U.D.O. “Mean Machine” /Ltd. GLP/

Debut DVD by the legendary German Heavy Metal band.
After many solo albums with his own band U.D.O., ex-Accept frontman Udo Dirkschneider finally released his first DVD for his numerous die-hard fans.
This DVD is jam-packed with U.D.O. goodies and the most interesting one is certainly the "Live in Russia" concert recorded in 2001. The overall picture is very average but acceptable (with sometimes some annoying black and white and distorted effects), and the sound is rather surprisingly good for a 2.0 audio mix. However, the footage is limited to only nine tracks - a 45 minutes set list, instead of a full concert. Nevertheless, the gig is awesome and it's so great to see U.D.O. perform their songs and the Accept ones so well and accurately.
The videoclips section is also fine to watch. The best ones being "They Want War", "Heart Of Gold" (videoclip and Hit Studio TV show appearance in 1989), "Independence Day" and "Still", an Aria song during which Udo appears and sings in Russian with the band! "Timebomb" (electronic press kit), which explains the story of the band up to that album.
There are also seven previously unreleased audio tracks on the DVD. Five of them are there in demo version but the sound is as good as a final studio track. "Recall The Sin" is rather quite different than the studio version included on "Holy". "X-T-C", an Accept track on "Eat The Heat" (the only Accept album which doesn't have Udo as the lead singer), is played very well. "The Key" is an excellent bonus track off the album "No Limits". This is more than 30 minutes of pure U.D.O. audio!
There are also other sections on the DVD like "Behind the scene", three separate footage totalling about 45 minutes of U.D.O. on tour in Russia, in the USA, and finally one where we can see Udo makes a parachute jump! There are also a short photo gallery, a biography of each member and links to Web sites. But the most impressive section is the discography, which includes cover art, lyrics, years, other information and especially excellent audio samples of all songs!!
It's definitely a must have for any die-hard U.D.O. fan. You get a very good retrospective of the U.D.O. history with this DVD. Finally, hail to ex-Accept Udo and Stefan for keeping on going after all these Metal years!!!
Dolby Digital 2.0 | 4:3 | PAL | 0 | 255 min. approx.
AFM Records/CD-Maximum/Moon DVD, 2003/2006 (MD-0064-0). Made in Ukraine.

Tracklist:
1. Holy 
2. Raiders From Beyond
3. Midnight Mover
4. Independance Day
5. Metal Eater
6. Winter Dreams
7. Shout It Out 
8. Cut Me Out
9. I'm A Rebel
10. They Want War (Video) 
11. Break The Rules (Video) 
12. Heart Of Gold (Video) 
13. Heart Of Gold (Making Of) 
14. Heart Of Gold (Hit Studio) 
15. Timebomb (Electronic Press Kit)
16. Independence Day (Video)
17. Still (Together With Aria) 
18. Go Back To Hell (Live In Bochum)
19. Drum Solo (Russia 2001)
20. X-T-C (Dvd Audio)
21. The Key (Dvd Audio)
22. Mad Dogs And Loaded Guns (Dvd Audio)
23. Warchild (Dvd Audio)
24. Rated X (Dvd Audio) 
25. Tough Luck (Dvd Audio) 
26. Recall The Sin (Dvd Audio)

Behind the scenes, Biography, Photogallery etc.

The first compilation album by legendary German Heavy Metal band.
17-song compilation featuring the best tracks from first six albums plus one unreleased track!
Track 17, "The Key", is a bonus track and was previously released only as bonus track to Japanese edition of "No Limits" album.
GUN Records, 1999 (74321 68770 2 GUN 177). Made in Germany. First press. 


Tracklist:
1. Animal House 4:19
2. Break The Rules 4:00 
3. Heart Of Gold 5:00 
4. Two Faced Woman 3:38 
5. Metal Eater 3:42 
6. Desperate Balls 3:54
7. Future Land 5:13 
8. Independance Day 6:01 
9. They Want War 4:12 
10. In The Darkness  4:03 
11. Freelance Man 4:24 
12. No Limits 4:01 
13. Timebomb 3:57 
14. Lovemachine 5:24 
15. I'm A Rebel 2:19 
16. Faceless World 6:31 
Bonus Track:
17. The Key 4:05
Total playing time: 74:32 min.

The eleventh full-length studio album by legendary German Heavy Metal band.
The characteristic vocals of the bandleader will always remind you of Accept. Udo wanted to make real Heavy Metal and stayed true to the Metal laws and always bringing quality releases.
And "Mastercutor" is nothing less. The album gives us some decent Heavy Metal. Good rocking U.D.O. songs is what this album delivers.
According to frontman Udo Dirkschneider, the album title is a shortened version of "Master Executor".
Russian Digibook Edition includes Russian version of the "Cry Soldier Cry", three bonus-tracks and video clip "The Wrong Side of Midnight".
“Mastercutor” is a sure musthave for every U.D.O. and Accept fan!!
AFM Records/CD-Maximum, 2007 ‎(CDM 0607-2723/d ). Made in Russia. First press. Used (cover/disc): NM+ / EX+. Autographed by Igor Gianola and Francesco Jovino in Kyiv, Ukraine, November 27, 2008.


