Udo Dirkschneider has started working on a new studio album that will be released in 2017. According to a video message that you can watch below the emblematic frontman reveals that he’s been working on new material in the studio for a week already and that the result will turn out great. His last studio album was “Deacedent” in 2015, while last October he released “Live- Back To The Roots” featuring live recordings of his tour of Accept songs. Last update on his band lineup is that his son, Sven, has replaced Franscesco Jovino on drums.