Napalm Records is beyond proud to join forces with legendary German heavy metal force, ACCEPT! The band has signed a worldwide record deal with the leading rock and metal label.
The band around guitarist and founding member Wolf Hoffmann has defined the international genre since they formed in Solingen, Germany in 1976, reigned as one of the most important German rock bands in the 80s alongside the Scorpions, and influenced bands such as Metallica, Slayer, Guns N’ Roses and Iron Maiden.
ACCEPT have written many classic albums such as Restless And Wild, Balls To The Wall and Metal Heart, have played countless shows and headlined major festivals all around the globe. The band has sold millions of albums to date, entered the German and Finnish charts at #1, received gold status in the US and still impress with their trademark heavy metal sound, characterized by Wolf Hoffmann’s razor sharp riffs and their hard hitting sound.
With their current album Too Mean To Die, ACCEPT are once again the top of the genre. The album entered the Top 10 of the official charts in 9 countries and provided the ultimate metal survival soundtrack for the pandemic.
ACCEPT guitarist and founding member Wolf Hoffmann on the signing:
"I am really looking forward to working with a renowned, independent and strong label like Napalm Records. There are hard-working metallers at work here - that suits us. We are convinced that together we will reach the next level.”
Napalm Records CEO Thomas Caser adds:
“We are extremely proud and excited to welcome ACCEPT – an absolute heavy metal heavyweight to the Napalm Records family! Together we will drive this steel machine with full power and are very much looking forward to further musical milestones.”
Experience ACCEPT live:
27.05.22 UK – Northhampton / Manor Fest
01.06.22 GR – Athens / Technopolis
03.06.22 GR – Thessaloniki / Principal Club Theater
05.06.22 DE – Gelsenkirchen / Rock Hard Festival
08.-11.06.22 SE – Sölvesborg / Sweden Rock
18.06.22 CH – Zurich / Rock The Ring
24.06.22 NO – Oslo / Tons Of Rock
25.06.22 DE – Dischingen / Rock Am Härtsfeldsee
26.06.22 DE – Blieskastel / Music Nights
30.06.22 ES – Barcelona / Rockfest
01.07.22 FI – Lieto / Smuggler Rok
06.-09.07.22 DE – Ballenstedt / Rock Harz
15.07.22 AT – Leoben / Area 53
16.07.22 SK – Sered / Amphitheatre
28.07.22 FI – Tampere / Eteläpuisto Live
29.07.22 FI – Pietarsaari / Pietarsaari Open Air
12.08.22 BE – Kortrijk / Alcatraz Festival
13.08.22 DK – Horsens / Jailbreak
14.01.23 DE – Oberhausen / Turbinenhalle
15.01.23 BE – Brussels / La Madeleine
17.01.23 DE – Frankfurt / Batschkapp
18.01.23 FR – Paris / Bataclan
20.01.23 ES – Pamplona / Totem
21.01.23 ES – Madrid / La Riviera
22.01.23 ES – Barcelona / Razzmatazz 1
24.01.23 FR – Toulouse / Bikini
25.01.23 FR – Lyon / Transbordeur
27.01.23 CH – Zurich / Komplex
28.01.23 AT – Telfs / Rathaussaal
29.01.23 HU – Budapest / Barba Negra
31.01.23 CZ – Zlin / Hala Euronics
01.02.22 PL – Warsaw / Progresja
03.02.23 EE – Tallinn / Helitehas
04.03.23 FI – Helsinki / House Of Culture
05.02.23 FI – Tampere / Pakkahuone
07.02.23 SE – Stockholm / Fryshuset
08.02.23 NO – Oslo / Rockefeller
10.02.23 SE – Gothenburg / Trädgår'n
11.02.23 DK – Copenhagen / Vega
12.02.23 DE – Bremen / Aladin
14.02.23 DE – Berlin / Huxley’s
16.02.23 DE – Ulm / Ratiopharm Arena
17.02.23 DE – Munich / Tonhalle
18.02.23 DE – Filderstadt / FILharmonie
19.02.23 DE – Geiselwind / Eventzentrum
21.02.23 DE – Leipzig / Haus Auensee
22.02.23 DE – Saarbrücken / Garage
24.02.23 RU – Moscow / Glavclub
25.02.23 RU – St. Petersburg / Cosmonaut
27.02.23 UA – Kiev / Stereoplaza
Studio Albums ACCEPT:
1979 – Accept
1980 – I’m A Rebel
1981 – Breaker
1982 – Restless And Wild
1983 – Balls To The Wall
1985 – Metal Heart
1986 – Russian Roulette
1989 – Eat The Heat
1993 – Objection Overload
1994 – Death Row
1996 – Predator
2010 – Blood Of The Nations
2012 – Stalingrad
2014 – Blind Rage
2017 – The Rise Of Chaos
2021 – Too Mean To Die
ACCEPT are:
Wolf Hoffmann – guitar
Mark Tornillo – vocals
Uwe Lulis – guitar
Philip Shouse – guitar
Martin Motnik – bass
Christopher Williams – drums
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