Tracklist:
1. Mastercutor 5:17
2. The Wrong Side Of Midnight 4:54
3. The Instigator 3:47
4. One Lone Voice 4:21
5. We Do - For You 4:04
6. Walker Of The Dark 5:00
7. Master Of Disaster 4:15
8. Tears Of A Clown 3:53
9. Vendetta 4:12
10. The Devil Walks Alone 3:21
11. Plachet Soldat (Russian Version of "Cry Soldier Cry") 5:51
12. Dead Man's Eyes 4:26
13. Crash Bang Crash 3:07
Bonus Tracks:
14. The Wrong Side Of Midnight (Single Version) 3:58
15. Streets Of Sin 3:03
16. Man A King Ruler 3:35
Total playing time: 67:06 min.

Extra: "The Wrong Side of Midnight" (Video)



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The fourth re-release of the third full-length studio album by legendary German Heavy Metal band.
When Udo Dirkschneider sang lead with the West German Metal band Accept, it was clear that AC/DC's Bon Scott was his primary influence. And the headbanger took his love of Scott with him when he departed Accept and formed his own band, U.D.O., in 1987.
Not content to simply crank up the volume and hit us with power chords, Dirkschneider and friends make melody a priority on "System of Life", "Stranger", "Blitz of Lightning" and other songs on this exuberant album. "Faceless World" is the great album and worth a fame of the best Accept albums!
25th Anniversary Edition remastered re-release includes two live bonus tracks and video clip for song “Heart Of Gold”.
Breeze Music GmbH/BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH/AFM Records, 1990/2013 (AFM 429-2). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Heart Of Gold 5:01
2. Blitz Of Lightning 4:25
3. System Of Life 4:14
4. Faceless World 6:33
5. Stranger 5:11
6. Restricted Area 3:13
7. Living On A Frontline 4:19
8. Trip To Nowhere 4:45
9. Born To Run 3:28
10. Can't Get Enough 3:25
11. Unspoken Words 5:15
12. Future Land 5:14
Bonus Tracks
13. Living On A Frontline (Live) 11:47
14. Heart Of Gold (Live) 4:57
15. Heart Of Gold (video) 4:01
Total playing time: 71:43 min.

The fourth re-release of the fourth full-length studio album by legendary German Heavy Metal band.
The perfect mix of Speed Metal and old school Heavy Metal. There is power and speed but there is also enough of the classic sound of traditional Metal to keep this one close to the hearts of fans of Judas Priest and Black Sabbath.
It was recorded and mixed at Dierks Studios, Cologne from November 1990 to February 1991. Album was released in April 03, 1991.
The band's most brutal album, following a light approach on “Faceless World”, it's U.D.O.'s last release before Udo Dirkschneider took part in the Accept reunion which resulted in three albums.
The perfect mix of Speed Metal and old-school Heavy Metal. There is power and speed, but there is also enough of the classic sound of traditional Metal to keep this one close to the hearts of Judas Priest and Black Sabbath fans.
The band were aided by Deaffy on lyrics. Deaffy has also appeared as author of the English lyrics on the Accept albums, and has been revealed to be a pseudonym for Gaby Hoffmann (maiden name Hauke), manager for Accept and later married to guitarist Wolf Hoffmann.
"Timebomb" is the real deal, and recommend being playing loud and often!
25th Anniversary Edition remastered re-release includes live bonus track and album-EPK video.
Breeze Music GmbH/BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH/AFM Records, 1991/2013 (AFM 430-2). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. The Gutter 1:04
2. Metal Eater 3:42
3. Thunderforce 3:39
4. Overloaded 1:04
5. Burning Heat 3:13
6. Back In Pain 3:46
7. Timebomb 3:57
8. Powersquad 4:12
9. Kick In The Face 3:46
10. Soldiers Of Darkness 4:11
11. Metal Maniac Master Mind 5:43
Bonus: 
12. Metal Eater (Live) 4:17
13. Album-EPK (Video)
Total playing time: 42:36 min.

The fourth re-release of the debut full-length studio album by legendary German Heavy Metal band.
Fans of Accept should enjoy the first solo album from lead singer Udo Dirkschneider, which employs all the crushing power of that band's Teutonic Metal sound without the latent Pop influences.
Udo's unmistakable howl leads the charge on “Animal House”, while his backing band does an uncanny job of copying Accept's immaculate Metal crunch. Of course, the fact that all the songs were written by Accept and producer Deaffy may have something to do with the familiarity of the sound. With killer cuts like "Lay Down The Law", "Black Widow" and the title track, Udo Dirkschneider and co are out to prove that their dominance in the Heavy Metal world is no fluke.
U.D.O. strikes terror into the hearts of false Metal prophets by releasing arguably the best Heavy Metal album in the past decade!  This is really one of the best U.D.O.'s albums, if not the best!!
25th Anniversary Edition remastered re-release includes three live bonus tracks and two videos.
Breeze Music GmbH/BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH/AFM Records, 1987/2013 (AFM 427-2). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Animal House 4:22 
2. Go Back To Hell 4:35
3. They Want War 4:13
4. Black Widow 4:34
5. In The Darkness 4:07
6. Lay Down The Law 3:50
7. We Want It Loud 4:09
8. Hot Tonight 4:46
9. Warrior 4:25
10. Coming Home 3:44
11. Run For Cover 4:49
Bonus Tracks
12. Animal House (Live) 3:57 
13. They Want War (Live) 5:42 
14. In The Darkness (Live) 6:07
Total playing time: 63:20 min.
15. They Want War (Video) 4:25
16. Go Back To Hell (Video) 4:02

