Legendary Heavy Metal Force ACCEPT Unveil Title Track from Upcoming Album

Watch the Official Music Video for “Humanoid”

New Studio Album, ‘Humanoid’,

Out April 26, 2024, via Napalm Records

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ACCEPT’s New Teutonic Metal Masterpiece ‘Humanoid’!

Story: Ralph Greco, Jr.

Heavy metal legends ACCEPT unleash the first single, the title track of their upcoming album ‘Humanoid’, out on April 26, 2024! The hard-hitting first single features razor-sharp riffs in true ACCEPT style and comments on our reliance on technology. The dystopian atmosphere of the accompanying official music video compliments the track perfectly, depicting a stark contrast between a video wall and the band performing live in front of it.

ACCEPT was the first heavy metal band from Germany to explode internationally, influencing an entire generation of bands. Founded in 1976, ACCEPT has remained at the top of the scene with countless sold-out shows, headline slots at all major international festivals, Gold certifications, #1 chart positions, and a colossal number of albums sold throughout the years.

Fans will get their chance to hear the new songs live soon after the release of ‘Humanoid’ on ACCEPT’s South American tour, kicking off at the end of April, as well as at many big European summer festivals – including Hellfest, Wacken, and Masters of Rock. Tickets for ACCEPT’s autumn 2024 European headline tour are also already on sale. Watch the video below and secure your copy of ‘Humanoid’ now!

ACCEPT on “Humanoid”:

“The song plays with the omnipresent topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI). In a strange way, we have entered exciting times now… This digital revolution has a huge impact, probably bigger than anything humankind has ever gone through. The Industrial Revolution was huge, but this might be even bigger, and we’re just at the beginning of it. However, I’m also a little afraid that humanity gets lost and pushed aside in all this stuff. The song is pretty impactful and provoking!”

Watch the Official Music Video for “Humanoid” HERE

“On ‘Humanoid’, ACCEPT once again succeeds in channeling the essence of heavy metal: Cutting riffs, sublime solos, big melodies. Must be heard loud!”

— Metal Hammer Germany

[ACCEPT Metal Hammer cover story with excl 7’’ Vinyl to be published on April 12 – Pre-order now!]

Once again finalized by leading metal producer Andy Sneap (Judas Priest, Amon Amarth, Testament, Saxon, etc.) at his Backstage Recording Studios Ltd. in Derbyshire, UK, ‘Humanoid’ is a towering musical achievement and another world-class entry in the ACCEPT catalog, certain to rally fans from around the world. ‘Humanoid’ will be available in various formats worldwide, some of them strictly limited.

‘Humanoid’ joins absolute genre classics like ‘Balls To The Wall’, certified Gold in USA and Canada, ‘Metal Heart’, and newer masterpieces like ‘Blood of the Nations’ and the #1 charting album ‘Blind Rage’. Their albums regularly place in national Top 10 sales charts, with global sales of over 17 million to date.

Pre-Order Your Copy of ‘Humanoid’ NOW

ACCEPT has never shied away from hot-button issues, and this album is no exception. Yet the band’s 17th studio album is certainly not a concept album. It deals with topics like AI and how our reliance on technology is gradually stripping away our individuality. ACCEPT offers a warning in this new album and title track single ‘Humanoid’. Since singer Mark Tornillo will never be an advocate for the digital age, he counterbalances the title track with raw emotions, frailties, significant Rites of Passage we encounter on the path of life, and characteristics that make us uniquely human: feeling uncomfortable, getting older, dealing with hurt, disappointment, and the final stop for everyone: death.

‘Humanoid’ Track List:

1. Diving Into Sin

2. Humanoid

3. Frankenstein

4. Man Up

5. The Reckoning

6. Nobody Gets Out Alive

7. Ravages Of Time

8. Unbreakable

9. Mind Games

10. Straight Up Jack

11. Southside Of Hell

‘Humanoid’ will be available in the following formats:

=> Ltd Box incl. CD Mediabook + Flag, Keytool in Guitar Look, Lighter, Photo Card, Textile Sticker – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive

(strictly limited to 1000 copies worldwide)

=> 1-LP Gatefold Vinyl SPLATTERED CRISTALLO, BLACK, BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW, WHITE Die-Hard Edition + 12 inch Booklet + Slipmat + Patch + Record Butler – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive, (strictly limited to 666 copies worldwide)

=> 1-LP Gatefold Vinyl SOLID BABY BLUE – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive (strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide)

=> 1-LP Gatefold Vinyl TRANSLUCENT TURQUOISE – Napalm Records North America exclusive (strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide)

=> 1-LP Gatefold Vinyl CRISTALLO – JPC exclusive

(strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide)

=> 1-LP Gatefold Vinyl TRANSLUCENT ORANGE – EMP exclusive

(strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide)

=> 1-LP Gatefold Vinyl SILVER – Platekompaniet exclusive

(strictly limited to 400 copies worldwide)

=> 1-LP Gatefold Vinyl SOLID ROYAL BLUE – North American Indies exclusive

(strictly limited to 1100 copies worldwide)

