Upon the departure of longtime singer Udo Dirkschneider after 1986's RUSSIAN ROULETTE, Accept decided to carry on and find a new singer. Vocalist David Reece's Accept debut, 1989's EAT THE HEAT, shows the band moving in a slightly more commercial direction to their previous releases (although ROULETTE had offered a few hints) comparable to that of then-current chart toppers Def Leppard and Queensryche. The best known song remains the sparse "Generation Clash," centered around a repetitive bass riff (the video enjoyed airplay on MTV's HEADBANGER'S BALL), while other highlights include "Chain Reaction," "Turn the Wheel," and "Hellhammer." The new-look Accept didn't last for long however; Reece was dismissed shortly after EAT THE HEAT, and by the early '90s, Udo Dirkschneider was back.
Disc 1: X-T-C - (Studio) Generation Clash - (Studio) Chain Reaction - (Studio) Love Sensation - (Studio) Turn The Wheel - (Studio) Hellhammer - (Studio) Prisoner - (Studio) I Can't Believe In You - (Studio) Mistreated - (Studio) Stand 4 What U R - (Studio) Break The Ice - (Studio) D-Train - (Studio)