Faceless World

Faceless World
Studio album by U.D.O.
Released	25 February 1990
Recorded	October 1989–January 1990
Studio	Dierks Studios, Cologne, Germany
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	53:25
Label	RCA
Producer	Stefan Kaufmann
U.D.O. chronology
Mean Machine (1989) Faceless World (1990) Timebomb (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10 [2]
Rock Hard	8.0/10 [3]

Faceless World is the third studio album by German heavy metal band U.D.O., released on 25 February 1990 via RCA Records. It was recorded in Dierks Studios in Cologne and mastered in Hamburg. 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

Original Edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heart of Gold"	5:00
2.	"Blitz of Lightning"	4:23
3.	"System of Life"	4:12
4.	"Faceless World"	6:31
5.	"Stranger"	5:15
6.	"Restricted Area"	3:09
7.	"Living on a Frontline"	4:19
8.	"Trip to Nowhere"	3:22
9.	"Born to Run"	3:26
10.	"Can't Get Enough"	3:22
11.	"Unspoken Words"	5:13
12.	"Future Land"	5:13

Personnel

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

Production

• Stefan Kaufmann – production, mixing
• Uli Baronowsky – engineer, mixing
• Ananda Kurt Pilz – cover art
• Wolfgang Burat – photography
• Tim Eckhorst – design (anniversary edition)

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4]	52
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [5]	37

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "U.D.O. - Faceless World review". AllMusic . Retrieved 8 January 2017.
2. 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.
3. Albrecht, Frank (1990). "Review Album : U.D.O. - Faceless World". Rock Hard (in German). No. 37. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
4. "Offiziellecharts.de – U.D.O. – Faceless World" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
5. "Swedishcharts.com – U.D.O. – Faceless World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

External links

• Faceless World on Discogs