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For some reason, over the last decade or so, bands have been doing tribute albums of themselves, for lack of a better term. Some may call this re-recording, but more and more bands are “re-recording” themselves AND bringing in their musician friends.
October 3, 2025 will see the release of Babylon, the first full-length album by DIRKSCHNEIDER & THE OLD GANG. I've given this album quite a few spins in recent weeks, and I still can't figure out what Udo Dirkscheider is trying to accomplish here. The music of ACCEPT & U.D.O. is pretty straightforward…
"Dieter Dierks told me during the production of [Eat The Heat], you realize that if this album fails, [ACCEPT] is going to blame you and they're going to blame me...that's exactly what they did." - David Reece
George Dionne interviews VICTORY guitarist HERMAN FRANK about their latest album Circle of Life for KNAC.COM.
U.D.O. - Solid (AFM Records, 2023) Limited Edition (1000) Silver Vinyl
George Dionne interviews guitarist WOLF HOFFMANN of ACCEPT about their latest album Humanoid for KNAC.COM.
U.D.O. - Touchdown (Atomic Fire Records, 2023) Limited Edition Clear, Blue & White Splatter 2LP Vinyl
Touchdown is the eighteenth studio album by German Heavy Metal mainstays U.D.O. Vocalist Udo Dirkschneider is flanked by his son Sven Dirkschnider on drums, Andrey Smirnov & Fabian Dee Dammers on guitar, and ex-ACCEPT bandmate Peter Baltes on bass. Baltes has worked with Dirkschneider in the past in different capacities, but his membership in U.D.O. is now official...
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