Tag Archives: Udo Dirkschneider

Metal By Numbers 1/18: Debuts reanimate the charts

Posted by on January 18, 2017

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This is more like the Metal By Numbers you’re used to seeing, now that albums are actually coming out. They’re noteworthy ones too, featuring everything from a covers EP to a album to a […]

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Saxon drummer leaves hospital, band announces fill-in

Posted by on January 5, 2015

After being rushed to the hospital to address a brain aneurysm, drummer Nigel Glockler of Saxon is making a recovery and will be leaving the hospital tomorrow. In addition, the legendary heavy metal band has announced via Facebook that Sven Dirkschneider will be filling in as their live drummer until Glockler makes a full recovery. […]

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Video: Accept stampede all over mountains

Posted by on June 27, 2014

[youtube]http://youtu.be/tor7bDFQRpM[/youtube] For many, the mere mention of the band Accept calls to mind their petite but powerful former vocalist Udo Dirkschneider. However, for the last five years, Mark Tornillo has been singing for the band, who have gone through somewhat of a creative renaissance since. With their forthcoming album Blind Rage (their fourteenth!) out on August […]

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Today in Metal: ‘I’m a Rebel’ by Accept turns 34 years old

Posted by on June 2, 2014

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCp4GR01zEo[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. Today, Accept’s sophomore album, I’m a Rebel, turns 34 years old today. This is the follow-up to Accept’s debut album. The first album had a classic rock feel, and this album is really not […]

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Accept’s first album came out 35 years ago today

Posted by on January 16, 2014

[youtube]http://youtu.be/1iiFBgtyN1A[/youtube] I actually had a New Year’s resolution this year! I have been personally listening to an album since the year started that was released on each day of the year. Some of them are albums I’ve listened to before, and others are brand new ones that I’ll be listening to for the first time. Today, […]

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Metal Insider’s Top 5: Shortest Rock Stars

Posted by on September 16, 2013

Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Rock stars are often perceived as being larger than life. Posters, album covers, and band photos are shot from low camera angles with the band looking down at the lens. We hear the screams and conjure an image that our […]

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Metal Insider’s Top 5: Comeback Albums Of The 2000s

Posted by on June 11, 2012

Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. There’s a lot at stake for a band that’s been out of the public eye for years or simply experienced their fair share of bad luck. In some cases, those said bands have already been written off by many as hopeless […]

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Accept Streaming Title Track From New Album ‘Stalingrad’

Posted by on February 28, 2012

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-QQYxryAqM[/youtube] Like Anthrax in 2011 and Alice In Chains in 2009, Accept’s Blood Of The Nation was arguably the comeback album of 2010. With Mark Tornillo taking over for original singer Udo Dirkschneider, Accept proved that they still had what it takes to create timeless metal anthems, even after 14 years of inactivity. And this […]

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Wacken Fest 2011, Day One: Balls To The Wall

Posted by on August 4, 2011

While we’d like to be in Germany at the Wacken Open Air Festival, unfortunately, we have a blog to run and couldn’t make it over. Fortunately, our publicist buddy Jon Freeman from Freeman Promotions offered to do some guest blogging for us. As you can tell from the picture, Jon likes to drink, so while […]

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