ACCEPT Celebrate 50th Anniversary with Momentous Tour And Album

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German heavy metal legends ACCEPT will be celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2025-2026. To mark this mammoth milestone, the band will be ringing in the band’s golden birthday with a very unique anniversary tour at the end of 2025. An anniversary album will be released early 2026.

Wolf Hoffmann: The driving force behind ACCEPT

Wolf Hoffmann was not only significantly involved in the songwriting of every single ACCEPT song, his work has shaped an entire generation of metal musicians. As a founding and the longest standing member, Wolf Hoffmann has made the most impactful contribution to the band’s unmistakable sound and success.

Since joining ACCEPT in 1976 at the age of just 16, Wolf played a central role in the band. His instantly recognisable and signature guitar style not only created the ACCEPT ‘ sound’ but influenced a plethora of other highly successful bands and guitarists. Because of Wolf’s unflinching dedication, ACCEPT has become one of the most significantly defining bands in heavy metal. Not only did he lay the musical foundations for the band, he also carried the band through the highs and the lows that come with a long term career – 50 years.

[ACCEPT in the 80’s]

Anniversary tour 2025/2026: A journey through five decades

To celebrate its 50th anniversary, ACCEPT is embarking on a spectacular world tour that will take fans on a musical metal journey through time. Fans can look forward to a unique stage show with surprise guests, all the classic hits from the band’s history as well as rarely performed songs.
 
Wolf Hoffmann comments:
“It’s an incredible honor to be able to look back on five decades of a musical career and share our music with so many people. But nothing lasts forever and who knows how much longer we’ll be touring…..
This tour will be very special because we think 50 years of ACCEPT is a GREAT reason to
celebrate in style!”

Anniversary album 2026: A tribute to history

In spring 2026, ACCEPT will be releasing a special Album that covers the band’s entire musical history. This anniversary album will contain a carefully curated selection of the best ACCEPT songs from the last five decades, re-recorded – partly with well-known surprise musical guests and colleagues, as well as with some rare tracks that have not been played so often before.

“We wanted to create something that captures the essence of ACCEPT while offering something new to our loyal fans,” explains Wolf Hoffmann. “This album is a tribute to our journey and to everyone who has accompanied us along the way.”

Influence, legacy and Return of the Titans!

Over the past five decades, ACCEPT has sold millions of albums and inspired countless musicians. Their energetic live performances and iconic albums such as Balls to the Wall, Restless and Wild and Metal Heart have left a lasting mark on the heavy metal genre. Wolf Hoffmann’s guitar style and musical vision have made the band one of the most respected on the Heavy metal scene.

After a hiatus in the band’s career, Wolf Hoffmann was introduced to New Jersey singer Mark Tornillo in 2009. The chemistry and fit between them was so remarkable, ACCEPT reformed and almost immediately rose to global success with chart topping number 1 albums. ACCEPT continues to be celebrated for each of their new records with Mark , who is now the longest reigning frontman of ACCEPT, placing the Hoffmann- Tornillo partnership firmly in the Metal Hall of Fame!

For decades, ACCEPT has been recognised as a guarantee of high quality and each of their albums has reached the top of the charts, delivering energy, melodies, killer riffs and an impressively powerful stage presence for 50 years.

ACCEPT states:
“Celebrate with us! We invite the world of Heavy Metal to join us in the celebrations of this extraordinary anniversary!”

Experience ACCEPT live in Europe and North America:
Festivals 2024:
11.07.24 HU – Dunaújváros / Rock Maraton
12.07.24 BG – Mogilovo / Midalidare Rock in the Wine Valley D Mogilovo
14.07.24 CZ – Visovice / Masters Of Rock
20.07.24 DE – Pyras / Pyras Open Air
21.07.24 GR – Athens / Release Athens
26.07.24 – 28.07.24 UK – Wales / Steelhouse Festival
31.07.24 – 03.08.24 DE – Wacken / Wacken Open Air – Wacken
01.08.24 – 03.08.24 SE – Rejmyre / Skoksröjet
20.10.24 ES – Mallorca / Full Metal Holidays
22.11.24 DE – Weissenhäuser Strand / Metal Hammer Paradise
 
