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Last = Updated: October=20 1, 2009 10:44 AM

Reformed = ACCEPT To=20 Begin Recording New Album With Producer ANDY SNEAP - = Sep. 24,=20 2009 =

Reformed=20 heavy metal legends ACCEPT have officially = recruited=20 acclaimed British producer and SABBAT guitarist = Andy=20 Sneap (MEGADETH, EXODUS, ARCH = ENEMY,=20 NEVERMORE) to helm their forthcoming studio = album. The=20 as-yet-untitled CD =E2=80=94 which will mark the = recording debut of=20 the band's new lead singer, Mark Tornillo = (ex-TT=20 QUICK) =E2=80=94 will be recorded at = Sneap's=20 Backstage studio in Derbyshire, England = starting on=20 October 23. An early 2010 release is expected via an=20 as-yet-undetermined record label.

Commented=20 Sneap: "We just had a week of pre-production in = Nashville at castle Von Hoffmann [guitarist = Wolf=20 Hoffmann's home], working on vocal ideas and = arrangements=20 for seven new ACCEPT songs. Mark = Tornillo is=20 seriously on the money; actually, he reminds me a = touch of=20 David Wayne from METAL CHURCH crossbred = with=20 Bon Scott [AC/DC] =E2=80=94 not a pretty = mental image, I=20 know, but it's fitting the music great. He's got his = own thing=20 going as well, of course, but comparisons are always = the=20 easiest way to describe something without hearing=20 it."

He added, "The music is now tending to = lean=20 towards the classic heavier albums too, so I'd class = this last=20 week as more of a front-row seat watching some great = songs=20 come together rather than work."

ACCEPT = 2009=20 is:

Wolf Hoffmann: Guitar
Peter=20 Baltes: Bass
Herman Frank: = Guitar
Mark=20 Tornillo: Vocals
Stefan Schwarzmann:=20 Drums

Regarding Tornillo's addition to=20 ACCEPT, Hoffmann previously said, "It = all=20 happened in minutes. Peter and I were working = on some=20 tunes in a studio in New Jersey. Somebody suggested we = give=20 this guy Mark a call to see if he would join us = on=20 vocals. So when he arrived we started jamming on some = old=20 ACCEPT tunes =E2=80=94 just for fun. As soon as = Mark=20 started singing we looked at each other and realized = the=20 impossible just happened: we found a new voice for=20 ACCEPT! The timing could not have been better! = Now or=20 never... We are re-energized and = excited..."

"We can't=20 wait to go out and play again," said Baltes. = "Just=20 because [former ACCEPT singer] Udo=20 [Dirkschneider] isn't available [to take part = in the=20 reunion] doesn't mean we'll have to sit idle any = longer. We=20 feel Mark is the perfect fit. Mark is an = experienced veteran singer who is aware of the = ACCEPT=20 legacy and his voice fits the sound of ACCEPT=20 perfectly. Wolf and I have always been a great=20 songwriting team =E2=80=94 most of the classic = ACCEPT tunes=20 were written that way; together with Deaffy, = a.k.a.=20 Gaby Hoffmann, as a lyricist."

Two audio = samples=20 featuring the new ACCEPT lineup are currently = available=20 for streaming below (taken from a jam session recorded = on=20 April 26, 2009 at Shorefire Recording studios = in Long=20 Branch, New Jersey):

TT QUICK was a = popular club=20 band during the 1980s in the New York and New Jersey = area and=20 was known for the guitar work of David Dipietro = and the=20 powerful vocals of Mark Tornillo. = Dipietro's=20 skills were especially singled out as he had given = lessons to=20 both Zakk Wylde of the OZZY OSBOURNE = band and=20 SKID ROW's Dave Sabo.

TT = QUICK=20 disbanded and later reunited sporadically and released = a few=20 more albums, including a live CD from one of their = reunion=20 gigs ("Thrown Together Live") and a studio = effort,=20 "Ink", which came out in 2000.

Faces = only a=20 mother could love: (left to right) Wolf = Hoffmann and=20 Andy Sneap (photo taken in Nashville in August=20 2009)

"Balls To The = Wall" -=20 2009 version (featuring Mark Tornillo):

"Flash Rocking=20 Man" - 2009 version (featuring Mark=20 Tornillo):

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	COMMENT = \| I don't=20 know... posted by :=20 snipershot 9/24/2009 12:09:39 PM

	the singer does sound a little like = Udo, but it=20 just doesn't sound right. I know these are demos but = there=20 seems to be some energy or emotion = missing.

