German heavy metal outfit Accept are being celebrated with a new tribute album dubbed “Teutonic Titans 1976-2026” in honor of their 50th anniversary. The band have enlisted a veritable army of some 50 guest musicians to reimagine 19 tracks from the the Accept catalo. Among those participating are Metallica‘s Kirk Hammet, Pantera‘s Phil Anselmo & Rex Brown, Judas Priest‘s Rob Halford, Korn‘s Ray Luzier, Ghost‘s Tobias Forge & more.
Accept guitarist Wolf Hoffmann said of this honor:
“There 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 honored and proud to share with the World. I hope everyone enjoys this very special record as much as we all enjoyed making it.”
Among some of the guests involved with this record are:
- Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
- Phil Anselmo (Pantera)
- Mikkey Dee (Scorpions, ex-Motörhead)
- Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
- Rex Brown (Pantera)
- Chuck Billy (Testament)
- Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins)
- Gary Holt (Slayer/Exodus)
- David Ellefson (ex-Megadeth)
- Jason Bowld (Bullet For My Valentine)
- Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs)
- Tobias Forge (Ghost)
- Ray Luzier (Korn)
- John Bush (Armored Saint)
- Alex Skolnick (Testament)
- Shannon Larkin (ex-Godsmack)
- Bumblefoot (ex-Guns N’ Roses, Etc.)
- Bobby Blitz (Overkill)
- Frank Bello (Anthrax)
- Sebastian Bach
- Jeff Loomis (Nevermore)
- Chris Jericho (Fozzy)
- K.K. Downing (ex-Judas Priest)
- Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot, etc.)
The full track listing for “Teutonic Titans 1976-2026” runs as follows:
01 – “Fast As A Shark“
(Phil Anselmo, Kirk Hammett, Billy Sheehan, Mikkey Dee & Harmonie Musik Hindelang)
02 – “Balls To The Wall“
(Rob Halford, Matthias Jabs, Rex Brown & Jason Bowld)
03 – “Aiming High“
(Chuck Billy, Gary Holt, David Ellefson & Christopher Williams)
04 – “Run If You Can“
(Todd La Torre, Ola Englund, Chuck Garric & Roy Mayorga)
05 – “Hellhammer“
(Jason McMaster, Zeuss, Phil Shouse & Christopher Williams)
06 – “Metal Heart“
(Dino Jelusick, Joel Hoekstra, Ava Rebekah Rahman & Jason Bowld)
07 – “Losers And Winners“
(Hansi Kürsch, Paul Gilbert, Chuck Garric & Tommy Aldridge)
08 – “Save Us“
(Tobias Forge, Frank Bello & Ray Luzier)
09 – “Up To The Limit“
(John Bush, Alex Skolnick, Rudy Sarzo & Shannon Larkin)
10 – “Wrong Is Right“
(Ralf Scheepers, John Norum & Ken Mary)
11 – “Starlight“
(Joseph Michael, Phil Demmel & Michael Cartellone)
12 – “Fight It Back“
(Mark Lopes, Bumblefoot, Billy Sheehan & Shawn Drover)
13 – “Love Child“
(Billy Corgan, David Ellefson & Tommy Aldridge)
14 – “Breaker“
(Girish Pradhan, Glen Drover, Shawn Drover & Chuck Garric)
15 – “Demons Night“
(Bobby Blitz, Andy Sneap, David Ellefson & Ray Luzier)
16 – “T.V. War“
(Joe Lynn Turner, Fredrik Åkesson, Rudy Sarzo & Ken Mary)
17 – “London Leatherboys“
(Sebastian Bach, Rex Brown & Shawn Drover)
18 – “Monsterman“
(Jeff Scott Soto, Jeff Loomis, Rudy Sarzo & Michael Cartellone)
19 – “Restless And Wild“
(Chris Jericho, K. K. Downing, Billy Sheehan & Ray Luzier)
Napalm Records have a September 04th release date scheduled for this set, which pre-orders are now available for via nk.to/Accept-TeutonicTitans.