UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER (U.D.O.): “[We Were] Not Allowed To Have More Than Two People In The Studio… Every Musician Was On His Own”

Do You Want To Play a Game?

“If mankind doesn’t rethink some things, it could have drastic consequences,” says Udo Dirkschneider in the press release for his latest album under the U.D.O. banner, Game Over. The sixteen track opus is set to be released on October 22, 2021 through AFM Records. The album is not all doom & gloom. There are also plenty of fist-pumping, energy inducing, emotion eliciting, and head-bobbing Metal anthems that the fans have come to expect from Udo Dirkschneider and his gang. I had the chance to speak with the man himself ahead of the album’s release.

Highlights Include

• Discussion of their latest album Game Over
• What social issues Dirkschneider touches upon in his lyrics
• Why the album is packed with so many songs
• The difficulties of putting the album together during lockdowns
• Working with a new guitarist and bass player
• How U.D.O.’s 2020 Pandemic Survival Show came together
• Changing his mind on never playing Accept songs again
• Will Dirkschneider & The Old Gang record more material beyond their 3 track EP
• Memories of recording the first U.D.O. album Animal House in 1987
• His relationship with the man who originally replaced him in Accept
• … and much, much more!

U.D.O. is

Udo Dirkschneider – Vocals
Andrey Smirnov – Guitars
Sven Dirkschneider – Drums
Dee Dammers – Guitars
Tilen Hudrap – Bass