Solid (U.D.O. album)

Solid
Studio album by U.D.O.
Released	24 March 1997
Recorded	1997
Studio	Roxx Studios, Pulheim, Germany
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	52:54
Label	GUN
Producer	Stefan Kaufmann, Udo Dirkschneider
U.D.O. chronology
Timebomb (1991) Solid (1997) No Limits (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10
Rock Hard	9.0/10

Solid is the fifth studio album by German heavy metal band U.D.O. It is the first in six years, when frontman Udo Dirkschneider put the band on hiatus and reunited with Accept. Accept's drummer Stefan Kaufmann joined U.D.O. as a guitar player on this album. Guitarists Fitty Weinhold and Jürgen Graf from Bullet were hired as new members.

The album was recorded and mixed at Roxx Studios in Pulheim.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Udo Dirkschneider and Stefan Kaufmann

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Independence Day"	6:01
2.	"Two Faced Woman"	3:38
3.	"Desperate Balls"	3:54
4.	"The Punisher"	4:46
5.	"Devil's Dice"	4:33
6.	"Bad Luck"	4:56
7.	"Preachers of the Night"	4:44
8.	"Hate Stinger"	4:59
9.	"Braindead Hero"	5:13
10.	"Pray for the Hunted"	4:01
11.	"The Healer"	6:09

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hardcore Lover"	4:48
Total length:		57:38

2012 anniversary edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Independence Day" (Live)	5:53
2.	"Mad Dogs and Loaded Guns" (Demo Version)	5:26
3.	"Warchild" (Demo Version)	5:58
4.	"Independence Day" (Video)

Personnel

• Udo Dirkschneider – vocals, producer
• Stefan Kaufmann – guitar, producer, engineer, mixing
• Jürgen Graf – guitar
• Fitty Wienhold – bass guitar
• Stefan Schwarzmann – drums

Production

• Manfred Melchior – mastering
• Jens Rosendahl – photography
• Andreas Marschall – cover art