Peter Baltes

About

German bassist best known as a longtime member of heavy metal band Accept. He saw mainstream success with Accept's 1984 single "Balls to the Wall." He departed the band in 2018 before going on to play alongside former Accept vocalist Udo Dirkschneider in Dirkschneider & the Old Gang. 

Before Fame

He joined Accept in 1976.

Trivia

He played bass on Don Dokken's 1990 solo album Up from the Ashes. He also collaborated with Scorpions for their 1988 album Savage Amusement.

Family Life

He is from Solingen, Germany.

Associated With

He and Wolf Hoffmann were bandmates in Accept.