Popular Culture
- The German 1982 movie "Nacht der Wölfe" included an excerpt of "Starlight" as well as a glimpse of the album cover for Breaker as the female lead puts the record on. "Run if You can" is also featured in the film, and both songs appeared on the soundtrack album.
- "Balls to the Wall" was chosen number 38 in VH1's 40 'Greatest Metal Songs'.
- "Fast as a Shark" is featured in the Italian 1985 film Dèmoni.
- "Balls to the Wall" is featured in the PS2 game Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s and PSP/PS2 game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
- "Balls to the Wall" is featured in 2008's film The Wrestler with Mickey Rourke as Randy "The Ram" Robinson.
- "Fast as a Shark" is featured in the action/adventure video game Brütal Legend.
- "Balls to the Wall" is featured in the yet unreleased film of the same name directed by Penelope Spheeris.
- "Balls to the Wall" was featured on Beavis and Butthead.
- In the second season of Justified, the character Coover is frequently seen with an Accept shirt on.
- The band Puscifer has recently begun playing a cover of "Balls to the Wall" on their 2012 Summer Tour. The song has appeared both during the VIP soundcheck and the main concert setlist.
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