Band

Accept

Accept is a heavy metal band from Germany, active 1971 to present. 28 releases and 21 musicians in the catalog.

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Facts

Genre: Heavy Metal
Origin: Solingen, Germany
Formed: 1971
Releases: 28

Biography

Accept is a German heavy metal band from Solingen, formed in 1976 with their first consistent lineup featuring lead singer Udo Dirkschneider, lead guitarist Wolf Hoffmann, bassist Peter Baltes, rhythm guitarist Jörg Fischer and drummer Stefan Kaufmann. Their current lineup consists of Hoffmann, vocalist Mark Tornillo, guitarist Philip Shouse, drummer Christopher Williams and bassist Martin Motnik. Accept has undergone numerous lineup changes, with Hoffmann being the only constant member. As of 2024, the band has released seventeen studio albums, five live albums and nine compilation albums.

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Genres

Heavy Metal

Current line-up

Musician	Instruments	Years
Stefan Schwarzmann	Membranophone, Drums (drum set)	1994 to present
Christopher Williams	Drums (drum set)	2015 to present
Mark Tornillo	Lead vocals	2009 to present
Wolf Hoffmann	Guitar	1976 to present

Former members

Musician	Instruments	Years
Herman Frank	Guitar	1982 to 2014
Ken Mary	Drums (drum set)	1989 to 1989
David Reece	Lead vocals	1988 to 1989
Dieter Rubach	Bass guitar	1976 to 1976
Michael White	Lead vocals	1987 to 1987
Stefan Kaufmann	Drums (drum set)	1980 to 1994
Udo Dirkschneider	Lead vocals	1976 to 2005
Dirkschneider	original	1971 to 2005
Frank Friedrich	Drums (drum set)	1976 to 1979
Gerhard Wahl	Guitar	1976 to 1979
Jan Koemmet	Guitar	1982 to 1982
Jim Stacey	Guitar	1989 to 1989
Jörg Fischer	Guitar	1978 to 1988
Michael Cartellone	Drums (drum set)	1995 to 1997
Michael Wagener	Guitar	1976 to 1976
Peter Baltes	Bass guitar	1976 to 2018
Rob Armitage	Lead vocals	1987 to 1988

Albums

Other releases

EPs, demos, live records and compilations.

Related bands

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