Audio Recordings

Accept
September 3, 2024
The Oriental Theater
Denver, CO, United States
Full Metal Assault 2024


01 The Reckoning
02 Humanoid
03 Restless And Wild
04 Straight Up Jack
05 London Leatherboys
06 Midnight Mover
07 Demon's Night
08 Starlight
09 Losers And Winners
10 Flash Rockin' Man
11 Princess Of The Dawn
12 Metal Heart
13 Teutonic Terror
14 Fast As A Shark
15 Pandemic
16 Balls To The Wall


A guy I work with is a huge fan of power metal. Over the years we've been working together, he's been inviting me to various metal shows in the area, to which I always would demur. However, when he mentioned seeing KK's Priest with Accept, and seeing how inexpensive the tickets were, I decided to attend with him and two other friends of mine.

When I bought the tickets, I invited my wife, but she said "I think this would make a great guys' night out." She has seen Judas Priest with me before and, while she's not exactly a metalhead, has decidedly heavier tastes in classic rock (she's a huge UFO fan, for example). That said, driving across town on a work night did not appeal to her and my buddies were happy to go in her stead.

I'd never been to The Oriental Theater before, and it is quite a way from where I live, but three of us took a Lyft to get there and, while most of the theater is GA, we did reserve a table. We had an excellent, slightly elevated view of the stage and I was able to attach my mic to a used plastic cup and set the PCM on the table, which made it easier for me to mingle, occasionally get closer to take pictures and otherwise just enjoy the show. I wish I could do that at every concert! The opener Accept had terrible sound and I thought that might be related to our placement in the venue, but when KK came on, they sounded considerably more crisp and detailed, so it was evidently a soundman issue with Accept. I had heard from the doorman going in that one of the bands had only arrived at 5:30 - doors opened shortly after 6:00 - so, I'm thinking Accept was late and didn't have time for a soundcheck.

Accept started the show and, while technically the opener, their performance ran just about the same length as the headliner. I could barely make out anything the singer Mark Tornillo was saying during the actual show and it wasn't until I listened to my tape that I could tell which songs were which. Which is a real shame, as I really wanted to see a satisfying Accept performance. While they looked great and were clearly enjoying themselves, the sound was very muddy. The tape is better than it sounded there, but not by much.

On the other hand, this felt like a Judas Priest show - everyone was dressed in leather and they played key songs from the discography, though they also went deep with a song from the Ripper Owens era (he is the singer in KK's Priest, after all) and five new songs from the two KK's Priest albums released in the last four years, which, to the band's credit, held their own in the set. Further, Ripper really nailed the vocals - if you closed your eyes, it felt like being back in 1984. And, the sound was SO much better - this is also reflected in the recording.

Overall, it was a great night out with friends and some classic metal. One of my buddies was a bit excitable and you can hear his whoops and hollers throughout both shows, though I was able to limit those. I've also included 72 photos taken from Accept's performance - they ain't art, but they give you an idea of the stage set-up and how the show looked from where we sat. There are two reasons why I include these: one, to keep my pictures from the particular show with the particular recording and, two, because, maybe someday, these would make a nice slideshow to remember the show. Your mileage may vary.


Accept - 2024-09-03 Denver (in_halen master) - 01 - The Reckoning.flac:71d709ce865d67a36b718e1466612d19
Accept - 2024-09-03 Denver (in_halen master) - 02 - Humanoid.flac:db0f589a11474f12dc33c20790474ece
Accept - 2024-09-03 Denver (in_halen master) - 03 - Restless And Wild.flac:11f180c8560625f6287b81b94fcce3f2
Accept - 2024-09-03 Denver (in_halen master) - 04 - Straight Up Jack.flac:1c09a9198b699e5536a6250d2899f9be
Accept - 2024-09-03 Denver (in_halen master) - 05 - London Leatherboys.flac:7e3c88f72568284b620a04e61434dba3
Accept - 2024-09-03 Denver (in_halen master) - 06 - Midnight Mover.flac:aaf2ddb26b8bf310dee2c8b7bc82d8c5
Accept - 2024-09-03 Denver (in_halen master) - 07 - Demon's Night.flac:bda36add2cbb40fb5d5157ca53e55f77
Accept - 2024-09-03 Denver (in_halen master) - 08 - Starlight.flac:44f6c1e1d6c6d1419a474c0684eb6d5f
Accept - 2024-09-03 Denver (in_halen master) - 09 - Losers And Winners.flac:c53cdb4e83a098247d12813857a5d3de
Accept - 2024-09-03 Denver (in_halen master) - 10 - Flash Rockin' Man.flac:0084bb7103ab28dd6d58c97d2f71dabc
Accept - 2024-09-03 Denver (in_halen master) - 11 - Princess Of The Dawn.flac:29470581bac4769ce35e19479aa14e5f
Accept - 2024-09-03 Denver (in_halen master) - 12 - Metal Heart.flac:ace6d0a18213b3e2a12a6f91ae5e69ee
Accept - 2024-09-03 Denver (in_halen master) - 13 - Teutonic Terror.flac:8383e46f6ef6fbe52367af35d1ceb96a
Accept - 2024-09-03 Denver (in_halen master) - 14 - Fast As A Shark.flac:d64394890f4ec59bead2f6feebe17a68
Accept - 2024-09-03 Denver (in_halen master) - 15 - Pandemic.flac:4d9c2a6ea15a1f3ffbe7ff9cfa78c7dc
Accept - 2024-09-03 Denver (in_halen master) - 16 - Balls To The Wall.flac:c690f848586caa68d45bef413ac53f7b
1 CD
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Audience
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Sony ECM-717 (mic) / Sony PCM-M10 (recorder) > 24/44 (limiter on loud claps, woops & hollers and nearby coughing using Audacity) > CD wav (track splitting) > MP3Tag (for file tagging) > FLAC (using Traders Little Helper) Level 8
FLAC
74:50 min.
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