Following their eagerly awaited return to the live stage at the almost-sold-out Gramercy Theatre in New York City, reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT will be heading to Europe to perform special shows in carefully handpicked venues in various European capitals.

Accept has chosen to play these publicity concerts in small, intimate settings to get close to its longtime fans.

After a decade-long absence, Accept wants to make this a special "thank you" to its European fans, who will be able to attend specially arranged meet-and-greet sessions at each of these shows. In addition, the band will be available for autograph sessions, photo opportunities and interviews during this short trek.

Confirmed dates so far are as follows:

May

8 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theater
11 - Vilnius, Lithuania - Forum Palace
14 - Moscow, Russia - B1 Maximum
15 - St. Petersburg, Russia - Lensoveta Theater
18 - Helsinki, Finland - Virgin Oil Co.
20 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Slussen
26 - London, UK - Islington O2 Academy

Further updates to follow.

As previously reported, 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.