Udo Dirkschneider
(born April, 6 th 1952)
is a German singer
who first
rose to fame
with the
Heavy Metal band
After leaving the band
in 1987,
he formed the band
in which he has also
enjoyed
commercial success.
Biography
Former
and current
lead singer
Udo Dirkschneider
has a long career
spanning almost
five decades
that helped to shape
German
heavy metal.
His unique and
raspy voice approach
and his taste for
huge choruses
is a big part of
Accept's appeal
and made him one
of the most recognizable
characters in
heavy metal history.
In November 2011,
Dirkschneider's son
Sven
supported U.D.O.
on a date in Germany
and became a
permanent member
of his father's band
in February 2015.
On the same year,
the band was
temporary renamed as
"Dirkschneider"
and embarked in
a long tour called
"Back To The Roots"
where the band
only performed
Accept songs.
In 2021,
Udo along with
his former
Accept bandmates,
guitarist
Stefan Kaufmann
and bassist
Peter Baltes
released new music
under the name of
"Dirkschneider and the Old Gang"
that also features former
U.D.O
guitarist
Matthias Dieth,
drummer
Svein Dirkschneider
and singer
Manuela Bibert,
with the video
of the song
"Where The Angels Fly"
surpassing a million
of views on
YouTube.
