DIRKSCHNEIDER will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the album "Balls To The Wall" with a European tour next year! Live in March in PRAGUE!
DIRKSCHNEIDER. That's a name that means much more than just the second incarnation of U.D.O., the band of master and metal legend Udo Dirkschneider. In this form, the quintet pays tribute to the entire musical history of its iconic singer. As a composer, and even a founder, Udo was, in the 70s, one of the main characters in the success story of ACCEPT. Bassist Peter Baltes, the newest member of U.D.O. / DIRKSCHNEIDER band was also very involved in the creation of ACCEPT. During their time together in ACCEPT, the metal scene-defining and famous record "Balls To The Wall" was created.
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of this iconic album, DIRSKCHNEIDER will embark on an extensive European tour next spring! This tour will only have one stop in the Czech Republic! In PRAGUE, SaSaZu – March 1st, 2025!
"Balls To The Wall" would be a fitting description for the stage presence of the band, which is completed by the drumming 'clockwork' of Sven Dirkschneider and a talented guitar duo built of Andrey Smirnov and Fabian "Dee" Dammers, too. The band DIRKSCHNEIDER does not want to leave the jubilee, the 40th anniversary of the most famous and best-selling album ACCEPT (released in 1983) unnoticed, so, a bit little late, but still...they will leave in 2025 for this celebration tour across Europe!
Udo looks forward to these prestigious dates: "I really can't wait to revisit the ultimate success album of my band ACCEPT. Topped by sharing the stage with Peter Baltes, performing "Balls To The Wall" in full for all of you out there will be one of my biggest career highlights for sure!"
As if 45 minutes of 'Balls To The Wall' - featuring iconic tracks such as his title track 'London Leatherboys', 'Love Child' or the closing ballad 'Winterdreams' - weren't enough to celebrate, DIRKSCHNEIDER will add another musical surprise to the setlist, arriving with a brand new stage production!
And to make this celebration complete, as long and wonderful as it should be, DIRKSCHNEIDER invited two other great bands to help! CROWNSHIFT and ALL FOR METAL!
CROWNSHIFT is a metal act from Finland, which was born from the union of friends from among the best Finnish metal titans, such as Nightwish, Children of Bodom or Wintersun, and together they set out on a new, exciting journey! The quartet seamlessly cover many different styles, but are always dominated by hypnotic melodies paired with blistering riffs, ranging from moody mid-tempo tracks to a ferocious prog-death-metal opus. Metal enthusiasts ALL FOR METAL probably need no further introduction. With their great and highly catchy compositions and dedicated, highly professional approach, ALL FOR METAL can unleash metal frenzy on the stages. Plus they have a brand new album 'Gods of Metal' out so it's going to be a party!
The celebration of the 40th birthday of the album "Balls To The Wall" by ACCEPT performed by the band DIRKSCHNEIDER and in the selected company of the bands CROWNSHIFT and ALL FOR METAL takes place on March 1st, in PRAGUE, at the club SaSaZu! You are invited!
