Man and Machine (album)

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Man and Machine
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Studio album by
Released25 March 2002 [1]
RecordedSeptember 2001–January 2002
StudioRoxx Studio, Pulheim, Germany
Genre Heavy metal
Length52:51
Label Breaker/SPV
Producer Udo Dirkschneider, Stefan Kaufmann
U.D.O. chronology
Live from Russia
(2001)
Man and Machine
(2002)
Thunderball
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Rock Hard 8.0/10 [3]

Man and Machine is the eighth studio album by German heavy metal band U.D.O., released on 24 July 2002. A music video was made for "Dancing with an Angel" featuring a duet performance with Udo Dirkschneider and Warlock vocalist Doro Pesch. [4] [5]

Contents

Track listing

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

No.TitleLength
1."Man and Machine"5:40
2."Private Eye"3:57
3."Animal Instinct" (Dirkshneider, Kaufmann, Fitty Weinhold)4:12
4."The Dawn of the Gods"4:53
5."Dancing with an Angel"4:12
6."Silent Cry" (Dirkshneider, Kaufmann, Igor Gianola)5:22
7."Network Nightmare"4:04
8."Hard to Be Honest" (Dirkshneider, Kaufmann, Gianola)4:51
9."Like a Lion"4:16
10."Black Heart"4:32
11."Unknown Traveller" (Dirkshneider, Kaufmann, Gianola)6:52
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Metal Eater" (live)3:45
13."Heart of Gold" (live)4:41
Total length:61:17
2012 anniversary edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Man and Machine" (live)6:22
13."Dancing with an Angel" (remix)4:32
Total length:63:45

Personnel

U.D.O.
Additional musicians
Production

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