 And we are live everyone. Welcome to the Metal Voice live stream with Getsu Allen. Who do we got? Udo himself with a new release. Jesus, it's been eight months since we saw you so lots and lots of things have been happening. Yeah, I mean lots and lots of things are happening, especially this pandemic thing. Right. Yeah, I mean, what can you do? What you can do nothing? Yes, take care of yourself and be careful. Yeah, I mean, so yeah, we released now a live album and DVD on the 19th of March. And that was recorded on the one and only show in 2020 during the pandemic stuff. Yeah, I mean, a lot of people now ask me how you did this. I mean, we get the offer in, it was around July from the government and our promoter in Bulgaria. And he said, yeah, if you're interested in a show in September, and we said, yes, if everything happens, we can do that. But for better understanding, at this time here in Europe, there was no problem to fly. Restaurants are open, bars are open, hotels are open, you can go on holiday. Of course, you have to wear a mask and have to be careful. Don't shake hands, you know, all that no huggings and all that stuff. So then we said, yeah, okay, but we will see what's going on. And then they came up in the beginning of September, early September. They said, okay, we want to do the show. We said, yeah, okay, at the moment, no problems with flights and everything. And yeah, then they send us the venue. There was an amphitheater in Plotif, old Roman theater. Fantastic looking. I mean, and then they said, okay, is this show happened? On one hand, the first thing is the one and only show in 2020. It's the first and only show, right? The first and the last, the first and the last. And so we said, okay, just looks fantastic. And we want to record this, you know, about our look. And yeah, let's say, okay, in a way we were preparing everything. And then, but still we were like, we will see, hopefully everything works. So, and then we said, okay, we have to rehearse. I mean, it was no rehearsing the whole year, you know. So, and then we said, okay, it was also not so easy. I mean, of course, Andrew is living in Russia and our brand new bass player, Thielen, he's living in Slovenia. So we had the chance to come together in Germany. So we started rehearsing for the show. And also, we did already a photo session for the upcoming UDO album. So that was just in case, you know, that we have everything. So just in case. And yeah, so and then, yeah, and then finally was flying to Bulgaria, you know, so and everything was well prepared. Everything, yeah, hygienic wise and hotels, clean restaurant, everything perfect. And the only thing they said, yeah, the only thing what we cannot do is you don't have any fans in the front of stage. They are just sitting around, you know, it was like, okay, just for us was more important that we can play live. So, yeah, and then we went to the venue. And then, I mean, this atmosphere, this atmosphere to describe is not so easy. Let's say it was when we came on stage. I mean, they already they was really singing and shouting so loud. And then we were asking how many people are here? Over 2500. It was like, what? So, and then we came, yeah, we came on stage. And that was like, how can I describe this? So much emotions, you know, for us also, you know, to do this one and only show. And also I think also for the people that was really like to see a live show at this time, you know, there was something. Yeah, and I think this show will, yeah, remain for a long, long time in our heads, you know, I mean, there was something else. It's not really too, cannot really explain this. Yeah, and I think also you can hear it on the CD. And also if you watch then the DVD, you I think then you you know what I mean, you know, if you see this atmosphere that there's something special. You know, I just don't want to cut you off. But I find that the audio is excellent. The sound quality is excellent. It's a beautiful DVD. And we saw the video. The music's great. The song choices are great. The song selection and the video looks fantastic. Do you agree, Alan? Yeah, I just like to add to that. I mean, you know, it's as if it wasn't hard enough getting everybody together, getting the rust off, you know, you're used to playing 200 dates a year. Now this is your one and only date. And you decide to, hey, we're going to film and record at the same time. We don't have enough on our place. We'll do that too. What was the thing behind getting this recorded? Yeah. And I mean, of course, that that's also very important for me. There's no overdubs. This is life, you know, really life. We did nothing at the studio afterwards. I mean, we had a good, we had a really good people around us, you know, also our sound engineer life. And also the guy who record his life. And then, of course, also Stefan Kaufmann, I think he did a great job on it together with our producer, Martin Pfeiffer. So yeah, I mean, Stefan did a great job on cutting the DVD, you know, I mean, he's really good in that, you know, so and yeah. And I think that some people say, oh, another life album, another life DVD. Yeah, but come on, I mean, I mean, put out every, every tool. I mean, I don't, we don't do so much life stuff, you know. And just, I mean, we've touched upon this so many times, you know, like this is the last time you play accept songs. I mean, for me personally, I love seeing a few accept songs in there. But, you