U.D.O. "Man And Machine (Germany, SPV CD 085-57472, SPV GmbH, Breaker Records)"

Man and Machine is the eighth studio album by German heavy metal band U.D.O., released on 24 July 2002. A music video was made for "Dancing with an Angel" featuring a duet performance with Udo Dirkschneider and Warlock vocalist Doro Pesch.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Udo Dirkschneider and Stefan Kaufmann; all music is composed by Dirkshneider and Kaufmann, except where noted

1. "Man and Machine" 5:40
2. "Private Eye" 3:57
3. "Animal Instinct" (Dirkshneider, Kaufmann, Fitty Weinhold) 4:12
4. "The Dawn of the Gods" 4:53
5. "Dancing with an Angel" 4:12
6. "Silent Cry" (Dirkshneider, Kaufmann, Igor Gianola) 5:22
7. "Network Nightmare" 4:04
8. "Hard to Be Honest" (Dirkshneider, Kaufmann, Gianola) 4:51
9. "Like a Lion" 4:16
10. "Black Heart" 4:32
11. "Unknown Traveller" (Dirkshneider, Kaufmann, Gianola) 6:52

Japanese edition contains two additional bonus tracks:

12. Metal Eater (live version)

13. Heart of Gold (live version)

Anniversary Edition contains 2 bonus tracks:

12. Man and Machine (Live) 06:23

13. Dancing with an Angel (Remix) 04:31

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at Roxx Studios, Pulheim between September 2001 and January 2002.

Mastered at MM Sound.

U.D.O. "Holy (Germany, Nuclear Blast, Digipak, NB 435-2)"

Holy is the seventh studio album by German heavy metal band U.D.O. It was recorded and mixed by Stefan Kaufmann at Roxx Studio in Pulheim and is the band's first album with guitarist Igor Gianola, who had played with Ronni Le Tekrø in Wild Willy's Gang. The band recruited drummer Lorenzo Milani after the release of the album; in the liner notes "guess who" replaces the name of the drummer.

Track listings

All music is composed by Udo Dirkschneider and Stefan Kaufmann

1. "Holy" 4:56
2. "Raiders of Beyond" 4:11
3. "Shout It Out" 4:55
4. "Recall the Sin" 4:36
5. "Thunder in the Tower" 5:04
6. "Back Off" 3:03
7. "Friends Will Be Friends" 3:33
8. "State Run Operation" 3:51
9. "Danger" 3:23
10. "Ride the Storm" 3:58
11. "Cut Me Out" 3:59

Under license from Breaker Records.

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at Roxx Studios, Pulheim.

Mastered at MM Sound.

Manfred Melchior – mastering

Jens Rosendahl – photography

Andreas Marschall – cover art

Stefan Kaufmann – guitar, producer, engineering, mixing

U.D.O. "Best Of (Japan, BMG Victor Inc., BVCM-35518)"

Best Of is a compilation by German Heavy Metal band U.D.O., released September 10th, 1999.

Tracklist:

1. Animal House 04:19  
2. Break the Rules 04:00
3. Heart of Gold 05:00  
4. Two Faced Woman 03:38  
5. Metal Eater 03:42
6. Desperate Balls 03:54   
7. Future Land 05:13   
8. Independence Day 06:01  
9. They Want War 04:12
10. In the Darkness 04:03  
11. Freelance Man 04:24  
12. No Limits 04:01  
13. Timebomb 03:57  
14. Lovemachine (Supermax cover) 05:24  
15. I'm a Rebel (AC/DC cover) 02:19   
16. Faceless World 06:31   
17. The Key 04:05  

Time:  01:14:43  

JVC K2 24bit mastering.

Original Release of GUN Records in 1999.

Tracks 1, 9, 10 are taken from Animal House album (℗ 1987 BMG Ariola HH).

Track 2 is taken from Mean Machine album (℗ 1989 BMG Ariola HH).

Tracks 3, 7, 16 are taken from Faceless World album (℗ 1990 BMG Ariola HH).

Tracks 5 & 13 are taken from Timebomb album (℗ 1991 BMG Ariola HH).

Tracks 4, 6, 8 are taken from Solid album (℗ 1997 GUN).

Tracks 11, 12, 14, 15 are taken from No Limits album (℗ 1998 GUN).

Track 17 is a bonus track, previously unreleased (as declared on the release itself, in fact the track had been released only on 1998 Japan version of No Limits) (℗ 1998 GUN).

• Released in jewel case with 8-page booklet.

U.D.O. "No Limits (Germany, G.U.N. Records, GUN 158)"

No Limits is the sixth studio album by German heavy metal band U.D.O. It was recorded and mixed by Stefan Kaufmann at Roxx Studio in Pulheim. No Limits is the last album to feature guitarist Jürgen Graf.

The album includes a new recording of "I'm a Rebel" from Accept's album I'm a Rebel. "Love Machine" is a cover version of a song by Supermax. "Azrael" was written by the German musician Albert Böhne in connection with a book by German horror writer Wolfgang Hohlbein.

Tracklist:

1. The Gate 00:51   
2. Freelance Man 04:24   
3. Way of Life 04:45  
4. No Limits 04:01
5. With a Vengeance 05:26
6. One Step to Fate 05:10
7. Backstreet Loner 03:28   
8. Raise the Crown 04:06
9. Manhunt 04:16  
10. Rated X 03:54
11. Lovemachine (Supermax cover) 05:24  
12. I'm a Rebel (AC/DC cover) 02:19  
13. Azrael 05:31  

Time:   53:35  

All songs by U.D.O. members (mostly Dirkschneider / Kaufmann) except:

Track 11 - "Lovemachine" written by Kurt Hauenstein for Supermax

Track 12 - "I'm a Rebel" written by Alexander Young (George Alexander) for AC/DC, but was first released by Accept

Track 13 - "Azrael" written by Albert Böhne for U.D.O.

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at Roxx Studios, Pulheim.

Mastered at MM Sound.

Manfred Melchior – mastering

Jan Meininghaus – cover art

Jens Rosendahl – photography

Peter Lohde – design

Tim Eckhorst – design (anniversary edition)

Stefan Kaufmann – guitars, backing vocals, producer, engineer, mixing