Thunderball (U.D.O. album)

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Thunderball
Studio album by
U.D.O.
Released29 March 2004
RecordedAugust–December 2003
StudioRoxx Studio, Pulheim, Germany
GenreHeavy metal
Length45:46
LabelAFM
ProducerStefan Kaufmann
U.D.O. chronology
Man and Machine
(2002) 		Thunderball
(2004) 		Mission No. X
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rock Hard8.0/10[2]

Thunderball is the ninth studio album by German heavy metal band U.D.O. After their previous studio album, U.D.O. had released the DVD Nailed to Metal and an accompanying live CD titled Nailed to Metal: The Missing Tracks in 2003.

The title of this album and Udo Dirkschneider's posture on the cover are allusions to the 1965 film Thunderball.

Releases[edit]

  • "Trainride in Russia" is devoted to the band's touring in that country. Its alternative version (with the subtitle "Poezd po Rossii") includes chorus lines in Russian:
Поезд по России идёт и идёт.
Поезд по России. 100 грамм и вперёд!
Перестук колёс. Необъятна даль.
Поезд нас унёс к началу всех начал.
  • The limited edition release from AFM Records contains a bonus track along with the "Blind Eyes" music video and multimedia extras featuring a screensaver and wallpapers.
  • The limited edition release from CD-Maximum contains the original album along with a DVD entitled Thundervision, featuring five video clips, an interview with Andreas Schowe from the German Metal Hammer magazine and four audio soundtracks.

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics are written by Udo Dirkschneider and Stefan Kaufmann except where noted; all music is composed by Dirkshneider and Kaufmann, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Thunderball" 3:53
2."The Arbiter"Dirkshneider, Kaufmann, Igor Gianola4:07
3."Pull the Trigger"Dirkshneider, Kaufmann, Fitty Weinhold4:34
4."Fistful of Anger"Dirkshneider, Kaufmann, Gianola3:11
5."The Land of the Midnight Sun" 5:18
6."Hell Bites Back" 3:09
7."Trainride in Russia" 4:45
8."The Bullet and the Bomb"Dirkshneider, Kaufmann, Weinhold3:58
9."The Magic Mirror" 4:56
10."Tough Luck II" 3:36
11."Blind Eyes"Dirkshneider, Kaufmann, Gianola4:19
Limited edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Hardcore Lover"4:50
2."Blind Eyes" (Video) 
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
1."Borderline"4:12
Total length:49:58

Personnel[edit]

U.D.O.
Additional musicians
  • Frank Knight – backing vocals on "The Bullet and the Bomb"
  • Luke Herzog – cello on "Blind Eyes"
Production
  • Manfred Melchior – mastering
  • Martin Häusler – cover art, design
  • Dirk Schelpmeier – photography

Charts[edit]

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[3] 47
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 83

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "U.D.O. - Thunderball review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ^ Böhm, Daniel (2004). "Review Album: U.D.O. - Thunderball". Rock Hard (in German). No. 203. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – U.D.O. – Thunderball". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – U.D.O. – Thunderball" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
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