Accept
| a.k.a. | ex-Band X |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Formed | 1976, Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Genres | Heavy Metal |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast |
Line-up (members)
- Mark Tornillo : Vocals (2009-)
- Wolf Hoffmann : Guitars (1976-1989, 1992-1997, 2005, 2009-)
- Uwe Lulis : Guitars (2015-)
- Peter Baltes : Bass (1976-1989, 1992-1997, 2005, 2009-)
- Christopher Williams : Drums (2015-)
Former members
- Frank Friedrich : Drums (1976-1979)
- Gerhard Wahl : Guitars (1976-1978)
- Udo Dirkschneider : Vocals (1976-1987, 1992-1997, 2005)
- Jörg Fischer : Guitars (1978-1982, 1984-1988)
- Stefan Kaufmann : Drums (1980-1989, 1992-1994)
- Herman Frank : Guitars (1982-1984, 2005, 2009-2014)
- Michael White : Vocals (1987)
- Rob Armitage : Vocals (1987-1988)
- David Reece : Vocals (1988-1989)
- Ken Mary : Drums (1989)
- Jim Stacey : Guitars (1989)
- Stefan Schwarzmann : Drums (1994-1995, 2005, 2009-2014)
- Michael Cartellone : Drums (1995-1997)
Accept Discography
| Album title | Lyrics | Type | Released | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |||
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Accept (1979) |  |
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Studio | 1979-01-16 | 85 | 1 | 0 | |
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I'm a Rebel (1980) | |
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Studio | 1980-06-02 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Breaker (1981) | |
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Studio | 1981-03-16 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Restless and Wild (1982) | |
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Studio | 1982-10-04 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Balls to the Wall (1983) | |
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Studio | 1983-12-05 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Kaizoku-Ban (1985) | |
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EP | 1985 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Metal Heart (1985) | |
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Studio | 1985-12-05 | 80 | 1 | 1 | |
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Russian Roulette (1986) | |
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Studio | 1986 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Eat The Heat (1989) | |
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Studio | 1989-01-15 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Staying A Life (1990) | |
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Live | 1990 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Objection Overruled (1992) | |
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Studio | 1992-12-25 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Death Row (1994) | |
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Studio | 1994-10-04 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Predator (1996) | |
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Studio | 1996-01-15 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| All Areas - Worldwide (1997) | |
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Live | 1997-11-17 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Blood Of The Nations (2010) | |
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Studio | 2010 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Stalingrad - Brothers In Death (2012) | |
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Studio | 2012 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Blind Rage (2014) | |
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Studio | 2014 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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The Rise Of Chaos (2017) | |
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Studio | 2017 | - | 0 | 0 |
Best Accept Songs
| Track title | Album title | Rating | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teutonic Terror | Blood Of The Nations (2010) | 95 | 1 |
| 2 | Balls to the Wall | Balls to the Wall (1983) | 95 | 1 |
| 3 | London Leatherboys | Balls to the Wall (1983) | 95 | 1 |
| 4 | Love Child | Balls to the Wall (1983) | 95 | 1 |
| 5 | Losers and Winners | Balls to the Wall (1983) | 95 | 1 |
| 6 | Metal Heart | Metal Heart (1985) | 90 | 1 |
| 7 | Head over Heels | Balls to the Wall (1983) | 90 | 1 |
| 8 | Midnight Mover | Metal Heart (1985) | 85 | 1 |
| 9 | Up to the Limit | Metal Heart (1985) | 80 | 1 |
| 10 | Screaming for a Love-Bite | Metal Heart (1985) | 80 | 1 |
| 11 | Living for Tonite | Metal Heart (1985) | 80 | 1 |
| 12 | Bound to Fail | Metal Heart (1985) | 80 | 1 |
| 13 | Too High to Get It Right | Metal Heart (1985) | 75 | 1 |
| 14 | Dogs on Leads | Metal Heart (1985) | 75 | 1 |
| 15 | Wrong Is Right | Metal Heart (1985) | 70 | 1 |
Additional notes
When the band originally formed in 1968, they were known as Band X, and featured vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, guitarist Michael Wagener (who later went on to become a famous record producer, mixer, and engineer), bassist Dieter Rubach and drummer Birke Hoe. The band officially became Accept in 1976, when Udo assembled a new lineup, featuring Udo on vocals, Wolf Hoffmann and Gerhard Wahl on guitar, Peter Baltes on bass and Frank Friedrich on drums.
Accept have reformed and called it quits several times. They first split-up in 1989, reformed in 1992 and then broke up again in 1997. In 2005, the key members of Accept briefly reformed for a tour that was believed to be their last due to Udo Dirkschneider's insistence that he would not be involved with any further recordings with Accept. In May 2009, however, the rest of the line-up from the 2005 tour regrouped permanently with Mark Tornillo as the new vocalist.
Lyrical collaborator "Deaffy" was a pseudonym used by long-time band manager Gaby Hauke, who is now married to Wolf Hoffmann.
Accept have reformed and called it quits several times. They first split-up in 1989, reformed in 1992 and then broke up again in 1997. In 2005, the key members of Accept briefly reformed for a tour that was believed to be their last due to Udo Dirkschneider's insistence that he would not be involved with any further recordings with Accept. In May 2009, however, the rest of the line-up from the 2005 tour regrouped permanently with Mark Tornillo as the new vocalist.
Lyrical collaborator "Deaffy" was a pseudonym used by long-time band manager Gaby Hauke, who is now married to Wolf Hoffmann.