German hard-metal performer and member of Accept and his band U.D.O.
U.D.O released their debut album, "Animal House" in 1987, followed by: "Mean Machine" (1989), "Faceless World" (1990), "Timebomb" (1991), "Solid" (1997), "No Limits" (1998), "Holy" (1999), "Man and Machine" (2002), "Thunderball" (2004), "Mission No. X" (2005), "Mastercutor" (2007), "Dominator" (2009), "Rev-Raptor" (2011), "Steelhammer" (2013), "Decadent" (2015), plus 2018's: "Steelfactory".
Dirkschneider has also issued and performed solo work.