom & Gomorra" includes the song "

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Credits

;Band members *

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– vocals * Wolf Hoffmann – guitars *

Peter Baltes Peter Baltes (born 4 April 1958) is a German musician, best known as former bassist of heavy metal band Accept and as current bassist of U.D.O. Career He started out in the Solingen prog rock band Pythagoras in the 1970s but is best known ...

– bass * Stefan Kaufmann – drums, engineer, mixing ;Additional musicians *

– drums on "Bad Habits Die Hard" and "Prejudice" ;Production *Mathias Bothor – photo *Stefan Böhle Kunsterei, Hamburg – cover design *Published by Breeze Music Gmbh

Charts

References

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