''Humanoid'' is the seventeenth studio album by German
heavy metal band
Accept, released on 26 April 2024. It is the band's first studio album on
Napalm Records
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, with whom Accept had signed with in February 2022.
Reception
''Humanoid'' has received positive reviews from critics. Dom Lawson of
Blabbermouth.net
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gave the album a rating of seven-and-a-half out of ten, writing, "For those who enjoyed the previous five, there is absolutely nothing here that fails to live up to expectations. Accept are, and have always been, exceptionally good at heavy metal. It's their thing", and added that the album "can be devoured as another generous serving of fresh metal anthems." Lawson also referred to "Unbreakable" and "Mind Games" as "among the finest songs that the band have written since 2009", and "Straight Up Jack" as "so unapologetic about its debt to
AC/DC
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that resistance is useless."
Track listing
Personnel
Accept
*
Mark Tornillo – vocals
*
Wolf Hoffmann – lead guitar
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Uwe Lulis – rhythm guitar
*
Martin Motnik – bass
* Christopher Williams – drums
Additional contributors
*
Andy Sneap –
production,
mixing
* Clay Vann – additional backing vocals
* Matt Smith – additional backing vocals
* Gyula Havancsak – artwork,
layout
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Charts
References
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2024 albums
Accept (band) albums
Napalm Records albums
Albums produced by Andy Sneap