Powerline A.D. reports:

If singer Udo Dirkschneider was once considered the face of the legendary German metal band ACCEPT, then lead guitarist Wolf Hoffmann can easily be the metal heart and soul.

When the band called it quits in the 90s, Udo went on to fortify his solo creation, U.D.O., while Hoffmann went on to become a very talented commercial photographer. Thing is, Hoffmann always had Accept's legacy on his mind. Yet, even after a brief Accept reunion in 2005, Udo was more concerned about the future of his solo music.

Now in 2009, Wolf Hoffmann and other important Accept musicians such as bassist Peter Baltes and guitarist Herman Frank have reformed the group with a new vocalist, Mark Tornillo, formerly of TT QUICK.

Last week, Wolf Hoffmann gave Powerline A.D. an update:

Powerline A.D.: Word has it the new album is almost finished. Is that true? If so, any word on a release date? Title? etc?

Wolf Hoffmann: "Right now we are recording at Andy Sneap’s studio in the UK. It’s going great. Andy is an incredible talented producer and we all are enjoying the recording process very much. Actually, we just finished recording drums. Release is planned for early 2010."

Powerline A.D.: New singer, Mark Tornillo, is exciting to fans. He has a good Bon Scott raspiness to his voice. A much more appropriate replacement for Udo than, say, another David Reece. His arrival into the history of Accept happened pretty fast, no?

Wolf: "Yeah, very fast indeed. Peter and I were jamming one weekend near his home in Pennsylvania — this is all after Udo had just announced there was no chance of a reunion with him. So, needless to say, we wanted to let off some steam and just shred. We were tossing some ideas around like we always have. Peter and I have always been a good team when it comes to writing songs. Of course, jamming is a lot more fun with a singer and somebody suggested to give Mark Tornillo a call to see if he would join us. He lived around the corner and when we called him he said he had tough cold that had been dragging on for some time but he was gonna come anyhow. One thing led to another and before we knew it we were jamming Accept tunes. Turns out Mark knew a bunch of the Accept classics from having covered them back in the day with his band TT Quick. Mark started singing and within a few moment Peter and I looked at each other: Are you thinking what I am thinking?... A couple of songs from this impromptu jam session were later posted online."

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