Solid (U.D.O. album)

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

Solid is U.D.O.'s fifth album. It is the first in six years when 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. Guitarist Fitty Weinhold and guitarist Jürgen Graf from Bullet, were hired as new members.

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

Track listing

All music is composed 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
Total length:		52:54

Japanese 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)

Credits

• Udo Dirkschneider: vocals
• Stefan Kaufmann: guitar
• Jürgen Graf: guitar
• Fitty Wienhold: bass guitar
• Stefan Schwarzmann: drums

Production

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