The second re-release of the fifth full-length studio album by legendary German Heavy Metal band.
The first time after six years, when Udo Dirkschneider put the band on hiatus and reunited with Accept, U.D.O. back with the new album!
Accept's drummer, Stefan Kaufmann, joined U.D.O. as a guitar player on this album. Guitarists Fitty Weinhold and Jürgen Graf (from Bullet) were hired as new members.
A great album filled with the best traditions of Heavy Metal!
Remastered re-release includes two live bonus tracks and video.
Breeze Music GmbH/BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH/AFM Records, 1997/2012 (AFM 431-2). Made in Germany.
 

Tracklist:
1. Independence Day 6:04
2. Two Faced Woman 3:40
3. Desparate Balls 3:57
4. The Punisher 4:47
5. Devil's Dice 4:33
6. Bad Luck 4:57
7. Preachers of the Night 4:47
8. Hate Stinger 5:01
9. Braindead Hero 5:15
10. Pray for the Hunted 4:03
11. The Healer 6:11
Bonus:
12. Independance Day (Live) 5:55
13. Mad Dogs And Loaded Guns (Demo) 5:28
14. Warchild (Demo) 5:59
15. Independance Day (Video)
Total playing time: 70:37 min.

Remastered re-release of the first compilation album by legendary German Heavy Metal band.
17-song compilation featuring the best tracks from first six albums plus one unreleased track.
Track 17, "The Key", is a bonus track and was previously released only as bonus track to Japanese edition of "No Limits" album.
Gun Records/BMG/AFM Records, 1999/2013 (AFM 434-2). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Animal House 4:19
2. Break The Rules 4:00 
3. Heart Of Gold 5:00 
4. Two Faced Woman 3:38 
5. Metal Eater 3:42 
6. Desperate Balls 3:54
7. Future Land 5:13 
8. Independance Day 6:01 
9. They Want War 4:12 
10. In The Darkness  4:03 
11. Freelance Man 4:24 
12. No Limits 4:01 
13. Timebomb 3:57 
14. Lovemachine 5:24 
15. I'm A Rebel 2:19 
16. Faceless World 6:31 
17. The Key 4:05
Total playing time: 74:32 min.

The eleventh full-length studio album by legendary German Heavy Metal band.
The characteristic vocals of the bandleader will always remind you of Accept. Udo wanted to make real Heavy Metal and stayed true to the Metal laws, and always bringing quality releases. And "Mastercutor" is nothing less. The album gives us some decent Heavy Metal. Good rocking U.D.O. songs is what this album delivers.
According to frontman Udo Dirkschneider, the album title is a shortened version of "Master Executor".
“Mastercutor” is a sure musthave for every U.D.O. and Accept fan!
AFM Records GmbH, 2007 ‎(AFM 159-2). Made in Germany. Pressed in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Mastercutor 5:17
2. The Wrong Side Of Midnight 4:54
3. The Instigator 3:48
4. One Lone Voice 4:21
5. We Do - For You 4:04
6. Walker Of The Dark 5:01
7. Master Of Disaster 4:15
8. Tears Of A Clown 3:53
9. Vendetta 4:12
10. The Devil Walks Alone 3:21
11. Dead Man's Eyes 4:27
12. Crash Bang Crash 3:06
Total playing time: 50:41 min.

The twelfth full-length studio album by legendary German Heavy Metal band.
The '80s officially ended on January 1, 1990, but for Metal and Hard Rock fans, the early ‘90s felt a lot like the ‘80s and "Dominator" is a 2008/2009 recording that finds former Accept frontman Udo Dirkschneider continuing to party like it's 1985. Like many other albums that Dirkschneider and his band U.D.O. have recorded, "Dominator" finds the veteran headbanger stubbornly clinging to '80s-style Heave Metal. But the fact that "Dominator" sounds so dated by late-2000s standards is not necessarily a bad thing - certainly not if one still has a passionate craving for pre-'90s Metal. "Heavy Metal Heaven", "Stillness of Time" and other fist-pumping tracks don't break any new ground for Dirkschneider, but they're solid and inspired nonetheless. After all these years, he still belts out old-school Metal with plenty of conviction, and he never sounds the least bit bored on this 44-minute CD. If Dirkschneider had grown bored with this type of material, it would show. But that isn't the case at all. His passion and intensity remain. So his refusal to change with the times is probably for the best!
Headbangers who still treasure the albums that Accept, Judas Priest, and AC/DC recorded in the ‘80s will find that "Dominator" is a worthwhile addition to U.D.O.'s catalogue!!
Enhanced CD features “Black And White” video clip.
AFM Records GmbH, 2009 (AFM 258-2). Made in Germany. Pressed in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:
1. The Bogeyman 4:04
2. Dominator 4:45
3. Black And White 4:09
4. Infected 3:35
5. Heavy Metal Heaven 4:21
6. Doom Ride 5:21
7. Stillness Of Time 6:31
8. Devil's Rendezvous 3:35
9. Speed Demon 4:04
10. Whispers In The Dark 4:28
Total playing time: 44:53 min.

