---
title: "U.D.O."
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/u-d-o"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
country: "Germany"
formed: 1987
---

# U.D.O.

**U.D.O.** is a heavy metal band, from Germany, active 1987 to present.

U.D.O. is a German heavy metal band founded in Solingen by eponymous vocalist Udo Dirkschneider following his departure from Accept in 1987. The current members of the band are vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, guitarists Dee Sommers and Alen Brentini, bassist Peter Baltes, who is also a former member of Accept, and drummer Sven Dirkschneider, the son of Udo.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.D.O.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | U.D.O. |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | Solingen, Germany |
| Formed | 1987 |
| Releases in catalog | 28 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Андрей Смирнов](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-b8813079) | Guitar family | 2013 to present | Current |
| [Udo Dirkschneider](https://themetalnet.com/musician/udo-dirkschneider) | Lead vocals | 1987 to present | Current |
| [Fitty Wienhold](https://themetalnet.com/musician/fitty-wienhold) | Bass guitar | 1996 to present | Current |
| [Harrison Young](https://themetalnet.com/musician/harrison-young) | Keyboard | 2015 to present | Current |
| [Sven Dirkschneider](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sven-dirkschneider) | Drums (drum set) | 2015 to present | Current |
| [Francesco Jovino](https://themetalnet.com/musician/francesco-jovino) | Drums (drum set) | 2004 to 2014 | Former |
| [Stefan Schwarzmann](https://themetalnet.com/musician/stefan-schwarzmann) | Drums (drum set) | 1988 to 1999 | Former |
| [Peter Szigeti](https://themetalnet.com/musician/peter-szigeti) | Electric guitar | 1987 to 1987 | Former |
| [Wolfgang Böhm](https://themetalnet.com/musician/wolfgang-bohm) | Guitar | 1990 to 1990 | Former |
| [Kasperi Heikkinen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kasperi-heikkinen) | Electric guitar | 2013 to 2017 | Former |
| [Mathias Dieth](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mathias-dieth) | Electric guitar | 1987 to 1991 | Former |
| [Thomas Smuszynski](https://themetalnet.com/musician/thomas-smuszynski) | Bass guitar | 1988 to 1991 | Former |
| [Dieter Rubach](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dieter-rubach) | Bass guitar | 1987 to 1989 | Former |
| [Frank Rittel](https://themetalnet.com/musician/frank-rittel) | Bass guitar | 1987 to 1987 | Former |
| [Jgor Gianola](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jgor-gianola) | Electric guitar | 1999 to 2013 | Former |
| [Stefan Kaufmann](https://themetalnet.com/musician/stefan-kaufmann) | Electric guitar | 1996 to 2012 | Former |
| [Andy Susemihl](https://themetalnet.com/musician/andy-susemihl) | Electric guitar | 1987 to 1990 | Former |
| [Jürgen Graf-Biardi](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jurgen-graf-biardi) | Electric guitar | 1997 to 1999 | Former |
| [Lorenzo Milani](https://themetalnet.com/musician/lorenzo-milani) | Drums (drum set) | 1999 to 2004 | Former |
| [Thomas Franke](https://themetalnet.com/musician/thomas-franke) | Membranophone | 1987 to 1989 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1987 | [Animal House](https://themetalnet.com/album/bf27ce12-58fa-33b4-83d9-38ff3abd79eb) | Album |
| 1987 | [Animal House](https://themetalnet.com/album/fcd91af6-1a8f-4473-a70b-2afdcbb372e3) | EP |
| 1988 | [They Want War](https://themetalnet.com/album/ce682226-1279-4995-9152-56346fc1615f) | EP |
| 1989 | [Mean Machine](https://themetalnet.com/album/06cced06-f6e6-3825-89f2-68024361f4de) | Album |
| 1989 | [U.D.O. / Mammoth](https://themetalnet.com/album/1bf5b363-98f3-4855-bfb5-e0a5306c42b9) | EP |
| 1990 | [Faceless World](https://themetalnet.com/album/4852331f-b77d-3e46-be86-159149690158) | Album |
| 1991 | [Timebomb](https://themetalnet.com/album/f341039e-ffc3-3458-bf62-46d3047c1c7b) | Album |
| 1997 | [Independence Day](https://themetalnet.com/album/5c4b6f2f-be9b-4cbd-b07c-17d31f7ba6eb) | EP |
| 1997 | [Solid](https://themetalnet.com/album/d3c5ab1e-3b70-3430-aecc-33e9812e6215) | Album |
| 1998 | [No Limits](https://themetalnet.com/album/0b7db60e-b7e5-3f58-a084-f3166845b3e3) | Album |
| 1999 | [Holy](https://themetalnet.com/album/35f859de-9048-3fe0-9feb-06c88a67582d) | Album |
| 2002 | [Man and Machine](https://themetalnet.com/album/fe5b068e-81cd-3a01-a638-7fdcefc09cb2) | Album |
| 2004 | [Thunderball](https://themetalnet.com/album/804882b7-f327-3a05-b74b-f02b7e8f5e1e) | Album |
| 2005 | [24/7](https://themetalnet.com/album/4517ed7e-8259-360a-b0d6-babcda93444c) | EP |
| 2005 | [Mission No. X](https://themetalnet.com/album/57ca374c-ff4e-3a24-8a03-ffb7487fb63b) | Album |
| 2007 | [Mastercutor](https://themetalnet.com/album/6ef852e5-3dec-3725-a888-9a7a56fb5df8) | Album |
| 2007 | [The Wrong Side of Midnight](https://themetalnet.com/album/c5bc5805-9885-3bb2-9151-04aa642cc681) | EP |
| 2009 | [Dominator](https://themetalnet.com/album/8dba0b96-1132-47f9-8007-18f4ad7bc41f) | Album |
| 2009 | [Infected](https://themetalnet.com/album/bd3f47b2-8c78-4c14-bad2-00ca2b6480bc) | EP |
| 2010 | [Wacken Hymne 2010](https://themetalnet.com/album/c02240eb-dafc-49f2-8619-8bbd695cfedf) | EP |
| 2011 | [Leatherhead](https://themetalnet.com/album/0259badb-04d4-44ba-82d6-739dfc600208) | EP |
| 2011 | [Rev-Raptor](https://themetalnet.com/album/a297679f-6678-4055-b622-222ec3908b88) | Album |
| 2013 | [Steelhammer](https://themetalnet.com/album/d818243f-a4d8-4483-97eb-a93ad431bbe4) | Album |
| 2015 | [Decadent](https://themetalnet.com/album/2b9e7819-0913-4300-95ec-e7d99f4b99dc) | Album |
| 2018 | [Steelfactory](https://themetalnet.com/album/4afcadce-8b13-480e-a7ad-4a1d8f77a4d2) | Album |
| 2020 | [We Are One](https://themetalnet.com/album/203f1eb2-c111-44f9-882a-a7edf2ff5e9f) | Album |
| 2021 | [Game Over](https://themetalnet.com/album/dd31bd8c-2727-450e-984e-ab62fe6a8b9e) | Album |
| 2023 | [Touchdown](https://themetalnet.com/album/8565613a-9b29-40e1-a1f6-e60ef350f8dc) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/U.D.O./342
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/udoonline
- x: https://twitter.com/udoonline
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/6748
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2aWjaq32aRQo58dw0w8NM6
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/u.d.o.official/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/de/artist/530051897
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCWdQCHFRoLpm9zOA-RFbNpQ

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/u-d-o](https://themetalnet.com/band/u-d-o). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt