Mission No. X

Not to be confused with Mission X.

Mission No. X is the tenth studio album by German heavy metal band U.D.O., released on 30 September 2005 via AFM Records. The original release date was announced for 4 October, but was pushed forward by one week.

Mission No. X
Studio album by U.D.O.
Released	30 September 2005
Recorded	2005
Studio	Roxx Studio, Pulheim, Germany
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	47:14
Label	AFM
Producer	Stefan Kaufmann
U.D.O. chronology
Thunderball (2004) Mission No. X (2005) Mastercutor (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Rock Hard	8.0/10

Previous drummer Lorenzo Milani left the band due to "personal reasons" after the release of Thunderball and was replaced by Edge of Forever drummer Francesco Jovino.

Track listing

All music is composed by Udo Dirkschneider and Stefan Kaufmann, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Embarkation"		1:30
2.	"Mission No. X"	Dirkschneider, Kaufmann, Igor Gianola	4:07
3.	"24/7"		3:57
4.	"Mean Streets"		4:21
5.	"Primecrime on Primetime"		3:56
6.	"Eye of the Eagle"		5:08
7.	"Shell Shock Fever"		3:53
8.	"Stone Hard"		4:21
9.	"Breaking Down the Borders"		3:19
10.	"Cry Soldier Cry"		5:16
11.	"Way of Life" (Re-recorded Version)		3:39
12.	"Mad for Crazy"		3:47

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rebellion"	4:41
Total length:		51:53

Notes

• The enhanced edition release by AFM Records contains the "Mean Streets" music video.
• The limited edition release by CD-Maximum contains the 24/7 EP along with the "Mean Streets" music video.

Personnel

U.D.O.

• Udo Dirkschneider – vocals
• Stefan Kaufmann – guitar, producer, engineer, mixing
• Igor Gianola – guitar
• Fitty Wienhold – bass
• Francesco Jovino – drums

Additional musicians

• Mathias Dieth – solo guitar on "Way of Life"
• Johannes Schiefner – uilleann pipes on "Cry Soldier Cry"

Production

• Manfred Melchior – mastering
• Martin Häusler – cover art, design
• Dirk Schelpmeier – photography