The official music video for “Stampede,” the red hot opening track to the new ACCEPT album Blind Rage, is now available for viewing on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbUXHTWZ9vk
“Stampede” was filmed on location in April in the high desert of California at Devil’s Punchbowl (a tilted sandstone formation with other-worldly geology) with director Greg Aronowitz (Batman & Robin, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, The Lost World: Jurassic Park) and features ACCEPT unleashing blistering heavy metal from the mountain tops against a wide-spanning horizon and an absolutely amazing natural backdrop.
Two sets of behind-the-scenes photos from the video shoot taken by photographer Alan Hess can be viewed at the following links:
• http://alanhessphotography.com/accept-stampede-video-behind-the-scenes/
• http://alanhessphotography.com/my-day-with-accept/
Set for North American release on August 19th, Blind Rage was produced by renowned audio engineer Andy Sneap (Megadeth, Napalm Death, Opeth) and is the follow-up to 2012's Stalingrad, which debuted at #81 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and was hailed as a "brilliant" record that "the traditional metalhead will really cherish" by Goldmine Magazine.
Built around the songwriting nucleus of Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes, ACCEPT's beginnings can be traced back to the late 1970s. The German band played a pivotal role in the development of speed and thrash metal, which emerged in the early to mid-1980s. Along with Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, ACCEPT has delivered an undeniable impact on the global metal scene by writing & performing an innovative, pioneering body of work which include some of the most influential metal albums of all time, including 1982’s Restless and Wild (which debuted "Fast As A Shark," the first speed metal song ever recorded), 1984’s Balls To The Wall (the group's most well-known song to date which has become a worldwide metal anthem) and 1985’s Metal Heart. ACCEPT's premier status as ambassadors of the genre has led to pop culture crossover into film (The Wrestler), television (Justified; Beavis and Butthead), and the video games realm (Grand Theft Auto, Guitar Hero). ACCEPT’s popularity and status as one of the world's exemplary heavy metal bands has allowed them to flourish for decades with no sign of slowing down. The band's two previous albums - Blood of the Nations (2010) and Stalingrad (2012) - have charted internationally, topping both critic and fan polls in the process.
The track listing for Blind Rage is:
01. Stampede
02. Dying Breed
03. Dark Side Of My Heart
04. Fall Of The Empire
05. Trail Of Tears
06. Wanna Be Free
07. 200 Years
08. Bloodbath Mastermind
09. From The Ashes We Rise
10. The Curse
11. Final Journey
BONUS DVD:
Live in Chile 2013
ACCEPT will promote Blind Rage with a European headlining tour which will kick off on September 19 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Prior to the overseas tour launch, the band will perform a series of exclusive U.S. live performances in mid-September in Las Vegas, New York City, and a show at the historic Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, California where ACCEPT will be joined by special guests Metal Church and Raven for what promises to be an evening of extraordinary metallic proportions.
The upcoming exclusive ACCEPT shows and their line-ups are as follows:
09/11/14 Belly Up Tavern – Solana Beach, CA – with METAL CHURCH (advanced tickets HERE)
09/12/14 Saban Theatre – Beverly Hills, CA – with METAL CHURCH & RAVEN (advanced tickets HERE)
09/13/14 Count’s Vamp’d – Las Vegas, NV – ACCEPT only (advanced tickets HERE)
09/15/14 The Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY – with RAVEN (advanced tickets HERE)
Pre-order Blind Rage bundles – which include a shirt with exclusive artwork + a poster & photo card – can be purchased now at the Nuclear Blast USA Webshop.
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