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Accept is a German heavy metal band from Solingen, formed in 1976. The band’s first stable lineup included vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, lead guitarist Wolf Hoffmann, bassist Peter Baltes, rhythm guitarist Jörg Fischer and drummer Stefan Kaufmann. The current lineup includes Hoffmann, vocalist Mark Tornillo, guitarist Philip Shouse, drummer Christopher Williams and bassist Martin Motnik. Accept has undergone numerous lineup changes, with Hoffmann remaining the only constant member. As of 2024, the band has released seventeen studio albums, five live albums and nine compilation albums. Accept has been associated with the development of speed metal and thrash metal and was part of the German heavy metal scene that emerged in the early to mid-1980s. The band achieved its first major commercial success with its fifth studio album "Balls to the Wall" (1983), which is their only album certified gold in the United States and Canada and included the song "Balls to the Wall". The band has disband