Accept are marking 50 years in metal with an album that pulls together half a century’s worth of the genre’s heaviest names. Teutonic Titans 1976–2026 arrives September 4 via Napalm Records, featuring 50 guest performers across 19 reimagined versions of classic Accept tracks.
Guitarist Wolf Hoffmann commented, “There is no better way to celebrate this 50-year anniversary than to have our musical peers, friends, and inspirations come together with us to record these classic Accept songs, which I am honored and proud to share with the world. I hope everyone enjoys this very special record as much as we all enjoyed making it.”
Chronologically progressing through albums from their formative years, from I’m a Rebel (1980) to Eat the Heat (1989), Accept present their songs with an all-new, all-star lineup, alongside the signature voice of Mark Tornillo and Wolf Hoffmann‘s unmistakable riffs. By enlisting a Who’s Who of metal, no two songs on Teutonic Titans 1976-2026 are the same. Every track features a different combination of vocals, guitars, bass, and drums, giving each classic a fresh edge.
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The guest list is extensive. Rob Halford of Judas Priest delivers a commanding performance on “Balls To The Wall,” joined by Matthias Jabs of Scorpions on guitar. Philip Anselmo of Pantera, Kirk Hammett of Metallica, and Mikkey Dee of Scorpions tear through “Fast As A Shark.” Tobias Forge of Ghost handles “Save Us” alongside Ray Luzier on drums. “Love Child” features Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins and David Ellefson of Megadeth.
Further guests include K.K. Downing (Judas Priest), Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth (Overkill), Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian), Chris Jericho (Fozzy), Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear), Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big), Ola Englund (The Haunted), and Jeff Loomis (Nevermore). A re-recording of “Hellhammer” features the current Accept lineup — Hoffmann, bassist Martin Motnik, guitarist Philip Shouse, and drummer Christopher Williams — joined by Jason McMaster of Dangerous Toys on vocals.
The album moves chronologically through the catalog from 1980 to 1989, with no two tracks sharing the same lineup. Full track listing:
- Fast As A Shark
- Balls To The Wall
- Aiming High
- Run If You Can
- Hellhammer
- Metal Heart
- Losers And Winners
- Save Us
- Up To The Limit
- Wrong Is Right
- Starlight
- Fight It Back
- Love Child
- Breaker
- Demon’s Night
- T.V. War
- London Leatherboys
- Monsterman
- Restless And Wild
Mark Tornillo joined Accept in 2009 as the replacement for founding vocalist Udo Dirkschneider and is now the band’s longest-serving frontman. The Hoffmann–Tornillo partnership has produced six studio albums together.