know, tell me about that. I mean, yeah, I know that's the biggest question everybody's going to ask you, right? Yeah, I mean, of course, in the beginning, I said, with UDO, I don't play any accept song, but especially for this concert, really the promoter was really begging, you know. No, it's impossible, really, it's impossible to play some accept songs. And he said, okay, come on, we put them, in the end, we did five songs. I mean, in a way, the classic stuff, of course. And it's like the same, you know, with the tour in America, I mean, the tour in America and Canada is not confirmed already. Now we have to wait for new dates and I think that will be happened in 2022. I think so. And the promoter, yeah, of course, the thing is to say what we do. And the promoter in America, he said, yeah, I heard you don't play any accept songs with UDO. And he said, yeah, normally we don't do it. Yeah, but you cannot do it too in America, in Canada, without a ball to the wall. I said, yes, I can do that. No problem. But he said, come on, why not? It's not a big deal, but the people want to hear that, you know. And I said, okay, come on, if you do this tour, I mean, I don't have a problem to play balls and maybe two more other accept songs, you know. I mean, in the end, let's say maybe or today was a point, you know, after three years, playing every night, all the accept stuff. And having on the other side, I have 16 UDO albums and the 17th is coming up. So it's like, that was the point to say, the people here enough now of accept, it's done, and now concentrate on UDO and I don't need to play any accept songs, you know. There's another band that can play accept songs. So, but you know, you hear that, but just talking also through an interview today, and they say, give a fuck about this, you know, the people want to hear that. They want, not just like 50% of the set list, but they want to hear this classic stuff, you know, like metal heart, the ball, the shark, stuff like that, you know. And I said, yeah, we will see, you know, I don't know yet, but at the moment, I don't have to think about it. So at the moment, there's nothing going on. So it's still open. It's still open. You might play some accept songs. But definitely, definitely, I can say that's definitely happened if we come into American Canada. That will be definitely happened. Again, it's all part of your legacy, but just what Jimmy was saying earlier, the track listing, you've got everything from Animal House all the way through to Steel Factory, and like you said, a few accepts. That's what blew me away. The songs are just so great. You seem to fit everything into that one show. But tell me, I'll tell you one thing, this is a nightmare to put a set list together. With all this material, unbelievable, you know, it's like, yeah, but I think we did a good set list, but I think it's everything in there. Not all of, well, of course, there are so many things, many songs are left. Yeah, you know, we try always like to change the set list a little bit, but still already with the UDO, it's like we have already also some classic songs, you know, the people want to hear. They want war, machine, animal house, in the darkness, and also so many songs. Yeah, I mean, we will see. I mean, definitely what I said before, on American tour in Canada, we definitely played some accept stuff. All right, good to hear. Good to hear. So what about the, okay, you released a new album, and now you're working on a new album. We are, yes, that was a live album. Okay, no, no, no, you released an orchestra studio album. Yes, right, which is new. It's pretty new. I mean, and now you're working on a new material for a new, new album, right? It's already done. Oh, it's completely. I mean, come on, yeah, just little things, but I mean, really little things in a way it's completely done. So I mean, of course, we have nothing to do. It was, it was, in a way, let's say not. It's recorded. It's recorded, you're saying. Yeah, it's definitely recorded, but it was not like what the, the planet in a way different, you know, to go in the studio, rehearsing room to face to face on the album, you know, but about the pandemic. It was not possible. So I mean, we don't see, we didn't see each other in the studio. The guitar players, they did this over, you know, with links, sending links. We were doing the Skype conference, the WhatsApp, I don't know. So that was, thank God, in a way that we have the technical, technology, technology. Technology, thank you. And yeah, so, and yeah, it took also a little bit, took a little bit longer, but in the end, I can only already say that we have on the special edition, there will be 16 songs. Wow. Yeah, and Are there any, is it an orchestra album or is it just straight ahead? That's metal. Straight forward. But, you know, it was very interesting. Now, the first time my son was more involved in songwriting. And also the new two guys was also very much involved in songwriting. And Andre and the other guitar player Fabian, they're working very well together. It was very interesting. You know, so it's like Andre is, I don't want to say old fashioned, but he's more like this little bit the older, classic heavy metal stuff. Fabian, the other guitar player is very modern. Oh. You know, and this together, I don't know, very interesting, very, very interesting. And the bass player, he's both of this, you know, also old fashioned, but also really into