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)
Free Me Now
Accept Lyrics
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Free me now
Free me now
Free me now
Can't you hear the laughter of the devil in the night
Sure there must be soldiers have no fairer place to fight
Free me now
Free me now
Free me now
Killing must be faster of the nation
Can't you see the widows
Without home and shedding tears
Free me now
Free me now
Free me now
The lyrics of "Free Me Now" by Accept is a commentary on the societal and political injustices that exist in the world. The first line of the song, "Man he thought the world and just the law was just a lie," demonstrates the disillusionment that some people feel towards the system of law and governance that is in place. The repeated plea for freedom in the chorus, "Free me now, Free me now, Free me now" encapsulates the desire for liberation from the oppression that individuals may feel. The following lines, "Can't you hear the laughter of the devil in the night, Sure there must be soldiers have no fairer place to fight," illustrate the sinister nature of the world and how even the most virtuous warriors may struggle to find an even playing field in their battle against injustice.
The verse that follows highlights the atrocities that occur during times of war and how the widows left behind have no place to call home, except for refugees' camps, where they find solace in shedding tears. The song's message is one of defiance and a quest for justice, for a world where people can live freely without fear of being oppressed, where war is no longer commonplace and where widows, as well as children who have lost family in said wars, can call their house a home. All in all, the song's lyrics aim to inspire and call for action from the listeners in creating a more just and equitable society for all.
Line by Line Meaning
Man he thought the world and just the law was just a lie
The man believed that the entire world and its governing laws were deceitful and untruthful.
Free me now
The singer demands to be liberated immediately.
Can't you hear the laughter of the devil in the night
The singer asks if the listeners can perceive the sinister chuckling of an evil entity during the darkness.
Sure there must be soldiers have no fairer place to fight
There are probably military personnel without a more justifiable battlefield.
Killing must be faster of the nation
The extermination of individuals must become accelerated to benefit the state.
Can't you see the widows
The singer addresses someone who seems to lack awareness regarding the plethora of wives who have lost their husbands.
Without home and shedding tears
These women are weeping because they have nowhere to go.
Free me now
The artist reiterates their request for immediate emancipation.
Free me now
The artist repeats their request to be freed at once.
Free me now
The artist restates their demand for liberation without any further delay.
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Tony Altano
Wolf's guitar mastery, Peter's lumbering bass, Udo in top vocal form. Thrilling song.
imdartson
How this album only has a 54% avg on metal archives is beyond me.
aocidicoa
Because the site is ran by fucking posers
sonountaleban
Probably the first (real) speed-metal tune that appeared, even thought Exciter (by Judas Priest) was released the year before but it doesn't sound much heavy like this.
for electric string
Both are heavy metal
sonountaleban
@Gabi.M. Hshshs Probably your speakers are broken... ;)
Gabi.M. Hshshs
This is so fucking unheavy wtf... Exciter is more heavy.
Dragan Radonjic
The > BEST < song from first album ...
Edgar Velazquez
Totally
salvatore durgali
Influenced by the sweet a brilliant band of the 70's.