The whole story

The band today
  • Udo Dirkschneider, lead vocals
  • Fitty Wienhold, bass guitar
  • Андрей Смирнов, guitar family
  • Harrison Young, keyboard
  • Sven Dirkschneider, drum set
    • Andy Susemihl joins · electric guitar
    • Dieter Rubach joins · bass guitar
    • Frank Rittel joins · bass guitar
    • Mathias Dieth joins · electric guitar
    • Peter Szigeti joins · electric guitar
    • Thomas Franke joins · membranophone
    • Udo Dirkschneider joins · lead vocals

    The band in 1987: Andy Susemihl, Dieter Rubach, Frank Rittel, Mathias Dieth, Peter Szigeti, Thomas Franke, Udo Dirkschneider

    • Album · 1987 Animal House
    • Stefan Schwarzmann joins · drum set
    • Thomas Smuszynski joins · bass guitar

    The band in 1988: Andy Susemihl, Dieter Rubach, Mathias Dieth, Thomas Franke, Udo Dirkschneider, Stefan Schwarzmann, Thomas Smuszynski

    • They Want War EP · 1988
    • Dieter Rubach leaves · bass guitar
    • Thomas Franke leaves · membranophone

    The band in 1989: Andy Susemihl, Mathias Dieth, Udo Dirkschneider, Stefan Schwarzmann, Thomas Smuszynski

    • U.D.O. / Mammoth EP · 1989
    • Album · 21 Apr 1989 Mean Machine
    • Support act · No Rest for the Wicked: Helsinki Helsingin jäähalli, Helsinki
    • Andy Susemihl leaves · electric guitar
    • Wolfgang Böhm joins · guitar

    The band in 1990: Mathias Dieth, Udo Dirkschneider, Stefan Schwarzmann, Thomas Smuszynski, Wolfgang Böhm

    • Heart of Gold Single · March 1990
    • Album · 21 Apr 1990 Faceless World
    • U.D.O. + Chroming Rose + Roko at Tor 3 Tor 3, Düsseldorf
    • Mathias Dieth leaves · electric guitar
    • Stefan Schwarzmann leaves · drum set
    • Thomas Smuszynski leaves · bass guitar

    The band in 1991: Udo Dirkschneider

    • Album · 21 May 1991 Timebomb
    • Fitty Wienhold joins · bass guitar
    • Stefan Kaufmann joins · electric guitar

    The band in 1996: Udo Dirkschneider, Fitty Wienhold, Stefan Kaufmann

    • Jürgen Graf-Biardi joins · electric guitar
    • Stefan Schwarzmann joins · drum set

    The band in 1997: Udo Dirkschneider, Fitty Wienhold, Stefan Kaufmann, Jürgen Graf-Biardi, Stefan Schwarzmann

    • Two Faced Woman Single · 1997
    • Independence Day EP · 20 Mar 1997
    • Album · 24 Mar 1997 Solid
    • Wacken Open Air 1997 Double Main Stage, Wacken
    • Lovemachine Single · 1998
    • Album · 22 Apr 1998 No Limits
    • Jürgen Graf-Biardi leaves · electric guitar
    • Stefan Schwarzmann leaves · drum set
    • Jgor Gianola joins · electric guitar
    • Lorenzo Milani joins · drum set

    The band in 1999: Udo Dirkschneider, Fitty Wienhold, Stefan Kaufmann, Jgor Gianola, Lorenzo Milani

    • Album · 25 Oct 1999 Holy
    • Best Of 6 Nov 1999
    • Live From Russia Live · 2001
    • Dancing With an Angel Single · 10 Mar 2002
    • Album · 25 Mar 2002 Man and Machine
    • Nailed to Metal: The Missing Tracks Live · 2003
    • Nailed to Metal - The Complete History 25 Aug 2003
    • Lorenzo Milani leaves · drum set
    • Francesco Jovino joins · drum set

    The band in 2004: Udo Dirkschneider, Fitty Wienhold, Stefan Kaufmann, Jgor Gianola, Francesco Jovino