new stuff, you know, it's a really, really good mixed up on this album. It's to describe this. Yeah, you will hear it in the end of summer is coming out and I'm really, I'm really happy with this, you know, they'll also there's a lot of stuff on this. What we learned when we did the orchestra album, you know, harmony wise, vocal wise, harmony vocals, choir stuff. Very interesting. And but it's still heavy. I have one question concerning the new album. Are you going to be doing any rapping on it like the last one? No. Yeah, that was so funny. I mean, I mean, I like this song. Yeah, why not? I mean, this is that was the good thing about this orchestra album, you know, we were completely free to do anything what we want. And that was also good for us, you know, to see how we can do this, we can do this and this. Yeah, so I'm both fun. Like you were saying earlier, you had the two back to the roots, we got the Navy night, we got the last we are one live. Now we got this one live for you. What what what is a live experience? Like you said, you only got to do one show. What did you really miss about not playing live? This is really like to be in front of people, you know, see the reaction, get this whole feeling. I think this is the best part for me as a musician. Of course, studio work is also okay. If it doesn't take that long. But for me, it's like the most the best part of it is like to be on tour and play in front of people. Yeah, yeah. Let's go back. You know what, what I'd like to see. And I don't know if it's possible or not. In North America, in Europe, you did David Reese opening up for you. I'd love to see this in North America. Any possibility of doing this in North America. This is a great package. It's David Reese, great singer, you great. You guys get together on stage maybe after you know, what are your thoughts on that? It can be interesting. But on the other hand, it's like, you know, the problem at the last years to find a band to you to have a support band or special guests. It's like the record companies, they don't support the bands anymore with money. That's a big problem. You know, a lot of bands, I know a lot of bands, they say, we want to go on tour with you, blah, blah, blah, and this and this and this. And then, yeah, maybe we can do it for one week or one and a half week. But you know, like changing every changing every two weeks. The support band or the you need a really good. Normally I say special guest or maybe a double headlining, you know, something like that that has a really like powerful. This is a big problem since the last years, you know, that they don't have any money. You know, that's the thing. And I mean, of course, we don't want to have any money for PA system lights or whatever. But of course, they have to travel. They have to get something to eat all these things, you know, and it costs money if you want to go on tour for six or seven weeks. Yep. And also they also now they the most of the bands they have on the side a normal job. They're not really like, say, having making a living of making music, you know, they have a job on the side. There are a lot of problems in the last couple of years, you know, to get to get a good band with you on tour. Yeah, but I mean, I don't know. I mean, David, he was paying, I think, I think was at the record. I cannot really remember. But he did it in the idea. He think he did the whole tour. Yeah, yeah, he did the whole tour with us. And yeah, it was a lot of fun. I mean, for me, I never had any problems with David, you know, so. Yeah, he's a great guy. Yeah, I mean, I love him. He had a lot of stories. He was laughing like hell, you know. Yeah, I mean, we have good remembrance when they did the heat album. They was in studio one, I was in studio three, you know. You were doing your second album, right? You were doing your second album. Yeah, that was the second album. And the only thing I remember very well, David was very often up in our studio. And then he said, this is the studio where Wackenwald has happened. Yes. So just to clarify for everybody, you're doing your second album, which was, what was it, Mean Machine? Mean Machine. You're doing Mean Machine. Meanwhile, Accept is in the same studio recording Eat the Heat, right? Yes, yeah. That's fascinating. That's fascinating. Yeah, I mean, we did also with the whole UDO band. We did one choir on Turn the Wheel or something like that. So there was no fights going on or something like that. You know, it was just like, yeah, hello, what are you doing? How's it going? Yeah, blah, blah, blah. That was nice. It was good. Very cool. Very cool. No, I mean, I just can't wait for the new tour, the new album. Again, we're all hoping that the tour will happen in 2022. What do you think is, you know, when the valves are open and people are allowed to get back to normal? What do you think the reaction is going to be to those very first shows based on what you saw in Bulgaria? That will be, I think, also very enthusiastic, also the people, you know. I think they're really waiting for this, you know, to go to concerts and also for us, you know, that will be really like, yes, here we go again, you know, it's like, yes. But we will see. I think the only thing that I don't see this year is the festival. I don't think that vacancies will be happening. Download is just cancelled today. And Sweden, they want to have us in July, I think. Yeah, of course, it doesn't mean the