ACCEPT: New Album Cracks The American Billboard Top 200... Again

After reuniting four years ago with more than 15 years in hibernation, legendary German heavy […]

August 27, 2014

After reuniting four years ago with more than 15 years in hibernation, legendary German heavy metallersACCEPThave added yet another chapter in the story of one of the most triumphant career comebacks in the history of heavy music, this time with the band's latest studio releaseBlind Rage.

For thethirdtime since 2010,ACCEPT's latest album has crackedthe Billboard Top 200 Albums chart 'this time at#35.Blind Ragealso holds the#4 position on the Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart.In Canada,Blind Ragehas debuted at#114 on the Top 200& at#21 on the Hard Rockcharts. Presciently,Blind Ragedebuted at #1 on theGerman Media Control chart- thebest possiblechart entry in the career of any German music artist.

"Four years ago, we decided to startACCEPTanew," states the band. "Of course, we hoped to reach the fans of heavy metal and leave a few more marks in its history. None of us would have thought that it would come to this. We'd like to thank all who gave us enormous strength and the will to continue on order to make this happen."

Brought to extreme front-and-center onBlind Rage,ACCEPT's fabled grandiose riffs, magnificently chanted choruses, classically inspired solos, memorable refrains, and rasped vocals were once again captured by producer &renowned audio engineerAndy Sneap(EXODUS, MEGADETH, OPETH).

Given the exceptional quality ofACCEPT's musical output, their steady climb up the worldwide charts comes as no surprise. Legions of ACCEPT fans around the world answered the call for new material, placing 2010'sBlood Of The Nations- the band's first studio album in a decade and a half ' at#187on theAmerican Billboard Top 200chart. Months later, the band received a nomination for a Revolver Magazine Golden Gods Award in the "Comeback of the Year" category. In Europe,Blood Of The Nationsentered theGerman Media Control chartat#4and debuted at#12on theBillboard European chartwith the following additional worldwide chart entries: #7 in Sweden; #7 in Hungary; #9 in Finland; #19 in Austria; and #27 in the Czech Republic. The band toured relentlessly around the globe and invigorated audiences everywhere with the high-energy dynamics of their stage show.

ACCEPT's 2012 albumStalingradrode the tsunami of the band's resurgence to a chart debut at#81on theAmerican Billboard Top 200. In Germany, the band repeated theirTop 10appearance by debuting at#6on theGerman Media Control chart. In Europe,Stalingraddebuted at #17 in Switzerland, #32 in Austria, #25 in the Czech Republic, and #50 in France. The international demand for live shows continued.
Germany has always stood for innovation and invention, be it in the fields of technology, philosophy, classical composers, or contemporary music. With more than 300,000 works by German authors and musicians regularly published according to European Union statistics, few manage to overcome the staggering odds and succeed on an international level.ACCEPTare one of those acts who have reached the status of phenomenon - for what began locally in the mid-1970s went on to become a worldwide trademark that has maintained its elite status spanning close to four decades.
Next month,ACCEPTharnesses the driving force of their history to play four exclusive U.S. shows before heading overseas to launch their worldwide tour.Don't miss it.

Special guestsMETAL CHURCHandRAVENwill play the September 12[sup]th[/sup]show at the historic Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, California. Dates & line-ups forACCEPT'supcomingU.S.shows include:

Â·09/11/14 Belly Up Tavern ' Solana Beach, CA 'with METAL CHURCH(advanced ticketsHERE)
Â·09/12/14 Saban Theatre ' Beverly Hills, CA 'with METAL CHURCH & RAVEN(advancedticketsHERE)
Â·09/13/14 Count's Vamp'd ' Las Vegas, NV 'ACCEPT only(advanced ticketsHERE)
Â·09/15/14 The Gramercy Theatre ' New York, NY 'with RAVEN(advanced ticketsHERE)