My Way, the newest full-length from UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER, is out TODAY via Atomic Fire Records!
My Way contains seventeen cover versions of the very songs that have influenced the musician and singer the most. All kinds of classics from music history are among them – including those that you might not expect from DIRKSCHNEIDER. Not only does a very personal story lie behind each of the tracks, but also a sometimes-surprising arrangement that, despite the very individual implementation, lives and breathes UDO’s manuscript throughout. “Now, when I hear the song, I remember the time when, as a very young UDO, I’d go out to light up the town and lived all the stories that can only be experienced late at night in the clubs.”
My Way is available as a 2xLP gatefold (Black and Clear), digipack CD, and digitally as well as an Earbook that includes a 60-page booklet with many pictures from UDO’s life. Order yours today at
THIS LOCATION.
A limited Record Store Day edition of My Way will be available in Grey Marbled vinyl and includes a signed photo card and an exclusive eighteen-track compilation of Atomic Fire Records artists on CD, out on April 23rd and available in all participating record stores. Find more info
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View DIRKSCHNEIDER’s previously released videos for “We Will Rock You”
HERE and “Kein Zurück,” where he sings in his native language for the first time ever,
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My Way Track Listing:
1. Faith Healer (Alex Harvey)
2. Fire (Crazy World Of Arthur Brown)
3. Sympathy (Uriah Heep)
4. They Call It Nutbush (Tina Turner)
5. Man On The Silver Mountain (Rainbow)
6. Hell Raiser (The Sweet)
7. No Class (Motörhead)
8. Rock And Roll (Led Zeppelin)
9. The Stroke (Billy Squier)
10. Paint It Black (The Rolling Stones)
11. He’s A Woman, She’s A Man (The Scorpions)
12. T.N.T. (AC/DC)
13. Jealousy (Frankie Miller)
14. Hell Bent For Leather (Judas Priest)
15. We Will Rock You (Queen)
16. Kein Zurück (Wolfsheim)
17. My Way (Frank Sinatra)
UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER is THE constant among the German metal scene. Originally becoming world-famous as a founding member of Accept, he continues to steadily expand upon his international successes with his U.D.O. and Dirkschneider outfits. Remaining true to himself over the years in a way few musicians could, DIRKSCHNEIDER consistently bucks music industry trends in favor of following his heart. My Way is his most personal and extraordinary album to date and makes one thing clear: many in the music industry have come and gone over the years. Yet, UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER is still here.
“…entertaining and endearingly straightforward … When you have already sung some of the greatest heavy metal songs ever recorded and put in more than four decades of hard graft on the spiked and studded frontlines, you can basically do whatever the fuck you want. Happy 70th birthday, Herr DIRKSCHNEIDER.” — Blabbermouth
“A timeless singer, singing timeless classics. A must own!” — Loud (PT)
“A DJ could just throw this fun little exercise on at a party and not have to segue to anything else, for the next hour!” — Bravewords
“…every tune is delightfully enjoyable. There is no argument… UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER is the best heavy metal singer and has been for almost five decades…” — Ghost Cult
“UDO does not merely take ownership of these songs, but does so in such a convincing fashion that one not already familiar with them would mistake this for an original studio album.” — Sonic Perspectives
