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Sabrina Ramdoyal

Accept release a new version of “Fast As A Shark” with a stellar lineup

Author Benedetta Baldin - 2.6.2026

A star-studded lineup of guest artists has been gathered to honor Accept on their 50th anniversary, as per theprp. This extensive group of metal icons will be interpreting several songs from Accept’s extensive catalog for a tribute album titled “Teutonic Titans 1976-2026. ” Although that album is set to release on September 4th, a newly reimagined version of the first track, “Fast As A Shark” from 1982, has just been unveiled. This version features Accept’s own guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and singer Mark Tornillo alongside vocalist Phil Anselmo from Pantera and Down, Metallica’s guitarist Kirk Hammett, bassist Billy Sheehan from The Winery Dogs, and drummer Mikkey Dee from Scorpions and former Motörhead.

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

A real honor to pay back the great inspiration Accept had for me! – Kirk Hammett

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Nov. 19 – DE – Leipzig @ Haus Auensee
Nov. 20 – DE – Lingen @ Emsland Arena
Nov. 21 – DE – Oberhausen @ Turbinenhalle
Nov. 22 – FR – Paris @ L’Olympia
Nov. 24 – DE – Balingen @ Volksbankmesse
Nov. 25 – FR – Lyon @ Transbordeur
Nov. 27 – ES – Valencia @ Auditorio
Nov. 28 – ES – Madrid @ La Cubierta
Nov. 29 – FR – Toulouse @ Bikini
Dec. 01 – CH – Zurich @ Komplex 457
Dec. 02 – IT – Milano @ Alcatraz
Dec. 04 – AT – Vienna @ Gasometer
Dec. 05 – CZ – Zlin @ Sports Hall Datart
Dec. 06 – HU – Budapest @ Barba Negra
Dec. 08 – DE – Berlin @ Uber Eats Music Hall
Dec. 09 – PL – Gliwice @ Arena Gliwice
Dec. 11 – DE – Hamburg @ Inselpark Arena
Dec. 12 – DE – Offenbach @ Stadthalle
Dec. 13 – BE – Brussels @ AB
Dec. 15 – DE – Herford @ Kulturwerk
Dec. 16 – NL – Tilburg @ O13
Dec. 18 – DE – Ulm @ Ratiopharm Arena
Dec. 19 – DE – Geiselwind @ Eventhall
Dec. 20 – DE – Munich @ Zenith