The thirteenth full-length studio album by legendary German Heavy Metal band.
If younger listeners aren't supposed to like the music that their parents listened to, that "fact" is lost on all the younger headbangers who have discovered U.D.O. in the 21st century. Today's college-age headbangers weren't even born in 1983, when Udo Dirkschneider was still Accept's lead singer and belted out "Balls To The Wall". But that hasn't prevented them from becoming U.D.O. converts, and a variety of younger and older listeners will find that Dirkschneider is in very good form on "Rev-Raptor".
This 2010-2011 recording, like other albums that Dirkschneider has come out with in the 21st century, finds him playing it close to the vest creatively. Instead of experimenting, Dirkschneider offers yet another dose of '80s-style Metal. Some tracks favour a strong Judas Priest/Iron Maiden aesthetic ("Motor-Borg", "Leatherhead", "Terrorvision", "Pain Man"), while others are closer to AC/DC, Accept, and Krokus ("Rock ‘n' Roll Soldiers"). But either way, Dirkschneider maintains a stubbornly pre-'90s perspective. And that's probably for the best because, even though "Rev-Raptor" takes few chances, it is a solid outing.
Dirkschneider and his sidesmen in U.D.O. sound like a well-oiled Heavy metal machine throughout the album; "Rev-Raptor" is predictable, but Dirkschneider never comes across as bored or uninspired. Dirkschneider no doubt reasons that if it isn't broke, don't fix it, and he still belts out this type of old-school Metal with plenty of conviction.
Although not essential, "Rev-Raptor" is a likeable effort, whether one discovered Dirkschneider back in the '80s or got hip to his work in the 21st century. And even though the material is consistently melodic, Dirkschneider is still keeping it “balls to the wall”!
It is the final album to feature Stefan Kaufmann and Igor Gianola.
AFM Records, a division of Soulfood Music Distribution GmbH, 2011 (AFM 326-2). Made in Germany. Pressed in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Rev-Raptor 3:41
2. Leatherhead 4:09
3. Renegade 3:29
4. I Give As Good As I Get 4:18
5. Dr. Death 3:45
6. Rock'n'roll Soldiers 4:15
7. Terrorvision 3:59
8. Underworld 4:18
9. Pain Man 3:53
10. Fairy Tales Of Victory 4:00
11. Motor-Borg 3:23
12. True Born Winners 3:25
13. Days Of Hope And Glory 4:28
Total playing time: 51:03 min.

The third compilation album by legendary German Heavy Metal band.
The ultimate 25th Anniversary collection of 25 new and unreleased songs, rare tracks & remixes!
Think Udo Dirkschneider and you think Accept. So it comes as quite a shock to realize that U.D.O. the band are in the process of celebrating an amazing 25 years together. To commemorate the fact, the aptly titled "Celebrator" combines some of the band's rarest tracks from throughout the years, with remixed previous bonus tracks, B sides, collaborations, and a trio of previously unreleased songs making for a whistle-stop tour of what U.D.O. the man and the band are all about. Famed for the classical styled pre-Power Metal, Dirkschneider and Accept forged back in the day, U.D.O. the band have seldom strayed too far from the bristling, Germanic Metal that has served the test of time so well. However, as this collection ably demonstrates, the odd side-step has occurred, although sometimes with varying degrees of success.
For die-hard fans, it will be the three unreleased tracks that cause the most excitement here, with "Tallyman", "The Silencer" and "Artificialized" from the "Rev-Raptor", "Dominator" and "Mastercutor" album sessions respectively, proving to be excellent songs, every bit as good as those that made the cut on these releases. However, look further afield, and some of the tracks that were initially available as bonus inclusions across a whole host of releases show up remarkably well. "Bleeding Heart" offers more groove than your average U.D.O. track, "Systematic Madness" is the type of stomper that Udo's mad bark is perfect for, while the duet with Doro, "Dancing With An Angel" is a remarkably impressive power ballad that many a Melodic Rock giant would cancel their next poodle perm for! Then there are the real surprises, such as the oddly unnerving piano version of the Accept classic "Balls to the Wall", a crackling, electric take of "X-T-C", a track that initially featured on the Udo-less Accept album "In Heat" and the excellent cover version of the Judas Priest classic "Metal Gods". Add to that some interesting collaborations with Lordi - "They Only Come Out At Night", Faktor2 - "Platchet Soldat" and Hammerfall - "Head Over Heels", as well as an extremely loose take on "Born To Be Wild" from 1983 with NWOBHM act Raven and this really is an eclectic, entertaining set!
Unless you are a U.D.O. completist, it would be tough to call "Celebrator" essential. However, as a snapshot of a legend of the Metal genre doing what he does best, this double disc set is still a cracking compilation!!
AFM Records, a division of Soulfood Music Distribution GmbH, 2012 (AFM 407-9). Made in Germany. Pressed in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:

Disc 1
1. Stormbreaker (remix of the "Rev-Raptor" Japan bonus track) 3:28
2. Tallyman (previously unreleased track from the "Rev-Raptor" recording sessions) 4:20
3. Run! (remix of the "Thundervision" DVD bonus track) 6:35
4. Free Or Rebellion (remix of the "Leatherhead" single bonus track) 4:43
5. Bleeding Heart (remix of the "Dominator" Japan bonus track) 2:56
6. The Silencer (previously unreleased track from the "Dominator" recording sessions) 4:20
7. Bodyworld (remix of the "Infected" single bonus track) 4:43
8. Systematic Madness (remix of the "Infected" single bonus track) 3:32
9. Head Over Heels (HAMMERFALL feat. Udo Dirkschneider) 4:34
10. Balls To The Wall (piano version) 3:44
11. Artificialized (previously unreleased track from the "Mastercutor" recording sessions) 4:08
12. They Only Come Out At Night (LORDI feat. Udo Dirkschneider) 3:40
13. Streets Of Sin (remix of the "The Wrong Side Of Midnight" single bonus track) 3:03
Running time: 53:46 min.

