Accept Guitarist Uwe Lulis Leaves Band After Over a Decade

Well, another one bites the dust. Amicably, thank goodness. After over 10 years with the band, heavy metal legends Accept have announced that they’re parting ways with guitarist Uwe Lulis. Sucks to see you go, my guy.

Lulis first joined Accept back in 2014, replacing their former forever guitarist Herman Frank. Everyone involved says it was mutual—that the band are choosing to move forward with only two guitarists again. Here’s the statement the band released on the matter:

“After deep deliberation, Accept will return to the traditional two guitar player lineup and has parted ways with German guitarist Uwe Lulis. This decision was solely based on logistical challenges, with no personal or musical disagreements at all. Uwe and Accept are on excellent terms and remain good friends, Metal Brothers in Arms and will continue to be so.

“We had a fantastic decade together, created killer songs and brought metal to the biggest stages around the world. We wish him all the best and celebrate our time together with honour and utmost respect. Uwe is a very successful metal producer, and has his own Uwe Lulis Project which we invite you all to check out and follow! Onwards and upwards brother!! We salute you.”

At least there’s no bad blood between Lulis and the rest of the Accept camp. The boys have some big things coming up, like their upcoming 50th-anniversary album. Spanning across their entire discography, the album will have reimagined versions of many of their hits, as well as quite a few guest appearances, including Anthrax bassist Frank Bellow and Billy Sheehan, the bassist in Mr. Big. The album is supposedly to come out in 2026, so I guess we’ll see.