U.D.O. Completes Work On New Album
February 7, 2011U.D.O., the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, has completed work on its new album, "REV-Raptor", for a May 20 release via AFM Records. The recordings took place between June 2010 and February 2011 at Roxx studios (owned by U.D.O. guitarist and ex-ACCEPT drummer Stefan Kaufmann) in Pulheim, Germany. The CD was mastered by Manfred Melchior at MM Sound Digital studios in Steinhagen, Germany. The album's cover artwork will once again be a comic-like motif: but the "Dominator" character will this time be "a lot more effectual and colorful," according to a press release.
Next week U.D.O. will film two new videos in Nürnberg, Germany and will also take part in the official "REV-Raptor" photo shoot.
"REV-Raptor" was originally scheduled for release in January but was delayed by the back problems experienced by Kaufmann, the same issue that forced him to quit playing drums for ACCEPT back in the day. Stefan recently received medical treatment for this condition and had recovered enough to have played with the band on November 6, 2010 at the Rock Antenne festival at Schwabenhalle in Augsburg.
U.D.O.'s last album, "Dominator", entered the official chart in Germanyat position No. 27. This marked the highest German chart entry in U.D.O.'s history.
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