Decadent (U.D.O. album)

Decadent is the 15th studio album by German heavy metal band U.D.O. It was released on 23 January 2015 in Europe and 3 February 2015 in the United States through AFM Records. On 12 December 2014, "Decadent" was released as the first single. It is the last album to feature drummer Francesco Jovino as well as guitarist Kasperi Heikkinen.

Reception
Jimmy Martin of Terrorizer gave the album a moderate rating, and wrote, "True to form, 'Decadent' [...] is chock full of the man's trademark bluster, which has essentially remained stylistically frozen in 'Metal Heart'/'Screaming For Vengeance' formation. [...] Gloriously oblivious to all or any developments elsewhere in metal, 'Decadent' [...] is possessed of a vim, vigour and strident joie-de-vivre that proves very hard to resist."

Personnel

 * Udo Dirkschneider: vocals
 * Andrey Smirnov: guitars
 * Kasperi Heikkinen: guitars
 * Fitty Wienhold: bass
 * Francesco Jovino: drums


 * Guest musicians
 * Ingmar Viertel: backing vocals
 * Claus Rettkowski: backing vocals


 * Production
 * Jacob Hansen: mastering
 * Martin Häusler: photography
 * Dirk Hüttner: cover art
 * Hiko: Design, layout
 * Holger Thielbörger: editing
 * Fitty Wienhold: producer
 * Udo Dirkschneider: producer
 * Mattes: producer, mixing