Humanoid Tour 2024:
North America
w/ KK’s Priest
31.08.24 CA – Los Angeles / The Whisky
01.09.24 CA – Los Angeles / Rainbow Parking Lot
03.09.24 CO – Denver / Oriental Theater
05.09.24 IL – East Moline / The Rust Belt
06.09.24 WI – Green Bay / EPIC Events Center
07.09.24 IL – Des Plaines / Des Plaines Theater
08.09.24 MI – Detroit / District 142
10.09.24 ON – Toronto / QET
11.09.24 BC – Montreal / Rialto
13.09.24 NY – New York / Palladium Times Square
14.09.24 NH – Derry / Tupelo Music Hall
15.09.24 MA – Boston / The Wilbur Theater
16.09.24 CT – Ridgefield / Ridgefield Playhouse
18.09.24 PA – Lititz / Mickey’s Black Box
20.09.24 PA – Stroudsburg / Sherman Theater
21.09.24 RI – Providence / The Strand Ballroom
22.09.24 VA – Leesburg / Tally Ho Theater
24.09.24 TN – Nashville / Brooklyn Bowl
26.09.24 LA – New Orleans / The Fillmore
27.09.24 AR – Little Rock / The Hall
28.09.24 TX – Dallas / Tannahills
29.09.24 TX – Austin / Paramount Theatre
01.10.24 NM – Albuquerque / Sunshine Theater
02.10.24 AZ – Phoenix, AZ / Celebrity Theater
04.10.24 CA –  Riverside / Fox Performing Arts Center
05.10.24 CA –  San Diego / The Magnolia
06.10.24 CA – Sacramento / Ace Of Spades
07.10.24 CA – San Francisco / The Regency Ballroom
 
Europe
w/ Phil Campbell and The Bastard Sons
17.10.24 TR – Istanbul / KCP
18.10.24 MA – Malta / Aria Complex
23.10.24 ES – Barcelona / Rattmatazz 1
24.10.24 ES – Madrid / La Riviera
25.10.24 ES – Murcia / Gamma
26.10.24 ES – Pamplona / Totem
28.10.24 FR – Toulouse / Le Bikini
29.10.24 FR – Lyon / Transbordeur
31.10.24 BE – Antwerp / Trix
01.11.24 FR – Paris / Elysee Montmartre
02.11.24 CH – Lausanne / Les Docks
03.11.24 CH – Zurich / Komplex
05.11.24 DE – Saarbrücken / Garage
06.11.24 DE – Oberhausen / Turbinenhalle
07.11.24 DE – Langen / Stadthalle
09.11.24 AT – Vienna / Simm City
12.11.24 DE – Munich / Backstage
13.11.24 DE – Berlin / Huxleys
15.11.24 DE – Neu-Ulm / Ratiopharm Arena
16.11.24 DE – Geiselwind / MusicHall
19.11.24 PL – Krakow / Studio
20.11.24 DE – Gera / KuK
21.11.24 DE – Bremen / Aladin
24.11.24 DK – Copenhagen / Vega*
25.11.24 NO – Oslo / Rockefeller*
26.11.24 SE – Gothenburg / Trädgår’n*
28.11.24 SE – Skövde / Valhall*
29.11.24 SE – Karlstad / Nöjesfabriken*
30.11.24 SE – Stockholm / Fryshuset*
* with Sister Sin instead of Phil Campbell and The Bastard Sons

ACCEPT 2024 is:
Wolf Hoffmann – guitar
Mark Tornillo – vocals
Uwe Lulis – guitar
Martin Motnik – bass
Christopher Williams – drums

ACCEPT online:
HOMEPAGE
FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM
TIKTOK
NAPALM RECORDS

Genova Summer Live Festival – Ft. CARCASS, INFECTED RAIN, SADIST + More – Announce Final Running Order

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GENOVA SUMMER LIVE Festival, taken place next Saturday, July 6th at Area del Mare in the Porto Antico of Genoa – Italy, a truly unique “stellar” location, with a large stage practically on the sea!

The festival is headlined by English death/grind legends CARCASS, who’s single Italian date hits exclusively Genova Summer Live! Accompanying Jeff Walker and Co. will be a large list of bands: Infected Rain, Sadist, Fulci, Node, Necroart and Slug Gore, for a festival that promises to be truly unmissable.

Arena del Mare is located in the heart of the city, a few steps from the Genova Principe railway station, in the Porto Antico area, with large car parks and many attractions (such as Aquarium), while inside the venue you will naturally find food stands and rivers of beer.

July 6th final running order:
Slug Gore 6pm
Necroart 6.30pm
Node 7.05pm
Fulci 7.40pm
Sadist 8.40pm
Infected Rain 9.45pm
CARCASS 10.45pm

Doors open: 5.30pm

Just a few more days and the Genoa Lantern will light the spotlight on the hardest and purest metal!

