# Peter Baltes > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Peter_Baltes > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Peter_Baltes.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Baltes > Source revision: 1349785350 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|German bassist}} {{for|the Roman Catholic bishop|Peter Joseph Baltes}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Peter Baltes | image = Dirkschneider - Wacken 2025- day 3-7 (54732310235) (cropped).jpg | caption = Baltes in 2025 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1958|4|4}} | birth_place = [Solingen](/source/Solingen), [West Germany](/source/West_Germany) | death_date = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} | occupation = Bassist | genre = [Heavy metal](/source/Heavy_metal_music) | years_active = 1976–present | current_member_of = {{hlist|[U.D.O.](/source/U.D.O.)|[Dirkschneider](/source/Dirkschneider)}} | past_member_of = {{hlist|[Accept](/source/Accept_(band))|[Dokken](/source/Dokken)}} | website = }} '''Peter Baltes''' (born 4 April 1958){{Cite web |title=Peter Baltes |url=https://vintageguitarsus.com/blogs/artist-of-the-month/peter-baltes-artist-of-the-month-december-2018 |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=Vintage Guitars |language=en}} is a German musician, best known as former bassist of [heavy metal](/source/Heavy_metal_music) band [Accept](/source/Accept_(band)) and as current bassist of [U.D.O.](/source/U.D.O.) == Career == He started out in the [Solingen](/source/Solingen) prog rock band Pythagoras in the 1970s{{Cite web |title=Band - Official website of DIRKSCHNEIDER & U.D.O. |url=https://www.udo-online.com/band.html |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=www.udo-online.com}} but is best known as the former bassist of the heavy metal group [Accept](/source/Accept_(band)), having played bass guitar on their first 15 albums. He joined them in 1976 after [Dieter Rubach](/source/Dieter_Rubach) left the band and also made minor contributions as a lead vocalist with Accept on their early albums and on the album ''[Predator](/source/Predator_(album))'' of 1996.{{cite web | url = http://www.metalstorm.net/bands/bandmember.php?member_id=2223 | title = Peter Baltes Personal Information | access-date = 14 April 2011 | publisher = [Metal Storm](/source/Metal_Storm_(webzine))}} After 42 years as a member, Baltes announced his departure from Accept in November 2018;{{cite web|title=ACCEPT's Founding Bassist PETER BALTES Quits|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/accepts-founding-bassist-peter-baltes-quits/|work=[Blabbermouth.net](/source/Blabbermouth.net)|date=27 November 2018|access-date=27 November 2018}} the band later replaced him with former [Uli Jon Roth](/source/Uli_Jon_Roth) sideman [Martin Motnik](/source/Martin_Motnik).{{cite web|title=ACCEPT Recruits Bassist MARTIN MOTNIK|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/accept-recruits-bassist-martin-motnik/|work=[Blabbermouth.net](/source/Blabbermouth.net)|date=16 April 2019|access-date=16 April 2019}} In 2023, Baltes joined [U.D.O.](/source/U.D.O.) and [Dirkschneider](/source/Dirkschneider) alongside his former Accept band mate, [Udo Dirkschneider](/source/Udo_Dirkschneider).{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-04-13 |title=Ex-ACCEPT Bassist PETER BALTES Officially Joins UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER's U.D.O. And DIRKSCHNEIDER |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/ex-accept-bassist-peter-baltes-officially-joins-udo-dirkschneiders-u-d-o-and-dirkschneider |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}} Outside of Accept, Baltes has sung background vocals on the [Scorpions](/source/Scorpions_(band))' ''[Savage Amusement](/source/Savage_Amusement)'' album and has played bass on [John Norum](/source/John_Norum)'s albums ''[Face the Truth](/source/Face_the_Truth_(John_Norum_album))'', ''[Worlds Away](/source/Worlds_Away_(John_Norum_album))'', and more. Baltes played bass on all but two tracks on [Dokken](/source/Dokken)'s debut album, ''[Breaking The Chains](/source/Breaking_the_Chains_(album))'', after regular bassist [Juan Croucier](/source/Juan_Croucier) "missed the deadline to get to Germany" for recording.{{Cite web |last=BraveWords |title=GEORGE LYNCH And DON DOKKEN Trade Barbs On DOKKEN's Breaking The Chains Debut; Audio Interviews Streaming |url=https://bravewords.com/news/george-lynch-and-don-dokken-trade-barbs-on-dokkens-breaking-the-chains-debut-audio-interviews-streaming |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=bravewords.com |language=en}} Baltes reportedly recorded all the parts in one night.{{Cite web |last=Saksena |first=Vinaya |title=Maximum Metal Interview Results |url=http://www.maximummetal.com/interviews/intresults.asp?ID=peterbaltes_accept&idBand=1360 |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=www.maximummetal.com}} Baltes later performed bass and background vocals on [Don Dokken](/source/Don_Dokken)'s solo effort ''[Up from the Ashes](/source/Up_from_the_Ashes_(Don_Dokken_album))''. == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == *{{commonscatinline}} *[http://www.acceptworldwide.com/ Accept website] {{Accept}} {{Dokken}}{{U.D.O.}}{{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Baltes, Peter}} Category:Living people Category:1958 births Category:People from Solingen Category:Converts to Protestantism from atheism or agnosticism Category:German Christians Category:German heavy metal musicians Category:German heavy metal bass guitarists Category:German male bass guitarists Category:Accept (band) members Category:Dokken members --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Peter Baltes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Baltes) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Baltes?action=history)). 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