Disc 2
1. Tears Of A Clown (orchestral version) 4:19
2. Man A King Ruler (remix of the "Mastercutor" Japan bonus track) 3:34
3. Hardcore Lover (remix of the "24/7" single bonus track) 4:46
4. Scream Killers (remix of the "24/7" single bonus track) 4:18
5. Platchet Soldat (feat. Faktor2 / remix with national russian artist) 5:49
6. Borderline ("Thunderball" Japan bonus track) 4:11
7. Dancing With An Angel (feat. Doro / remix from the "Man And Machine" album) 4:31
8. X-T-C (remix from the "A Tribute To ACCEPT Vol. 2" album) 3:51
9. Azrael (remix from the "No Limits" album) 5:31
10. The Key (remix of the "No Limits" Japan bonus track) 4:05
11. Metal Gods (from the "A Tribute To Judas Priest" album / Judas Priest cover) 4:07
12. Born To Be Wild (Raven feat. Udo Dirkschneider / Steppenwolf cover) 3:26
Running time: 52:28 min.

Total playing time: 106:14 min.

The eighteenth full-length studio album by legendary German Heavy Metal band.
He has quite a distinctive voice, and always stays true to the one style of music that fits him like a pair of spandex trousers: Heavy Metal. Yes, with capitals, as he seems to be incapable of doing anything else. He has made 10 albums with Accept, and “Game Over” is his eighteenth studio recording with U.D.O. And if you even thought he would sound jaded, tired or even old, think again!
"Game Over!" – the statement behind has got many different meanings. But one thing becomes clear immediately: U.D.O. is not doing things by halves, and so they give everything they have. During hundreds of shows worldwide, the band has become one unit and a conglomerate of passionate musicians and friends. Each of them knows exactly, when and how to play his instrument to match to the sound of the band perfectly.
Songs like "Metal Never Dies", "Kids And Guns" or "Prophecy" are precise, powerful, catchy and bursting of energy. And most notably, they are: timeless. All the songs on this record feature a distinctive character, that convinces today as well as it will convince tomorrow!
AFM Records, a division of Soulfood Music Distribution GmbH, 2021 (AFM 753-9). Made in Germany. Pressed in Austria. First press.
 

Tracklist:
01. Fear Detector 4:20
02. Holy Invaders 3:26
03. Prophecy 4:41
04. Empty Eyes 3:52
05. I See Red 3:16
06. Metal Never Dies 5:05
07. Kids And Guns 4:07
08. Like A Beast 5:03
09. Don´t Wanna Say Goodbye 4:13
10. Unbroken 3:13
11. Marching Tank 5:06
12. Thunder Road 4:04
13. Midnight Stranger 5:29
14. Speed Seeker 4:34
15. Time Control 4:15
16. Metal Damnation 4:02
Total playing time: 68:46 min.

The tenth full-length studio album by legendary German Heavy Metal band.
And the first U.D.O. album with drummer Francesco Jovino of Edge Of Forever. Previous drummer Lorenzo Milani left the band due to "personal reasons" after the release of "Thunderball". 
What do we still love the old man for? Definitely for his permanency, diligence, and devotion to the genre. Who else stood the test of time so well? Just a few. While the world of music was bombarded with tons of Grunge and his majesty Metal suffered rather hard times, unlike lots of others, Mr. Dirkschneider didn’t even think to lay down his arms following up on the once chosen road. Who can hold a candle to this veritable partisan of Teutonic Metal? Absolutely, no one! No comparisons would be relevant here!!
Focusing on the music itself, it is nothing else, but true German steel forged by Accept brand as far back as the late 70s. Certainly the sound production itself has undergone some noticeable change since then, but all in all we still have the same easily recognizable songwriting work fully packed with fast-paced tracks alternated from time to time with some more leisurely songs. Everything is adorned with irreproachable vocal endeavours from the maestro himself, who sounds as fresh and inimitable as in his less mature years when he and his bandmates were still riding high. The mix and sound palette are excellent too, and no instrument seems to dominate over each other.
Mr. Dirkscnider pursue to make a splash, filling the mould with a regular portion of Metal? Certainly, he didn’t. All he meant was to do his habitual job in order to breathe some energy and enthusiasm into our exhausted brains. And he did quite a good job as usual. To crown it all, we have another smelt of metal from the exhausted German steel-maker, just another rock in the citadel named U.D.O.!
AFM Records, 2005 (AFM 095-2). Made in Germany. Pressed in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:
1. The Embarkation 1:30
2. Mission No. X 4:07
3. 24/7 3:57
4. Mean Streets 4:20
5. Primecrime On Primetime 3:55
6. Eye Of The Eagle 5:07
7. Shell Shock Fever 3:53
8. Stone Hard 4:20
9. Breaking Down The Borders 3:19
10. Cry Soldier Cry 5:15
11. Way Of Life 3:38
12. Mad For Crazy 6:19
Total playing time: 49:40 min.

