U.D.O. – The Legacy

35 Years of Awesome Metal

From one of those Heavy Metal vocalists that’s often imitated, but can never be duplicated comes a compilation album spanning his 35 year career as a solo artist in the band U.D.O.. Of course we are talking about the one and only Udo Dirkschneider, who originally made his name as the voice of German legends Accept. U.D.O. – The Legacy contains 33 tracks taken from his entire catalog, with 4 rare bonus tracks that may be a first time listen for many fans.

About the Album

U.D.O. – The Legacy was produced by Udo Dirkschneider and original Accept drummer Stefan Kaufmann, and includes tracks from the albums Game Over, We Are One, Steelfactory, Decadent, Steelhammer, Rev-Raptor, Dominator, Mastercutor, Mission No. X, Thunderball, Man And Machine, Holy, No Limits, Solid, Timebomb, Faceless World, Mean Machine, and Animal House. The 4 bonus tracks that are a real treat for fans old and young alike include: “Wilder Life”, “What a Hell of a Night”, “Falling Angels” and “Dust and Rust”. U.D.O. – The Legacy is the first greatest hits album from the band in 15 years, and is obviously the most comprehensive collection of their songs in one package.

Final Notes

With a voice that never seems to age, but actually improves over time like fine wine, Udo Dirkschneider continues to create excellent Heavy Metal, and shows no signs of slowing down. With this new compilation album, fans are given a super-sampler of some of the best music the U.D.O. band has created over the last 35 years. While no compilation album can have everyone’s favorite song, U.D.O. – The Legacy does a great job of covering the essentials of Udo’s career post-Accept. If you have all of his albums, you may not need this one, but on the other hand you may want it anyway. For the rest of us, it’s a great collection to remind us of a singer who has not faded away, but has only grown stronger over the years. Highly recommended!

Lineup

Udo Dirkschneider – Vocals
Andrey Smirnov – Guitars
Fabian Dee Dammers – Guitars
Tilen Hudrap – Bass
Sven Dirkschneider -Drums

The Legacy – Tracklist

Disk #1

1. Fear Detector
2. Metal Never Dies
3. Wilder Life (bonus track)
4. Pandemonium
5. One Heart One Soul
6. Make The Move
7. What a Hell of a Night (bonus track)
8. Pain
9. Decadent
10. Falling Angels (bonus track)
11. Metal Machine
12. Steelhammer
13. Dust and Rust (bonus track)
14. I Give as Good as I Get
15. Rock’n’roll Soldiers
16. Dominator

Disk #2

1. Mastercutor
2. Vendetta
3. 24/7
4. Blind Eyes
5. Man and Machine
6. Like a Lion
7. Shout It Out
8. Holy
9. Freelance Man
10. Independence Day
11. Metal Eater
12. Future Land
13. Blitz of Lightning
14. We’re History
15. Break the Rules
16. Go Back to Hell
17. They Want War