U.D.O. Releases Lyric Video For "Forever Free" From The New Album "Touchdown" Due August 25th

Heavy metal quintet U.D.O. — fronted by legendary singer Udo Dirkschneider and officially completed by former ACCEPT bassist Peter Baltes in April — recently announced their new studio album entitled »Touchdown,« due out on August 25, 2023 via Atomic Fire Records. It features 13 tracks which cement the fact that the group surely belongs to the all-star team of the scene. Currently, U.D.O., who are also performing as DIRKSCHNEIDER, are entering the stages of the biggest European festivals (Graspop Metal Meeting (BE), Leyendas del Rock (ES), Summer Breeze Open Air (DE) etc.) to perform in front of their loyal worldwide fan base, making the band feel that each and every one of their concerts is a home game and today, the new musical season has also kicked off: With the digital ‘Forever Free’ single from their upcoming offering, U.D.O. sounds the first attack, supported by a lyric video which can be watched via the link below. And since all good things come in threes, »Touchdown« can now finally be pre-ordered

Check out ‘Forever Free’ over on YouTube:

Drummer Sven Dirkschneider explains the meaning behind the song: “‘Forever Free’ is supposed to make people not simply believe facts they hear or get shown, for example by media, but to think individually. Of course, we don’t mean that one should question everything. The song shall just express that it’s better to create own opinions about conflicts and other topics one stands for, even when they’re wrong sometimes, than to follow the mass blindly. It’s a musical tribute to our privilege of living in a free world as we luckily can.”

Pre-order »Touchdown« in the physical format of your choice (see below!), pre-save it on your favourite DSP or pre-order it digitally to receive ‘Forever Free’ instantly now, here: http://udo.afr.link/touchdown

Touchdown will be available in the following formats:

- CD jewel case

- CD digipak (EU; incl. bonus DVD Dirkschneider - Live At Wacken 2022)

- Limited Box Set available at:

* Atomic Fire Records in Yellow-Green Splatter vinyl [Special price at the AFR webshop until 6/26!]

* Nuclear Blast in Purple Black Dust vinyl

* EMP in Red-Clear Black Dust vinyl

- 2xLP in gatefold in the following variants:

* Black, Silver, Clear/Blue-White Splatter (US excl.)

* Clear-Blue Marbled (AFR excl.)

* Yellow-Green Splatter (AFR excl.)

* Purple Black Dust (Nuclear Blast excl.)

* Red-Clear Black Dust (EMP excl.)

* Clear-Black (Sweden Rock Magazine excl.)

- digital

Preorder Touchdown, pre-save it on your favorite DSP, or preorder it digitally to receive “Forever Free” instantly at: http://udo.afr.link/touchdownPR.

Touchdown Track Listing:

1. Isolation Man

2. The Flood

3. The Double Dealer's Club

4. Fight For The Right

5. Forever Free

6. Punchline

7. Sad Man's Show

8. The Betrayer

9. Heroes Of Freedom

10. Better Start To Run

11. The Battle Understood

12. Living Hell

13. Touchdown

Dirkschneider - Live At Wacken 2022 (Bonus DVD; CD digipak only):

1. Starlight

2. Living For Tonite

3. Midnight Mover

4. Breaker

5. London Leatherboys

6. Princess Of The Dawn

7. Restless And Wild

8. Son Of A Bitch

9. Screaming For A Love-Bite

10. Up To The Limit

11. Metal Heart

12. Fast As A Shark

13. Balls To The Wall

European fans can catch U.D.O./DIRKSCHNEIDER live throughout the coming months. For tickets and to stay up to date on upcoming shows go to THIS LOCATION.

U.D.O. / DIRKSCHNEIDER Live:

7/21/2023 Open Air Pförring – Pförring, DE

7/29/2023 Rock Of Ages – Rottenburg-Seebronn, DE *

8/12/2023 Leyendas del Rock – Villena, ES *

8/16/2023 Summer Breeze Open Air – Dinkelsbühl, DE

8/17/2023 Rock Castle Open Air – Moravský Krumlov, CZ

8/20/2023 Rock The Lakes – Vallamand (VD), CH

8/25/2023 Baltic Open Air – Haddeby, DE

9/16/2023 Beast Of Rocks @ Stadthalle – Tuttlingen, DE

10/07/2023 Keep It True Rising III @ Posthalle – Würzburg, DE *

10/22/2023 Wildstyle & Tattoo @ Tabakfabrik – Linz, AT

10/29/2023 Wildstyle & Tattoo @ Messezentrum – Salzburg, AT