Peter Baltes

Peter Baltes
Born	4 April 1958 (1958-04-04) (age 53) Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany,
Genres	Hard rock, heavy metal
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Bass, vocals, guitar
Years active	1976-present
Labels	Nuclear Blast
Associated acts	Accept, John Norum, Dokken
Website	www.acceptworldwide.com

Peter Baltes, born April 4, 1958 in Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, is a German hard rock and heavy metal musician. He is a member of the German heavy metal group Accept, which he played as bassist with on 15 albums, selling more than 17 million records around the world. He also made minor contributions as a lead vocalist with Accept on their early albums and on the album Predator of 1996.^[1]

1 Other recording credits
2 Accolades
3 References
4 External links

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.^[1]
Played bass and background vocals on Don Dokken's solo effort Up from the Ashes, and also, played bass on the first seven tracks of Dokken's Breaking the Chains album, though he wasn't credited.^[1]

Accolades

Voted #1 bass player in Burn Magazine reader's poll of 1985
Voted best bass player in Europe for Metal Hammer magazine in 1985.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Peter Baltes Personal Information". Metal Storm. http://www.metalstorm.net/bands/bandmember.php?member_id=2223. Retrieved 2011-04-14.

External links

Accept Home Page

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 Blood of the Nations Stalingrad

Compilations	Best of Accept Restless The Best The Collection

Live albums	Kaizoku-Ban Staying a Life All Areas - Worldwide

Extended plays	Rich & Famous

Notable songs	"Balls to the Wall" "Fast as a Shark" "I'm a Rebel"

Related articles	Discography U.D.O.

Dokken

Don Dokken Jon Levin Sean McNabb Mick Brown George Lynch Reb Beach John Norum Alex De Rosso Jeff Pilson Juan Croucier Barry Sparks 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 Alone Again and Other Hits Change the World: An Introduction The Definitive Rock Collection Greatest Hits

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" "Escape" "Better Off Before" "Standing on the Outside" "Almost Over"

Related articles	Discography Lynch Mob Tooth and Nail

Persondata
Name	Baltes, Peter
Alternative names
Short description	Rock musician
Date of birth	4 April 1958
Place of birth	Germany
Date of death
Place of death

Peter Baltes

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Other recording credits

Accolades

References

External links