{"id":2393911,"date":"2026-04-29T03:06:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T03:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2393911"},"modified":"2026-04-29T03:06:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T03:06:05","slug":"ghosts-tobias-forge-metallicas-kirk-hammett-and-judas-priests-rob-halford-among-50-guests-to-appear-on-new-album-celebrating-50-years-of-german-metal-institution-accept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ghosts-tobias-forge-metallicas-kirk-hammett-and-judas-priests-rob-halford-among-50-guests-to-appear-on-new-album-celebrating-50-years-of-german-metal-institution-accept\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghost\u2019s Tobias Forge, Metallica\u2019s Kirk Hammett and Judas Priest\u2019s Rob Halford among 50 guests to appear on new album celebrating 50 years of German metal institution Accept"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-d276a7f3-b098-414d-ba7c-f24d4cc2965d\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/ghost\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/ghost\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"\/artist\/ghost\">Ghost<\/a> frontman Tobias Forge and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/metallica\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/metallica\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"\/artist\/metallica\">Metallica<\/a> lead guitarist Kirk Hammett are among the 50 guest stars who will appear on a new album of re-recordings by German metal veterans <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/accept\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/accept\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"\/artist\/accept\">Accept<\/a>, who are celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Today (April 28), the heavy metal five-piece, best known for their 1983 hit single <em>Balls To The Wall<\/em>, announced <em>Teutonic Titans 1976\u20132026<\/em>, which will feature 19 of their songs remade with peers, friends and inspirations.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-d276a7f3-b098-414d-ba7c-f24d4cc2965d-2\">The album will come out on September 4 via Napalm Records. The tracklisting and artwork can be seen below, and pre-orders <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lnk.to\/Accept-TeutonicTitans\/napalmrecords\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/lnk.to\/Accept-TeutonicTitans\/napalmrecords\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">are now live<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Forge will sing lead vocals on a new version of <em>Save Us<\/em>, originally heard on Accept\u2019s 1980 second album <em>I\u2019m A Rebel<\/em>, joined by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/korn\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/korn\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"\/artist\/korn\">Korn<\/a>\u2019s Ray Luzier on drums. Hammett is set to appear on a rendition of <em>Fast As A Shark<\/em>, which will also have ex-<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/motorhead\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/motorhead\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"\/artist\/motorhead\">Mot\u00f6rhead<\/a> man and current Scorpions member Mikkey Dee on drums.<\/p>\n<p>Other guests include <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/judas-priest\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/judas-priest\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"\/artist\/judas-priest\">Judas Priest<\/a> frontman Rob Halford, who\u2019ll sing <em>Balls To The Wall<\/em>. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/the-smashing-pumpkins\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/the-smashing-pumpkins\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"\/artist\/the-smashing-pumpkins\">The Smashing Pumpkins<\/a> singer\/guitarist Billy Corgan and ex-<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/megadeth\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/megadeth\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"\/artist\/megadeth\">Megadeth<\/a> bassist David Ellefson will perform <em>Love Child<\/em>. Fozzy singer and pro-wrestler Chris Jericho, Blind Guardian\u2019s Hansi K\u00fcrsch, ex-Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing and more will appear on as-yet-undisclosed songs.<\/p>\n<p>Accept\u2019s founding guitarist and sole remaining original member, Wolf Hoffman, comments: \u201cThere is no better way to celebrate this 50-year anniversary than to have our musical peers, friends, and inspirations come together with us to record these classic Accept songs, which I am honoured and proud to share with the world. I hope everyone enjoys this very special record as much as we all enjoyed making it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Formed in 1976, Accept are hailed as one of the pioneers of speed metal, their early albums such as 1982\u2019s <em>Running Wild<\/em> and 1983\u2019s <em>Balls To The Wall<\/em> having mixed traditional metal characteristics with faster, more aggressive tempos. Talking to Mariskal Rock TV in 2015, Hoffman claimed that the band\u2019s 1982 single <em>Fast As A Shark<\/em> was \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/news\/accept-inspired-early-thrash-bands\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/news\/accept-inspired-early-thrash-bands\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/news\/accept-inspired-early-thrash-bands\">the first speed metal song ever<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-9EJJecxV2GEexBtRFpQt9H\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-9EJJecxV2GEexBtRFpQt9H slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up below to get the latest from Metal Hammer, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cDefinitely, we have a big influence on a lot of people\u2019s career,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of people that we never even expected to hear this from, but who said to me over the years, \u2018You know, when I heard <em>Restless And Wild<\/em> back in the 80s, it changed my life and it made me become who I am as a musician.\u2019 So a lot of musicians took that as a starting point to form their own careers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Anthrax rhythm guitarist Scott Ian <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/music\/tracks-singles\/anthrax-the-story-behind-metal-thrashing-mad\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/music\/tracks-singles\/anthrax-the-story-behind-metal-thrashing-mad\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/music\/tracks-singles\/anthrax-the-story-behind-metal-thrashing-mad\">told <em>Metal Hammer<\/em><\/a> that the first time he jammed with his band\u2019s drummer Charlie Benante, they played <em>Fast As A Shark<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGetting Charlie changed everything, because he could play double-kick drum really fast,\u201d he said. \u201cI remember going to meet him for the first time in his house in The Bronx, and he started playing <em>Fast As A Shark<\/em> by Accept. And he was playing it even faster than the record! I remember looking at Danny and his jaw was on the floor: \u2018This is the guy.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Accept released their latest studio album, <em>Humanoid<\/em>, in 2024 and are currently gearing up for a 50th-anniversary tour, which starts at Karm\u00f8ygeddon Metal Festival in Kopervik, Norway on May 1. See all of their planned shows and get tickets <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acceptworldwide.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.acceptworldwide.com\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">via their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-e6dd66c7-b53d-4db8-980a-aa15fec8bda8\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1200px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:96.92%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BpiZFdgUHAi9wm5iENdxxi-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BpiZFdgUHAi9wm5iENdxxi-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BpiZFdgUHAi9wm5iENdxxi-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BpiZFdgUHAi9wm5iENdxxi-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BpiZFdgUHAi9wm5iENdxxi-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BpiZFdgUHAi9wm5iENdxxi-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Napalm)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-10e88879-621a-4a25-831f-57beb840086c\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"accept-teutonic-titans-1976-2026-tracklisting-3\">Accept \u2013 Teutonic Titans 1976\u20132026 tracklisting:<\/h2>\n<ol start=\"1\" id=\"elk-71f10ffb-27fd-4219-bb41-5259ab0b1e4b\">\n<li><em>Fast As A Shark<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Balls To The Wall<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Aiming High<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Run If You Can<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Hellhammer<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Metal Heart<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Losers And Winners<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Save Us<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Up To The Limit<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Wrong Is Right<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Starlight<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Fight It Back<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Love Child<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Breaker<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Demon\u2019s Night<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>TV War<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>London Leatherboys<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Monsterman<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Restless And Wild<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.loudersound.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghost frontman Tobias Forge and Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett are among the 50 guest stars who will appear on a new album of re-recordings by German metal veterans Accept, who are celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2026. 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