Fanon Discontinuity: The band decided to adopt a more mainstream approach in the late 80's, and the result was the Glam Metal-leaning Eat the Heat, which wasn't taken well by fans, and is nowadays rarely referenced.
"Wrong Is Right" from Metal Heart is an anti-commercialization song. Then, in the late 80's, the band released the blatantly commercial Eat the Heat.
In the music video for "Balls to the Wall", the video ends with Udo riding a wrecking ball that crashes into a building. Thirty years later, another musician became famous for riding a wrecking ball in one of her music videos.
The cover of Balls to the Wall, which is focused on some half-dressed guy's nether regions.
Some of the lyrics were accused of having these themes, due to them being written by a female (Gaby "Deaffy" Hauke, now wife of the guitarist Wolf Hoffman). The song "Love Child" has been confirmed by Word of God to be about a gay man, but it's meant more as a Gay Aesop, focusing on homosexuals as one subset of wrongly "suppressed" minorities.
Music to Invade Poland to: The band got into a bit of trouble with this trope because of "Fast as a Shark". As an inside joke, they decided to use an old recording of their producer Dieter Dierks singing a traditional German song named "Ein Heller und ein Batzen" ("A Farthing and a Penny") as the introduction (quoted in the main page under Careful with That Axe), to contrast with their heavy sound. However, they were not aware that it was a popular marching song in Nazi Germany, causing some controversy when the album came out.
The band sometimes had problems with English pronunciation and English idioms. Some examples:
"He was a leader, malicious and wiolent" ("The King") "I know you would like some light, but sorry, here is no lamp" ("Turn Me On") "The force is too strong, it's breaching the chains" ("The Beast Inside")
Then, there are some of their lyrics that are just strange:
"Icicle brains, bicycle chains" ("Breaker") "Write a letter, what's the matter? You'll feel better, write a letter." ("Losers and Winners")
Narm Charm: Trying too hard is usually a shortcut to straight Narm, but "Balls to the Wall" tries so hard to be over-the-top badass that it actually SUCCEEDS.
Replacement Goldfish: Mark Tornillo. Some fans were initially skeptical, but after his performance on Blood of the Nations, they were all won over. You have to try very, very hard to find someone who takes issue with him nowadays.
Replacement Scrappy: David Reece, who sang in the Glam-oriented Eat the Heat, as he sounded nothing like Udo Dirkschneider.
Spiritual Successor: Udo's first solo album is seen as an Accept album in all but a name, as it was written his former band members.
Win Back the Crowd: After having been in several years of hiatus, Blood of the Nations proved that the band still got it what it takes.
, the video ends with Udo riding a wrecking ball that crashes into a building. Thirty years later, another musician became famous for riding a wrecking ball in one of her music videos.