Mark Tornillo is an American singer and songwriter best known for serving as the frontman of heavy metal band Accept. He joined the band officially in May 2009 as Udo Dirkschneider's replacement. He also became the main lyricist of Accept, replacing the band's long-time manager Gaby Hoffmann.
Tornillo performing in 2015
Accept is a German heavy metal band from Solingen, formed in 1976 by guitarist Wolf Hoffmann, singer Udo Dirkschneider and bassist Peter Baltes. Their beginnings can be traced back to the late 1960s, when the band got its start under the name Band X. Their current lineup consists of Hoffmann, vocalist Mark Tornillo, guitarists Uwe Lulis and Philip Shouse, drummer Christopher Williams and bassist Martin Motnik. Accept has undergone numerous lineup changes; Hoffmann is the last remaining original member, and the only band member to appear on each album. As of 2024, the band has released seventeen studio albums, five live albums and nine compilation albums.
Accept live at Hellfest 2018
Former lead singer Udo Dirkschneider (right) during Accept's reunion tour in 2005
Mark Tornillo (pictured in the middle) with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann in Stockholm, 20 May 2010. Tornillo replaced Udo Dirkschneider as the band's vocalist, when Accept reformed in 2009.
Wolf Hoffmann (pictured in Minsk, Belarus, 2011) has been Accept's guitarist since the band's inception in 1976.
