| No Limits | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 20 April 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Studio | Roxx Studio, Pulheim, Germany | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 53:35 | |||
| Label | GUN | |||
| Producer | Stefan Kaufmann, Udo Dirkschneider | |||
| U.D.O. chronology | ||||
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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] |
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.
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 listings
All music is composed by Udo Dirkschneider and Stefan Kaufmann, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | 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" | Dirkschneider, Kaufmann, Fitty Wienhold | 3:28 |
| 8. | "Raise the Crown" | 4:06 | |
| 9. | "Manhunt" | 4:16 | |
| 10. | "Rated X" | Dirkschneider, Kaufmann, Jürgen Graf | 3:54 |
| 11. | "Lovemachine" (Supermax cover) | Kurt Hauenstein | 5:24 |
| 12. | "I'm a Rebel" (Accept cover) | George Alexander | 2:19 |
| 13. | "Azrael" | Albert Böhne | 5:31 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Key" | 4:07 |
| Total length: | 57:42 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No Limits" (live) | 4:12 |
| 2. | "The Key" | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Azrael" (remix) | 5:31 |
| 4. | "Rated X" (demo version) | 3:06 |
| 5. | "Tough Luck" (demo version) | 2:40 |
| Total length: | 73:11 | |
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)
References
- ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 465. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ↑ Schleutermann, Marcus (1998). "Review Album : U.D.O. - No Limits". Rock Hard (in German). No. 132. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ↑ U.D.O. (1998). No Limits (CD Booklet). Bochum, Germany: GUN Records. GUN158.
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