Back in ’84, I saw ACCEPT open for KISS at the Montreal Forum and I
thought it was good. In 2011, I saw the band at Club Soda in Montreal and
thought they were great, but it was nothing like last night’s show (Sept 10th
2012) at Le Metropolis (in Montreal). The band was simply fantastic. One of the
better shows I’ve seen this year. ‘New’ vocalist Mark Tornillo has added a
spark to the band and has re-energized the old catalogue. Songs like ‘Restless
And Wild’, ‘Losers And Winners’ and ‘Metal Heart’ sound fresh and powerful with
Mark’s growl and how is it when speaking of guitar gods - does Wolf Hoffman get
overlooked? He was blazing last night. The band also featured songs from their
latest two albums (2010’s ‘Blood Of The Nations’ and 2012’s ‘Stalingrad’).
‘Teutonic Terror’ is by far their greatest song ever and to hear it live is
simply killer. The band also treated fans to newer tracks ‘Hung, Drawn and
Quartered’, ‘Pandemic’, ‘Bucket Full Of Hate’ and ‘Stalingrad’. It’s not often
a band can change their lead singer and actually become a better band, but
ACCEPT have done it and prove it without doubt at each live show. I’ll be
coming back every time they’re in town. Oh, yeah - they also played their
greatest hit ‘Balls To The Walls’ and yes, it had MORE BALLS with Tornillo
singing! Thanks ACCEPT for another great show!