Flashback Interview: MATHIAS DEITH (U.D.O.) (1990): “No One At The Record Company Told Us To Be More Melodic [On Faceless World], And We Didn’t Make It On Purpose”

A photograph shows, from left to right, U.D.O. guitarist Mathias Dieth, Metal Express Radio's Stig Nordahl, and U.D.O. vocalist Udo Dirkschneider. All three men are smiling at the camera, with Dirkschneider in a military-style jacket. A "COPYRIGHT © METALEXPRESS.NO" watermark is visible at the bottom.
Mathias Dieth (left), Stig Nordahl (center), and Udo Dirkschneider (right).

Get exclusive insights into U.D.O.’s 1990 album Faceless World with guitarist Mathias Dieth! Dive deep into the band’s melodic shift, learn how the press responded to this bold new direction, and discover how Accept’s drummer Stefan Kaufmann ended up in the producer’s chair. Hear firsthand about lineup changes and what made Faceless World the band’s best-selling release at the time.

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Stig G. Nordahl
Stig G. Nordahl· 867 articles
Stig is the founder and the president of Metal Express Radio, based out of Oslo, Norway. He has been around doing Metal radio since the mid-eighties. In fact, running Metal Express Radio takes almost all of his time. Is it worth it...? "Most times, yes," Stig says. "My philosophy is to try to give all Metal releases a fair chance to get promoted in one way or another. As you can imagine, it can be an arduous task to listen through about 20 albums every week! Still, I know we have the best METAL dedicated radio on this planet, and that is a reward in and of itself. I hope one day the whole Metal community can and will make listening to Metal Express Radio part of their daily rituals! Yeah, right..."

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