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ACCEPT: Announce First “Symphonic Terror” Shows Featuring Orchestra

Posted by aliblackdiamond on November 5, 2018
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On November 23rd, ACCEPT will release their new masterpiece “Symphonic Terror – Live At Wacken 2017″ via Nuclear Blast – which means that it’s not long until the impressive images and the bombastic sound of this rousing fusion of metal plus a symphonic orchestra will be available all around the world.

“We are so glad we recorded this unique show – this very special concert at Wacken will always stay in our memories”, states ACCEPT guitarist and mastermind Wolf Hoffmann. And because what started as a premiere at Wacken caused a sensation and recognition worldwide, the “Symphonic Terror” will hit cities live in April 2019!

This can only mean one thing: ACCEPT will debut their great orchestra-tour throughout Europe in 2019 and today, on November 5th the band are pleased to reveal the first tour dates for Germany.

20.04.19    Wuppertal  –  Stadthalle
21.04.19    Leipzig  –  Haus Auesee
22.04.19    Hamburg  –  Mehr!Theater
23.04.19    Fürth  –  Stadthalle
25.05.19    Saarbrücken-Congresshalle
27.05.19    München-Circus Krone

Pre-order for these very special “Symphonic Terror” ACCEPT– shows 2019 will start tomorrow on 6th November 2018, 10:00 AM exklusively at EVENTIM!

General pre-order start is on Thursday, November 08th, at 10:00 AM on all channels.

Wolf Hoffmann is already filled with anticipation: “Those who couldn’t be there at Wackenhave never seen ACCEPT like this. But it’s definitely worth it! On our last tour, I personally missed the orchestra in some songs. What I can already say is this: There will be some visual and musical surprises on the Symphonic Terror-Tour, that you wouldn’t exactly expect from ACCEPT. 2019 will be exciting!”
And you can be a part of it! The pre-sale for this very special ACCEPT tour will start on November 5th 2018.

Check out the newly released video for ‘Breaker’:

“Symphonic Terror – Live at Wacken 2017” will be available in the following formats:

BluRay+2CD Digibook
DVD+2CD Digibook
2CD Digipak
3LP Box (black) incl. booklet, poster
Limited Edition 3LP Box Set (gold) incl. booklet, poster
BluRay+DVD+2CD Earbook
Limited Edition Earbook inc. BluRay+DVD+2CD + signed photo card

PRE-ORDER HERE: http://nblast.de/AcceptSymphonicTerror

Fans can expect a unique, two hour ACCEPT show, shot on August 3rd, 2017 at the legendary Wacken Open Air, where the band played the biggest and most extraordinary show of their career in front of 80,000 fans live at the festival, on top of thousands more fans watching via the live stream! The show was divided into three parts, showing the full creative power of ACCEPT: The first part hosted the premiere of new tracks ‘Die By The Sword’ and ‘Koolaid’, as well as some of their most popular songs, such as ‘Restless And Wild’ and ‘Pandemic’. The middle part hosted guitarist Wolf Hoffmann accompanied by a symphony orchestra, presenting a best-of from his recent solo album Headbangers Symphony, which includes metal versions of some of the world’s biggest classical compositions (e.g. Beethoven, Mozart, Vivaldi…). And last but not least, in the final part fans were able to bang their heads to ACCEPT anthems (also accompanied by the orchestra), such as ‘Princess Of The Dawn’, ‘Breaker’, ‘Fast As A Shark’ and ‘Metal Heart’, as well as to new songs like ‘Stalingrad’, ‘Shadow Soldiers’ and ‘Teutonic Terror’. The finale could be nothing less than an 8 minute version of their eminent hit ‘Balls To The Wall’!

“This was a mash-up of intensity and precision,” Wolf Hoffmann says about the fusion of heavy metal and classical music. “The fans are extremely open-minded,” continues Wolfhappy, “but I was nervous ’til the last minute before the show anyway. After all it’s still a metal festival! But I think that, after many years of ACCEPT combining both worlds, fans have started to really accept this concept.”

