Timebomb (album)

For albums with a similar title, see Time bomb (disambiguation).

Timebomb is the fourth studio album by German heavy metal band U.D.O. It was recorded and mixed at Dierks Studios in Cologne from November 1990 to February 1991. The album is considered the band's heaviest following a light approach on Faceless World.^[2]

Timebomb
Studio album by U.D.O.
Released	13 April 1991
Recorded	November 1990 – February 1991
Studio	Dierks Studios, Cologne, Germany
Genre	Speed metal, heavy metal
Length	38:21
Label	RCA
Producer	Stefan Kaufmann
U.D.O. chronology
Faceless World (1990) Timebomb (1991) Solid (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10[2]
Rock Hard	7.5/10[3]

The band was aided by Gaby "Deaffy" Hawke on lyrics. Deaffy was also the author of the English lyrics on the Accept albums, and is a pseudonym for Gaby Hoffmann (maiden name Hauke), manager of Accept and later married to the guitarist Wolf Hoffmann.

Timebomb was the band's last release with Mathias Dieth and Thomas Smuszynski, whom the latter joined Running Wild in 1992. It was also their last release until 1997's Solid; in the time between, Udo Dirkschneider took part in the Accept reunion.

Track listing

Original Edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Gutter (Instrumental)"	1:04
2.	"Metal Eater"	3:42
3.	"Thunderforce"	3:40
4.	"Overloaded (Instrumental)"	1:05
5.	"Burning Heat"	3:14
6.	"Back in Pain"	3:46
7.	"Timebomb"	3:57
8.	"Powersquad"	4:13
9.	"Kick in the Face"	3:47
10.	"Soldiers of Darkness"	4:12
11.	"Metal Maniac Master Mind"	5:41

Credits

• Udo Dirkschneider – vocals
• Mathias Dieth – guitars
• Thomas Smuszynski – bass
• Stefan Schwarzmann – drums

Production

• Stefan Kaufmann – production
• Uli Baronowsky – engineering, mixing
• Tim Eckhorst – design (anniversary edition)
• Andreas Marschall – cover art