U.D.O. "Timebomb (Germany, RCA & BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH, 74321 15885 2)"

Timebomb is the fourth studio album by German heavy metal band U.D.O. It was recorded and mixed at Dierks Studios in Cologne from November 1990 to February 1991. The album is considered the band's heaviest following a light approach on Faceless World.

The band was aided by Gaby "Deaffy" Hauke on lyrics. Deaffy was also the author of the English lyrics on the Accept albums, and is a pseudonym for Gaby Hoffmann (maiden name Hauke), manager of Accept and later married to the guitarist Wolf Hoffmann.

Timebomb was the band's last release with Mathias Dieth and Thomas Smuszynski, whom the latter joined Running Wild in 1992. It was also their last release until 1997's Solid; in the time between, Udo Dirkschneider took part in the Accept reunion.

Tracklist:

1. The Gutter 01:04  
2. Metal Eater 03:42
3. Thunderforce 03:40
4. Overloaded 01:05  
5. Burning Heat 03:14
6. Back in Pain 03:46
7. Timebomb 03:57
8. Powersquad 04:13
9. Kick in the Face 03:47  
10. Soldiers of Darkness 04:12   
11. Metal Maniac Master Mind 05:41

Time:  38:21  

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed in November 1990 - February 1991 at Dierks Studios, Stommeln (Pulheim), Germany.

Mastered at Sonopress Studio.

Stefan Kaufmann – production

Uli Baronowsky – engineering, mixing

Tim Eckhorst – design (anniversary edition)

Andreas Marschall – cover art