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U.D.O. U.D.O. is a German heavy metal band founded by lead vocalist Udo Dirkschneider in 1987. History Following Udo Dirkschneider's departure from Accept in 1987, he formed his own band called U.D.O. He recruited guitarists Mathias Dieth and Peter ...

, a German heavy metal band, consists of 17

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, six

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, three compilations, 17

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, six video albums and 19

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. Formed in 1987 by eponymous vocalist

Udo Dirkschneider Udo Dirkschneider (born 6 April 1952) is a German singer and songwriter who rose to fame with German heavy metal band Accept. After leaving the band in 1987, he formed U.D.O., with which he has also enjoyed commercial success. Biography Fo ...

following his departure from

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, the group originally included guitarists Mathias Dieth and Peter Szigeti, bassist Frank Rittel and drummer Thomas Franke. Shortly after the release and promotion of their debut album ''

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'', Dirkschneider dismissed all band members except Dieth, and rebuilt the group with guitarist

Andy Susemihl Andy Susemihl is a German guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer. He began his career in the 1980s and gained international success since 1987 in hard rock bands such as U.D.O. and Sinner. Life and career Born and raised in Germany ...

, bassist Thomas Smuszynski, and future Accept drummer

Stefan Schwarzmann Stefan Schwarzmann (born 11 November 1965Larkin, Colin (2006). ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music''. Oxford University Press. p. 189. .) is a German drummer who has recorded for Accept,Montgomery, James et al (2005)"Metal File: Korn, Motorhead, ...

. '' Mean Machine'', released in 1989, reached number 31 on the

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. Susemihl was subsequently replaced by Wolla Böhm. 1990's ''

Faceless World ''Faceless World'' is the third studio album by German heavy metal band U.D.O., released on 25 February 1990 via RCA Records. It was recorded in Dierks Studios in Cologne and mastered in Hamburg. The album's musical style features a more light ...

'' reached number 52 on the German Albums Chart. The next year's follow-up, '' Timebomb'', failed to chart and was the last album to be released before Dirkschneider's return to Accept. U.D.O. reformed in 1997 with the album ''

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'', with Dirkschneider and Schwarzmann joined by former Accept drummer Stefan Kaufmann on guitar, alongside second guitarist Jürgen Graf and bassist Fitty Wienhold. The group's next release, ''

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'', saw them return to the charts in Germany at number 90. With Graf and Schwarzmann replaced by Igor Gianola and Lorenzo Milani, respectively, ''

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'' also broke into the German top 100. The band continued to make their way slowly up the albums chart, as '' Man and Machine'' reached number 71, and '' Thunderball'' reached number 83. Francesco Jovino replaced Milani in time for ''

Mission No. X ''Mission No. X'' is the tenth studio album by German heavy metal band U.D.O., released on 30 September 2005 via AFM Records. The original release date was announced for 4 October, but was pushed forward by one week. Previous drummer Lorenzo ...

'', which reached number 92 in the band's home country. The group broke into the German top 40 for the first time since 1989 with their next release, peaking at number 32 with ''

Mastercutor ''Mastercutor'' is the eleventh album by German heavy metal band U.D.O., released on 18 May 2007. The album title, according to frontman Udo Dirkschneider, is a shortened version of "Master Executor". Track listing Credits *Udo Dirksch ...

'' in 2007. Subsequent releases improved on this form – 2009's '' Dominator'' was the band's first top 30 album, and 2011's ''

Rev-Raptor ''Rev-Raptor'' is the 13th studio album by German heavy metal band U.D.O., released on 20 May 2011 via AFM Records. It is the final album to feature Stefan Kaufmann and Igor Gianola. Track listing Personnel * Udo Dirkschneider: vocals ...

'' was their first top 20. Both guitarists had left by the time ''

Steelhammer ''Steelhammer'' is the 14th studio album by German heavy metal band U.D.O., released on 24 May 2013 via AFM Records. It is the first album with guitarist Andrey Smirnov. Second guitarist Kasperi Heikkinen joined the band after all recordings wer ...

'' was released in 2013, to be replaced by Andrey Smirnov and

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. The album reached number 21 in Germany and also registered on the US ''

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chart at number 28. 2015's ''

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'' reached a new band record of number 16 in Germany, while the live album ''Navy Metal Night'' charted at number 31. U.D.O. released ''

Steelfactory ''Steelfactory'' is the sixteenth studio album by U.D.O., released on 31 August 2018 by AFM Records. It is the first album to feature Udo Dirkschneider's son Sven as the new drummer. The first single "Rising High" was made available for streami ...

'' in 2018, which was the first album to feature Dirkschneider's son Sven on drums, and the first since Heikkinen's departure. The album was the band's first to reach the German Albums Chart top 10, peaking at number 7. It also reached number 27 on the

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, and number 9 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums chart.

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilations

Singles

Videos

Video albums

Music videos

References

External links

U.D.O. official website
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