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]
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 Accept performing in Finland, 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Solingen, Germany |
| Genres | Heavy metal, speed metal |
| Years active | 1968–1989 1992–1997 2004–2005 2009–present |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast Epic/Sony PolyGram Passport |
| Website | Offeecial Wabsteid |
| Members | Wolf Hoffmann Mark Tornillo Uwe Lulis Christopher Williams Martin Motnik Philip Shouse |
| Past members | Herman 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
- Peter Baltes – bass, backing vocals (1976–1989, 1992–1997, 2005, 2009–present)* Udo Dirkschneider – lead vocals (1976–1987, 1992–1997, 2005, 2009-2018)
- Frank Friedrich – drums (1976–1979)
- Dieter Rubach - bass (1976)
- Gerhard Wahl – guitars (1976–1978)
- Jörg Fischer – guitars (1978–1982, 1984–1988)
- Stefan Kaufmann – drums (1979–1989, 1992–1994)
- Herman Frank – guitars (1982–1984, 2005, 2009–2014)
- David Reece – lead vocals (1988–1989)
- Stefan Schwarzmann – drums (1994–1995, 2005, 2009–2014)
- Michael Cartellone – drums (1995–1997)
Live members
- Ken Mary – drums (1989)
- Jim Stacey – guitars (1989)
- Rob Armitage – lead vocals (1987–1988)
- Michael White – lead vocals (1987)
Studio albums
- Accept (1979)
- I'm a Rebel (1980)
- Breaker (1981)
- Restless and Wild (1982)
- Balls to the Wall (1983)
- Metal Heart (1985)
- Russian Roulette (1986)
- Eat the Heat (1989)
- Objection Overruled (1993)
- Death Row (1994)
- Predator (1996)
- Blood of the Nations (2010)
- Stalingrad (2012)
- Blind Rage (2014)
- The Rise of Chaos (2017)
- Too Mean to Die (2021)
Accept (band) Media
Logo from music band Accept.
Former lead singer Udo Dirkschneider (right) during Accept's reunion tour in 2005
Mark Tornillo (pictured in the middle) with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann in Stockholm, 20 May 2010. Tornillo replaced Udo Dirkschneider as the band's vocalist, when Accept reformed in 2009.
Wolf Hoffmann (pictured in Minsk, Belarus, 2011) has been Accept's guitarist since the band's inception in 1976.
References
- ↑ "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.'"
- ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Accept | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
Other websites
- Accept's official website acceptworldwide.com