Udo Dirkschneider and Michael Wagener formed a local band called Band X with drummer Birke Hoe.

Udo Dirkschneider assembled a new lineup of Band X and renamed it Accept, drawing inspiration from an album by the British blues band Chicken Shack.

Accept, a German heavy metal band, was formed in Solingen by Wolf Hoffmann, Udo Dirkschneider, and Peter Baltes. The band's origins trace back to the late 1960s with an early start under the name Band X.

Accept's professional career began when they were invited to perform at Rock am Rhein, one of the first rock and roll festivals in Germany, with Udo Dirkschneider, Gerhard Wahl, Frank Friedrich, Peter Baltes, and Wolf Hoffmann.

Accept released their self-titled debut album, which did not achieve significant commercial success.

Accept's lineup consisted of Udo Dirkschneider, Wolf Hoffmann, Jörg Fischer, Peter Baltes, and Frank Friedrich. Following the release of their debut album, Friedrich left the band and was replaced by Stefan Kaufmann.

Accept released their second album, I'm a Rebel. The title track was originally written for AC/DC but was never released by them.

Accept released their third studio album, Breaker, and employed Gaby Hauke as their manager.

Accept supported Judas Priest on their World Wide Blitz Tour, gaining attention outside of Europe for the first time.

Accept released their fourth studio album, Restless and Wild, which saw an evolution in their sound, incorporating elements that would later define speed metal. Jörg Fischer left before recording began, as did his intended replacement, Jan Koemmet.

Accept released their fifth studio album, Balls to the Wall, with Herman Frank on guitar. Udo Dirkschneider briefly left but returned during recording. The album featured lyrical themes about politics, sexuality, and human relationships.

During a show in their hometown, Accept met Jörg Fischer, who rejoined the band at Gaby Hauke's insistence. A world tour followed through 1984, including the Monsters of Rock festival. The band also opened for Iron Maiden on their World Slavery Tour.

Accept released Metal Heart, produced by Dieter Dierks, marking a creative peak for the band. They toured the world in support of the album and documented the live shows with the mini-album Kaizoku-Ban.

Accept released their album Russian Roulette.

Udo Dirkschneider was fired from Accept and embarked on a solo career. The songwriting team in Accept wrote his entire solo album, Animal House, released under the band moniker U.D.O.

Accept chose American vocalist David Reece and recorded and released Eat the Heat. They toured in support of the album with bands like Metal Church, W.A.S. , Danzig and Armored Saint.

Accept's career came to a halt when Stefan Kaufmann sustained a serious back injury during the tour in support of Eat the Heat. He was briefly replaced by Ken Mary. The band decided to cease their activities for the time being.

The live album Staying a Life, recorded in 1985, was released as a souvenir celebrating Accept's career.

Accept relaunched with core members Wolf Hoffmann, Stefan Kaufmann, Udo Dirkschneider, and Peter Baltes.

Accept released their comeback album, Objection Overruled, which achieved success in Europe and the United States. Arjen Lucassen was hired as touring guitarist but left before the tour started.

Accept released Death Row. Stefan Kaufmann was unable to play due to his recurring back injury, and Stefan Schwarzmann became the temporary replacement.

Accept recorded Predator in Nashville with Michael Wagener and with Michael Cartellone filling in on drums. Accept's tour supporting Predator took place in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, with their last concert in Tokyo, Japan.

Accept received an invitation from European promoters for a short summer European Festival tour with the classic lineup of Hoffmann, Baltes, Dirkschneider, Frank, and Schwarzmann. These festivals were a success, with the last show on August 27, 2005, in Kavarna, Bulgaria.

Mark Tornillo was announced as the new vocalist for Accept.

Accept recorded Blood of the Nations with Andy Sneap as producer, marking their first original album in fourteen years.

Peter Baltes revealed that he spent a weekend with Wolf Hoffmann, hinting at a possible Accept reformation.

Udo Dirkschneider announced that he would not participate in the rumored Accept reunion.

Accept's new lineup made their live debut at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City, their first American concert in fifteen years.

Accept opened for AC/DC in Stuttgart, Germany, and headlined the Sonisphere Festival in Romania and Turkey.

Blood of the Nations was released in Europe and debuted at number 4 in the German Media Control Charts, the band's second-highest chart debut.

Accept appeared at the Japanese festival Loud Park outside of Tokyo to 40,000 fans along with Ozzy Osbourne, Motörhead and Stone Sour.

Accept completed their thirteenth studio album, Stalingrad, produced by Andy Sneap.

Accept released their album Stalingrad.

Accept released their fourteenth studio album Blind Rage and played in Australia for the first time on their world tour. Blind Rage became Accept's first album to debut at number one on the charts in their home country.

Herman Frank announced his departure from Accept again.

Stefan Schwarzmann also left the band.

Accept announced Uwe Lulis and Christopher Williams as their new guitarist and drummer, respectively.

Accept announced that their new album, titled The Rise of Chaos, would be released on August 4.

Accept released the title track single "The Rise of Chaos" digitally via Nuclear Blast, accompanied by new artwork.

Peter Baltes announced his departure from Accept after 42 years as a member.

Martin Motnik was announced as Baltes' permanent replacement.

Accept released a special seven-inch single called "Life's a Bitch", their first song in two years and first one without Baltes.

Accept announced that Philip Shouse had joined the band as their third guitarist, converting Accept to a sextet.

Accept released "The Undertaker" as the first single from their upcoming sixteenth studio album Too Mean to Die.

Accept released their sixteenth studio album Too Mean to Die, which narrowly missed the top of the German charts. Touring in support of the album began July 2, 2021, at Penn's Peak in Pennsylvania.

Accept announced that they had signed a worldwide deal with Napalm Records.

Accept announced Humanoid as the title of their new album, set to be released on April 26, with a supporting tour to follow.

Accept's album Humanoid was released.