Steelfactory is the sixteenth studio album by U.D.O., released on 31 August 2018 by AFM Records.

It is the first album to feature Udo Dirkschneider's son Sven as the new drummer.

[4] Steelfactory is the final album to feature bassist Fitty Wienhold when he announced his departure in September 2018.

[5] Udo Dirkschneider says that the musical direction of Steelfactory is influenced by the touring of when the band performed under the name Dirkschneider from 2015 to 2018, during which at the time they only played Accept songs, "it's definitely an influence and also a feeling if you start songwriting.

Dirkschneider says that there was not a set goal on what type of sound he wanted to have, "We just start working on a new album and see what's coming up.