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1428298137725006

Pre-sales on TicketOne and DICE

El Puerto Records Celebrates 10th Birthday with “Pirates Metal Night” Festival

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El Puerto Records celebrates its 10th birthday… and how!

On November 30, 2024, the pirate label will host the first “Pirates Metal Night”. Alongside Dust & Bones, Witchbound, Undertow and Mission in Black, David Reece will be the headliner!

In addition to the confirmed acts, you can also expect a few surprises!

TICKETS: Festival tickets here: festival.epr.rocks

Further important links:
– El Puerto Records WhatsApp Channel
– Spotify Festival-Playlist

More on the bands

DAVID REECE
Not much more needs to be said about David Reece. Since the late 80s, his charismatic voice has enhanced successful albums by ACCEPT, Bangalore Choir, Bonfire and the Sainted Sinners, among others. In addition, he has always placed great importance on his solo career. In addition to his own songs, he will certainly also be performing one or two classics at the festival.

DUST & BONES
For over two decades, the five Swabians have not allowed  themselves to be pressed into any clothing. Their energetic mixture of riffy punk rock, gritty heavy rock with a metal edge and uncompromisingly dirty rock’n’roll is second to none, as is the unusual line-up with two completely different singers and the earthy, deep, dirty guitar sound. With a high recognition value, they have been delighting rock and metal enthusiasts alike with their legendary performances for many years. 

WITCHBOUND
When Harald Spengler alias Lee Tarot, founder and mastermind of the South German cult metal band Stormwitch, passed away far too early in 2013, his longtime musical comrades-in-arms, including Stefan Kauffmann and Peter Langer, decided to finish and release the songs they had written together before his death – the first album by El Puerto Records! In the meantime, they have gone their own way with two albums and have been able to prove their live qualities several times!

UNDERTOW
The Austrian SLAM magazine once called UNDERTOW the “best whatever metal band on the planet”. Sometimes heavy, sometimes doomy, sometimes melancholic – even after almost 30 years of band history, UNDERTOW cannot be pigeonholed. With over 600 concerts on the planet, the recipe for this can’t be bad.

MISSION IN BLACK
The last album “Profit Reigns Supreme” was a real demonstration of power by the female fronted melodic death metal band around Steffi Stuber. Whether it’s Summer Breeze or Area 53, Mission In Black know how to impress live!

Masters of Macabre EISREGEN Unleash Video Single ‘Schmutzliebe’ from Upcoming Album

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[photo by Jakob Wurschi / edited by Svartir Andar Graphix]

Thuringian masters of the macabre, EISREGEN, are back with their new studio album entitled “Abart”, and continue to follow their very own path. The band’s 17th album offering will be released on August 16, 2024 via Massacre Records, and will be available as 2-CD Mediabook, Ltd. Box Set, Ltd. Vinyl 2-LP and Digital formats. The Box Set contents the 2-CD Mediabook, a flag (with uncensored cover motif), key fob, and a signed 2-sided postcard. The pre-sale hast just started at: https://lnk.to/abart

Today, EISREGEN have unleashed a video clip for first single “Schmutzliebe”. M. Roth tells us about the song: “Schmutzliebe is another solemn anthem with a very impressive polyphonic chorus. Sometimes love takes you to very dark places, and sometimes you don’t love the person themselves, but only their dirty shell…”

“Schmutzliebe” is now available on all digital streaming providers at https://eisregen.bfan.link/schmutzliebe

“Abart” picks up where “Grenzgänger” left off at the beginning of 2023, and presents the Thuringian legends in absolute top form: A diverse songwriting that incorporates almost all facets of various metal styles – ranging from death to black, gothic, dark and doom – is brought to life by mastermind M.Roth’s distinctive vocals and in combination, creates frightening, monstrous soundscapes that only EISREGEN can bring to life.

On “Abart”, M.Roth and Yantit once again have an uncanny knack for melodies that stick to and will haunt the listener – the new album tracks have enormous hit potential, far from the beaten track. And: One of the Thuringians’ biggest hits has received a sequel – get ready for “Die Rückkehr der Elektro Hexe”, which is accompanied by “Elektro Baba Yaga”, and with “1000 tote Nutten 2024”, they give another band classic a modern twist.

Polarizing and one-of-a-kind – even in 2024, death remains a master from Thuringia!