    • Album · 29 Mar 2004 Thunderball
    • Thundervision 29 Mar 2004
    • Mission No. X - 24/7 2005
    • 24/7 EP · 24 Jun 2005
    • Album · 26 Sep 2005 Mission No. X
    • MMF Vol. 3 Auditorio Coca-Cola, Monterrey
    • The Wrong Side of Midnight EP · 27 Apr 2007
    • Album · 18 May 2007 Mastercutor
    • Metallized: 20 Years of Metal — Best of U.D.O. 30 Nov 2007
    • Support act · Mägo de Oz Fest México 2007 Palacio de los Deportes, Ciudad de México
    • Support act · Mägo de Oz Fest Torreón 2007
    • Support act · Mägo de Oz Fest Monterrey 2007 Arena Monterrey, Monterrey
    • Support act · Mägo de Oz Fest Chihuahua 2007
    • Mastercutor Alive Live · 26 Sep 2008
    • Best of & Live 2009
    • Infected EP · 26 Jun 2009
    • Album · 21 Aug 2009 Dominator
    • Wacken Hymne 2010 EP · 2010
    • Hellfest 2010, Day 3: Mainstage 01 Mainstage 1, Clisson
    • Graspop Metal Meeting 2010, Day 1: Marquee II Marquee II, Dessel
    • Wacken Open Air 2010, Day 2: Black Stage Black Stage, Wacken
    • Wacken Open Air 2010, Day 4: True Metal Stage True Metal Stage, Wacken
    • Leatherhead EP · 2011
    • Album · 20 May 2011 Rev-Raptor
    • Norway Rock Festival 2011, Day 1 Norway Rock Festival Grounds, Kvinesdal
    • Rock Harz Open Air 2011
    • Stefan Kaufmann leaves · electric guitar

    The band in 2012: Udo Dirkschneider, Fitty Wienhold, Jgor Gianola, Francesco Jovino

    • Live in Sofia Live · 2012
    • Celebrator 4 May 2012
    • Wacken Open Air 2012, Thursday: True Metal Stage True Metal Stage, Wacken
    • Jgor Gianola leaves · electric guitar
    • Kasperi Heikkinen joins · electric guitar
    • Андрей Смирнов joins · guitar family

    The band in 2013: Udo Dirkschneider, Fitty Wienhold, Francesco Jovino, Kasperi Heikkinen, Андрей Смирнов

    • Live From Russia (Anniversary Edition) Live · 2013
    • Metal Machine Single · 3 May 2013
    • Steelhammer Single · 17 May 2013
    • Album · 21 May 2013 Steelhammer
    • Graspop Metal Meeting 2013, Day 2: Marquee 1
    • Francesco Jovino leaves · drum set

    The band in 2014: Udo Dirkschneider, Fitty Wienhold, Kasperi Heikkinen, Андрей Смирнов

    • Steelhammer: Live From Moscow Live · 23 May 2014
    • Decadent Single · 12 Dec 2014
    • Sweden Rock Festival 2014, Day 3: Rock Stage Rock Stage, Sölvesborg
    • Hell & Heaven Metal Fest 2014 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Ciudad de México
    • Harrison Young joins · keyboard
    • Sven Dirkschneider joins · drum set

    The band in 2015: Udo Dirkschneider, Fitty Wienhold, Kasperi Heikkinen, Андрей Смирнов, Harrison Young, Sven Dirkschneider

    • Album · 21 Jan 2015 Decadent
    • Navy Metal Night Live · 31 Jul 2015
    • Wacken Open Air 2015, Day 1: True Metal Stage True Metal Stage, Wacken
    • Kasperi Heikkinen leaves · electric guitar

    The band in 2017: Udo Dirkschneider, Fitty Wienhold, Андрей Смирнов, Harrison Young, Sven Dirkschneider

    • Rising High Single · 15 Jun 2018
    • One Heart One Soul Single · 6 Jul 2018
    • Make the Move Single · 17 Aug 2018
    • Album · 22 Aug 2018 Steelfactory
    • Fire Blood and Steel / Blood on Fire Single · 2019
    • Neon Diamond Single · 3 Jul 2020
    • Album · 17 Jul 2020 We Are One
    • Pandemonium Single · 31 Jul 2020
    • Future Is the Reason Why Single · 26 Aug 2020
    • + 1 single
      • Where the Angels Fly Single · 17 Sep 2020
    • Live in Bulgaria 2020: Pandemic Survival Show Live · 19 Mar 2021
    • Album · 20 Oct 2021 Game Over
    • The Legacy 18 Nov 2022
    • Album · 25 Aug 2023 Touchdown
    • Summer Breeze Open Air 2023, Day 2: Main Stage Main Stage, Dinkelsbühl
    • Baltic Open Air 2023, Day 3: Main Stage Main Stage
    • Metal Hammer Paradise 2024, Day 1: Maximum Metal Stage Maximum Metal Stage, Oldenburg in Holstein
    • I'll Die Trying Single · 18 Sep 2026
    • U.D.O. Le Bataclan, Paris
    • Wacken Open Air 2027 Wacken Open Air Festival Grounds, Wacken