Solid ( Rus. Monolith ) - the fifth studio album of the UDO group, released in 1997 . The first album of the group after its recreation.
| Solid | ||||
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| UDO studio album | ||||
| Date of issue | March 24, 1997 | |||
| Recorded by | 1997 Roxx Studios, Pulheim , Germany | |||
| Genre | heavy metal | |||
| Duration | 52:54 | |||
| Producer | Stefan Kaufmann , Udo Dirkschneider | |||
| A country |  Germany | |||
| Label | GUN Records | |||
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 | The title of the album shows the music that Udo always wanted to play: hard and hard Original text The title of the album shows what kind of music Udo always wanted to play: hard and heavy [1] |  |
After the second breakup of Accept in 1996, Udo Dirkschneider and Stefan Kaufmann decided to pursue a musical career. However, the latter, for medical reasons, could no longer sit behind the drum kit and was retrained as a guitarist. A breakdown of the pen for the group was a recording with drummer Stefan Schwartzmann , former UDO guitarist Matias Diet and session bassist Michael Voss of a tribute to Judas Priest's Metal Gods song, after which Diet left his musical career, devoting himself to law . The group was joined by guitarist Jürgen Graf and bassist Fitty Wienhold, and in 1997 the group at Roxx Studios began recording a new album.
After the release of the album in March 1997, the band's first performance took place only in August 1997 at the Wacken Open Air festival, due to the fact that shortly after the release, Jürgen Graf was in a car accident and the group decided to wait for his recovery [2] . Then the musicians went on tour.
The album was released by Gun Records on a CD (GUN 122). Also, Night of the Vinyl Dead released a limited edition of 350 vinyl copies [1] . Solid has been on the Rock Hard Reader Charts for more than a year. [3]
Content
List of Songs
| No. | Title | Title translation | Duration |
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| one. | Independence Day | "Independence Day" | 6:01 |
| 2. | "Two Faced Woman" | "Two-faced woman" | 3:38 |
| 3. | Desperate Balls | Hopeless Eggs | 3:54 |
| four. | "The Punisher" | "Chastener" | 4:46 |
| five. | "Devil's Dice" | "Devil's Cube " | 4:33 |
| 6. | "Bad Luck" | "Black line" | 4:56 |
| 7. | "Preachers of the Night" | "Night Preachers" | 4:44 |
| eight. | "Hate Stinger" | "A Sting Full of Hate" | 4:59 |
| 9. | Braindead Hero | Brainless Hero | 5:13 |
| ten. | "Pray for the Hunted" | “Pray for the sacrifice” | 4:01 |
| eleven. | "The Healer" | "Healer" | 6:09 a.m. |
| 12. | “Hardcore Lover ( Japanese CD only )” | "Uncompromising lover" | 6:09 a.m. |
Singles
- Two Faced Woman, promotion , 1997: Two Faced Woman / The Healer (radio version) / The Healer (landscape version)
- Independence Day, 1997 promotion : Independence Day / Desperate Balls / The Punisher / Independence Day
Record Members
- Udo Dirkschneider - vocals
- Stefan Kaufmann - guitar
- Jürgen Graf - guitar
- Fitty Winhold - bass
- Stefan Schwartzman - drums