The ninth full-length studio album by legendary German Heavy Metal band.
Upon the final demise of German Metal legends Accept in 1998, the man who was its voice, the unmistakably shrill Udo Dirkschneider, pretty much stepped into the breach with his self-named band U.D.O. and sought to carry on with a sound and style that, like a sabre-toothed cat of some sort, remains frozen in time. Not that what worked in 1984 will necessarily work in 2004 "Thunderball"'s carefully orchestrated nostalgia pieces may prove to be just what the doctor ordered.
Truly, later day Accept rarely sounded as authentically '80s as "Thunderball's title cut and subsequent offerings "Fistful of Anger", "Hell Bites Back" and "Tough Luck II" — all of them packed with precisely jagged guitar riffs, thundering gang-choruses, and of course Dirkschneider's vocal power-drill slicing everything to tatters. The co-songwriting presence on all of these tracks of original Accept drummer, now guitarist Stefan Kaufmann (the man responsible for many of their greatest hits of yore) is of course crucial to their remarkable time-erasing accomplishments, and it's fair to assume that the absolutely incredible "Pull the Trigger" is guaranteed to have everyone's Balls to the Wall.
All in all, and easy comparisons notwithstanding, "Thunderball" is a great U.D.O. album at all!
AFM Records GmbH, 2004 (AFM 077-2). Made in Germany. Pressed in Austria.


Tracklist:
1. Thunderball 3:52
2. The Arbiter 4:07
3. Pull The Trigger 4:34
4. Fistful Of Anger 3:11
5. The Land Of The Midnight Sun 5:18
6. Hell Bites Back 3:09
7. Trainride In Russia (Poezd Po Rossii) 4:45
8. The Bullet And The Bomb 3:59
9. The Magic Mirror 4:56
10. Tough Luck II 3:37
11. Blind Eyes 4:20
Total playing time: 45:48 min.

The fifteenth full-length studio album by legendary German Heavy Metal band.
The last album to feature drummer Francesco Jovino as well as guitarist Kasperi Heikkinen.
"Decadent" continues the sizzling streak of the band, coming hot on the heels of 2013’s excellent "Steelhammer". This new record offers more of the same, and for a band like U.D.O. that’s not a problem at all – Udo Dirkschneider and his band of dogs just keeps on ploughing on offering up timeless melodic Metal featuring robust percussive slams, searing hot solos of majesty and a bass that rumbles like an earthquake.
This time round we get 12 songs delivered with such a clinical passion that after one has sat through a U.D.O. album, it’s so difficult to slap on anything else. These guys have marched into the modern age like a bulldozer; a Metallic beast happy to strap on extra armour of sheen, but always able to drag its victims back to the times when metal was a truly formidable animal. How U.D.O. has bridged the gap between eras is commendable, and this is showcased on this latest offering by way of some truly fantastic layers of emotion.
"Decadent" is one of U.D.O.’s most intriguing and diverse albums. The boys are back in their old routine of cracking heads, but this time there’s an element of more subtle sadism as they crank up the speakers and tear off the years! In fact, Udo Dirkschneider and company have never sounded so refreshed!!
AFM Records, a division of Soulfood Music Distribution GmbH, 2015 (AFM 503-2). Made in Germany. Pressed in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Speeder 3:44
2. Decadent 4:48
3. House Of Fake 4:25
4. Mystery 4:35
5. Pain 5:10
6. Secrets In Paradise 4:59
7. Meaning Of Life 4:33
8. Breathless 5:19
9. Under Your Skin 4:22
10. Untouchable 5:08
11. Rebels Of The Night 4:40
12. Words In Flame 7:35
Total playing time: 59:18 min.

The second re-release of the sixth full-length studio album by legendary German Heavy Metal band.
Recorded and mixed by Stefan Kaufmann at Roxx Studio in Pulheim, "No Limits" is the last album to feature guitarist Jürgen Graf. The album includes a new recording of "I'm a Rebel" from Accept's album "I'm a Rebel". "Azrael" was written by the German musician Albert Böhne in connection with a book by German horror writer Wolfgang Hohlbein.
While the 90s may have been a down-period for Udo Dirkschneider's original band, Accept, the latter half of the decade undoubtedly belonged to U.D.O. The diminutive German frontman's traditional Metal powerhouse released a string of brutal albums beginning in '97 with "Solid" and culminating in 1999's masterpiece known as "Holy". But, sandwiched in between these two, is arguably the best effort from U.D.O. - "No Limits".
U.D.O. simply does not relent in their straight-forward, catchy Metal attack from track 1 to track 13. The entire beginning of the record has all the foot-pounding Accept-style riffs we've now come to expect from guitarist Stefan Kaufmann, and the album in general flows incredibly well. There is nary a ballad to be found among such killer tracks as "Way of Life" and "Back With A Vengeance". The addition of the classic Accept tune "I'm a Rebel" is a nice touch, if a bit out of place with the overall style of the record, which has sort of a futuristic / sci-fi feel to it that is mirrored in the 2005 U.D.O. album "Mission No. X".
Udo's passion for unrelenting, ridiculously catchy classic Metal is apparent during every second of this release, and if you consider yourself a fan of the same, then pick this up before it goes back out of print!
Remastered re-edition includes five bonus tracks.
Gun Records, a BMG Company/AFM Records, 1998/2012 (AFM 432-2). Made in Germany. Pressed in Austria.


