U.D.O.
| a.k.a. | UDO, Dirkschneider |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Formed | 1987, Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Genres | Heavy Metal |
| Labels | RCA, GUN Records, Nuclear Blast Records, AFM Records, Atomic Fire Records |
| Years active | 1987-1991, 1996-present |
| Website |
Line-up (members)
- Udo Dirkschneider : Vocals (1987-1991, 1996-present)
- Andrey Smirnov : Guitars (2012-present)
- Sven Dirkschneider : Drums (2015-present)
- Dee Dammers : Guitars (2018-present)
- Peter Baltes : Bass (2023-present)
Former members
- Frank Rittel : Bass (1987)
- Peter Szigeti : Guitars (1987)
- Dieter Rubach : Bass (1987-1988)
- Thomas Franke : Drums (1987-1988)
- Andy Susemihl : Guitars (1987-1989)
- Mathias Dieth : Guitars (1987-1991)
- Thomas Smuszynski : Bass (1988-1991)
- Stefan Schwarzmann : Drums (1988-1991, 1996-1998)
- Wolfgang "Wolla" Böhm : Guitars (1990)
- Frank Fricke : Guitars (1991)
- Fitty Wienhold : Bass (1996-2018)
- Jürgen Graf : Guitars (1996-1998)
- Stefan Kaufmann : Guitars (1996-2012)
- Lorenzo Milani : Drums (1999-2004)
- Igor Gianola : Guitars (1999-2013)
- Francesco Jovino : Drums (2005-2014)
- Kasperi Heikkinen : Guitars (2013-2017)
- Bill Hudson : Guitars (2017-2018)
- Tilen Hudrap : Bass (2018-2022)
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U.D.O. Discography
| Album | Lyrics | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| They Want War | Single | 1988 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Animal House | Lyrics | Album | 1988 | 87.2 | 6 | 1 |
 | Mean Machine | Lyrics | Album | 1989 | 86.7 | 3 | 0 |
 | Faceless World | Lyrics | Album | 1990 | 92.5 | 4 | 0 |
 | Time Bomb | Lyrics | Album | 1991 | 83.3 | 3 | 0 |
 | Solid | Lyrics | Album | 1997 | 83.3 | 3 | 0 |
 | No Limits | Lyrics | Album | 1998 | 87.5 | 4 | 0 |
 | Holy | Lyrics | Album | 1999 | 86.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Live From Russia | Live | 2001 | 87.5 | 2 | 0 | ||
 | Man and Machine | Lyrics | Album | Mar 18, 2002 | 72.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Nailed to Metal - the Missing Tracks | Live | Aug 25, 2003 | 78.7 | 3 | 0 | ||
 | Thunderball | Lyrics | Album | Mar 2, 2004 | 85 | 2 | 0 |
| 24/7 | EP | 2005 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Mission No. X | Lyrics | Album | Sep 30, 2005 | 90 | 2 | 0 |
| The Wrong Side of Midnight | Lyrics | EP | Apr 27, 2007 | - | 0 | 0 | |
 | Mastercutor | Lyrics | Album | May 18, 2007 | 87.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Metalized - 20 Years of Metal | Compilation | Dec 2007 | 70 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mastercutor Alive | Live | 2008 | 100 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Infected | EP | 2009 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Dominator | Lyrics | Album | Aug 21, 2009 | 83.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Leatherhead | Lyrics | EP | Apr 8, 2011 | - | 0 | 0 | |
 | Rev-Raptor | Lyrics | Album | May 20, 2011 | 80 | 2 | 0 |
| Celebrator | Compilation | May 4, 2012 | 75 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Live in Sofia | Video | Sep 28, 2012 | 82.5 | 2 | 0 | ||
 | Steelhammer | Lyrics | Album | May 24, 2013 | 85 | 6 | 0 |
| Steelhammer - Live from Moscow | Video | 2014 | 95 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Navy Metal Night | Live | 2015 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Decadent | Lyrics | Album | Jan 23, 2015 | 82.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Live - Back to the Roots | Live | 2016 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Live – Back to the Roots – Accepted! | Live | Aug 4, 2017 | 90 | 2 | 0 | ||
 | Steelfactory | Lyrics | Album | Aug 31, 2018 | 60 | 1 | 0 |
 | We are One | Lyrics | Album | Jul 17, 2020 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
| Live in Bulgaria 2020 - Pandemic Survival Show | Live | Mar 19, 2021 | 70 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Metal Never Dies | Single | Jul 15, 2021 | 90 | 1 | 0 | ||
 | Game Over | Lyrics | Album | Oct 22, 2021 | 85 | 1 | 0 |
| The Legacy | Compilation | 2022 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | My Way | Album | 2022 | - | 0 | 0 | |
 | Touchdown | Lyrics | Album | Aug 25, 2023 | 85 | 4 | 0 |
 | Balls to the Wall - Reloaded | Album | Feb 28, 2025 | 80 | 2 | 0 |
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