	COMMENT = \|=20 hmmm posted = by :=20 FinalDescent 9/24/2009 12:14:05 PM

	It will take some getting used to but = not bad.=20 He almost passes as Udo, kinda like a local = neighborhood cover=20 band.

	COMMENT = \| Look=20 forward to the new Accept posted by : RiotAct666 9/24/2009 12:16:04 PM

	Andy is a great record producer. Just = check out=20 the stuff he done w/ Megadeth, Exodus to name a few. = Those=20 were some killer albums he was @ the helm of. Hope the = new=20 Accept is heavy and very metal which it should = be.

	COMMENT = \| Should=20 be called Except posted by : JJJB 9/24/2009 12:26:17 PM

	It would be Accept = EXCEPT Udo is=20 not there. With all due respect to=20 Wolf............No Udo.....No Accept

	COMMENT = \| this=20 kind of thing never works... posted by : kevin242 9/24/2009 12:49:18 PM

	I'm sure he is a great vocalist, = but=20 stepping into Udo's shoes? You gotta be kidding me!!! = He=20 totally sucks on the old songs and he is nothing but a = second=20 rate Udo clone. That said, I love Accept and = will give=20 their new album a chance. They never tour the US so I = won't=20 have to hear this imposter singing the older songs. = I=20 just hope on the new songs he isn't trying to do an = Udo=20 impression the whole time... if so then you know it's = going to=20 be bad. Priest, Maiden and wait a minute, even Accept = tried=20 before in the 80's... they all failed at replacing = their=20 vocalist.. What bands metal bands had luck? Okay = Sabbath with=20 Dio, but this guy is no Ronnie James Dio and Dio (nor = Sabbath)=20 were trying to sound like the Sabbath of old.. they = are trying=20 to go on with this guy like ... nothing to see here, = we just=20 switched vocalists. prediction: = FAIL PS.=20 The new Udo cd is very good. I would still prefer a = new Accept=20 album with Udo.

	COMMENT = \|=20 posted by : = shapechangerVII <= SPAN=20 class=3DorangeSmall>9/24/2009 12:57:29 PM

	Man, it's great to see Wolf and Peter = etc back=20 together but I can't do Accept without Udo. This is = just one=20 of those bands where the original singer must be = present,=20 IMO. On another note, I still have my Metal = Heart=20 t-shirt from their 1985 tour with Krokus. = \m/

	COMMENT = \|=20 posted by : = tnttnttnt 9/24/2009 1:07:48 PM

	fuck yeah!!!

	COMMENT = \| No Udo=20 =3D No Accept posted by=20 : diabolical 9/24/2009 1:18:35 PM

	I think they proved that in he = 80s/early 90s, so=20 now they're back on that same road again? Money = must be=20 running short.

	COMMENT = \|=20 posted by : = IdiotAct666 9/24/2009 1:20:19 PM

	It's missing a little balls to the = song... We're=20 in 2009 now...

	COMMENT = \| id=20 check it out posted by=20 : EarthSkynSea 9/24/2009 1:42:44 PM

	saw the original accept. so i am open = to this.=20 thought herman frank was in Victory

	COMMENT = \|=20 posted by : = pigchop 9/24/2009 2:18:58 PM

	Weird, man...listening to the "Flash = Rocking=20 Man" demo...I almost thought I was listening to early = Vince=20 Neil. Huh! I think the guy suits the songs...I = likeed=20 his vox on "Balls..." Hey...If nothing else, it will = certainly=20 be interesting to hear what the band comes up with = this=20 go-round. And with the talents of Sneap onboard, it's = a bonus,=20 man - the guy is one of the very best hands-on sound = enginner/=20 produdcer working the hard 'n heavy scene = today.

	COMMENT = \| Its=20 gonna end up posted by=20 : losferwrds 9/24/2009 3:17:27 PM

	being like Eat the = Heat. Without Udo and=20 Stephen Kaufman whats the point.

	COMMENT = \| I can't=20 wait! posted = by :=20 metalspider 9/24/2009 3:39:04 PM

	Man, I get the feeling this album's = going to be=20 killer! I love Udo's voice, but the new singer is = great too.=20 Anything with Wolf and Peter is bound to be killer = metal, and=20 with Sneap at the board it's guaranteed to sound = amazing.=20

	COMMENT = \|=20 posted by : = STS777 9/24/2009 3:41:15 PM

	Andy is a great producer!!!!!!! i bet = it will be=20 like a bomb!! too sad it's withOUt = UDO....

