No Limits (U.D.O. album)
1998 studio album by U.D.O.
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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.
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| Released | 20 April 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Studios | Roxx Studio, Pulheim, Germany | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 53:35 | |||
| Label | GUN | |||
| Producers | Stefan Kaufmann, Udo Dirkschneider | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[1] |
| Rock Hard | 9.0/10[2] |
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.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Gate" | 0:51 |
| 2. | "Freelance Man" | 4:24 |
| 3. | "Way of Life" | 4:45 |
| 4. | "No Limits" | 4:01 |
| 5. | "With a Vengeance" | 5:26 |
| 6. | "One Step to Fate" | 5:10 |
| 7. | "Backstreet Loner" | 3:28 |
| 8. | "Raise the Crown" | 4:06 |
| 9. | "Manhunt" | 4:16 |
| 10. | "Rated X" | 3:54 |
| 11. | "Lovemachine" | 5:24 |
| 12. | "I'm a Rebel" | 2:19 |
| 13. | "Azrael" | 5:31 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "The Key" | 4:07 |
Personnel
- U.D.O.
- Udo Dirkschneider – vocals, producer
- Stefan Kaufmann – guitars, backing vocals, producer, engineer, mixing
- Jürgen Graf – guitars, backing vocals
- Fitty Wienhold – bass, backing vocals
- Stefan Schwarzmann – drums
- Additional musicians
- Mathias Dieth – guitar solo on "One Step to Fate"
- Production
- Manfred Melchior – mastering
- Jan Meininghaus – cover art
- Jens Rosendahl – photography
- Peter Lohde – design
- Tim Eckhorst – design (anniversary edition)