Accept "Blind Rage"

Blind Rage is the 14th studio album by German heavy metal band Accept. It was released on 15 August 2014 on Nuclear Blast Records. The album debuted at number one on the German albums chart. This is Accept's last album with guitarist Herman Frank and drummer Stefan Schwarzmann, who both left the band in December 2014.

The album's title and cover artwork were revealed in early April 2014. At the same time, it was announced that the album was due to be released on 18 July 2014. However, this would later be pushed back to 15 August 2014.

The band announced a touring schedule to promote the album. Four US dates were performed in mid-September 2014. Following that, the band will tour Europe in September and October 2014. Several Australian shows are also scheduled for November 2014.

The album's lead single, "Stampede" was released on 11 July 2014. A video, directed by Greg Aronowitz, was also made for the song. It features the band performing at the Devil's Punchbowl in the California desert. On 13 August 2014, a lyric video was released for "Final Journey".

A guitar solo of Final Journey uses the theme of Morning Mood from Edvard Grieg (Peer Gynt, 1876).

Blind Rage debuted at number one on the German charts, making it the band's first number one debut in their career. The album also debuted at number one in Finland, and peaked at #35 on the Billboard 200, making it Accept's highest chart position in the United States.

The album won a 2014 Metal Storm Award for Best Heavy Metal/Melodic Album.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Peter Baltes, Wolf Hoffmann and Mark Tornillo.

1. "Stampede" 5:14
2. "Dying Breed" 5:21
3. "Dark Side of My Heart" 4:37
4. "Fall of the Empire" 5:45
5. "Trail of Tears" 4:08
6. "Wanna Be Free" 5:37
7. "200 Years" 4:30
8. "Bloodbath Mastermind" 5:59
9. "From the Ashes We Rise" 5:43
10. "The Curse" 6:28
11. "Final Journey" 5:02

Total length: 58:34

Japanese edition bonus track

   12. "Thrown to the Wolves" 3:51

Total length: 62:25

Limited edition digipak DVD (Accept - Stalingrad Tour - 12 April 2013, Teatro Caupolicán, Santiago, Chile)

1. "Intro"  
2. "Hung, Drawn and Quartered"  
3. "Hellfire"  
4. "Restless and Wild"  
5. "Losers and Winners"  
6. "Stalingrad"  
7. "Breaker"  
8. "Bucket Full of Hate"  
9. "Monsterman"  
10. "Shadow Soldiers"  
11. "Amamos la Vida"  
12. "Guitar Solo Wolf"  
13. "Neon Nights"  
14. "Bulletproof"  
15. "Aiming High"  
16. "Princess of the Dawn"  
17. "Up to the Limit"  
18. "No Shelter"  
19. "Pandemic"  
20. "Fast as a Shark"  
21. "Metal Heart"  
22. "Teutonic Terror"  
23. "Balls to the Wall"