contract that normally the festival was already announced for last year, you know. So now the whole package into 21 is under Dirk Schneider. So again, except socks. Okay, okay. Hey, just so you know, David Reese just sent a message because it's live, right? He says, love you, Udo. Love you, Udo. Hello, hello, hello. I love you, too. What about Peter? Peter Baltes. Okay, he appears on your symphonic album, your orchestra album. Yeah, he's a great guy, great bass player. And is there a, is there any connection? Are you guys talking? Maybe he's going to appear on this new album. What's going on? Yeah, I mean, I mean, I think I told the story already with how I met Peter, you know, that was just like I had to do some demo vocals. And then he called me and said, hey, you have to come to the studio, do some demo vocals. And then I came to the studio and Peter Baltes was there. I was like, hey, what you are doing here? Yeah, he said, just a surprise surprise. Now he said I'm doing some stuff with some projects on his own album, solo album, and so on and on. Of course, you can imagine, after 15 years, you have to talk a lot of things. Yeah, yeah, yeah. He said in the clouds. And yeah, and so and then he said, I was listening to some stuff for for this orchestra album. Oh, see, that's great. I have some ideas if you want. I said, yeah, Peter, go ahead. So no problem, you know, I mean, see what happened. Yeah, that was the point where he get involved in this album. And then we did this where the angels fly together. It was left. That's what now left from the from the from this album from the orchestra album. Yeah, I mean, I talk with Peter very often on phone on the phone. He's working on his solo album. And of course, he wants to come to Germany, but at the moment is also not. Because he's in the US. That's right. He's in the US. Yeah. No, maybe not Nashville. He's somewhere in the US. Now he's in Nashville. Okay. And so, yeah, that's the problem. I mean. But yeah, I mean, I don't have any problems with Peter, you know, of course, some law law, of course, a lot of people coming to me and say, Well, you can tell us why he's leaving. He left except I said, I can give you maybe the phone number of Peter. Ask Peter. Yeah, not me. I'm out of this, you know, and yeah, I mean, what can I say? I mean, at the moment, I fly tomorrow to Germany. And yeah, and I want to have to do some stuff, some stuff to do in the studio. So at my son's house, he has now a studio. Perfect. And yeah, and what we are doing at the moment is composing songs. Before you do nothing, we said, Okay, come on, keep going. You know, I mean, if we start touring, definitely that will one of the longest tour for a long, long time. You know, I mean, but we, I mean, a lot we have to do to go to South America, we have to go America, Canada, you know, Russia will be a long tour, Europe will be a long tour. And then we want to do also some shows with the orchestra, you know, so that will also was also planned plan for last year. So here's, here's, here's a question from one of your fans. What is one of your favorite studio albums that you've ever done? One of your favorite studio albums that you've done. This is a hard question. It's always the last one, you know, personally, favorite album was for me, Faithless World. Oh, yeah. Let's go down. What about, what about accept your favorite all time, accept down that you played on? Breaker. Oh, wow. That's Breaker, definitely. Yeah. Oh, that's it. I mean, okay. So we've got the DVD. There's two CDs. It's coming out March 19. I mean, I'm listening to it. It just goes on and on. I mean, there's, you're definitely lots of songs to enjoy a great track, track set, set list, I should say, covering all the legacy of yourself. And I mean, just all the best of luck with this one. And hopefully we'll be able to do an interview in when your new album comes out in August. That's March. Yeah, August, September. I think that we'll be around for the album coming out. So March 19th. March 19th, AFM Records, big plug for AFM Records. Yes. Roman amphitheater in Plovodiv, Bulgaria. Did I pronounce it right? Plovodiv. You did it in Sofia, right? You did it in Bulgaria in Sofia, like in Sofia, right? You love Bulgaria. Bulgarians apparently love Udo. Yeah, I mean, it's a great country for us, you know. I mean, you can say Udo is quite popular in Bulgaria, you know. And yeah, I mean, why not? It's as good as it gets. Yeah. All right. So I think that's pretty much it. You know, unless there's a question out there, like I'm just seeing if somebody wants to ask you one last question. Looking to see. It's basically just everybody wishing you well, you know, over the years. And, you know, Alan, do you have anything you want to add? No, I just wanted to thank you once again. It's always, always a pleasure to interview you. You're always such a gentleman. And we're like you said, well, we'll totally do this when the new album comes out at the end of the end of summer. Thank you having me on the show and all the best. Stay healthy. Stay healthy. Stay well. Give our regards to Sven. Oh, one last question. Here it is. Here's the last question from Art. Udo, tell us if you're going to re-release your studio albums on vinyl. Any plans to re-release your studio albums on vinyl? Last question. They're all on vinyl. It's already out. Okay. Everyone. Every album. Wow. Okay. There you go. There you have it. Pick up the new album.