Tracklist:
1. The Gate 0:52
2. Freelance Man 4:26
3. Way Of Life 4:52
4. No Limits 4:01
5. With A Vengeance 5:28
6. One Step To Fate 5:13
7. Backstreet Loner 3:33
8. Raise The Crown 4:08
9. Manhunt 4:19
10. Rated X 4:00
11. Lovemachine (Supermax cover) 5:28
12. I'm A Rebel (Accept cover) 2:23
13. Azrael 5:34
Bonus    
14. No Limits (Live) 4:13
15. The Key 4:10
16. Azrael (Remix) 5:33
17. Rated X (Demo) 3:07
18. Tough Luck (Demo) 2:39
Total playing time: 73:59 min.

The second re-release of the seventh full-length studio album by legendary German Heavy Metal band.
What else can you expect from Udo Dirkschneider? "Holy" is a pure Heavy Metal album, a great album in fact. The album subtitle is "Metal Is Our Religion", and that's what most of the album is about, without going into somewhat childish lyrics that some bands use in songs about Metal.
Recorded and mixed by Stefan Kaufmann at Roxx Studio in Pulheim, it's the band's first album with guitarist Igor Gianola, who had played with Ronni Le Tekrø in Wild Willy's Gang. The band recruited drummer Lorenzo Milani after the release of the album; in the liner notes, "guess who" replaces the name of the drummer.
"Holy" is the kind of Metal album we don't see much any more.  It is just Heavy Metal, not Speed, not Power, not "insert sub-genre here"… As long as Udo keeps on going, we'll get some more of that good stuff!
Remastered re-edition includes five bonus tracks.
Nuclear Blast/AFM Records, 1999/2012 (AFM 433-2). Made in Germany. Pressed in Austria.


Tracklist:
1. Holy 4:58
2. Raiders Of Beyond 4:13
3. Shout It Out 4:57
4. Recall The Sin 4:38
5. Thunder In The Tower 5:06
6. Back Off 3:05
7. Friends Will Be Friends 3:35
8. State Run Operation 3:53
9. Danger 3:25
10. Ride The Storm 4:00
11. Cut Me Out 4:01
Bonus:
12. Holy (Live) 5:20
13. Raiders Of Beyond (Live) 4:15
14. Shout It Out (Live) 8:30
15. Thunder In The Tower (Live) 4:53
16. Recall The Sin (Demo) 4:29
Total playing time: 73:18 min.

The first re-release of the eighth full-length studio album by legendary German Heavy Metal band.
Check out the cover, it looks similar to the Accept album "Objection Overruled". This is a good sign that the album would sound a lot like the Accept days!
The album contains 11 tracks and lasts more than 50 minutes. The production is flawless, with great guitar sounds. The two former Accept members, singer Udo Dirkschneider and guitarist Stefan Kaufmann, wrote all the songs. The other members have some credits as well. The album is not as heavy as "Holy" but great as well. Many songs have some mellow parts; heavy-wise, the album can be compared to "Russian Roulette" from Accept. The leads are very good.
"Man And Machine", is a very good album that former Accept fans must listen to. This is great and refreshing to hear simple, basic heavy songs in these days. This is the true essence of traditional Heavy Metal music, and U.D.O. has reached its goal with this CD!
Remastered re-edition includes two bonus tracks.
Breaker Records/AFM Records, 2002/2012 (AFM 436-2). Made in Germany. Pressed in Austria.


Tracklist:
1. Man And Machine 5:41
2. Private Eye 3:57
3. Animal Instinct 4:12
4. The Dawn Of The Gods 4:53
5. Dancing With An Angel (feat. Doro Pesch) 4:12
6. Silent Cry 5:22
7. Network Nightmare 4:04
8. Hard To Be Honest 4:50
9. Like A Lion 4:16
10. Black Heart 4:32
11. Unknown Traveller 6:51
12. Man And Machine (Live) 6:21
13. Dancing With An Angel (feat. Doro Pesch; Remix) 4:31
Total playing time: 63:42 min.

