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| Mastercutor | ||||
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| Released | 18 May 2007 | |||
| Recorded | October 2006 – March 2007 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Label | AFM Records | |||
| Producer | Stefan Kaufmann | |||
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| Jukebox:Metal |   [1] |
Mastercutor is the eleventh album by German heavy metal band U.D.O., released on 18 May 2007.
The album title, according to frontman Udo Dirkschneider, is a shortened version of "Master Executor".
All music is composed by Udo Dirkschneider and Stefan Kaufmann, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mastercutor" | 5:17 | |
| 2. | "The Wrong Side of Midnight" | 4:54 | |
| 3. | "The Instigator" | 3:48 | |
| 4. | "One Lone Voice" | 4:21 | |
| 5. | "We Do - For You" | Dirkschneider, Kaufmann, Igor Gianola | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Walker of the Dark" | 5:01 | |
| 7. | "Master of Disaster" | 4:15 | |
| 8. | "Tears of a Clown" | 3:54 | |
| 9. | "Vendetta" | 4:12 | |
| 10. | "The Devil Walks Alone" | Dirkschneider, Kaufmann, Fitty Wienhold | 3:21 |
| 11. | "Dead Man's Eyes" | 4:27 | |
| 12. | "Crash Bang Crash" | 3:06 | |
| Total length: | 50:32 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Borderline" | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Screaming Eagles" | 3:35 |
| 3. | "The Wrong Side of Midnight" (Video) | |
| Total length: | 58:20 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Man a King Ruler" | 3:34 |
| Total length: | 54:06 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cry Soldier Cry" (Russian Version) | 5:50 |
| 2. | "The Wrong Side of Midnight" (Single Version) | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Streets of Sin" | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Man a King Ruler" | 3:34 |
| 5. | "The Wrong Side of Midnight" (Video) | |
| Total length: | 1:06:57 | |
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