Mission No. X

Studio album by U.D.O.

Released

September 30, 2005

Recorded

Roxx Studio, Pulheim, Germany, 2005

U.D.O. chronology

24/7 (EP)
(2005)

Mission No. X
(2005)

The Wrong Side of Midnight (EP)
(2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Mission No. X is U.D.O.'s tenth studio album, released on September 30, 2005 by AFM Records. The original release date was announced for October 4 but was pushed forward by one week.^[2]^[3]^[4] It was recorded at Roxx Studio in Pulheim.^[5]

Previous drummer Lorenzo Milani left the band due to "personal reasons" and was replaced by Edge of Forever drummer Francesco Jovino after their previous release.

Track listing

All music composed by Udo Dirkschneider and Stefan Kaufmann except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Embarkation"		1:30
2.	"Mission No. X"	Dirkschneider, Kaufmann, Igor Gianola	4:07
3.	"24/7"		3:57
4.	"Mean Streets"		4:21
5.	"Primecrime on Primetime"		3:56
6.	"Eye of the Eagle"		5:08
7.	"Shell Shock Fever"		3:53
8.	"Stone Hard"		4:21
9.	"Breaking Down the Borders"		3:19
10.	"Cry Soldier Cry"		5:16
11.	"Way of Life" (Re-recorded Version)		3:39
12.	"Mad for Crazy"		3:47
Total length:			47:14

Japanese Edition Bonus Track
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rebellion"	4:41
Total length:		51:53

Notes

The enhanced edition release by AFM Records contains the "Mean Streets" music video
The limited edition release by CD-Maximum contains the 24/7 EP along with the "Mean Streets" music video

Credits

Udo Dirkschneider: vocals
Stefan Kaufmann: guitar
Igor Gianola: guitar
Fitty Wienhold: bass guitar
Francesco Jovino: drums

Additional musicians

Mathias Dieth: solo guitar on "Way Of Life"
Johannes Schiefner - uilleann pipes on "Cry Soldier Cry"

Production

Martin Häusler: Cover art, Design
Stefan Kaufmann: Producer, Engineering, Mixing
Manfred Melchior: Mastering
Dirk Schelpmeier: Photography

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ "U.D.O.: New Album Details Revealed, Audio Samples Available". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved June 7, 2005.
↑ "U.D.O.: 'Mission No. X' Cover Artwork Posted Online". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved July 20, 2005.
↑ "U.D.O.: 'Mission No. X' To Arrive One Week Earlier". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved September 24, 2005.
↑ "U.D.O. - Mission No. X". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved May 28, 2010.

U.D.O.
Udo Dirkschneider Bill Hudson Andrey Smirnov Fitty Wienhold Sven Dirkschneider Stefan Kaufmann Francesco Jovino Kasperi Heikkinen Igor Gianola Stefan Schwarzmann Mathias Dieth Andy Susemihl Dieter Rubach Peter Szigeti Frank Rittel Thomas Franke Thomas Smuszynski Jürgen Graf Lorenzo Milani
Studio albums	Animal House (1987) Mean Machine (1989) Faceless World (1990) Timebomb (1991) Solid (1997) No Limits (1998) Holy (1999) Man and Machine (2002) Thunderball (2004) Mission No. X (2005) Mastercutor (2007) Dominator (2009) Rev-Raptor (2011) Steelhammer (2013) Decadent (2015)
Live albums	Live from Russia (2001)
Related	Accept Sinner

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