=> 1-LP Gatefold Vinyl BLACK

=> 1-CD Mediabook w/ 28 pages booklet + 1 Bonus Tracks – limited edition

=> 1-CD 6 pages Digisleeve + 12 pages booklet

=> World exclusive 7“ vinyl incl. ”Humanoid” and “The Reckoning”, physically unreleased – only available with METAL HAMMER Germany May issue incl ACCEPT cover story (street date April 12th), before the new album drops

=> Digital Album

[Ltd Box incl. CD Mediabook + Flag, Keytool in Guitar Look, Lighter, Photo Card, Textile Sticker – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive (strictly limited to 1000 copies worldwide)]

‘Humanoid’ is a ferociously electrifying, dynamic, and subtly nuanced platter with tongue-in-cheek humor, as heard in biblical references on “The Reckoning” – an ode to concert audiences – a thrilling new spin on the “Frankenstein” story and “Straight Up Jack” – a track that surely would have been a Bon Scott approved drinking song.

The opening track “Diving into Sin” gives listeners a hair-raising energetic jolt with its Middle Eastern-influenced intro, and an almost aggressive, screaming vocal from Tornillo setting the rest of the album up for a most bountiful feast. “Unbreakable” is as much about the band as it is the bond between ACCEPT and their fans, in the concert arena – an easy-going “Hey, let’s do this” kind of rock song. “Mind Games”, on the other hand, has a vintage feel, circa “Metal Heart”. “No One Gets Out Alive” seems tailor-made for live shows. It says that regardless of life’s circumstances, rich, famous, or not, death is the great equalizer. Upbeat and aggressive with guitar interplay, “Southside Of Hell” ends the album with a wonderful bit of wordplay, courtesy of Tornillo.

‘Humanoid’ is an album that targets the head, heart, gut, and… balls! Listen for yourself!

ACCEPT Live 2024:

South American Headline Tour:

29.04.24 UY – Montevideo / Complejo Sala Show

01.05.24 BR – Sao Paulo / Carioca Club

03.05.24 AR – Buenos Aires / Teatro Flores

05.05.24 CL – Santiago / Coliseo

07.05.24 PE – Lima / CC Festiva

09.05.24 CO – Bogota / Royal Center

11.05.24 SV – San Salvador / Gimnasio Adolfo Pineda Santa Tecla

13.05.24 MX – Mexico City / Sala Urbana

15.05.24 BR – Belo Horizonte / Mister Rock

17.05.24 BR – Brasília / Toinha

18.05.24 BR – São Paulo / Carioca Club

19.05.24 BR – Santo André / Santo Rock

European Headline Tour:

17.10.24 TR – Istanbul / KCP

28.10.24 FR – Toulouse / Le Bikini

29.10.24 FR – Lyon / Transbordeur

31.10.24 BE – Antwerp / Trix

01.11.24 FR – Paris / Elysee Montmartre

02.11.24 CH – Lausanne / Les Docks

03.11.24 CH – Zurich / Komplex

05.11.24 DE – Saarbrücken / Garage

06.11.24 DE – Oberhausen / Turbinenhalle

07.11.24 DE – Langen / Stadthalle

09.11.24 AT – Vienna / Simm City

12.11.24 DE – Munich / Backstage

13.11.24 DE – Berlin / Huxleys

15.11.24 DE – Neu-Ulm / Ratiopharm Arena

16.11.24 DE – Geiselwind / Musichall

21.11.24 DE – Bremen / Aladin

25.11.24 NO – Oslo / Rockefeller

26.11.24 SE – Gothenburg / Trädgår’n

28.11.24 SE – Skövde / Valhall

29.11.24 SE – Karlstad / Nöjesfabriken

30.11.24 SE – Stockholm / Fryshuset

Festivals 2024:

03.-07.03.24 US – Miami, FL / Monsters Of Rock Cruise

05.-08.06.24 PL – Gdansk / Mystic Festival

19.-22.06.24 DK – Copenhagen / Copenhell

20.-22.06.24 ES – Cartagena / Rock Imperium Festival

26.-29.06.24 ES – Viveiro / Resurrection Festival

27.-30.06.24 FR – Clisson / Hellfest

11.-15.07.24 HU – Dunaújváros / Rockmaraton

12.-14.07.24 BG – Mogilovo / Midalidare Rock in the Wine Valley

14.07.24 CZ – Visovice / Masters Of Rock

20.07.24 DE – Pyras / Pyras Open Air

21.07.24 GR – Athens / Release Athens

26.-28.07.24 UK – Ebbw Vale / Steelhouse Festival

31.07.-03.08.24 DE – Wacken / Wacken Open Air

01.-03.08.24 SE – Rejmyre / Skogsröjet

20.10.24 ES – Mallorca / Full Metal Holidays

Tickets available HERE

ACCEPT are:

Wolf Hoffmann – guitar

Mark Tornillo – vocals

Uwe Lulis – guitar

Martin Motnik – bass

Christopher Williams – drums

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Ralph Greco, Jr. is the devilishly clever nom de plume of professional writer/musician Ralph Greco who lives in the wilds of suburban New Jersey. He is also a podcast co-host, but as everyone has a podcast these days, this fact is of very little consequence.

Ralph can be reached by writing ralphiedawriter@gmail.com