ACCEPT live:

2019

31.01. – 04.02. USA     Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL – 70000 Tons of Metal

20.04.       Wuppertal – Stadthalle
21.04.       Leipzig – Haus Auensee
22.04.       Hamburg – Mehr!Theater
23.04.       Fürth – Stadthalle
25.05.       Saarbrücken – Congresshalle
27.05.       München – Circus Krone

More info:
www.acceptworldwide.com
www.facebook.com/accepttheband
www.nuclearblast.de/accept

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ACCEPT: 10 Inch Vinyl “Balls To The Wall / Symphony No.40 In G Minor” Out Now

Posted by aliblackdiamond on October 6, 2018
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German heavy metal legends ACCEPT have just released their very special, limited 10 inch vinyl single “Balls To The Wall / Symphony No.40 in G Minor” via Nuclear Blast. Both songs on the vinyl are from their upcoming live album “Symphonic Terror – Live at Wacken 2017″, which will be out on November 23rd.

Accept Balls To The Wall 10 Inch Vinyl

Watch the live video clip of ‘Balls To The Wall’ here:

Get the single in physical Format via this link: http://nblast.de/AcceptBallsToTheWall
Or get it digitally here: http://nblast.de/AcceptBTTW

Also, listen to the song in Nuclear Blast Novelties playlists:
http://nblast.de/SpotifyNovelties
http://nblast.de/AppleMusicNovelties

SIDE A  – Balls To The Wall
SIDE B – Symphony No.40 in G Minor
LIVE AT WACKEN OPEN AIR 2017, with CNSO Symphony Orchestra

ACCEPT are experiencing more success than ever before and have hit their stride creatively! In the 10th year since the band’s reunion, the quintet can look back on four top 10 albums in Germany, including an unbelievable #1 with »Blind Rage« (2014) and a brilliant #3 with their latest album »The Rise Of Chaos« (2017).

Over the past few months, the German band has been anything but passive, instead they‘ve been finalising their latest project, their upcoming live release “Symphonic Terror – Live at Wacken 2017″, which will be released on November 23rd via Nuclear Blast!

Fans can expect a unique, 2 hour ACCEPT show, shot on August 3rd, 2017 at the legendary W:O:A, where the band played the biggest and most extraordinary show of their career in front of 80.000 live fans at the festival, on top of thousands more fans watching via the live stream! The show was divided into three parts, showing the full creative power of ACCEPT: The first part hosted the premiere of new tracks ‘Die By The Sword’ and ‘Koolaid’, as well as some of their most popular songs, such as ‘Restless And Wild’ and ‘Pandemic’. The middle part hosted guitarist Wolf Hoffmann accompanied by a symphony orchestra, presenting the best-of from his recent solo album »Headbangers Symphony«, which includes metal versions of some of the world‘s biggest classical compositions (e.g. from Beethoven, Mozart, Vivaldi,…). And in the last but not least part, fans were able to bang their heads to ACCEPT anthems (also accompanied by the orchestra), such as ‘Princess Of The Dawn’, ‘Breaker’, ‘Fast As A Shark’ and ‘Metal Heart’, as well as to new songs like ‘Stalingrad’, ‘Shadow Soldiers’ or ‘Teutonic Terror’. The finale could be nothing less than an 8 minute version of their eminent hit ‘Balls To The Walls’!

“This was a mash-up of intensity and precision,” Wolf Hoffmann says about the fusion of Heavy Metal and classical music. “The fans are extremely open-minded,” continues Wolf happy, “but I was nervous ’till the last minute before the show anyway. After all it’s still a metal festival! But I think that, after many years of ACCEPT combining both worlds, fans have started to really accept this concept.”

By the way: What started as a world premiere in Wacken and caused quite a stir worldwide (thanks to the live streams) will be continued in early 2019. This means: ACCEPT are planning to tour across Europe with an orchestra in spring 2019! “I really hope we will be able to fulfill our dream – we are working hard on it!” tells Wolf Hoffmann with eager anticipation. “What I can already say now is that there will be lots of optical and musical surprises, that fans of ACCEPT have never experienced before. We want to multiply what we have achieved in Wacken and are happy about every bit of support we get. One thing is for sure: 2019 will be exciting!”

