U.D.O. Completes Work On New LP For Early 2027 Release
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In a new interview with Brazil's Headbangers News, former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. and DIRKSCHNEIDER frontman Udo Dirkschneider spoke about U.D.O.'s plans to release the follow-up to the "Touchdown" album, which came out in August 2023 through Atomic Fire Records. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We just finished a new U.D.O. album, and that will be out in the beginning of next year [2027]. And then we start [touring with] U.D.O. again. A lot of people are already asking, 'When is the new U.D.O. stuff coming?' So, here we go."
Udo went on to say that his former ACCEPT bandmate Peter Baltes, who officially joined U.D.O. and DIRKSCHNEIDER as the two bands' bassist in 2023, "was very much involved" in the songwriting for the new U.D.O. album. "And I'm really happy to have him back," Dirkschneider said.
Asked if any of the songwriting chemistry of the classic ACCEPT albums like 1982's "Restless And Wild Return" returned instantly once he and Peter started working on music for the upcoming U.D.O. album, Dirkschneider said: "We never sit down and say, 'Okay, we have to do songs like this and this and this way.' It's new stuff coming up. Of course it has a little bit of [the flavor] of the older ACCEPT stuff. Of course, two people [from the classic ACCEPT lineup] are there [in U.D.O. now] — the singer and the bass player. And Peter was also very much involved in songwriting in ACCEPT, and also when ACCEPT did the reunion [more than 15 years ago]. So, yeah, there is a [touch] of [the ACCEPT sound], but I think it's definitely U.D.O. and it's a really straightforward album."
"Touchdown" was recorded at various locations with producer Martin "Mattes" Pfeiffer and was mixed at Redhead Studio (Wilhelmshaven, Germany) while the mastering was handled by Stefan Kaufmann at ROXX Studio (Solingen, Germany). The record included a guest appearance by violinist Stefan Pintev on the title track, and bass tracks were recorded by Baltes. Artwork was provided by Martin Häusler who was also responsible for shooting band photos in support of the album campaign.
In April 2023, Baltes officially joined U.D.O. and DIRKSCHNEIDER. The former ACCEPT bassist had been playing bass for U.D.O. since September 2022, initially as a temporary replacement for U.D.O.'s then-bassist Tilen Hudrap who was hospitalized after the band's show in Munich, Germany.
DIRKSCHNEIDER is the name of Udo's band which performs ACCEPT material exclusively.
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)
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