Mission No. X

Mission No. X is the tenth studio album by German heavy metal band U.D.O., released on 30 September 2005 via AFM Records. The original release date was announced for 4 October, but was pushed forward by one week.^[3][4][5]

Not to be confused with Mission X.

Mission No. X
Studio album by U.D.O.
Released	30 September 2005
Recorded	2005
Studio	Roxx Studio, Pulheim, Germany
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	47:14
Label	AFM
Producer	Stefan Kaufmann
U.D.O. chronology
Thunderball (2004) Mission No. X (2005) Mastercutor (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rock Hard	8.0/10[2]

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

Track listing

Original Edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Embarkation"	1:30
2.	"Mission No. X"	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"	3:39
12.	"Mad for Crazy"	3:47

Bonus Track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Rebellion"	4:39
14.	"Number for a Number"	3:52
15.	"Scream Killers"	4:17

Personnel

U.D.O.

• Udo Dirkschneider – vocals
• Stefan Kaufmann – guitar, producer, engineer, mixing
• Igor Gianola – guitar
• Fitty Wienhold – bass
• Francesco Jovino – drums

Additional musicians

• Mathias Dieth – solo guitar on "Way of Life"
• Johannes Schiefner – uilleann pipes on "Cry Soldier Cry"

Production

• Manfred Melchior – mastering
• Martin Häusler – cover art, design
• Dirk Schelpmeier – photography