[Cover photo credit to Robert John]

German Heavy Metal Veterans Accept have kicked off their celebration of 50 years in music with a new version of their classic track “Fast as a Shark”, originally released on Restless and Wild in 1982. This new rendition features Metal legends Phil Anselmo, Kirk Hammett, Mikkey Dee, and Billy Sheehan, alongside Accept members Wolf Hoffmann and Mark Tornillo.

This performance sets the tone for the band’s upcoming album, Teutonic Titans 1976-2026, which is to be released on September 4, 2026 via Napalm Records. The album serves as both a celebration of the band’s history and of Heavy Metal itself. in which they played a pivotal role. The album features 19 tracks, and 50 very Metal guests.

Wolf Hoffmann says about “Fast as a Shark”:

This song was so much fun! We even re-recorded the intro in a Bavarian oompah style… a friend of mine lives in Bavaria, and he was in contact with one of those traditional Bavarian woodwind outfits, and they recorded the traditional German folk song ‘Ein Heller und ein Batzen’ for us, which was fantastic. We were lucky to get Phil Anselmo on vocals, Billy Sheehan on bass, and of course Kirk Hammett on guitar, which is amazing, and Mikkey Dee on drums, so that’s a pretty nice supergroup, isn’t it?

Wolf Hoffmann says about Teutonic Titans 1976-2026:

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.

Teutonic Titans 1976-2026 track listing:

1. Fast as a Shark
2. Balls to the Wall
3. Aiming High
4. Run If You Can
5. Hellhammer
6. Metal Heart
7. Losers and Winners
8. Save Us
9. Up to the Limit
10. Wrong Is Right
11. Starlight
12. Fight It Back
13. Love Child
14. Breaker
15. Demon’s Night
16. T.V. War
17. London Leatherboys
18. Monsterman
19. Restless and Wild

ACCEPT Live 2026
 
Festivals

05.06.26 CZ – Pilsen / Metalfest

18.06.26 BE – Dessel / Graspop Metal Meeting
19.06.26 FR – Clisson / Hellfest
04.07.26 ES – Barcelona / Rock Fest
10.07.26 DE – Nideggen / Tollrock Festival
12.07.26 DE – Herten / Zeche Ewald
25.07.26 TR – Istanbul / Maximum Uniq Open Air
27.07.26 BG – Sofia / National Palace of Culture
29.07.26 RO – Ghimbav-Brasov / Rockstad Extreme Fest
07.08.26 FI – Helsinki / Hellsinki Metalfest
29.08.26 UK – Newark / Stonedead Festival
 
Guests: TAILGUNNER
27.08.26 UK – Wolverhampton / KK’s Steel Mill
28.08.26 UK – London / Indigo at The O2
 
Guests: DYNAZTY & TAILGUNNER
19.11.26 DE – Leipzig / Haus Auensee
20.11.26 DE – Lingen / Emsland Arena
21.11.26 DE – Oberhausen / Turbinenhalle
22.11.26 FR – Paris / L’Olympia
24.11.26 DE – Balingen / Volksbankmesse
25.11.26 FR – Lyon / Transbordeur
27.11.26 ES – Valencia / Auditorio
28.11.26 ES – Madrid / La Cubierta
29.11.26 FR – Toulouse / Le Bikini
01.12.26 CH – Zurich / Komplex 457
02.12.26 IT – Milano / Alcatraz
04.12.26 AT – Vienna / Gasometer
05.12.26 CZ – Zlin / Sports Hall Datart
06.12.26 HU – Budapest / Barba Negra
08.12.26 DE – Berlin / Uber Eats Music Hall
09.12.26 PL – Gliwice / Arena Gliwice
11.12.26 DE – Hamburg / Inselpark Arena
12.12.26 DE – Offenbach / Stadthalle
13.12.26 BE – Brussels / AB
15.12.26 DE – Herford / Kulturwerk
16.12.26 NL – Tilburg / O13
18.12.26 DE – Neu-Ulm / Ratiopharm Arena
19.12.26 DE – Geiselwind / Eventhall
20.12.26 DE – Munich / Zenith