Too Mean to Die
Studio album by
Accept
Released29 January 2021[1]
Recorded2020
GenreHeavy metal
Length52:11
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerAndy Sneap[2]
Accept chronology
The Rise of Chaos
(2017) 		Too Mean to Die
(2021) 		Humanoid
(2024)
Singles from Too Mean to Die
  1. "The Undertaker"
    Released: 2 October 2020[3][4]
  2. "Too Mean to Die"
    Released: 6 November 2020
  3. "Zombie Apocalypse"
    Released: 15 January 2021

Too Mean to Die is the sixteenth studio album by German heavy metal band Accept, released on 29 January 2021.[1][5] It is the first Accept album to feature Martin Motnik, who replaced original bassist Peter Baltes in 2019, and rhythm guitarist Philip Shouse, who joined the band that same year.[1] As the band had signed to Napalm Records in February 2022, this is their last album to be released on Nuclear Blast.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Zombie Apocalypse"Wolf Hoffmann, Mark Tornillo5:35
2."Too Mean to Die"Hoffmann, Tornillo, Deaffy4:21
3."Overnight Sensation"Hoffmann, Tornillo, Deaffy4:24
4."No Ones Master"Martin Motnik, Hoffmann, Tornillo4:10
5."The Undertaker"Hoffmann, Tornillo5:37
6."Sucks to Be You"Motnik, Hoffmann, Tornillo4:05
7."Symphony of Pain"Hoffmann, Tornillo, Deaffy4:39
8."The Best Is Yet to Come"Hoffmann, Tornillo, Motnik, Deaffy4:47
9."How Do We Sleep"Hoffmann, Tornillo, Motnik, Deaffy5:41
10."Not My Problem"Hoffmann, Motnik, Tornillo, Deaffy4:21
11."Samson and Delilah"Camille Saint-Saëns, Antonín Dvořák, Arr. Hoffmann4:31
Total length:52:11

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Too Mean to Die
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 92
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 39
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[10] 38
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 4
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 88
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 2
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[14] 11
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[15] 10
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 14
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[17] 33
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 4
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[20] 7
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[21] 3

References

  1. ^ a b c "Too Mean To Die by ACCEPT - info and shop at Nuclear Blast". Nuclear Blast. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. ^ "ACCEPT Has Resumed Recording New Album". Blabbermouth.net. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  3. ^ "ACCEPT To Release 'The Undertaker' Single Next Month". Blabbermouth.net. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ACCEPT Releases New Teaser For 'The Undertaker' Single". Blabbermouth.net. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  5. ^ "ACCEPT Teases 'Zombie Apocalypse' Music Video, Postpones 'Too Mean To Die' Album Release". Blabbermouth.net. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  6. ^ "ACCEPT Signs Worldwide Deal With NAPALM RECORDS". Blabbermouth.net. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Accept – Too Mean to Die" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Accept – Too Mean to Die" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Accept – Too Mean to Die" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 15.Týden 2021 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Accept: Too Mean to Die" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Lescharts.com – Accept – Too Mean to Die". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Accept – Too Mean to Die" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2021. 5. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Accept – Too Mean to Die". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Accept – Too Mean to Die". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Accept – Too Mean to Die". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  20. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  21. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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