ACCEPT live:

06.10.  MEX    Monterrey – Tecate México Metal Fest
10.10.  BR       Belém – Botequim
12.10.  BR       Fortaleza – Complexo Armazém (w/ KORZUS, MATANZA)
14.10.  BR       São Paulo – Carioca Club
16.10.  BR       Belo Horizonte – MG
01.11.  D         Cologne – Live Music Hall
02.11.  D         Weissenhäuser Strand / Ostsee – Metal Hammer Paradise
03.11.  D         Wiesbaden – Schlachthof
04.11.  D         Regensburg-Obertraubling -Airport-Eventhall

2019

31.01. – 04.02. USA     Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL – 70000 Tons of Metal

The flagship of German Heavy Metal, ACCEPT, are very pleased to announce the „Rise Of Chaos Festivals 2018“ for the very first time. The events will take place in Germany. After the big success of their latest album “The Rise Of Chaos”, ACCEPT will be playing three “festivals” under the same name. As a platform for interesting, young and dynamic bands, these festivals will be established as a recurring event over the next few years, they will be presented by Continental Concerts to offer a live spectacle to all fans of Heavy Metal.

The Heavy Metal legends have therefore invited ORDEN OGAN, REFUGE and MONUMENT for the “festival” shows 2018! While ORDAN OGAN are one of the most established bands in the German Power Metal scene, REFUGE (with the original RAGE Line-Up from 1988-1993) are known for their Ruhr-Area Thrash Metal. Fans of this RAGE era should take note! Supporters of MAIDEN and PRIEST will also be pleased with the young and dynamic guys in MONUMENT. They don‘t make it a secret that they openly quote their heroes in their own songs, and are loudly spreading the flair of the 80s!

More info:
www.acceptworldwide.com
www.facebook.com/accepttheband
www.nuclearblast.de/accept

Accept Band 2018

ACCEPT: Details & Pre-Order Of “Symphonic Terror – Live at Wacken 2017”

Posted by aliblackdiamond on September 21, 2018
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The German heavy metal legends ACCEPT are experiencing more success than ever, and have hit their stride creatively! In the 10th year since the band’s reunion, the quintet can look back on four top 10 albums in Germany, including an unbelievable #1 with »Blind Rage« (2014) and a brilliant #3 with their latest album “The Rise Of Chaos” (2017).

Over the past few months, ACCEPT has been anything but passive, instead they‘ve been finalising their latest project, their upcoming live release “Symphonic Terror – Live at Wacken 2017″, which will come out on November 23rd via Nuclear Blast!

Accept Symphonic Terror Cover Art
Today, the pre-sale has started for this amazing live document, which will be available as:

BluRay+2CD-DIGI
DVD+2CD-DIGI
2CD-DIGI
3LP Box (black) incl. booklet, poster
3LP Box (gold) incl. booklet, poster // NB Mailorder exclusive
BluRay+DVD+2CD-Earbook
BluRay+DVD+2CD-Earbook + photo card (signed) // NB Mailorder exclusive

Pre-order here: http://nblast.de/AcceptSymphonicTerror

The Tracklist:

DVD/Blu-Ray
Part 1: Accept
01. Die By The Sword
02. Restless And Wild
03. Koolaid
04. Pandemic
05. Final Journey
Part 2: Headbanger’s Symphony
06. Night On Bald Mountain
07. Scherzo
08. Romeo And Juliet
09. Pathétique
10. Double Cello Concerto in G Minor
11. Symphony No. 40 in G Minor
Part 3: Accept with Orchestra
12. Princess Of The Dawn
13. Stalingrad
14. Dark Side Of My Heart
15. Breaker
16. Shadow Soldiers
17. Dying Breed
18. Fast As A Shark
19. Metal Heart
20. Teutonic Terror
21. Balls To The Wall
Bonus:
22. Making Of: Wacken
23. Making Of: Headbanger’s Symphony

