Feb. 28 — Fans of Accept got their first taste of the band’s new album this week.
The band unveiled the video for its new single, ‘Humanoid‘ Wednesday. Along with being the lead single from the band’s new album, the single is also the record’s title track. The video features the band performing its new single on a futuristically-dressed sound stage as the story of machines becoming increasingly human is told. Over the course of the nearly five-minute song, the band itself is gradually turned into a group of cyborg-type creations as they perform the new single.
The musical arrangement featured in the new single is everything fans of Accept have come to expect from the band. All of the fire and punch of its existing catalog is there. At the same time, the stylistic comparison to works from the likes of Judas Priest is just as evident even as the song maintains its own identity.
The song’s lyrical theme goes along with the record’s overarching conceptual approach, that of technology’s growth.
The band addressed the song’s lyrical theme in a prepared statement.
“The song plays with the omnipresent topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI),” the statement reads. “In a strange way, we have entered exciting times now… This Digital Revolution has a huge impact, probably bigger than anything humankind has ever gone through. The Industrial Revolution was huge, but this might be even bigger, and we’re just at the beginning of it. However, I’m also a little afraid that humanity gets lost and pushed aside in all this stuff. The song is pretty impactful and provoking!”
Humanoid is scheduled for release Apr. 16 through Napalm Records. Pre-orders are open.
Founding member and guitarist Wolf Hoffman spoke briefly about the album in a prepared statement.
“I am extremely pleased with Humanoid,” Hoffman said. “The album has great energy throughout! Working with the best metal producer, Andy Sneap, was once again a lot of fun! We are a great team. We all love the new album and look forward to playing it live! Hope our fans will like it as much as we do.”
Accept is set to launch a tour this fall in support of Humanoid. The European tour is scheduled to launch Oct. 17 in Istanbul, Turkey and to run through Nov. 30 in Stockholm, Sweden. The new tour is in addition to already announced festival shows between June 5 and Oct. 20 as well as a South American tour set to launch April 29 in Montevideo, Uruguay and to run through May 13 in Mexico City, Mexico.
The band’s full tour schedule is noted below. Tickets for the upcoming European run are available here.
South American Headline Tour:
29.04.24 UY – Montevideo / Complejo Sala Show
01.05.24 BR – Sao Paulo / Carioca Club
03.05.24 AR – Buenos Aires / Teatro Flores
05.05.24 CL – Santiago / Coliseo
07.05.24 PE – Lima / CC Festiva
09.05.24 CO – Bogota / Royal Center
11.05.24 SV – San Salvador / Gimnasio Adolfo Pineda Santa Tecla
13.05.24 MX – Mexico City / Circo Volador
European Headline Tour:
17.10.24 TR – Istanbul / KCP
28.10.24 FR – Toulouse / Le Bikini
29.10.24 FR – Lyon / Transbordeur
31.10.24 BE – Antwerp / Trix
01.11.24 FR – Paris / Elysee Montmartre
02.11.24 CH – Lausanne / Les Docks
03.11.24 CH – Zurich / Komplex
05.11.24 DE – Saarbrücken / Garage
06.11.24 DE – Oberhausen / Turbinenhalle
07.11.24 DE – Langen / Stadthalle
09.11.24 AT – Vienna / Simm City
12.11.24 DE – Munich / Backstage
13.11.24 DE – Berlin / Huxleys
15.11.24 DE – Neu-Ulm / Ratiopharm Arena
16.11.24 DE – Geiselwind / Eventcenter
21.11.24 DE – Bremen / Aladin
25.11.24 NO – Oslo / Rockefeller
26.11.24 SE – Gothenburg / Trädgår’n
29.11.24 SE – Karlstad / Nöjesfabriken
30.11.24 SE – Stockholm / Fryshuset
Festivals 2024:
05.-08.06.24 PL – Gdansk / Mystic Festival
19.-22.06.24 DK – Copenhagen / Copenhell
20.-22.06.24 ES – Cartagena / Rock Imperium Festival
26.-29.06.24 ES – Viveiro / Resurrection Festival
27.-30.06.24 FR – Clisson / Hellfest
11.-15.07.24 HU – Dunaújváros / Rockmaraton
12.-14.07.24 BG – Mogilovo / Midalidare Rock in the Wine Valley
14.07.24 CZ – Visovice / Masters Of Rock
20.07.24 DE – Pyras / Pyras Open Air
21.07.24 GR – Athens / Release Athens
31.07.-03.08.24 DE – Wacken / Wacken Open Air
01.-03.08.24 SE – Rejmyre / Skogsröjet
20.10.24 ES – Mallorca / Full Metal Holidays
More information on Accept’s new album and tour schedule is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:
Website: https://acceptworldwide.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/accepttheband
Twitter: https://twitter.com/accepttheband
