Udo Dirkschneider Archives - Metal Express Radio

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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”

September 28, 2025 Stig G. Nordahl Leave a comment

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 …READ MORE

Album Reviews

DIRKSCHNEIDER & THE OLD GANG – Babylon

September 28, 2025 Lana Teramae Leave a comment

What started out as a one-off charity project has now become a fully-fleshed heavy metal supergroup; if they even fit that description? Well, considering that three of the members were in Accept (lead vocalist Udo …READ MORE

Flashback Interview: U.D.O. (1989): “The Relationship With ACCEPT Is Better Now Than Ever, No Hard Feelings”

June 20, 2025 Stig G. Nordahl 1 Comment

Step into a slice of heavy metal history! Join us backstage in Oslo, 1989, just before U.D.O. hit the stage to open for the legendary Ozzy Osbourne. In this exclusive interview, frontman Udo Dirkschneider and …READ MORE

DIRKSCHNEIDER – Balls To The Wall RELOADED

February 25, 2025 Bryce Van Patten Leave a comment

Udo Dirkschneider has done a very cool thing and recreated the classic Accept album Balls to the Wall to celebrate it’s 40th anniversary with the help of some excellent friends, and it’s pretty damn amazing. …READ MORE

Tales from a Metalhead

Tales from a Metalhead: Chapter 36: The Overture

February 8, 2024 Stig G. Nordahl Leave a comment

Overture! Many Hard Rock and Metal bands adopted the term from Classical music. However, over the years it’s become more typical for Hard Rock and Metal than any other genre I think. A fancy word, right?