Tuesday, March 1, 2011

ACCEPT NOMINATED FOR 2011 GOLDEN GODS AWARD

It’s a proud moment when legends get their due.  Following the career-defining return of Germany’s heavy metal heroes ACCEPT in 2010 with over 130 sweat-drenched, worldwide shows to their credit in less than one year, the band have just been nominated in the “EAGLE ROCK COMEBACK OF THE YEAR” category for a Revolver Golden Gods Award.

New and longtime ACCEPT fans are encouraged to vote for the band online here.  Voting at RevolverMag.com ends April 1st.  Everyone who votes will be given a chance to enter a contest to win roundtrip airfare to Los Angeles plus hotel, V.I.P. tickets to the Revolver Golden Gods ceremony presented by Epiphone on Wednesday, April 20th at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles, a Jeff Waters signature Annihilation Flying V guitar, a tattoo session, a Blu-ray player, and much more!

The event will be televised on VH1 Classic on May 28th, 2011.

Video footage from the 2011 Revolver Golden Gods press conference can be viewed here.  Photos from the press conference by Stephanie Cabral can be viewed here.  Also available for viewing are Wire Image and Film Magic photos.

According to Nielsen Soundscan, ACCEPT’s Blood Of The Nations has sold 18,800 copies in the U.S. since its release in September, 2010.  Click here to read all the “Album of the Year” accolades the band have garnished since their triumphant comeback.

ACCEPT will be returning to North America with label mates SABATON this April.  Guitarist Wolf Hoffman has previously stated: “2010 has been the most stunning year in our career - to be reunited with our fans all over the world is spectacular and overwhelming.  To come back to America... sensational!!  We can't wait to see you all again and we will have a special program to present!  LOOK OUT &  LET'S ROCK TOGETHER!

Confirmed tour dates are:

04/09/11    THE CLUB AT FIRESTONE - ORLANDO, FL                                        
04/10/11    CULTURE ROOM - FT. LAUDERDALE, FL                          
04/13/11    JAXX  - WEST SPRINGFIELD, VA                    
04/14/11    THE TROCADERO - PHILADELPHIA, PA                              
04/16/11    BEST BUY THEATER - NEW YORK, NY   ***ONE-OFF; OVERKILL HEADLINING***                               
04/17/11    CLUB SODA - MONTREAL, QC - CANADA                                                    
04/18/11    IMPERIAL DE QUEBEC - QUEBEC CITY, QC - CANADA                                           
04/20/11    MOD CLUB - TORONTO, ON - CANADA                                     
04/21/11    BLONDIE'S - DETROIT, MI                                            
04/22/11    BOTTOM LOUNGE - CHICAGO, IL                                          
04/24/11    BLUE BIRD THEATER - DENVER, CO                                          
04/26/11    EL CORAZON - SEATTLE, WA                                   
04/27/11    PETER'S ROOM - PORTLAND, OR                                    
04/28/11    GRAND BALLROOM AT THE REGENCY - SAN FRANCISCO, CA                          
04/30/11    HOUSE OF BLUES - SAN DIEGO, CA                                    
05/01/11    GALAXY THEATRE - SANTA ANA, CA                                    
05/02/11    VENTURA THEATER - VENTURA, CA  
05/04/11    CLUB VEGAS - SALT LAKE CITY, UT                            
05/06/11    BACKSTAGE LIVE – SAN ANTONIO, TX                                          
05/07/11    SCOUT BAR - HOUSTON, TX        

Pre-sale tickets are available online at EnterTheVault.com.

View the video for “Teutonic Terror” – directed and produced by Dave Blass for Grid 41 - here.  View the 2-minute behind-the-scenes video here.        

View a behind-the-scenes commercial for the FX series Justified showcasing one of the characters sporting an ACCEPT Flying V t-shirt (at 0:15 & 0:24) on the Justified Facebook page.                

Blood Of The Nations, ACCEPT’s twelfth full-length studio album recorded at Backstage Studio in England with famed producer Andy Sneap (Megadeth, Exodus, Opeth, Arch Enemy), was released in North America on September 14th and debuted as the #25 Rock Album on iTunes and at #187 on The Billboard 200 chart, #170 on the Top Current Albums chart, and on the #41 Independent (Current) Albums chart.  In Canada, the album debuted at #53 on the Nielsen Soundscan Top Hard Albums chart.  In Europe, Blood Of The Nations entered the German album charts at #4 - the highest German chart entry in the band’s career – and debuted at #12 on the Billboard European chart with the following additional worldwide chart entries: #7 in Sweden; #7 in Hungary; #9 in Finland; #19 in Austria; and #27 in the Czech Republic.
ACCEPT’s 2010 line-up includes Wolf Hoffmann on guitar, Peter Baltes on bass, Stefan Schwarzmann on drums, Herman Frank on guitar and Mark Tornillo on vocals.


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