Their current lineup consists of Hoffmann, vocalist Mark Tornillo, guitarists Uwe Lulis and Philip Shouse, drummer Christopher Williams and bassist Martin Motnik. Before arriving at their current lineup, Accept has undergone numerous lineup changes, being Hoffmann the last remaining original member since its inception, and he is the only band member to appear on each album.
Accept played an important role in the development of speed and thrash metal, and they were part of the German heavy metal scene, which emerged in the early to mid-1980s. They have also been cited as an influence or inspiration by a number of acts, including Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Pantera, Testament, Anthrax, Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Overkill, Exodus, and Annihilator, as well as fellow Germans such as Helloween, Blind Guardian, Doro, Sodom, Rage, and Grave Digger. Accept achieved its first commercial success with their fifth studio album Balls to the Wall (1983), which is the band's only album to be certified gold in the United States and Canada, and spawned their well-known hit "Balls to the Wall".
Accept have broken up and reformed multiple times. They first split up in 1989, several months after the release of Eat the Heat (which was their only album with Dirkschneider's initial replacement David Reece), but reformed in 1992 and released three more albums before disbanding again in 1997. After briefly reuniting in 2005, Accept announced their third reunion in 2009, with former T.T. Quick frontman Mark Tornillo replacing Dirkschneider (who declined to participate), and the band has recorded five albums with him: Blood of the Nations (2010), Stalingrad (2012), Blind Rage (2014), The Rise of Chaos (2017) and Too Mean to Die (2021); each of those albums renewed Accept's popularity in Germany and entered the top ten charts there.
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Studio albums
Accept (1979)
I'm a Rebel (1980)
Breaker (1981)
Restless and Wild (1982)
Balls to the Wall (1983)
Metal Heart (1985)
Russian Roulette (1986)
Eat the Heat (1989)
Objection Overruled (1993)
Death Row (1994)
Predator (1996)
Blood of the Nations (2010)
Stalingrad (2012)
Blind Rage (2014)
The Rise of Chaos (2017)
Too Mean to Die (2021)
Diggin' in the Dirt
Accept Lyrics
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You gotta shoot me twice
Watch out, you better move aside
And try to realize, that I'm alive
Why me, can't you see
You're nothing I want to be
Back off, you should be aware
Diggin' in the dirt, isn't fair
What do you want from me
What are you trying to say
Stop diggin' in the dirt
Diggin' in the dirt
Stop diggin' in the dirt
Diggin' in the dirt
Gar lost, if you gotta dig in dirt
Just try your own
Calm dawn, it's making me sick
Right to the bone, we're nor alike
What do you want from me
What are you trying to say
Stop diggin' in the dirt
Diggin' in the dirt
Stop diggin' in the dirt
Diggin' in the dirt
The lyrics to the song "Diggin' in the Dirt" by Accept appear to be about standing up to someone who is trying to bring you down. The opening lines, "Nice try, if you want to get me down / You gotta shoot me twice" suggest that the singer is not going to be easily defeated. The following lines, "Watch out, you better move aside / And try to realize, that I'm alive" further emphasize this point.
The chorus, "Stop diggin' in the dirt / Diggin' in the dirt / Stop diggin' in the dirt / Diggin' in the dirt" serves as a mantra for the singer, telling their adversary to leave them alone and stop trying to bring them down.
The lines, "What do you want from me / What are you trying to say" suggest that the singer is confused about why their adversary is coming after them, and is trying to understand their motivations.
Overall, "Digging in the Dirt" seems to be a song about resilience, standing up for oneself, and not letting others bring you down.
Line by Line Meaning
Nice try, if you want to get me down
You gotta shoot me twice
You can't bring me down easily, it will take a lot more than just one attempt to defeat me
Watch out, you better move aside
And try to realize, that I'm alive
Be careful and step aside, acknowledge my presence and that I am a force to be reckoned with
Why me, can't you see
You're nothing I want to be
Why are you targeting me? I aspire to be someone different than you
Back off, you should be aware
Diggin' in the dirt, isn't fair
Retreat, you should know that it's not okay to engage in dirty tactics
What do you want from me
What are you trying to say
What is it that you're seeking? What message are you trying to convey?
Stop diggin' in the dirt
Diggin' in the dirt
Stop diggin' in the dirt
Diggin' in the dirt
Cease the dirty tactics, they are unfair and unethical
Gar lost, if you gotta dig in dirt
Just try your own
If you have to resort to cheating, then try to win by your own merits instead
Calm dawn, it's making me sick
Right to the bone, we're nor alike
This situation is disturbing me greatly, we are fundamentally different
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