Pioneering German heavy metallers ACCEPT have released the last of their three online trailers for their upcoming new album Blind Rage, due out in North America on August 19th.
“I’m a gut player,” shares ACCEPT guitarist & songwriter Wolf Hoffmann about his songwriting process. “I don’t really ever know exactly why something works… what scales I’m using or what melodies… I just play what I feel. I’m not somebody who just sits down and practices his instrument all day long and waits for a nice melody to come his way. I do it the opposite way.”
About his guitar solos on the new album, Hoffmann reveals: “I think, ‘What could that song really need?’ as if it was a vocal idea, because that you certainly do the same way. I usually work alone. I can’t concentrate when other people are in the room. I usually lock myself away working out solo parts.”
Hoffmann also discusses his guitar and band influences.
Watch Blind Rage Trailer #3 on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=anGCPo4507k&list=PLB4brr7vf-P4vHk7Bv2X39gjeqHxLKIhi
Trailer #1 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI2dSE_HbM0
Trailer #2 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=N112phE_QJU
Blind Rage was produced by renowned audio engineer Andy Sneap (EXODUS, MEGADETH, OPETH). The album is available in the following formats from the Nuclear Blast USA Webshop: http://smarturl.it/ACCEPT-Blind-Rage-NB
• Exclusive Bundle: Digi-pak + exclusive artwork t-shirt, poster, and photo card
• Exclusive import box set
• Exclusive import vinyl
• 2-disc digi-pak: CD + bonus DVD
• Jewel-case CD
“Stampede” is ACCEPT’s latest video, directed by Greg Aronowitz (Batman & Robin, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, The Lost World: Jurassic Park).
The “Stampede” digital single can be purchased from the following outlets:
• iTunes: http://georiot.co/AcceptStampedeItunes
• Amazon MP3: http://georiot.co/AcceptStampedAMZMP3
• Google Play: http://smarturl.it/AcceptStampedeGoogle
• NB MP3: http://smarturl.it/AcceptStampedeNB-MP3
The track listing for the Blind Rage digi-pak 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
Prior to the overseas launch of ACCEPT’s headlining European tour on September 19th in Copenhagen, Denmark, the band will perform four exclusive U.S. live performances in mid-September. Their September 12th show at the historic Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, California includes special guests METAL CHURCH and RAVEN.
The exclusive U.S. ACCEPT shows and their line-ups are as follows:
09/11/14 Belly Up Tavern – Solana Beach, CA – with METAL CHURCH
09/12/14 Saban Theatre – Beverly Hills, CA – with METAL CHURCH & RAVEN
09/13/14 Count’s Vamp’d – Las Vegas, NV – ACCEPT only
09/15/14 The Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY – with RAVEN
ACCEPT are:
• Wolf Hoffmann – Guitars
• Peter Baltes – Bass
• Hermann Frank – Guitars
• Stefan Schwarzmann Drums
• Mark Tornillo - Lead Vocals
ABOUT ACCEPT
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
