Accept (band)

Accept
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
Members	Wolf Hoffmann Mark Tornillo Uwe Lulis Christopher Williams Martin Motnik Philip Shouse
Past member(s)	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
Website	Offeecial Wabsteid

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]

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)
• Humanoid (2024)

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.

Other websites

• Accept's official website acceptworldwide.com