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.

Stefan Kaufmann's double kick drumming on the song is considered a precursor of thrash metal, preceding the debut releases of both Metallica and Slayer.

Another well-known track is the album closer, "Princess of the Dawn", a tense song that Dirkschneider describes as "a Cinderella story" and "like a Lord of the Rings fantasy" with no deep meaning.

"[2] Versions of the album released outside Germany were issued with a different cover, replacing the picture of burning guitars with a shot of the band live in concert.

Udo has agreed with the general assessment of Restless and Wild as a landmark heavy metal record, calling it "surely the most important Accept album".