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- Country of origin:
- Germany
- Location:
- Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia (early); United States/Germany (later)
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1976
- Genre:
- Heavy Metal
- Lyrical themes:
- Social issues, Sex, Rock & Roll/Metal, Fantasy
- Current label:
- Nuclear Blast
- Years active:
- 1968-1976 (as Band X), 1976-1989, 1992-1997, 2005, 2009-present
When the band originally formed in 1968, they were known as Band X and featured vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, guitarist Michael Wagener (who later went on to become a famous record producer, mixer, and engineer), bassist Dieter Rubach, and drummer Birke Hoe. The band officially became Accept in 1976 when Udo assembled a new line-up featuring Wolf Hoffmann and Gerhard Wahl on guitars, Peter Baltes ...
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| Current | |
| Wolf Hoffmann | Guitars (1976-1989, 1992-1997, 2005, 2009-present) |
| See also: Wolf Hoffmann | |
| Mark Tornillo | Vocals (2009-present) |
| See also: TT Quick, ex-Riff Raff | |
| Christopher Williams | Drums (2015-present) |
| See also: War Within, ex-Meatcurtain, ex-Habit of Force (live), ex-Blackfoot, ex-A Thousand Horses (live), ex-Jasmine Cain (live), ex-John Corabi (live), ex-Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band (live) | |
| Uwe Lulis | Guitars (2015-present) |
| See also: Giftdwarf, ex-Digger, ex-Hawaii, ex-Grave Digger, ex-Rebellion, ex-Brutal Godz, ex-V8 Wankers | |
| Martin Motnik | Bass (2019-present) |
| See also: Code of Perfection, ex-The Roxx, ex-Darkseed | |
| Past | |
| Peter Baltes | Bass (1976-1989, 1992-1997, 2005, 2009-2018) |
| See also: ex-DeuxMonkey, ex-Don Dokken | |
| Frank Friedrich | Drums (1976-1979) |
| See also: ex-Bad Steve | |
| Gerhard Wahl | Guitars (1976-1978) |
| Udo Dirkschneider | Vocals (1976-1987, 1992-1997, 2005) |
| See also: U.D.O., Dirkschneider, Metal All Stars, ex-Band X | |
| Jörg Fischer | Guitars (1978-1982, 1984-1988) |
| See also: ex-Billionaire Boys' Club | |
| Stefan Kaufmann | Drums (1980-1989, 1992-1994) |
| See also: U.D.O. (live) | |
| Herman Frank | Guitars (1982-1984, 2005, 2009-2014) |
| See also: Herman Frank, Poison Sun, Victory, ex-Hazzard, ex-Moon'Doc, ex-Pänzer, ex-Sinner, ex-The Element | |
| Michael White | Vocals (1987) |
| See also: ex-London | |
| Rob Armitage | Vocals (1987-1988) |
| See also: ex-Baby Tuckoo, ex-Jagged Edgу, ex-Passion | |
| David Reece | Vocals (1988-1989) |
| See also: Gypsy Rose, John Steel (live), ex-Sircle of Silence, David Reece, Ez Livin', Reece-Kronlund, Sainted Sinners, ex-Bonfire, ex-Malice, ex-PowerWorld, ex-Sacred Child, ex-Stream, ex-Bangalore Choir, ex-Dare Force, ex-Reece, ex-Tango Down | |
| Ken Mary | Drums (1989) |
| See also: Fifth Angel, Flotsam and Jetsam, ex-Chastain, ex-David T. Chastain, ex-Impellitteri, ex-James Byrd, ex-TKO, ex-Strike, ex-Alice Cooper, ex-House of Lords, ex-Magdallan, ex-Randy Hansen, ex-Soul Shock Remedy | |
| Jim Stacey | Guitars (1989) |
| Stefan Schwarzmann | Drums (1994-1995, 2005, 2009-2014) |