“Abart” Tracklist:

CD 1

  1. Am Abgrund
  2. Ich und mein Bolzenschussgerät
  3. Im blutroten Raum
  4. Lebendköder
  5. Dem Menschsein so fern
  6. Schöner sterben
  7. Hinterland
  8. Rasierfleisch
  9. Abart
  10. Schmutzliebe
  11. Totkörperkunst

CD 2

  1. Die Rückkehr der Elektro Hexe
  2. Electro Baba Yaga
  3. 1000 tote Nutten 2024

Album Line-Up:
M.Roth – Vocals
Markus Stock – Bass
Yantit – Guitars, Drums, Additional Instruments

Guest Musicians:
Frau N. Feind – Violin
Gemser – Piano on “Totkörperkunst”

Producer: Yantit / HcN-Studios
Mixing / Mastering: Markus Stock / Klangschmeide Studio E
Cover Artwork Design: Svartir Andar Graphix

EISREGEN Live:
12.-13.07.2024 DE Königsee – M.U.R. Open Air
16.08.2024 DE Hannover – Subkultur (Record Release Show)
17.08.2024 DE Leipzig – Hellraiser (Record Release Show)
11.10.2024 DE Nürnberg – Cult *
12.10.2024 DE Rüsselsheim – Das Rind *
18.10.2024 DE Gera – Comma *
19.10.2024 DE München – Backstage *
26.10.2024 DE Hamburg – Kronensaal *
02.11.2024 DE Karlsruhe – Stadtmitte *
22.11.2024 DE Bochum – Matrix *
23.11.2024 DE Osnabrück – Bastard Club *
30.11.2024 DE Passau – Zauberberg *
13.12.2024 DE Erfurt – Club From Hell *

*Abart Tour 2024 w/ Maahes

For More Info Visit:
https://www.facebook.com/eisregen.official
https://www.instagram.com/eisregenoffiziell
https://massacre-records.com/

MR.JACK in USA Triumphs in Top 10 of “World Songwriting Awards” with ‘Spirit Of Heaven’

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MR.JACK, an Italian musician and producer, reaches the finals of the prestigious “World Songwriting Award” in the USA, ranking in the Top 10 with the single “Spirits Of Heaven”

Truly spectacular achievement for the artist, who is also celebrating his 20-year career this year! Just back from the mega event “Rock’n’Roll Experience” , with destination Barcelona, which saw him participating with many artists and big names of international rock and metal music, he returns to his motherland, with this extraordinary achievement that is really very important for him, considering also the importance of the song for the artist himself! W made in Italy and w Rock!

More information at https://www.facebook.com/mr.jackofficialartistpage

SECRET RULE Release New Video ‘Time Zero’ from Latest Album “Universe”

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Symphonic Metallers SECRET RULE have released a new video ‘Time Zero’ taken from the band’s latest album “Universe”.

“Time Zero” is an anthem of resilience and rebirth. In a world teetering on the edge of chaos, the song urges you to rise, confront your inner demons, and ignite the fire within. As stars fall and darkness looms, remember that you are forged from the very essence of the cosmos. Embrace the storm of life, find strength in your struggles, and be reborn from the flames. This is your moment to shine, to become immortal, and to conquer the void. Join us on this epic journey of survival and renewal!

Nine albums, “Transposed Emotions” (2015), “Machination” (2016), “The key to the world” (2017), “The 7 Endless” (2019), “Against” (2020), “Quarantine: the other side of us” (2020), “Mea Culpa” (2021), “The Resilient” (2022) and “UNInVERSE” (2024) have so far been released with special guests such as Aylin (Sirenia), Stefan Helleblad (Within Temptation), Henrik Klingenberg (Sonata Arctica), Timo Somers (Delain), Sander Zoer (Delain, Leah) and Henning Basse (Mayan, Firewind).

Over the years, Secret Rule has played a lot of shows in Europe, including headlining tours, sharing the stage with great bands like Delain, Beyond the Black, Xandria, Serenity, Rage, Kobra & the Lotus, Blaze Bayley, Visions of Atlantis, Semblant and Cellar Darling, and performing at festivals such as the Barcia Metal Fest, the Metal Fest Event – Femme, the 9° Camorock, Rock Castle Open Air, Rock Fest Prague, Festo Die Hydra and IceRock Festival.

Throughout their career, the band has built a loyal fan base that supports all of their activities.

After their last tour, Secret Rule began work on their tenth album, and they are preparing something special to celebrate their X anniversary.

Members:
Angela Di Vincenzo – Vocals
Andy Menario – Guitar / Vocals
NicK Pedron – Bass / Vocals
Sebastiano Dolzani– Drums

Website: https://www.secretrule.it
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secretruleband
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/secret_rule_official
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SecretRule
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4zgiXGA2lONdvZunHOFESG