ACCEPT bassist Peter Baltes is featured in a new interview with MetalExiles.com. An excerpt is available below:

Metal Exiles: With so many bands calling it quits what keeps Accept going?

Peter: "For one, we are not running out of ideas but there is also the fact that Wolf and I have been friends since high school, the friendship here is deep. As long as the fans come and want to see us and we can put out albums that can stand the test of time then it makes sense to keep on going. If one day we cannot do it anymore and we put out a record that nobody wants to listen to then we will pack it in."

Metal Exiles: Whats next after this American tour?

Peter: "We are going to South America then Europe for some dates. We are doing Sweden Rock with Judas Priest and the fans are going crazy that we are playing with them on the same day. We are playing some other festivals during the summer then we go home and relax. We will start writing right away and Andy does have studio time already booked so hopefully we will get started and have an album done by early next year."

Metal Exiles: To look back on your career you have done some stuff outside of Accept. Looking back what was the best thing that you have done and why?

Peter: "It is hard to say but the DON DOKKEN record (Up From The Ashes) was probably the best because it was such a good record. It was first class musicianship, we did a great tour but it was just a project and for some reason it just did not work out. There is a difference between a real band and a project band. I would take a real DOKKEN record over what we did anytime."

Go to this location for the complete interview.

Accept recently commented on their first sold out show in South America in their entire career. About the May 14th Sao Paulo date: "Fans in Mexico, Bolivia, Peru and Chile went wild, but Argentina and Brazil went crazy. What a great 2011 tour it has been. Europe, North America, South America, and a few more festivals and shows this summer. Way to go."

A new trailer for the summer 2011 tour can be seen below:

In other news, German rock and metal television show Rock Invasion recently conducted an interview with Accept vocalist Mark Tornillo. Watch the interview here.

Accept tour dates are as follows:

June

3 - Plze?, Czech Republic - Metalfest
4 - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club
5 - Bremen, Germany - Aladin
7 - Bochum, Germany - Zeche
9 - Sölversborg, Sweden - Rock Festival
11 - Tampere, Finland - Sauna Open Air

July

9 - Gävle Gasklockorna, Sweden - Getaway Rock Festival
15 - Balingen, Germany - Bang Your Head
16 - Tolmin, Slovenia - Metal Camp