ACCEPT: OPEN CALL FOR FAN PHOTOS!

In support of their new album Stalingrad - due out in North America on April 10th - German heavy metal legends ACCEPT have launched new activity that will have fans traveling with the band around the world on their upcoming international ACCEPT Stalingrad Tour of 2012!

Send in a photo of yourself (with your ACCEPT collection, at an ACCEPT show, wearing an ACCEPT shirt, etc.) to become a part of the worldwide fan collage poster, which will be printed as a huge banner and displayed at every concert hall during the upcoming world tour.

This piece of ACCEPT history will be available for purchase at the merchandise table during ACCEPT shows. In the near future, it will be available for order online.

Photo specs are:

- Must be a digital file

- Must be at least 300 dpi

- Minimum size is 1 MB

- Maximum size is 5 MB

Send your photo for inclusion in the ACCEPT fan collage to acceptpicture@brainzone.de by March 27th! 

With your submission, you confirm that you are the person in the photo and not a third party, you understand that it will not be returned, and you agree that it can and will be reproduced without any limitations in all appropriate media outlets in conjunction with ACCEPT promotional materials.  

Teaming up once again with producer Andy Sneap (Exodus, Arch Enemy, Megadeth), Stalingrad displays what has made ACCEPT famous: exceptional songwriting, soaring guitar solos, a propelling dual-guitar attack, a no-holds-barred rhythm section and chanted background vocals. Listen to the title track here to confirm it for yourself.

Stalingrad‘s track listing is:

01 – Hung, Drawn And Quartered

02 – Stalingrad

03 – Hellfire

04 – Flash To Bang Time

05 – Shadow Soldiers

06 – Revolution

07 – Against The World

08 – Twist Of Fate

09 – The Quick And The Dead

10 – Never Forget (BONUS TRACK)

11 – The Galley

ACCEPT will be touring throughout Europe this April with NWOBHM label mates Hell. View the tour trailer here.

Blood Of The Nations was nominated throughout the world as “Hard Rock and Metal Album of the Year” for 2010. The week following its release, it 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 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.

View the “Teutonic Terror” video - directed by Dave Blass and produced by Doug Jef­fery for Grid 41 - here.

View the “Pandemic” video at this location.

View the winners of ACCEPT’s fan-created video contest on the official ACCEPT website.

ACCEPT BEGINS WORK ON NEW ALBUM

Following the tremendous success of ACCEPT’s comeback album Blood Of The Nations and the accompanying world tour (more than 180 shows around the globe), these German heavy metal legends have now withdrawn from the stage to start work on their next CD.

The band is currently writing material for their new album with British producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, EXODUS, NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY) at the helm.

Comments ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffman:

“ACCEPT and Andy Sneap have the perfect synergy. This was so clear with Blood Of The Nations and we are excited to continue on that path. Andy is not only an amazing and prolific producer, but also a very good friend who has long become a member of the ACCEPT family.”

Blood Of The Nations has sold 27,000 copies in the U.S. since its release last September according to Nielsen Soundscan. It 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 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.

View the “Teutonic Terror” video - directed by Dave Blass and produced by Doug Jef­fery for Grid 41 - here.

View the “Pandemic” video at this location.

ACCEPT are Wolf Hoffmann on guitar, Peter Baltes on bass, Stefan Schwarzmann on drums, Herman Frank on guitar and Mark Tornillo on vocals.

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 1^st.  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 20^th 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 14^th 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.

Visit ACCEPT online at www.ACCEPTWORLDWIDE.com, www.myspace.com/ACCEPTTHEBAND, www.facebook.com/ACCEPTTHEBAND, and twitter.com/ACCEPTTHEBAND.