Guitarist Wolf Hoffmann has a passion. His lifelong love and dedication to heavy metal music is documented in dozens of albums spanning four decades with his band Accept. Beyond heavy metal, Wolf has an incessant craving for the classics, the ones written decades and centuries ago. Classical music has always been an influence on Accept’s Teutonic approach to rock. However, it wasn’t until 1997 that Hoffmann had the chance to fully explore this interest by recording his first solo album, Classical. Fast forward to 2016 and he’s once again taken time out to complete the long awaited follow-up, Headbanger’s Symphony.

“I worked with a good friend of mine on this album, Melo Mafali,” Wolf explains. “He is this great Italian musician and arranger, and we share similar musical passions.” The first volume had a focus on the better known pieces, and Headbanger’s Symphony takes a similar approach. “In general, it does follow the same path,” admits Wolf, “but this time I did try to add a couple lesser known compositions.” He also included a full orchestra this time. “The first album was based solely around the guitar, but having an orchestra, I was hoping to make it so much more bombastic!”

Vinyl LP.

Gatefold sleeve.

Tracklist:

1. Scherzo

2. Night On Bald Mountain

3. Je Crois Entendre Encore

4. Double Cello Concerto in G Minor

5. Adagio

6. Symphony No. 40

7. Swan Lake

8. Madame Butterfly

9. Pathetique

10. Meditation

11. Air On the G String

Barcode: 0727361369811

Catalogue Number: NB3698-1

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