Best Accept Clones

Sgt. Kuntz · Post by **Sgt. Kuntz** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:36 pm

U.D.O.?

Korgüll · Post by **Korgüll** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 3:44 pm

Whenever I listen to later Faithful Breath I can't help but think of Accept every time!

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:01 pm

Cloning Accept and doing it good is really, really hard. Their style is so streamlined and simple that you really have to have those ass kicking, neck breaking riffs, those anthemic choruses that really hit the bull's eye, the attitude, everything, because if you don't it will just sound boring. It's in a way easier to clone, say, Iron Maiden or Manilla Road, and not come off as utterly boring because those styles are more spectacular in themselves so to speak.

I tend to get quickly fed up with the typical Accept clone, like Tyrang (GER) for example. Even if they aren't really that bad, I seldom reach for albums of that kind if they don't quite kick enough ass. Like Accept did.

The Erlking · Post by **The Erlking** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:29 pm

mordred wrote:Cloning Accept and doing it good is really, really hard. Their style is so streamlined and simple that you really have to have those ass kicking, neck breaking riffs, those anthemic choruses that really hit the bull's eye, the attitude, everything, because if you don't it will just sound boring. It's in a way easier to clone, say, Iron Maiden or Manilla Road, and not come off as utterly boring because those styles are more spectacular in themselves so to speak.

Well yeah it's pretty hard to be as good as Accept for sure but I've heard lots of Accept-influenced, simple, straightforward AND crushing HM. I really love and need this kinda stuff. Maybe I'm just so much into the style that I don't think it comes off boring as often as some of you seem to think. From my point of view it's a bit annoying that bands like this nearly never get any praising because the style is not complex, epic, athmospheric or what ever. I don't know about you guys but sometimes I just get an urge to listen straightforward HEAVY METAL with no bullshit but riffs and attitude. VAMPYR is a perfect medicine for this!

I think Fucking Åmål was alike me in this sense though he really took it to the extreme.

pzman · Post by **pzman** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:18 am

I think Maniac's Look out album (haven't heard their other one) sounds quite Accept-ish.

pzman · Post by **pzman** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:30 am

Maniac, at least on Look Out (haven't heard their other one)

Stormspell · Post by **Stormspell** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 6:45 am

DANTON and FIRST AID, easily the two best Accept clones to come to mind.

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:12 pm

Destrozer wrote:Pokolgep & First Aid? Big influenece...

i wouldnt mention Pokolgep in this

already mentioned,Ninja and Danton, which i love both

khiijol · Post by **khiijol** » Wed May 06, 2009 9:47 pm

crossfire remind me a lot of accept

GJ · Post by GJ » Wed May 06, 2009 10:15 pm

British Steel & Back in Black (together, not separately)