| See also: Pänzer, ex-Helloween, ex-Herman Frank, ex-Krokus, ex-Paradox, ex-Running Wild, ex-U.D.O., ex-Voice, ex-Cronos Titan, ex-X-Wild, ex-Godiva (live), ex-Born Loosers, ex-Canberra, ex-Die Suicides | |
| Michael Cartellone | Drums (1995-1997) |
| See also: Lynyrd Skynyrd, ex-Damn Yankees | |
| Current (Live) | |
| Philip Shouse | Guitars (rhythm) (2019-present) |
| Ava-Rebekah Rahman | Violin (2019-present) |
| Past (Live) | |
| Danny Silvestri | Bass (2019) |
| Wolf Hoffmann | Guitars (1976-1989, 1992-1997, 2005, 2009-present) |
| See also: Wolf Hoffmann | |
| Mark Tornillo | Vocals (2009-present) |
| See also: TT Quick, ex-Riff Raff | |
| Christopher Williams | Drums (2015-present) |
| See also: War Within, ex-Meatcurtain, ex-Habit of Force (live), ex-Blackfoot, ex-A Thousand Horses (live), ex-Jasmine Cain (live), ex-John Corabi (live), ex-Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band (live) | |
| Uwe Lulis | Guitars (2015-present) |
| See also: Giftdwarf, ex-Digger, ex-Hawaii, ex-Grave Digger, ex-Rebellion, ex-Brutal Godz, ex-V8 Wankers | |
| Martin Motnik | Bass (2019-present) |
| See also: Code of Perfection, ex-The Roxx, ex-Darkseed | |
| Peter Baltes | Bass (1976-1989, 1992-1997, 2005, 2009-2018) |
| See also: ex-DeuxMonkey, ex-Don Dokken | |
| Frank Friedrich | Drums (1976-1979) |
| See also: ex-Bad Steve | |
| Gerhard Wahl | Guitars (1976-1978) |
| Udo Dirkschneider | Vocals (1976-1987, 1992-1997, 2005) |
| See also: U.D.O., Dirkschneider, Metal All Stars, ex-Band X | |
| Jörg Fischer | Guitars (1978-1982, 1984-1988) |
| See also: ex-Billionaire Boys' Club | |
| Stefan Kaufmann | Drums (1980-1989, 1992-1994) |
| See also: U.D.O. (live) | |
| Herman Frank | Guitars (1982-1984, 2005, 2009-2014) |
| See also: Herman Frank, Poison Sun, Victory, ex-Hazzard, ex-Moon'Doc, ex-Pänzer, ex-Sinner, ex-The Element | |
| Michael White | Vocals (1987) |
| See also: ex-London | |
| Rob Armitage | Vocals (1987-1988) |
| See also: ex-Baby Tuckoo, ex-Jagged Edgу, ex-Passion | |
| David Reece | Vocals (1988-1989) |
| See also: Gypsy Rose, John Steel (live), ex-Sircle of Silence, David Reece, Ez Livin', Reece-Kronlund, Sainted Sinners, ex-Bonfire, ex-Malice, ex-PowerWorld, ex-Sacred Child, ex-Stream, ex-Bangalore Choir, ex-Dare Force, ex-Reece, ex-Tango Down | |
| Ken Mary | Drums (1989) |
| See also: Fifth Angel, Flotsam and Jetsam, ex-Chastain, ex-David T. Chastain, ex-Impellitteri, ex-James Byrd, ex-TKO, ex-Strike, ex-Alice Cooper, ex-House of Lords, ex-Magdallan, ex-Randy Hansen, ex-Soul Shock Remedy | |
| Jim Stacey | Guitars (1989) |
| Stefan Schwarzmann | Drums (1994-1995, 2005, 2009-2014) |
| See also: Pänzer, ex-Helloween, ex-Herman Frank, ex-Krokus, ex-Paradox, ex-Running Wild, ex-U.D.O., ex-Voice, ex-Cronos Titan, ex-X-Wild, ex-Godiva (live), ex-Born Loosers, ex-Canberra, ex-Die Suicides | |
| Michael Cartellone | Drums (1995-1997) |
| See also: Lynyrd Skynyrd, ex-Damn Yankees | |
| Current | |
| Philip Shouse | Guitars (rhythm) (2019-present) |
| Ava-Rebekah Rahman | Violin (2019-present) |
| Past | |
| Danny Silvestri | Bass (2019) |
| Added by: nothingman | Modified by: Asti78 |
| Added on: 2002-07-18 17:28:02 | Last modified on: 2019-05-24 14:05:12 |