German heavy metal pioneers ACCEPT are pulling out all the stops to celebrate 50 years of leather, steel, and skull-rattling riffs — and they just dropped a video that proves they’re not slowing down anytime soon. The band has unveiled a brand new re-recorded version of their genre-defining anthem “Balls to the Wall,” this time featuring none other than Metal God Rob Halford on vocals and Scorpions legend Matthias Jabs shredding the solo.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/PV3lMI1_KBY

The track is the second single from ACCEPT’s massive 50th-anniversary album, Teutonic Titans 1976-2026, dropping September 4, 2026, via Napalm Records. Produced, mixed, and mastered by the legendary Zeuss, the record is a full-blown metal summit — 19 reimagined classics featuring more than 50 guest artists from across the heavy music universe. If you’ve ever wanted to hear a single record that captures the entire lineage of metal royalty in one place, this is it.

The “Balls to the Wall” lineup alone reads like a fantasy draft: Halford commanding the mic, Jabs delivering the solo, Pantera’s Rex Brown on bass, and Jason Bowld behind the kit, all anchored by ACCEPT mastermind Wolf Hoffmann on rhythm guitars.

“Rob is the Metal God. I don’t need to say any more about him,” Hoffmann said of the collaboration. “Once we knew that he would do it, it was an obvious choice to give him ‘Balls to the Wall’ because it’s the best fit imaginable! Matthias Jabs from Scorpions played the solo, which is very cool and a huge honor, and it’s Rex Brown on bass and Jason Bowld on drums. So that’s a really cool package.”

That’s putting it mildly. Elsewhere on Teutonic Titans 1976-2026, Tobias Forge (Ghost) takes the mic on “Save Us,” Phil Anselmo, Kirk Hammett, and Mikkey Dee absolutely demolish “Fast As A Shark,” and Billy Corgan teams up with David Ellefson for a reimagined “Love Child.” Additional guests include Sebastian Bach, Gary Holt, Chuck Billy, Joe Lynn Turner, Jeff Scott Soto, John Bush, Frank Bello, John Norum, and Bumblefoot — just to name a few.

The album also features “Hellhammer,” performed by ACCEPT’s current lineup with Jason McMaster on vocals, ensuring the band’s present-day firepower gets its due alongside the all-star tributes.

“There is no better way to celebrate this 50-year anniversary than to have our musical peers, friends, and inspirations come together with us to record these classic ACCEPT songs,” Hoffmann added. “I hope everyone enjoys this very special record as much as we all enjoyed making it.”

Teutonic Titans 1976-2026 will be available in a staggering array of formats, including a 2-LP Gatefold Liquid Edition, a 2-CD Deluxe Metal Box with flag, sweatband, lanyard, and backstage pass, a 2-CD Earbook with a 48-page booklet, splattered vinyl variants, and standard digital and CD editions. Collectors, start your engines.

ACCEPT are also tearing across Europe throughout the rest of 2026, with festival dates already underway and a massive fall/winter headline run kicking off November 19 in Leipzig, hitting major venues in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, and the UK, and wrapping December 20 in Munich. Support on the headline dates comes from Dynazty and Tailgunner.

Fifty years in, ACCEPT aren’t just resting on their legacy — they’re reforging it, one classic at a time. Crank “Balls to the Wall” loud, pre-order the album, and get ready for one of the biggest metal celebrations of the decade.

Pre-order Teutonic Titans 1976-2026 here: https://lnk.to/Accept-TeutonicTitans/napalmrecords