The fourteenth full-length studio album by legendary German Heavy Metal band.
The first album with guitarist Andrey Smirnov. Second guitarist Kasperi Heikkinen joined the band after all recordings were completed. It is also the first album without Stefan Kaufmann as guitarist, as well as the first without guitarist Igor Gianola since the 1999 album "Holy".
Whenever you hear ''U.D.O. is releasing a new album'', you pretty much know what can you expect! And when you also know, that the album is called "Steelhammer", you can also expect that it's gonna kick ass!! Here it is and there's no chance of speaking about a letdown. What you need to remember is that this LP was actually a test o strength for Dirkschneider. It's a first release in many years not to feature the band's long time member and co-writer, Stefan Kaufmann, and also a great guitar player, Igor Gianola. First of those two doesn't need any presentation. The legendary ex-Accept drummer has been helping his old colleague with his career since the album "Solid" from 1997, and he co-wrote some of the band's best stuff. The question is: did Udo pass the test? Hell fuckin' yeah!! The ugliest dwarf in Heavy Metal and one of the best singers of all time is back again to smash our faces to the ground!!! And "Steelhammer" is his best work since "Mastercutor".
Referring to the album cover, being 61 years old, Udo Dirkschneider still rules the Metal world with the iron fist and seems unbreakable! So let us hope for more LP's like "Steelhammer"!!
"Steelhammer" charted at #21 in Germany, #23 in Sweden, #38 in Finland and #67 in Norway during its first week.
AFM Records, a division of Soulfood Music Distribution, GmbH, 2013 (AFM 440-2). Made in Germany. Pressed in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Steelhammer 3:23
2. A Cry Of A Nation 5:40
3. Metal Machine 4:45
4. Basta Ya 4:33
5. Heavy Rain 2:24
6. Devil`s Bite 5:05
7. Death Ride 4:08
8. King Of Mean 4:07
9. Timekeeper 4:26
10. Never Cross My Way 4:23
11. Take My Medicine 5:07
12. Stay True 4:04
13. When Love Becomes A Lie 4:12
14. Book Of Faith 5:14
Total playing time: 61:31 min.

The seventeenth full-length studio album by legendary German Heavy Metal band.
One of the most elaborate concept albums the market has ever seen, combining U.D.O.’s hard rocking sound with a 60-piece orchestra, creating a wholly unique worldwide musical project!
“We Are One” was written in collaboration with the official Concert Band of the German Armed Forces (Musikkorps der Bundeswehr) under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Christoph Scheibling and is a wholly unique worldwide musical project. The album contains 15 new songs that have been developed and arranged by U.D.O. together with Christoph Scheibling. The two former Accept musicians, Stefan Kaufmann and Peter Baltes, have been part of the songwriting too – as well as the German Armed Forces´ composers Guido Rennert and Alexander Reuber
"We Are One" is one of the most elaborate concept albums the market has ever seen, not to be compared with the `Rock band meets orchestra‘ collaborations that already exist in the music world. The Hard Rocking sound of U.D.O. has not only been intensified by a 60-piece orchestra, but contains some unique arrangements that underline how characteristic yet versatile U.D.O. is. This project surprises the listener in every aspect, and is a project with a clear statement: "We Are One" is a critical reflection of a world in which we all leave our mark, and in which we all have to show responsibility.
Udo Dirkschneider about the message behind the songs: “We all live on this planet. No matter who we are or what we do, we all just have this one planet!”
AFM Records, a division of Soulfood Music Distribution, GmbH, 2020 (AFM 743-9). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Pandemonium 5:27
2. We Are One 4:43
3. Love And Sin 7:11
4. Future Is The Reason Why 5:02
5. Children Of The World 6:35
6. Blindfold (The Last Defender) 4:19
7. Blackout 2:40
8. Mother Earth 4:10
9. Rebel Town 5:30
10. Natural Forces 3:28
11. Neon Diamond 5:45
12. Beyond Gravity 4:33
13. Here We Go Again 5:06
14. We Strike Back 3:52
15. Beyond Good And Evil 6:29
Total playing time: 74:50 min.

The sixteenth full-length studio album by legendary German Heavy Metal band.
It is the first U.D.O. album to feature Udo Dirkschneider's son, Sven, as the new drummer, and the final album to feature bassist Fitty Wienhold, when he announced his departure in September 2018.
The fact is "Steelfactory" is the common for their entire career is that they have managed to keep the quality high throughout the entire careers. At the same time, then never really changed the formula either and U.D.O. has always been a logical choice for Accept fans, not just because of Dirkschneider, but because of the nature of the music. And "Steelfactory", of course, is not an exception.
"Steelfactory" is produced by Jacob Hansen and as such it’s typical sound for both Hansen and U.D.O., meaning that it has a big compressed sound that unfortunately does lack more vitality. On the other hand, it is professionally executed, and it does suit the nature of the music just fine. The thirteen-song album offers what basically any U.D.O. album offers, a rock-solid collection of upbeat and mid-tempo Heavy Metal songs. There are no surprises, but there is plenty of good ol’ Heavy Metal.
It must be a special feeling for the main man himself to have recorded an album with his son, who is just a few years older than the band. Former producer, drummer and song-writer Stefan Kaufmann might no longer be part of the band, but he does contribute with songwriting on a couple of songs.
If you’ve enjoyed the majority of the band’s discography, then you will for sure enjoy the "Steelfactory" as well. There is determination and quality to it, despite being set in its ways and often templated. But much like the last song on the album, “The Way”, points out, there is something genuine to the Udo Dirkschneider and how can you not respect that!
AFM Records, a division of Soulfood Music Distribution, GmbH, 2020 (AFM 613-2). Made in Germany. Pressed in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Tongue Reaper 4:26
2. Make The Move 4:04
3. Keeper Of My Soul 4:02
4. In The Heat Of The Night 4:52
5. Raise The Game 4:12
6. Blood On Fire 4:42
7. Rising High 4:10
8. Hungry And Angry 4:37
9. One Heart One Soul 4:56
10. A Bite Of Evil 5:11
11. Eraser 4:00
12. Rose In The Desert 4:12
13. The Way 4:47
Total playing time: 58:11 min.