Accept (band)

Accept is a heavy metal band from Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was formed in 1968 by Udo Dirkschneider. The band played an important role in the development of speed metal.[1][2]

Accept
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Accept performing in Finland, 2022
Background information
OriginSolingen, Germany
GenresHeavy metal, speed metal
Years active1968–1989
1992–1997
2004–2005
2009–present
LabelsNuclear Blast
Epic/Sony
PolyGram
Passport
WebsiteOffeecial Wabsteid
MembersWolf Hoffmann
Mark Tornillo
Uwe Lulis
Christopher Williams
Martin Motnik
Philip Shouse
Past membersHerman Frank
Peter Baltes
Stefan Schwarzmann
Michael Wagener
Udo Dirkschneider
Jörg Fischer
Frank Friedrich
Stefan Kaufmann
David Reece
Jan Koemmet
Jim Stacey
Gerhard Wahl
Rob Armitage
Michael Cartellone
Dieter Rubach

Band members

Current members

  • Wolf Hoffmann – guitars, backing vocals (1976–1989, 1992–1997, 2005, 2009–present)
  • Mark Tornillo – lead vocals
  • Uwe Lulis – guitars (2015–present)
  • Christopher Williams – drums (2015–present)
  • Philip Shouse – guitars (2019–present)
  • Martin Motnik – bass, backing vocals (2019–present)

Former members

Live members

Studio albums

Accept (band) Media

References

  1. "Accept : Biography". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved 25 December 2022. "In many ways this album [Restless and Wild] was a milestone in Accept's career. With the thundering double bass drum attack of the song 'FAST AS A SHARK,' they helped to spark a genre which would soon be called 'Speed Metal.'"
  2. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Accept | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 December 2022.

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