Herman Frank (born 20 January 1959) is a German heavy metal guitarist best known for his work with

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. In 2009, he released his first solo album called ''Loyal to None''. Frank has also recorded with

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, Sinner, Moon'Doc, Saeko, Thomsen and Poison Sun. As a record producer and engineer, he has worked for

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, and several others.

Musical career

With Accept

Herman Frank joined

in 1982 shortly before the release of their album ''

Restless and Wild ''Restless and Wild'' is the fourth studio album by German heavy metal band Accept, released in 1982 in Continental Europe and in 1983 in the US and UK. It was the first Accept album not to be recorded at Delta-Studio, since the band had moved t ...

''. He replaced guitarist

Jan Koemmet Jan Koemmet (born 18 August 1961) is a German guitar player and an international designer. He joined the heavy metal group Accept between their albums ''Breaker'' and '' Restless and Wild''. He was preceded by Jörg Fischer and succeeded by Her ...

, who had been hired for

Jörg Fischer Jörg Fischer (born 4 July 1957) is a German guitar player, primarily known for his work with the German band Accept. He joined the band at the end of the recording sessions for their self-titled debut and plays on the albums '' I'm a Rebel'' and ...

but had left the band before the recording sessions. Frank himself departed after the release of the following (and the band's most successful) album, ''

Balls to the Wall ''Balls to the Wall'' is the fifth studio album by German heavy metal band Accept. European label Lark Records released the album in December 1983, but its United States release was delayed until a month later in January 1984 as to not compete ...

'', in 1983. When Accept reunited for festival appearances in 2005, it was with Herman Frank in the spot alongside constant presence

Wolf Hoffmann Wolf Hoffmann (born 10 December 1959) is a German musician, primarily known as the guitarist and last remaining original member of heavy metal band Accept since 1976. His work in Accept influenced the development of speed metal genre. He is als ...

. He was involved in the band's recent reunion and appeared on their 2010 album, ''

Blood of the Nations ''Blood of the Nations'' is the twelfth studio album by German heavy metal band Accept. It is the band's first studio recording since 1996's ''Predator'' and the first album to feature vocalist Mark Tornillo and drummer Stefan Schwarzmann. It is ...

'', their first album in 14 years, and its follow-ups '' Stalingrad'' (2012) and '' Blind Rage'' (2014). On 28 December 2014, Frank announced that he had left Accept again.

Discography

Band albums

;

* 1982 – ''

'' (Credited but does not play on album) * 1983 – ''

'' * 2010 – ''

'' * 2012 – '' Stalingrad'' * 2014 – '' Blind Rage'' ;

* 1983 – ''Hazzard'' ; Sinner * 1985 – ''Touch of Sin'' ;The Element * 1985 – ''Time''"The Element – Time [1985]"
''Melodic Hard Rock''. Retrieved 10 November 2012. ;

* 1986 – ''Don't Get Mad ... Get Even'' * 1987 – ''Hungry Hearts'' * 1989 – ''Culture Killed the Native'' * 1990 – ''Temples of Gold'' * 1992 – ''You Bought It – You Name It'' * 2003 – ''Instinct'' * 2006 – ''Fuel to the Fire'' * 2011 – ''Don't Talk Science'' * 2021 – ''Gods of Tomorrow'' ;Moon'Doc * 1995 – ''Moon'Doc'' * 1996 – ''Get Mooned'' * 2000 – ''Realm of Legends'' ;:ja:Saeko * 2004 – ''Above Heaven, Below Heaven'' ;Thomsen * 2009 – ''Let's Get Ruthless'' ;Poison Sun * 2010 – ''Virtual Sin'' ;Panzer * 2014 – ''Send Them All To Hell''

Solo albums

* 2009 – '' Loyal to None'' * 2012 – ''Right in the Guts'' * 2016 – ''The Devil Rides Out'' * 2019 – ''Fight the Fear'' * 2021 – Two for a lie

Bibliography

* Matthias Blazek: ''Das niedersächsische Bandkompendium 1963–2003 – Daten und Fakten von 100 Rockgruppen aus Niedersachsen''. Celle 2006, pp. 148–149. .

References

Encyclopaedia Metallum
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External links

Official website
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