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U.D.O.
U.D.O. is a German heavy metal band founded by lead vocalist Udo Dirkschneider in 1987.
History.
History 1987–1992.
Following Udo Dirkschneider's departure from Accept in 1987, he formed his own band called U.D.O. He recruited guitarists Mathias Dieth and Peter Szigeti, bassist Frank Rittel and drummer Thomas Franke. They released their debut album titled "Animal House" on 3 November 1987, which was entirely written by Accept. They would tour with the likes of Guns N' Roses, Lita Ford and Zodiac Mindwarp. Rubach
respectively. Wolla Böhm replaced Susemihl for 1990's "Faceless World", although by the time of the next album "Timebomb", U.D.O. were a four-piece. In 1992, after touring in promotion of "Timebomb", U.D.O. disbanded as Dirkschneider returned to the reformed Accept.
Dirkschneider reformed U.D.O. in 1996 with Dieth and Schwarzmann, plus former Accept drummer Stefan Kaufmann on guitar and Michael Voss on bass, to record "Metal Gods" for "". Dieth and Voss were soon replaced by Bullet members Jürgen