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Ex-ACCEPT Singer DAVID REECE Is ‘Speaking Again’ With WOLF HOFFMANN After Nearly Four Decades: It’s ‘Really Exciting’
David Reece says ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann has contacted him, and the pair are speaking again after nearly four decades without personal contact. Reece described the renewed communication as exciting, despite not being asked to contribute to ACCEPT’s recent 50th-anniversary album.
The album, “Teutonic Titans 1976-2026”, includes a re-recording of “Hellhammer”, a song Reece originally sang on ACCEPT’s 1989 album “Eat The Heat”; Jason McMaster performed the new version. Reece said he was initially miffed, but later heard 5,000 people sing his chorus at a Stockholm show. He learned of Hoffmann’s message while in Bulgaria in August, and said ACCEPT were due to tour Europe in November and December.
In short
- Wolf Hoffmann has reached out to David Reece.
- They are speaking again after nearly 40 years.
- Reece was not invited to the anniversary album.
Explained simply
ACCEPT are a German heavy metal band formed in the 1970s, with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann among their long-standing members. David Reece was the band’s singer on 1989’s Eat The Heat, which included “Hellhammer”; he later left ACCEPT.
The band’s 50th-anniversary album revisits music from its history, including a new recording of “Hellhammer” with singer Jason McMaster. Reece’s connection to the song and the band’s changing line-up help explain why the album’s choices matter to former members and fans.