Balls to the Wall is the fifth album by the German heavy metal band Accept. European label Lark Records released the album in December 1983, but its US release was delayed until a month later in January 1984 as to not compete with the band’s then-current album Restless and Wild, which had arrived in the US in early 1983. It is Accept’s only record to attain Gold certification in America. The album’s lead single, “Balls to the Wall“, became Accept’s signature tune and remains a metal anthem and trademark in the genre
. is a German heavy metal band founded by lead singer Udo Dirkschneider in 1987After Udo Dirkschneider left Accept in 1987, a large fan community followed him to
Stefan Kaufmann joined Accept’s singer Udo Dirkschneider in his band . as guitar player in 1996, following Accept’s second breakup, and has recorded seven albums with them. On 13 September 2012, it was announced that Kaufman has ceased playing in . for health reasons, though he will continue to work with the band in other capacities.[
Stefan Kaufmann joined Accept as drummer early enough to appear on the cover photos for their debut album, but too late to record the drums for the album (that was done by Frank Friedrich). After drumming on nine albums, he had to give up drumming towards the end of Accept’s career due to health problems.
Kaufmann has produced the live albums Staying a Life and All Areas - Worldwide for Accept and contributed significantly to Accept’s has worked extensively as a record producer for other bands. He produced or co-produced every . album from 1990 until 2011.
During his tenure with Accept, Kaufmann used Tama drums. He was also one of the first drummers to use Meinl cymbals when they became widely manufactured and sold in the late 1970s.
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