German heavy metal legends U.D.O. are back at the starting line with album #19 (!), titled „Touchdown“, which is scheduled for release on August 25th. It’s astonishing, how iconic singer Udo Dirkschneider and his band, who just celebrated two important anniversaries last year (Udo’s 70th birthday, as well as 35 years of U.D.O. band history) now already come up with such a fresh, inspired new piece of heavy art – unmistakably making clear that slowing down has never been an option for them: U.D.O. continue their triumphant success and „Touchdown“ is another impressive addition to the band’s rich legacy.
Game Over! - U.D.O. is not doing things by halves. Precise, powerful, catchy and bursting of energy. And most notably: timeless. Game Over! - that's what rock icon Udo Dirkschneider (original voice of iconic band Accept) proclaims on his upcoming new U.D.O. record to be released in autumn. The statement behind has got many different meanings. But one thing becomes clear immediately: U.D.O. is not doing things by halves and so they give everything they have. During hundreds of shows worldwide, some of them in the most remote places of Russia and South-America, the band has become one unit and a conglomerate of passionate musicians and friends.
U.D.O. return with the upcoming 5th live album of the heavy metal legend. The year 2020 faced many with tough challenges, but U.D.O. managed to play a great show under pandemic conditions in front of the breathtaking backdrop of the amphitheater in Plovdiv/Bulgaria, making it not only one of the world's grandest shows under Corona, but also certainly beyond compare…
Even though U.D.O. is now approaching 70, he is still tireless and does not do things by halves. The live album "Live in Bulgaria 2020 - Pandemic Survival Show" was released in 2021 and he has also been active under the name DIRKSCHNEIDER AND THE OLD GANG. Now it's "Game Over". No, that doesn't mean he's retiring, but it's the title of the new U.D.O. album, which will be released in autumn 2021. album, which will be released in autumn 2021. Songs like "Metal Never Dies", "Kids And Guns" or "Prophecy" are precise, punchy, catchy and powerful. And they are one thing above all: timeless. All the songs on the album have a distinct character of their own, which is just as convincing today as it will be tomorrow.
Timebomb is U.D.O.'s fourth album. It was recorded and mixed at Dierks Studios in Cologne from November 1990 to February 1991. This album is the band's most brutal, following a light approach on Faceless World…
ZUCCHERO "SUGAR" FORNACIARI is back with "INACUSTICO - D.O.C. & MORE", his new album featuring all the tracks from his latest album "D.O.C" plus 11 of his greatest hits re-arranged in brand-new, previously unreleased acoustic versions. Zucchero's audience has been waiting for a long time for such a project. "Spirito nel buio" and "L'amore è nell'aria" are already available on all digital platforms. With a tracklist of 25 songs, "INACUSTICO - D.O.C. & MORE", will be released worldwide in multiple formats: 2CD, 3LP, Streaming and Digital Download.
Pretty much exactly what it says it is – a combination of the two releases, the Bloodied But Unbowed compilation and the War On 45 EP, on one compact disc. The remastering job is fine, the cover art is all reproduced, and there are even complete lyrics, with one or two exceptions. Anyone wanting to give these guys a listen should start right here.