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U.D.O. is a German heavy metal band founded by lead vocalist Udo Dirkschneider in 1987.
After Udo Dirkschneider left 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 November 3, 1987, which was entirely written by Accept. They would go on to tour with bands such as Guns N' Roses, Lita Ford, and Zodiac Mindwarp. Rubach, Rittel, and Franke left the band, and guitarist Andy Susemihl, bassist Thomas Smuzyszki, and drummer Stefan Schwarzmann joined. The next album, Mean Machine, was released on January 10, 1989.
Albums:
- Animal House (1987)
- Mean Machine (1989)
- Faceless World (1990)
- Timebomb (1991)
- Solid (1997)
- No Limits (1998)
- Holy (1999)
- Man and Machine (2002)
- Thunderball (2004)
- Mission No. X (2005)
- Mastercutor (2007)
- Dominator (2009)
- Rev-Raptor (2011)
- Steelhammer (2013)
- Decadent (2015)
- Steelfactory (2018)
- Game Over (2021)