Peter Baltes
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Peter Baltes, born April 4, 1958 is a German musician. He has made 14 albums as bassist with the legendary heavy metal group Accept, selling 30 million records around the world. He also made minor contributions as a lead vocalist with Accept on their early albums and their last one, Predator.
Other recording credits:
Recording background vocals on the Scorpions "Savage Amusement" album.
Played bass on John Norum’s albums "Face The Truth", "Worlds Away", and more.
Played bass and background vocals on Don Dokken's solo effort "Up From the Ashes".
Accolades:
Voted #1 bass player in Burn Magazine reader's poll 1985
Voted best bass player in Europe, Metal Hammer magazine 1985.
Peter currently lives in Pennsylvania .
External links:
personal home page - Personal Home Page
www.peterbaltes.com/rockfactory - Pete's Teaching Studio
rockfactory.us/Teachers.htmlPeter Baltes:
Peter's lesson rate and schedule information are available upon request (please use the form below, or visit
peterbaltes.com if you're interested in taking lessons with Peter).
Peter is a genuine heavy metal hero. In the past 26 years, Peter has made 14 albums with his legendary group ACCEPT, selling 30 million records to fans around the world. Peter's music helped forge a new heavy metal musical style during the 70's, 80's and 90's that became part of mainstream popular culture, and which made ACCEPT one of the biggest worldwide stars in that genre. 9 years after the band's separation, a search on Google still reveals the band's fan page as the number one link for the word "accept". A quick browse of record indexes list ACCEPT's inclusion on more than 50 albums, and dedications from millions of fans around the world define ACCEPT as one of the most historically significant and loved metal bands of the past 30 years. Peter has also played bass on Dokken's "Breaking the Chains" album (1983) and on "Up From The Ashes". Other credits include:
Recorded background vocals on the Scorpions "Love at First Sting" album.
Played the 1984 Monsters of Rock festival world tour.
Toured with Van Halen, AC/DC, Judas Priest, Ozzy Ozbourne, Ted Nugent, Elton John, KISS, Cheap Trick, ZZ Top, and many many more.
Played on John Norum’s albums "Face The Truth", "Worlds Away", and more.
Voted #1 bass player in Burn Magazine reader's poll 1985
Voted best bass player in Europe, Metal Hammer magazine 1985.
Studio performances with Simon Wright (AC/DC), Terry Bozzio (Frank Zappa, Missing Persons, Steve Vai), etc), Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple), Gary Moore, and many more.
Peter is now accepting private online bass students, and students who want to study composition, arranging, and Pro Tools. He also provides personal consultation about the music business for up and coming young performers.
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www.swedenrock.com/index.cfm , where Peter's band headlined with Mötley Crüe. Opening acts for this show included Sammy Hagar And The Wabos, Kansas, Dream Theater, Megadeth, Black Label Society, Yngwie Malmsteen, Styx, Motörhead, Anthrax, Blackfoot, Nazareth, Dio, Status Quo, Robin Trower, and more).
Accept
Wolf Hoffmann • Peter Baltes • Mark Tornillo • Herman Frank • Stefan Schwarzmann
Udo Dirkschneider • Stefan Kaufmann • Jörg Fischer
Studio albums
Accept • I'm a Rebel • Breaker • Restless and Wild • Balls to the Wall • Metal Heart • Russian Roulette • Eat the Heat • Objection Overruled • Death Row • Predator • Rich & Famous
Live albums
Kaizoku-Ban • Staying a Life • All Areas - Worldwide
Notable songs
"Balls to the Wall"
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Dokken
Don Dokken · Jon Levin · Barry Sparks · Mick Brown
George Lynch · Reb Beach · John Norum · Alex De Rosso · Jeff Pilson · Juan Croucier · Greg Leon · Peter Baltes · Gary Holland · Greg Pecka · Tom Croucier
Studio albums
Breaking the Chains · Tooth and Nail · Under Lock and Key · Back for the Attack · Dysfunctional · Shadowlife · Erase the Slate · Long Way Home · Hell to Pay · Lightning Strikes Again
EPs & Compilations
Back in the Streets · The Best of Dokken · The Very Best of Dokken · Then and Now: Dokken · Alone Again and Other Hits · Change the World: An Introduction · The Definitive Rock Collection
Live & DVDs
Beast from the East · One Live Night · Live from the Sun · Japan Live '95 · From Conception: Live 1981
Singles
"Breaking the Chains" · "Into the Fire" · "Alone Again" · "Just Got Lucky" · "The Hunter" · "In My Dreams" · "It's Not Love" · "Dream Warriors" · "Burning Like a Flame" · "Heaven Sent" · "Prisoner" · "Walk Away" · "Too High to Fly" · "Standing on the Outside"
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