Fans can expect a unique, 2 hour ACCEPT show, shot on August 3rd, 2017 at the legendary W:O:A, where the band played the biggest and most extraordinary show of their career in front of 80.000 live fans at the festival, on top of thousands more fans watching via the live stream! The show was divided into three parts, showing the full creative power of ACCEPT: The first part hosted the premiere of new tracks ‘Die By The Sword’ and ‘Koolaid’, as well as some of their most popular songs, such as ‘Restless And Wild’ and ‘Pandemic’. The middle part hosted guitarist Wolf Hoffmann accompanied by a symphony orchestra, presenting the best-of from his recent solo album »Headbangers Symphony«, which includes metal versions of some of the world’s biggest classical compositions (e.g. from Beethoven, Mozart, Vivaldi,…). And in the last but not least part, fans were able to bang their heads to ACCEPT anthems (also accompanied by the orchestra), such as ‘Princess Of The Dawn’, ‘Breaker’, ‘Fast As A Shark’ and ‘Metal Heart’, as well as to new songs like ‘Stalingrad’, ‘Shadow Soldiers’ or ‘Teutonic Terror’. The finale could be nothing less than an 8 minute version of their eminent hit ‘Balls To The Walls’!

“This was a mash-up of intensity and precision,” Wolf Hoffmann says about the fusion of Heavy Metal and classical music. “The fans are extremely open-minded,” continues Wolf happy, “but I was nervous ’till the last minute before the show anyway. After all it’s still a metal festival! But I think that, after many years of ACCEPT combining both worlds, fans have started to really accept this concept.”

By the way: What started as a world premiere in Wacken and caused quite a stir worldwide (thanks to the live streams) will be continued in early 2019. This means: ACCEPT are planning to tour across Europe with an orchestra in spring 2019! “I really hope we will be able to fulfill our dream – we are working hard on it!” tells Wolf Hoffmann with eager anticipation. “What I can already say now is that there will be lots of optical and musical surprises, that fans of ACCEPT have never experienced before. We want to multiply what we have achieved in Wacken and are happy about every bit of support we get. One thing is for sure: 2019 will be exciting!”

In advance, ACCEPT are releasing a very special, limited 10 inch vinyl single „Balls To The Wall / Symphony No.40 in G Minor“, which will be released on October 5th.

Both songs are from their upcoming live album »Symphonic Terror – Live at Wacken 2017«, which will be out on November 23rd.

Pre-order now via this link: http://nblast.de/AcceptBallsToTheWall
Pre-order digitally: http://nblast.de/AcceptBTTW

ACCEPT live:
26.09.  USA     St. Charles, IL – Arcada Theatre
28.09.  USA     Agoura Hills, CA – The Canyon
29.09.  USA     Pasadena, CA – The Rose
30.09.  USA     Santa Clarita, CA – The Canyon
02.10.  USA     Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Live!
04.10.  USA     Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall

06.10.  MEX    Monterrey – Tecate México Metal Fest
10.10.  BR       Belém – Botequim
12.10.  BR       Fortaleza – Complexo Armazém
14.10.  BR       São Paulo – Carioca Club
16.10.  BR       Belo Horizonte – Mister Rock
18.10.  RA       Buenos Aires – Teatro Flores
19.10.  RA       Chubut – Predio Ferial Comodoro
20.10.  RA       Cipolletti – Kimika Night Club
23.10.  RCH     Santiago – Teatro Coliseo
25.10.  RCH     Puerto Montt – Arena

»Rise Of Chaos Festivals 2018«
w/ ORDEN OGAN, REFUGE, MONUMENT
01.11.  D         Cologne – Live Music Hall
02.11.  D         Weissenhäuser Strand / Ostsee – Metal Hammer Paradise* *SOLD OUT*
03.11.  D         Wiesbaden – Schlachthof
04.11.  D         Regensburg-Obertraubling -Airport-Eventhall
*ACCEPT only

The flagship of German Heavy Metal, ACCEPT, are very pleased to announce the „Rise Of Chaos Festivals 2018“ for the very first time. The events will take place in Germany. After the big success of their latest album “The Rise Of Chaos”, ACCEPT will be playing three “festivals” under the same name. As a platform for interesting, young and dynamic bands, these festivals will be established as a recurring event over the next few years, they will be presented by Continental Concerts to offer a live spectacle to all fans of Heavy Metal.

