''Faceless World'' is the third studio album by German
heavy metal band
U.D.O.
U.D.O. is a German heavy metal band founded by lead vocalist Udo Dirkschneider in 1987.
History
Following Udo Dirkschneider's departure from Accept in 1987, he formed his own band called U.D.O. He recruited guitarists Mathias Dieth and Peter ...
, released on 25 February 1990 via
RCA Records
RCA Records is an American record label currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also A ...
. It was recorded in Dierks Studios in
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...
and mastered in
Hamburg
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. The album's musical style features a more light approach than previous and future albums, and achieved great success. Previous guitarist Andy Susemihl had left the band, but takes writing credits for "System of Life", "Living on a Frontline" and "Future Land". Guitarist Wolla Böhm was added, but is only credited and pictured in the album as a member, although he does perform with the band in the "Heart of Gold" music video. All guitar work was done by Mathias Dieth.
Track listing
Personnel
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Udo Dirkschneider
Udo Dirkschneider (born 6 April 1952) is a German singer and songwriter who rose to fame with German heavy metal band Accept. After leaving the band in 1987, he formed U.D.O., with which he has also enjoyed commercial success.
Biography
Fo ...
– vocals
* Mathias Dieth – guitars, backing vocals
* Thomas Smuszynski – bass
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Stefan Schwarzmann
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– drums
;Production
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Stefan Kaufmann – production, mixing
*Uli Baronowsky – engineer, mixing
*Ananda Kurt Pilz – cover art
*Wolfgang Burat – photography
*Tim Eckhorst – design (anniversary edition)
Charts
References
External links
Faceless World on Discogs
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1990 albums
U.D.O. albums
RCA Records albums