Reformed German metal legends ACCEPT have been confirmed as the headliner of the ProgPower USA Kick-Off on September 9th in Atlanta, GA. This will be their first headline show in Atlanta in their illustrious thirty year career.

The band’s lineup consists of:

Mark Tornillo – Vocals

Wolf Hoffmann – Guitars

Herman Frank – Guitars

Peter Baltes – Bass

Stefan Schwarzman – Drums

Blood Of The Nations is the first Accept studio album in over a decade and the first to feature Mark Tornillo on vocals. It was recorded over the winter of 2009-2010 at Backstage Studio in Derbyshire, England with celebrated British producer, SABBAT guitarist and long-time Accept fan Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, EXODUS, ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE). It is currently scheduled for an April release.

Wolf sums it up plain and simple: “Something amazing has happened. We seem to have been transformed from one world into another… these new songs simply bursted out of a vault that has been locked up for too long! We’re not sure where Blood of the Nations and all this new excitement will ultimately take us; we only know one thing: We never had it this good!”

The remaining schedule for the 11th edition of North America’s premier progressive and power metal festival is set:

Mid-Week Mayhem Party - Wednesday, September 8th: ROSS THE BOSS (with special guest Scott Columbus): A Night of MANOWAR Classics, VANGOUGH, SEVEN KINGDOMS.

ProgPower USA Kick-Off - Thursday, September 9th: ACCEPT, LEPROUS, BOREALIS, SIX MINUTE CENTURY.

ProgPower USA Day 1 - Friday, September 10th: KAMELOT, NOCTURNAL RITES, TYR, SEVENTH WONDER, LEAVES' EYES, STORMWARRIOR, ILLUSION SUITE.

ProgPower USA Day 2 - Saturday, September 11th: HAMMERFALL, TAROT, DELAIN, DGM, OCEANS OF SADNESS, PARADOX.

Ticket and schedule information is available at this location.