Frank, Herman

»The Devil Rides Out » is this year's contender for best European album in the old-school heavy metal tradition, tailored to the core apostles of the orthodox German metal bible.

Over 50 minutes of the noblest school of primal Teutonic metal, “the German way,” that'll have your carotid arteries ready to burst. Accept fans absolutely have to check this one out. You'll fall for it instantly and irreversibly.

The solo studio debut from the former Accept guitarist, who has produced records for Saxon, Rose Tattoo, Molly Hatchet and Messiah's Kiss, is a new milestone in riff-driven, old-school German audacity