Accept have announced that frontman, Mark Tornillo, will be back on stage with the band tonight, Friday, October 21, in Patchogue, NY.
Says the band: "GREAT NEWS! Mark is doing better and will be able to join us tomorrow again on stage in Patchogue, NY at Stereo Garden! Ticket links (incl. Meet & Greet) available at acceptworldwide.com/tour/. Who will come and see us there?"
Jason McMaster from Dangerous Toys and Watchtower, rocked the stage with Accept last night, Thursday, October 20, at Penns Peak in Jim Thorpe, PA, filling in for Mark Tornillo.
McMaster has multiple things going on simultaneously with regards to music. Cassius King release their second album, Dread The Dawn, today.
McMaster said, "Strange things happen. Never in a million years, would I ever think I would be doing this. It's an honor to be asked to fill in for a few days for great singer and super nice guy, Mark Tornillo. I spoke to him on the phone and he sounded good, healing up from a bad upper respiratory infection. I've been a fan of his and of course, Accept , since high school. Interesting side note, this happening when the new Cassius King record, Dread The Dawn, comes out today. Cassius King hailing mostly from New Jersey, is where the bulk of these Accept shows are and where I sit now. Again, strange things happen."
In addition to McMaster on vocals, Cassius King is Dan Lorenzo (Hades, Patriarchs In Black) guitars, bassist Jimmy Schulman (Hades, Dreams Of Venus) and drummer Ron Lipnicki (Overkill, Vessel Of Light). Dread The Dawn is out today in North America on California's Nomad Eel Records and in Europe on Germany's MDD Records. The band's new video/single for the track "Abandon Paradise" will be out Tuesday on MDD's YouTube page. Dread The Dawn can be heard here.
On Sunday (October 16, 2022), for the first time in their history, Accept played an entire show without a singer. It was announced just prior to the show at The Phoenix in Toronto, ON (Canada) that Mark Tornillo had been taken to hospital for an undisclosed illness and the band decided to go on with the show. Guitarists Wolf Hoffmann, Uwe Lulis, Philip Shouse, bassist Martin Motnik and drummer Christopher Williams all sharing vocal duties.
Check out video from the Toronto show, filmed by BraveWords, below:
Accept will start their long-awaited Too Mean To Die tour on January 14, 2023 in Oberhausen. The metal Teutons will tour across Europe from mid-January to the end of February, playing 29 gigs in 13 countries, ten of them in Germany alone.
Mastermind Wolf Hoffmann states: "It's been two hard years because we really wanted to go on stage but couldn't for the reasons we know. Anyway, now the time of suffering has come to an end. And only one thing counts now: Accept and our fans are 'too mean to die' - we won't let it get us down and rock the beginning of 2023."
Tickets for the Too Mean To Die European Tour 2023 are now available. Get your exclusive VIP access for the shows of your choice (incl. meeting and photo with Accept) here.
Tour dates:
January
14 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle
15 - Brüssels, Belgium - La Madeleine
17 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
18 - Paris, France - Bataclan
20 - Pamplona, Spain - Totem
21 - Madrid, Spain - La Riviera
22 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 1
24 - Toulouse, France - Bikini
25 - Lyon, France - Transbordeur
27 - Zürich, Switzerland - Komplex
28 - Telfs, Austria - Rathaussaal
29 - Budapest, Hungary - Barba Negra
31 - Zlin, Czech Republic - Hala Euronics
February
1 - Warsaw, Poland - Progresja
3 - Tallinn, Estonia - Helitehas
4 - Helsinki, Finland - House Of Culture
5 - Tampere, Finland - Pakkahuone
7 - Stockholm, Sweden - Fryshuset
8 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
10 - Gothenborg, Sweden - Trädgår'n
11 - Kopenhagen, Denmark - Vega
12 - Bremen, Germany - Aladin
14 - Berlin, Germany - Huxley’s
16 - Ulm, Germany - Ratiopharm Arena
17 - Munich, Germany - Tonhalle
18 - Filderstadt, Germany - FILharmonie
19 - Geiselwind, Germany - Eventzentrum
21 - Leipzig, Germany - Haus Auensee
22 - Saarbrücken, Germany - Garage
Accept are:
Wolf Hoffmann - guitar
Mark Tornillo - vocals
Uwe Lulis - guitar
Philip Shouse - guitar
Martin Motnik - bass
Christopher Williams - drums