	COMMENT = \|=20 So... posted = by :=20 kabblammachunk 9/24/2009 4:18:57 PM

	...Should the reunion be under the=20 moniker: (wait for=20 it) EXCEPT? ACCEPT-TION? Har=20 har.

	COMMENT = \|=20 ... posted = by :=20 enslaver 9/24/2009 4:34:01 PM

	it will "sound" good... must suck for = the other=20 guys to have to hear about UDO all the time....haha=20

	COMMENT = \|=20 pathetic posted by :=20 putain 9/24/2009 5:26:26 PM

	The re-recording of Balls tt Wall must = be the=20 most pathetic attempt at relived glory of 2009. Why = can't=20 these guys accept they're not 21 = anymore!?

	COMMENT = \|=20 ... posted = by :=20 Spackle 9/24/2009 5:42:01 PM

	Wont buy into it unless Udo is part of = this.

	COMMENT = \| you=20 dirty fuckers, you're bitching about a=20 logo posted = by :=20 And Then There Were=20 None 9/24/2009 = 6:35:35=20 PM

	while Udo would've been great, he = didn't want=20 part of it. are you dirty fuckers saying you'd = rather=20 have no Wolf Hoffman than Wolf with the new = guy? not=20 i. if he called it the Wolf Hoffmann band, = you'd eat=20 this shit up, so what difference does the logo on the = CD cover=20 make? Wolf is godlike. fuck the shredders (you = know who=20 they are); Wolf is amazing. = cheers.

	COMMENT = \| This=20 new singer posted by :=20 deflepplin 9/24/2009 6:46:09 PM

	Sounds EXACTLY like Andy Sneap said. A = mix=20 between Bon Scott and David Wayne. I like this guy's = voice,=20 and I know that this new version of ACCEPT will put = out a fine=20 album. I really dig that Metal Heart model they = are=20 holding in the picture. Where can I get = one!

	COMMENT = \| This is=20 NOT Accept........... posted by : tthunder 9/24/2009 8:11:08 PM

	I may go see them though with my = custom No UDO=20 No Accept shirt on.

	COMMENT = \|=20 Hmmmm posted = by :=20 behind the wall of=20 sleep 9/25/2009 = 5:30:04=20 AM

	I'm a long-time fan of these guys, and = I wasn't=20 sure about the idea of an Udo-free Accept. Having said = that I=20 got a copy of "Metal of Honor" by TT Quick and I = really like=20 it - Mark Tornillo has a great voice, and he's in the = same=20 vein as Udo - kind of like Ripper Owens and Rob = Halford.I'll=20 give 'em a chance with this line up, it could be = really=20 good. Also this is different from the situation = with=20 David Reece, because that was a case of Udo wanting to = stick=20 with the heavier stuff and the other guys wanting to = do=20 something more commercial, which is why they went with = Reece.=20 This version of the band is aiming to stick with the = classic=20 Accept sound, so it should be ok and VERY different = from the=20 situation with Eat The Heat.

	COMMENT = \|=20 GREAT! posted by :=20 JB 9/25/2009 6:58:07 AM

	I am really looking forward to hear = the album=20 and see them live. I saw the original line up the last = time at=20 the Rock Hard Festival some years ago. I was great and = I=20 really enjoyed it. If Udo doesn=C2=B4t want to do it - = let=C2=B4s do it=20 without him. I really think except for the money the = rest of=20 the guys really like what they do and that=C2=B4s the = way it should=20 be. I met Stefan Schwarzmann, great drummer, cool guy. = I also=20 met Udo and I can=C2=B4t say it about = him...

	COMMENT = \| Sounds=20 Like.... posted by :=20 God_Is_a_Rock_Guitarist_In_O= rlando 9/25/2009 10:23:55 AM

	Bon Scott with vocal nodes but=20 passable.

	COMMENT = \|=20 posted by : = The Return of = the of=20 the Revenge of the Son of Zodiac D 9/25/2009 11:52:12 AM

	wow andy, does he perchance also sound = like=20 bobby blitz or steve souza? saying he sounds like bon = scott=20 and david wayne to me seems like a bizarre way of = avoiding=20 saying "he sounds like udo"

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