The Heavy Metal legends have therefore invited ORDEN OGAN, REFUGE and MONUMENT for the “festival” shows 2018! While ORDAN OGAN are one of the most established bands in the German Power Metal scene, REFUGE (with the original RAGE Line-Up from 1988-1993) are known for their Ruhr-Area Thrash Metal. Fans of this RAGE era should take note! Supporters ofMAIDEN and PRIEST will also be pleased with the young and dynamic guys in MONUMENT. They don’t make it a secret that they openly quote their heroes in their own songs, and are loudly spreading the flair of the 80s!

More info:
www.acceptworldwide.com
www.facebook.com/accepttheband
www.nuclearblast.de/accept

Accept Band 2018

GUS G: Releases New Single ‘Force Majeure’; Video Streaming Online

Posted by aliblackdiamond on September 21, 2018
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Guitar maestro GUS G. released his third solo album “Fearless” back in April and today has unleashed the brand new single ‘Force Majeure’, featuring Vinnie Moore. Check out the video below:

On “Fearless” Gus joined forces with vocalist/bassist Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69/Unisonic) and drummer Will Hunt (Evanescence, Black Label Society).

Gus is currently touring the US with Vinnie Moore and Richie Kotzen and is set to hit the UK on 13th October, before moving onto Europe. More details here.

DIVIDIUM: Release New Single ‘Body Harvest’; Video Streaming Online

Posted by aliblackdiamond on September 20, 2018
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UK progressive metal band DIVIDIUM have released a new video for their single ‘Body Harvest’.

Taken from new E.P, “T.H.R.E.E” and drawing influence from bands such as TesseracT and Protest the Hero, the track is a soundscape of aggression and emotion that details the breakdown of important relationships and a change of direction in life.

Watch ‘Body Harvest’ here:

Lead singer, Neil Bailey, said ‘”This song was the simplest track to write on the album. The premise of the song was based on a single moment from about 10 years ago when I realised very suddenly that the relationship I was in was toxic and essentially over. I was aware that no matter how hard I tried or how long I waited for things to fix themselves, they never would. It crushed me. It took me a long time to come to terms with it but I’m glad it happened. This song was something I’d always wanted to write but I never seemed to be able to find the right words, until we began writing ‘Body Harvest’. It’s the song I’m most proud of on the EP and the passion and devastation really comes through in the vocal delivery and lyrical content.”

Dividium Album Art
Moving from beautifully sweeping guitar, through to aggressive riffs and complimented by expressive and unique vocal delivery, the song blends the lines between technical metal and modern song writing.

DIVIDIUM have supported many acts including Tesseract, Malefice, Valis Ablaze, Exist Immortal, toured the UK with The Colour Line and played Tech Fest, which has enabled them to refine their incredible live show. More live dates will be announced soon.

Dividium Band

ORPHANED LAND: Win ‘Video Of The Year’ At Progressive Music Awards 2018

Posted by aliblackdiamond on September 14, 2018
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The seventh annual Progressive Music Awards took place last night (Thursday 13th September) at the Underglobe, part of the world famous Globe Theatre in London.

Progressive Music Awards 2018

Among esteemed artists such as Steve Howe, Steven Wilson and CARAVAN collecting awards (see the full list of winners here), oriental metal pioneers ORPHANED LAND won the ‘Video Of The Year’ award for the groundbreaking video ‘Like Orpheus’. If you haven’t seen it, check it out here:

Well known for working hard to break down barriers and prejudice with their music, ORPHANED LAND released their concept album  “Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs” back in January via Century Media Records and has recently completed a lengthy tour. ‘Like Orpheus’ features guest vocals by BLIND GUARDIAN’s Hansi Kürsch. Guitarist Chen Balbus gave us his reaction by saying:

“Well, it was a huge shock just to be nominated among these huge names in the music industry, and now…to win such an award? that’s just too awesome 🙂 Gotta love doing what we’re doing 🙂 ”

Congratulations to the band!

Orphaned Land Progressive Music Award 2018

There are three more upcoming ORPHANED LAND tour dates in Turkey in November:

Nov. 16th Izmir
Nov. 17th Ankara
Nov. 18th Istanbul

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Progressive Music Awards Video Of The Year