Udo Dirkschneider
| Udo Dirkschneider | |
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 Dirkschneider live with U.D.O., 2004 |
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| Background information | |
| Born | April 6, 1952 |
| Origin | Wuppertal, Germany |
| Genres | Heavy metal, speed metal |
| Occupations | Musician, Songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast, Epic/Sony, PolyGram |
| Associated acts | Accept U.D.O. Lordi HammerFall Aria Raven |
Udo Dirkschneider (born April 6, 1952, Wuppertal, Germany) is a German heavy metal singer who is best known as the vocalist in German heavy metal band Accept and later U.D.O.
After leaving Accept in 1987, Dirkschneider formed the band U.D.O.. He has since reunited with Accept on occasion.
Recently, Dirkschneider made a guest appearance on Eurovision Song Contest winner Lordi's 2006 album, The Arockalypse. Mr Lordi claims both "Don't Look Back" and "Blitz of Lightning" by U.D.O. as songs that changed his life in a Kerrang! magazine article. He also makes a guest appearance in the music video for the song Shtil' (Штиль) by Russian heavy metal band Aria.
Dirkschneider recorded lead vocals with NWOBHM-band Raven on their cover of "Born to Be Wild" on a 1983 single release. The song also appeared as B-side on "Break the Chain" from their album All for One. He is also famous for his duet rock ballad with Doro Pesch, "Dancing with an Angel". On Wacken 2008 he performed live with Lordi the song "They Only Come Out at Night".
The character Dark Schneider in the Japanese manga and anime series Bastard!! is named after Dirkschneider.
Udo is well known for his unique voice, short stature, camouflage clad image and short blond hair. Skid Row vocalist Sebastian Bach pronounced him as having "the most metal name of all time."[citation needed]
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Accept
[edit] Studio albums
- Accept (1979)
- I'm a Rebel (1980)
- Breaker (1981)
- Restless and Wild (1982)
- Balls to the Wall (1983)
- Metal Heart (1985)
- Russian Roulette (1986)
- Objection Overruled (1993)
- Death Row (1994)
- Predator (1996)
[edit] Live albums
- Staying a Life (Live, 1990)
- Live In Japan (Live, 1992)
- All Areas - Worldwide (Live, 1997)
- The Final Chapter (Live, 1998)
[edit] EPs
- Kaizoku-Ban (Live-EP, 1985)
- Rich & Famous (EP, 2002)
[edit] U.D.O.
[edit] Studio albums
- Animal House (1987)
- Mean Machine (1988)
- Faceless World (1990)
- Timebomb (1991)
- Solid (1997)
- No Limits (1998)
- Holy (1999)
- Man And Machine (2002)
- Thunderball (2004)
- Mission No. X (2005)
- Mastercutor (2007)
- Dominator (2009)
- Rev-Raptor (2011)
[edit] Live albums
- Live From Russia (2001)
- Nailed To Metal - The Missing Tracks (2003)
[edit] Compilation albums
- Best Of (1999)
- Metallized (2007)
[edit] Singles/EPs
- They Want War (1988)
- Heart Of Gold (1990)
- Faceless World (1990)
- Two Faced Woman (1997)
- Independence Day (1997)
- Lovemachine (1998)
- Dancing With An Angel (2002)
- 24/7 EP (2005)
- The Wrong Side Of Midnight EP (2007)
- Infected (2009)
- Leatherhead (2011)
[edit] DVDs
- Nailed To Metal - The Complete History (2003)
- Thundervision (2004)
- Mastercutor Alive (2008)
[edit] Duets
In the year 1999 he recorded the Helloween song I Want Out. U.D.O. performed the rock ballad "Dancing with an Angel" with Doro Pesch and the version of Accept's Head Over Heels with Hammerfall. He sang on Wacken 2008 live with Lordi the song They Only Come Out At Night. He did guest vocals for a version of Aria's song Shtil' released on a compilation of the same title (the original version from album Himera does not feature Dirkschneider). He sang the lead vocals with the Raven cover of Born to Be Wild on a 1983.
[edit] External links
- Official web site
- Interview with Udo Dirkschneider @ Metalpaths.com (2011)
- HardRadio.com interview with Udo Dirkschneider
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