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.

[edit] 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".

[edit] 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 Newtown, Pennsylvania with his wife and two sons, Zen and Sebastian. He is actively involved with the Christian Life Center. He continues to compose and perform regularly and stays involved with teaching at the RockFactory. He is a devout Christian, and an avid writer and performer of Christian oriented music.

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