U.D.O. is a German heavy metal band founded by lead singer Udo Dirkschneider in 1987. Closely tied to the name U.D.O. isAccept, founded
by Udo Dirkschneider and Michael Wagener (later to become a top producer) in Solingen, which was thepredecessor of U.D.O.
After the breaking up of Accept in 1987, a large fan community followed Udo Dirkschneider to U.D.O.
Starting with the first albums Animal House in 1988 and Mean Machine in 1989 U.D.O. proved to be pure heavy metal withoutany Trend-
Sound influences. Both albums continued where Accept had left of in 1986 with Russian Roulette. Anima ...read more
U.D.O. is a German heavy metal band founded by lead singer Udo Dirkschneider in 1987. Closely tied to the name U.D.O. isAccept, founded
by Udo Dirkschneider and Michael Wagener (later to become a top producer) in Solingen, which was thepredecessor of U.D.O.
After the breaking up of Accept in 1987, a large fan community followed Udo Dirkschneider to U.D.O.
Starting with the first albums Animal House in 1988 and Mean Machine in 1989 U.D.O. proved to be pure heavy metal withoutany Trend-
Sound influences. Both albums continued where Accept had left of in 1986 with Russian Roulette. Animal Housewas played in by Peter Szigeti
(guitars), Frank Rittel from Warlock (bass), Mathias Dieth from Sinner (guitars),Thomas Franke(drums) and of course Udo Dirkschneider
(vocals)
When Mean Machine was released in 1989 U.D.O. had a totally different look. From the line-up which had played on AnimalHouse, remained
besides Udo only Mathias Dieth (guitar). New were Andy Susemihl (guitar), Thomas Smuszynski (bass) andStefan Schwarzmann (drums).
Even though the unwritten U.D.O. law No-Keyboards was broken, U.D.O. achieved an amazing success, with the albumFaceless World,
produced by ex-Accept drummer Stefan Kaufmann.
At first disputed, it turned out to be, with Udo Dirkschneider (vocals), Mathias Dieth (guitar), Wolla Boehm (guitar), ThomasSmuszynski
(bass) and Stefan Schwarzmann (drums), U.D.O.'s most sold album so far.
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