U.D.O. "Mean Machine (1992 Reissue, Germany, RCA & BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH, 74321 10471 2)"

Mean Machine is the second studio album by German heavy metal band U.D.O. It was released in 1989 via RCA Records. 

After their previous album, Animal House, Peter Szigeti had been replaced by Andy Susemihl from Sinner, Frank Rittel by Thomas Smuszynski (who later went on to Running Wild) and Thomas Franke by Stefan Schwarzmann. 

Dieter Rubach, who joined the band after the recording of Animal House left and was replaced by Smuszynski.

Track listing

All music is composed by Udo Dirkschneider, Mathias Dieth and Andy Susemihl, except for "Still in Love with You" by U.D.O.

1. "Don't Look Back" 3:11
2. "Break the Rules" 4:00
3. "We're History" 3:30
4. "Painted Love" 4:57
5. "Mean Machine" 3:53
6. "Dirty Boys" 3:47
7. "Streets on Fire" 3:50
8. "Lost Passion" 4:10
9. "Sweet Little Child" 4:48
10. "Catch My Fall" 3:55
11. "Still in Love with You" 0:49

Total length: 40:50

Re-mastered and re-released at February 15, 2013 by AFM Records as a part of anniversary editions with bonus track and video (Break the Rules):

12. Break the Rules (live) (04:00)

Re-released on November 29th, 2013 by AFM Records as colored (red & grey) 180 grams vinyl on gatefold sleeve.

Official music video:

- Break the Rules

Recording information:

Recorded at Dierks Studios, Stommeln (Pulheim), Germany.

Mark Dodson – producer, mixing

Uli Baronowsky – engineer

Tim Eckhorst – design (anniversary edition)

Deaffy, Didi Zill – cover concept