An iconic heavy metal band, Accept's mix of breakneck tempos, powerful guitar
riffs, and fist-pumping ferocity helped pave the way for speed and thrash metal
during the 1980s, with the group continuing to release acclaimed albums well
into the twenty-first century. Accept formed in Solingen, West Germany, in 1976,
and released its self-titled debut three years later. Although personnel changes
plagued the band's lineup from the very start, Accept developed a core cast of
musicians that included vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, guitarist Wolf Hoffmann,
bassist Peter Baltes, and drummer...