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Ex-ACCEPT Singer David Reece Says He Will Join The Band At Two 50th-Anniversary Tour Shows: November 21 In Oberhausen, Germany And December 2 In Milan, Italy
He told Jimmy Kay of Canada's The Metal Voice that he will sing a few songs, with Wolf Hoffmann putting the set together. ACCEPT have not announced it themselves.
Ex-ACCEPT Singer David Reece Says Wolf Hoffmann Reached Out And "We're Now Speaking Again"
Reece sang on "Eat The Heat" (1989) and was not part of the 50th-anniversary re-recording "Teutonic Titans 1976-2026", whose "Hellhammer" features Jason McMaster of Dangerous Toys. He spoke to The Classic Metal Show.
DIRKSCHNEIDER & THE OLD GANG Release Official Lyric Video For "Metal Sons" From 2025 Album 'Babylon'
The band features former ACCEPT members Udo Dirkschneider, Peter Baltes and Stefan Kaufmann. The album is out on Reigning Phoenix Music.
Play MVACCEPT's Wolf Hoffmann Says Every Original Member Was Invited To The 50th-Anniversary Album 'Teutonic Titans 1976–2026' And None Took Part
Speaking on the podcast hosted by former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, Hoffmann confirmed that all of the original members, Udo Dirkschneider among them, were offered a chance to contribute, but "nobody wanted to have anything to do with it". The album was released on September 4 via Napalm Records and features 50 guests across 19 re-recordings.
ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN: The Time "Hasn't Come Yet" To Begin Working On An All-New Studio Album
Speaking to Anfetamina Y Rock about a follow-up to 2024's Humanoid, the guitarist said he has not started writing yet because this year and part of next are focused on the band's 50-year celebration, adding that when the time is right the band will "lock ourselves in" in the studio. ACCEPT recently released the anniversary album Teutonic Titans 1976-2026.
DORO PESCH Joins UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER On Stage In Wuppertal For JUDAS PRIEST And ACCEPT Classics
On September 10 at the Historische Stadthalle in Wuppertal, Germany, Pesch joined Dirkschneider — the band fronted by former Accept singer Udo Dirkschneider — for two songs: Judas Priest's “Breaking The Law” and Accept's “Winter Dreams”. The pair had already recorded a studio version of “Winter Dreams” for 2025's “Balls To The Wall - Reloaded”.
ACCEPT Unveil A New Version Of “Losers And Winners” Featuring Hansi Kürsch, Paul Gilbert, Chuck Garric And Tommy Aldridge
It is the fourth single from the re-recording album “Teutonic Titans 1976-2026”, out September 4 via Napalm Records, and the original appeared on 1983's “Balls to the Wall”. Hansi Kürsch sings, Paul Gilbert plays guitar, Chuck Garric plays bass and Tommy Aldridge drums; the album gathers 50 guests across 19 re-recorded songs, produced, mixed and mastered by Zeuss.
Play MVACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN On The Band's Next Studio Album: "It's Gonna Happen Sooner Than Later"
Speaking to Loud & Clear With Belgian Jasper, the guitarist said there are tentative plans to return to the studio "next year or whenever possible", declining to promise a timeline but adding that it has to happen. The band's last studio album was "Humanoid", released in April 2024 on Napalm Records.
DIRKSCHNEIDER Announced For Norway's Runway Rock Fest 2027 With A Special Best-Of ACCEPT Set
DIRKSCHNEIDER, the ACCEPT-songbook band led by U.D.O. frontman Udo Dirkschneider, will play the two-day festival at Starmoen Airfield in Elverum, Norway on May 21-22, 2027. The official announcement bills the performance as a “SPECIAL BEST OF ACCEPT SET”.
Accept Shares New Recording Of “Save Us” Featuring Tobias Forge, Frank Bello And Ray Luzier
A new version of the track from 1980’s “I’m A Rebel”; the 50th-anniversary album “Teutonic Titans 1976-2026” arrives September 4 via Napalm Records.
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