Monday, April 6: Happy Birthday Metal Legend Udo Dirkschneider

Happy Birthday today to German heavy metal legend Udo Dirkschneider. The former Accept frontman is 63. Dirkschneider achieved commercial success in 1983 with the album 'Balls to The Wall' and the title cut became a well known hit. The album remains Accept's only gold album in the U.S.

Dirkschneider currently fronts the band U.D.O. and they put out an album earlier this year called Decadent. For more on U.D.O. click here.