Too Mean to Die
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{{Infobox album
| name = Too Mean to Die
| type = studio
| artist = Accept
| cover = Accept - Too Mean to Die.jpg
| alt =
| released = 29 January 2021{{Cite web|url=https://www.nuclearblast.de/en/label/music/band/discography/details/6937833.71028.too-mean-to-die.html|title=Too Mean To Die by ACCEPT - info and shop at Nuclear Blast|publisher=Nuclear Blast|accessdate=November 16, 2020}}
| recorded = 2020
| studio =
| genre = Heavy metal
| length = 52:11
| label = Nuclear Blast
| producer = Andy Sneap{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/accept-has-resumed-recording-new-album/|title=ACCEPT Has Resumed Recording New Album|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=July 19, 2020|accessdate=November 11, 2020}}
| prev_title = The Rise of Chaos
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Humanoid
| next_year = 2024
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Too Mean to Die
| type = studio
| single1 = The Undertaker
| single1date = 2 October 2020{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/accept-to-release-the-undertaker-single-next-month/|title=ACCEPT To Release 'The Undertaker' Single Next Month|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|date=September 18, 2020|accessdate=November 11, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/accept-releases-new-teaser-for-the-undertaker-single/|title=ACCEPT Releases New Teaser For 'The Undertaker' Single|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=September 30, 2020|accessdate=November 11, 2020}}
| single2 = Too Mean to Die
| single2date = 6 November 2020
| single3 = Zombie Apocalypse
| single3date = 15 January 2021
}}
}}
Too Mean to Die is the sixteenth studio album by German heavy metal band Accept, released on 29 January 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/accept-teases-zombie-apocalypse-music-video-postpones-too-mean-to-die-album-release/|title=ACCEPT Teases 'Zombie Apocalypse' Music Video, Postpones 'Too Mean To Die' Album Release|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=January 7, 2021|date=January 7, 2021}} It is the first Accept album to feature Martin Motnik, who replaced original bassist Peter Baltes in 2019, and the only one to feature rhythm guitarist Philip Shouse, who joined the band that same year; as such, Too Mean to Die would be their only album to be recorded as a six-piece band as opposed to a five-piece. While Shouse has remained a member of the band, he did not play on their next album, Humanoid Accept signed with Napalm Records in February 2022, making Too Mean to Die their last album to be released on Nuclear Blast.{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/accept-signs-worldwide-deal-with-napalm-records/|title=ACCEPT Signs Worldwide Deal With NAPALM RECORDS|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=February 17, 2022|date=February 17, 2022}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
|headline = Original Edition
|title1 = Zombie Apocalypse
|length1 = 5:35
|title2 = Too Mean to Die
|length2 = 4:21
|title3 = Overnight Sensation
|length3 = 4:24
|title4 = No Ones Master
|length4 = 4:10
|title5 = The Undertaker
|length5 = 5:37
|title6 = Sucks to Be You
|length6 = 4:05
|title7 = Symphony of Pain
|length7 = 4:39
|title8 = The Best Is Yet to Come
|length8 = 4:47
|title9 = How Do We Sleep
|length9 = 5:41
|title10 = Not My Problem
|length10 = 4:21
|title11 = Samson and Delilah
|length11 = 4:31
|total_length = 52:11
}}
Personnel
- Mark Tornillo – vocals
- Wolf Hoffmann – lead guitar
- Uwe Lulis – rhythm guitar
- Philip Shouse – third guitar
- Martin Motnik – bass
- Christopher Williams – drums
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for Too Mean to Die ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Austria|9|artist=Accept|album=Too Mean to Die|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 February 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|92|artist=Accept|album=Too Mean to Die|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 February 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|39|artist=Accept|album=Too Mean to Die|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 February 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Czech|38|date=20215|rowheader=true|access-date=8 February 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Finland|4|artist=Accept|album=Too Mean to Die|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 February 2021}} |
| {{album chart|France|88|artist=Accept|album=Too Mean to Die|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 February 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|2|id=470978|artist=Accept|album=Too Mean to Die|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 February 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Hungary|11|year=2021|week=5|artist=Accept|album=Too Mean to Die|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 February 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Poland|10|id=1344|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 February 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|14|date=20210205|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 February 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Spain|33|artist=Accept|album=Too Mean to Die|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 February 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Sweden|7|artist=Accept|album=Too Mean to Die|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 February 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|4|artist=Accept|album=Too Mean to Die|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 February 2021}} |
| {{album chart|UKIndependent|7|date=20210205|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 February 2021}} |
| {{album chart|UKRock|3|date=20210205|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 February 2021}} |
References
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