U.D.O. a lansat un nou videoclip pentru piesa "Touchdown"

U.D.O. a lansat un nou videoclip pentru piesa "Touchdown". U.D.O. formatia de heavy metal condusa de fostul membru ACCEPT Udo Dirkschneider — va lansa un nou album, „Touchdown”, pe 25 august prin Atomic Fire Records. LP-ul cu 13 piese a fost inregistrat in diferite locatii cu producatorul Martin "Mattes" Pfeiffer si a fost mixat la Redhead Studio (Wilhelmshaven, Germania), in timp ce masterizarea a fost gestionata de Stefan Kaufmann la ROXX Studio (Solingen, Germania).

Pe noul material apare ca invitat special Stefan Pintev pe piesa de titlu, iar track-urile de bass au fost inregistrate de fostul bassist ACCEPT Peter Baltes. Lucrarea de arta de pe coperta a fost realizata de Martin Hausler, care a fost, de asemenea, responsabil si pentru fotografierea trupei cu scopul promovarii noului album.

Bateristul si fiul lui Udo, Sven Dirkschneider comenteaza: "The song but also album title began to take root when we were sitting in a sports bar in Sao Paulo, Brazil where a football game was shown. The word that came out of the speakers the most and therefore was remembered the best afterwards was simply 'Touchdown'. That's why my dad [Udo] suggested that it should become the name of our new album - and a touchdown is also what we have created musically with our new songs in my opinion. We're very happy with the results! The title track deals, of course, with nothing but the type of sport itself, and it also represents us as a band very well: We're a team that enters the stage together evening after evening to win the crowd. That's what we do; highly motivated, in a way aggressively but powerful too — qualities that can be found in football and a bridge to our music."- a declarat acesta.

"Touchdown" track list:

In aprilie, Baltes s-a alaturat oficial U.D.O. si DIRKSCHNEIDER, cele doua trupe conduse de Udo Dirkschneider. Fostul basist ACCEPT canta la bass pentru U.D.O. din septembrie anul trecut, initial ca inlocuitor temporar al bassistului de atunci al lui U.D.O., Tilen Hudrap, care a fost internat dupa spectacolul trupei din Munchen, Germania.

Baltes a spus intr-o declaratie: "Since my departure from ACCEPT, I kept myself very busy writing and recording for film/TV productions and various artists around the globe. That's how I reconnected with Udo working on his solo album 'My Way', the U.D.O. album 'We Are One' and the DIRKSCHNEIDER & THE OLD GANG album 'Arising'. Since Stefan Kaufmann [guitar; ex-ACCEPT drummer] was also involved, it all had a very familiar feeling. That's why when Udo called me in September to fill in for his injured bass player I did not hesitate. The set list had mostly U.D.O. songs which I was not familiar with and a few ACCEPT tunes. When I arrived in Berlin a few days later for the first show, I was nervous and had no idea what to expect. But as soon as we all took the stage standing next to Udo, it felt like home: His voice took me right back to where it all began. It was a total surprise for the audience at first, but as we played on I realized they were as happy as I was to see Udo and me together again. Over the next three months, I really got to know Sven [Dirkschneider, drums], Dee [Fabian Dee Dammers, guitar] and Andrey [Smirnov, guitar] as extremely talented musicians but also as very humble and respectful guys. It all feels very authentic. That made my decision to say 'yes' very easy when Udo asked me to join the band permanently."

Dirkschneider a adaugat: "I have a very long friendship with Peter Baltes which has never been shadowed by the disagreements with ACCEPT over the past few years. The arguments were exclusively with another person and his wife. It should be clear to everyone who is meant! All other ACCEPT members have always been united in friendship. It meant a lot to me when Peter spontaneously helped us out on some U.D.O. tour dates last year. From the first day, I experienced the great feeling and trust from the past with him again. A feeling that always connected us throughout the years in ACCEPT. I'm aware that Peter had many lucrative offers from other bands on the table, all of which he had turned down over the years. To be honest, he can't earn these sums with us. It means even more to me that he still decided to stay with U.D.O. and to also join DIRKSCHNEIDER as bassist. This shows me that he has a real metal heart beating in his chest and that friendship and fun are more important to him than money. Thank you, Peter! We are very happy that after so many years you are finally having fun on stage again!"

DIRKSCHNEIDER este numele celei de-a doua trupe a lui Udo, formatie care are ca setlist doar piese de la ACCEPT.

Udo a vorbit anterior despre colaborarea sa reinnoita cu Peter intr-un interviu din martie 2023 cu Silver Tiger Media din Australia. El a spus: "Yeah, [Peter] was helping us out on [U.D.O.'s] European tour and South America. Our [previous] bass player Tilen, he had a serious health problem. He was collapsing in Munich at a show [last September]. And then for us, it was, like, 'What can we do? Stop the tour or try to get a [new] bass player?' I was already in contact with Peter. I did together with him a classic album with the German armed forces, and we did [the] DIRKSCHNEIDER & THE OLD GANG [project], so I was in contact with Peter. Then I called him and said, 'Peter, I have a problem — a serious problem. I need a bass player. And maybe can you help us out?' And then he said, 'Yeah, okay. Give me one day.' And then he said, 'Yeah, I'll do this.' And it was a lot of work for him to do all these U.D.O. songs. And then he said, 'Yeah, I'll help you out, as long as you're looking for a new bass player.' But we will see. I get the feeling that he wants to join the band. And he had so much fun. He said, 'Wow. This is great. I have so much fun with this band. It's really nice.' We will see."

Udo a continuat spunand ca este "happy" sa cante cu Peter din nou.

"Peter is a great bass player — for me, one of the best in heavy metal," a spus Dirkschneider. "He's a legend. And of course, I worked with him for a very long time together. He's a good singer, he's a good songwriter. Maybe we will see what the future will bring. So, you never know."

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