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