U.D.O.: 30-Minute 'Russia' Documentary To Be Broadcast On German TV

November 13, 2012

The 30-minute U.D.O. documentary "Eine Deutsche Rockband In Russland" (English-language translation: "A German Rock Band In Russia") will air on the German DW (Deutsche Welle) network on the program "In Focus" on December 8.

A trailer for the documentary, which was produced by Martin Schiffler (ZDF) and Stefan Kaufmann (U.D.O., ACCEPT),can be seen below.

U.D.O.'s November 16, 2011 concert at Hristo Botev Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria was professionally filmed for release as a DVD+CD and Blu-ray+CD. Entitled "Live In Sofia", it was made available on November 9 via AFM Records.

Guitarist Stefan Kaufmann recently left U.D.O. for health reasons.

Stefan will continue to work with U.D.O. behind the scenes and produce other bands at his Roxx studio.

Kaufmann was the drummer for ACCEPT on nine albums but was forced to give up drumming towards the end of the band's initial run due to health problems.

Stefan joined U.D.O. as a guitar player in 1996, following ACCEPT's second breakup, and has recorded nine albums with them.

U.D.O. 's latest album, "Rev-Raptor", was released on May 20, 2011 via AFM Records.

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