Holy (U.D.O. album)

Holy
Studio album by U.D.O.
Released	October 18, 1999
Recorded	ROXX Studio, Pulheim, Germany, 1999
Genre	Heavy metal
Label	Breaker
Producer	Udo Dirkschneider and Stefan Kaufmann
U.D.O. chronology
No Limits (1998) Holy (1999) Live from Russia (2001)

Holy is U.D.O.'s seventh album. It was recorded and mixed by Stefan Kaufmann at ROXX Studio in Pulheim and is the band's first album with the guitarist Igor Gianola, who had played with Ronni Le Tekrø in Wild Willy's Gang. The band recruited the drummer Lorenzo Milani after the release of the album; in the liner notes "guess who" replaces the name of the drummer.

Track listing

All music is composed by Udo Dirkschneider and Stefan Kaufmann

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Holy"	4:56
2.	"Raiders of Beyond"	4:11
3.	"Shout It Out"	4:55
4.	"Recall the Sin"	4:36
5.	"Thunder in the Tower"	5:04
6.	"Back Off"	3:03
7.	"Friends Will Be Friends"	3:33
8.	"State Run Operation"	3:51
9.	"Danger"	3:23
10.	"Ride the Storm"	3:58
11.	"Cut Me Out"	3:59
Total length:		45:29

2012 Anniversary Edition Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Holy" (Live)	5:20
2.	"Raiders of Beyond" (Live)	4:15
3.	"Shout it Out" (Live)	8:30
4.	"Thunder in the Tower" (Live)	4:51
5.	"Recall the Sin" (Demo Version)	4:29
Total length:		1:12:54

Credits

• Udo Dirkschneider: vocals
• Stefan Kaufmann: guitar
• Igor Gianola: guitar
• Fitty Wienhold: bass guitar
• ?: drums

Additional Musicians

• Frank Knight: backing vocals on "Holy", "Thunder in the Tower" and "State Run Operation", spoken words on "Holy"
• Marcus Bielenberg: backing vocals on "Shout It Out"

Production

• Stefan Kaufmann: Producer, Engineering, Mixing
• Udo Dirkschneider: Producer
• Manfred Melchior: Mastering
• Jens Rosendahl: Photography
• Andreas Marschall: Cover art