Accept

Accept is a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled in the early 1970's by Udo Dirkschneider. It is considered by many the most influential German band from the genre and one of the godfathers of speed

Accept is a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled in the early 1970's by Udo Dirkschneider. It is considered by many the most influential German band from the genre and one of the godfathers of speed metal and European power metal.

For many years after its founding, Accept suffered constant changes to its line-up and was essentially kept on an amateur level, making sporadic concerts on festivals. Their professional career began in 1976, when they were invited to play on one of the first rock 'n roll festivals from Germany — Rock am Rhein. After the festival took place, the band received a recording deal and entered a professional studio for the first time, in order to record the self-titled Accept, an album which despite the band's efforts didn't archieve much success.