Steelhammer is the 14th studio album by German heavy metal band U.D.O., released on 24 May 2013 via AFM Records. It is the first album with guitarist Andrey Smirnov. Second guitarist Kasperi Heikkinen joined the band after all recordings were completed. It is also the first album without Stefan Kaufmann as guitarist since the 1997 album Solid, as well as the first without guitarist Igor Gianola since the 1999 album Holy.
Steelhammer charted at #21 in Germany, #23 in Sweden, #38 in Finland and #67 in Norway during its first week. Music videos were made for "Metal Machine" and "Heavy Rain".
Tracklist:
- Steelhammer 03:23
- A Cry of a Nation 05:41
- Metal Machine 04:46
- Basta Ya 04:33
- Heavy Rain 02:25
- Devil's Bite 05:05
- Death Ride 04:08
- King of Mean 04:07
- Timekeeper 04:26
- Never Cross My Way 04:23
- Take My Medicine 05:07
- Shadows Come Alive 04:24
- Stay True 04:04
- When Love Becomes a Lie 04:12
- Book of Faith 05:12
Time: 01:05:56
Recording information:
Recorded at Double-U-Studio, Ibiza, Spain and Redhead Audio Production, Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
All drums recorded and edited at Impronte Sonore Studio Recording, Novara, Italy.
Edited at Redhead Audio Production, Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
Mastered at Bazement Studios, Hünstetten, Germany.
Udo Dirkschneider – producer, mixing
Fitty Wienhold – producer
Dirk Hüttner – artwork, design
Holger Thielbörger – editing
Martin Häusler – photography
Martin Pfeiffer – mixing
Tim Eckhorst – layout, booklet
Markus Teske – orchestral arrangement on "Book of Faith", editing, mastering
Patrick Spina – engineering (drums), editing (drums)
Víctor García González – lyrics, translation on "Basta Ya"
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