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1986
Friday, February 1: Accept, “Beat the Bastards”
Accept’s decision to reconvene with Mark Tornillo replacing the iconic Udo Dirkschneider received shockingly little pushback from audiences: even though their previous attempt at a non-Udo run with David Reece was mostly forgiven and forgotten, and even though the band’s three ‘90s records with Udo at the helm were increasingly disheartening, fans were surprisingly willing to go with the notion of a different frontman (and an American, no less) leading the legendary outfit. And their faith was ultimately rewarded, as “Beat the Bastards” opened Blood of the Nations and hit with more force and venom than anyone was expecting, updating the approach of Restless & Wild but staying true to the crushing spirit that defined Accept’s legacy. Tornillo’s screeching was naturally different from Dirkschneider’s caterwaul, but the T.T. Quick vocalist blended in seamlessly with Wolf Hoffmann’s charging riffs and Stefan Schwarzmann’s frantic yet super-precise drumming, and “Beat the Bastards” more than lived up to its title. It wasn’t just that everything locked in place, it was that nobody was really expecting an Accept record in 2006 to sound this purposeful and relentless. And while this new-model Accept would eventually wear this formula down to tedium, “Beat the Bastards” was a striking declaration of vitality from a band most had long since written off.
July 14th 1986 TT Quick released their debut album “Metal Of Honor"
Did you know…
Mark Tornillo (Accept) was the vocalist on this album.
In 1983 Jon Zazula began the iconic Megaforce Records label, signing T.T. Quick, along with Metallica, Anthrax and several others
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Accept - Blind Rage
Accept – Blind Rage
Nuclear Blast
Buy the CD here and the MP3 here.
Review by Rick Ossian
As with many bands who did their thing in the early days of Metal and consequently ripped many of our collective heads off, Accept is a band that has had two lives. Their second act, if you will, features the vocals of one Mark Tornilla (T.T.Quick). Many of you will say that the first act was better, and that Udo…
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TT Quick
TT Quick: "Victims" (from their debut self-titled EP, Megaforce Records, 1984)
New Jersey metal band of the NWOBHM period