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Angry Machines
Angry Machines
	Cover art by Paul R. Gregory
Studio album by Dio
Released	October 4, 1996
Studio	Total Access (Redondo Beach, California)
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	44:14
Label	Mercury
Producer	Ronnie James Dio
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Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10^[2]

Angry Machines is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Dio. It was released first in Japan on October 4, 1996,^[3] by Mercury Records with 11 tracks and in the US on October 15, 1996, by Mayhem Records but with only 10 tracks. It was the last studio album to feature original drummer Vinny Appice. The album was not commercially successful and vastly underperformed compared to earlier Dio albums.

Reissue

In 2019, Angry Machines was remastered and announced for reissue in 2020. While the first disc is identical to the original North American and European releases, the second disc contains live tracks recorded on various dates of the Angry Machines tour.^[4] The track "God Hates Heavy Metal", exclusive to Japanese pressings of the album, was not included in the reissue. This song however, was released as a standalone 12 inch single for Record Store Day in 2021, featuring "This is Your Life" and a live version of "Hunter of the Heart" as B sides.

Track listing

All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated.

*Angry Machines* track listing
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Institutional Man"	Vinny Appice, Dio, Tracy Grijalva	5:08
2.	"Don't Tell the Kids"	Appice, Dio, Grijalva	4:19
3.	"Black"	Dio, Grijalva, Appice, Jeff Pilson	3:10
4.	"Hunter of the Heart"	Appice, Dio, Grijalva	4:13
5.	"Stay Out of My Mind"	Pilson	7:11
6.	"Big Sister"	Dio, Grijalva, Appice, Pilson	5:35
7.	"Double Monday"	Appice, Dio, Grijalva	2:55
8.	"Golden Rules"	Appice, Dio, Grijalva	4:54
9.	"Dying in America"	Dio, Grijalva, Appice, Pilson	4:38
10.	"This Is Your Life"	Dio, Grijalva	3:25

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Music	Length
11.	"God Hates Heavy Metal"	Appice, Jerry Best, Dio, Grijalva	3:45

Deluxe edition disc two (2019 remaster)
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Jesus, Mary and the Holy Ghost / Straight Through the Heart" (Live in Chicago, May 31, 1997)	Jimmy Bain, Dio, Grijalva, Pilson	10:18
2.	"Don't Talk to Strangers" (Live in Chicago, May 31, 1997)	Dio	6:34
3.	"Double Monday / Stand Up and Shout" (Live in Chicago, May 31, 1997)	Bain, Dio, Grijalva, Appice	7:17
4.	"Hunter of the Heart" (Live in Schaumburg, April 11, 1997)	Appice, Dio, Grijalva	5:17
5.	"Holy Diver" (Live in Chicago, May 31, 1997)	Dio	8:53
6.	"Heaven and Hell" (Live in Chicago, May 31, 1997)	Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward	7:37
7.	"Long Live Rock and Roll"	Ritchie Blackmore, Dio	3:46
8.	"Man on the Silver Mountain"	Blackmore, Dio	2:09
9.	"Rainbow in the Dark"	Appice, Bain, Vivian Campbell, Dio	4:54
10.	"The Last in Line" (Live in Schaumburg, April 11, 1997)	Bain, Campbell, Dio	6:35
11.	"The Mob Rules"	Butler, Dio, Iommi	3:22
12.	"We Rock"	Dio	5:40

Disc two of the deluxe version was recorded live on the Angry Machines tour in 1996/97. It contains the same recordings as the live album Inferno: Last in Live, omitting "Mistreated/Catch the Rainbow" and switching up the order of the tracks. Track 3 is incorrectly labeled as "Double Monday" only.

Personnel

Dio

Ronnie James Dio – vocals
Tracy Grijalva (a.k.a. Tracy G) – guitars
Jeff Pilson – bass
Vinny Appice – drums^[5]

Additional musicians

Scott Warren – keyboards

Production

Recorded and mixed at Total Access Recording in Redondo Beach, California
Produced by Ronnie James Dio
Engineered by Wyn Davis
Second engineered by Darian Rundall and Eddie Ashworth
Originally mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Oasis Mastering
Cover illustration by Paul Gregory

Charts

Chart performance for *Angry Machines*
Chart (2020)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[6]	44

References

^ Huey, Steve. "Dio Angry Machines review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
^ "Dio - Angry Machines".
^ "Dio's Final Albums to Be Expanded With Previously Unreleased Material". Rolling Stone. November 8, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
^ Saulnier, Jason (March 24, 2012). "Vinny Appice Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Dio – Angry Machines" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 27, 2020.

[1] Huey, Steve. "Dio Angry Machines review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 10, 2013.

[martin-2] Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.

[3] "Dio - Angry Machines".

[4] "Dio's Final Albums to Be Expanded With Previously Unreleased Material". Rolling Stone. November 8, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2020.

[Music_Legends-5] Saulnier, Jason (March 24, 2012). "Vinny Appice Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved May 6, 2013.

[ac_Germany4_Dio-6] "Offiziellecharts.de – Dio – Angry Machines" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 27, 2020.

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+'''''Angry Machines''''' is the seventh studio album by American [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Dio (band)|Dio]]. It was released first in Japan on October 4, 1996,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dio - Angry Machines|url=https://en.faceoffrockshow.com/post/dio-angry-machines-1}}</ref> by [[Mercury Records]] with 11 tracks and in the US on October 15, 1996, by Mayhem Records but with only 10 tracks. It was the last studio album to feature original drummer [[Vinny Appice]].  The album was not commercially successful and vastly underperformed compared to earlier Dio albums.
 ==Reissue==
-In 2019, ''Angry Machines'' was remastered and announced for reissue in 2020. While the first disc is identical to the original North American and European releases, the second disc contains live tracks recorded on various dates of the ''Angry Machines'' tour.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dio-angry-machines-reissues-909378/ | title = Dio's Final Albums to Be Expanded With Previously Unreleased Material | accessdate = April 3, 2020 | date = November 8, 2019 | work = [[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> The track "God Hates Heavy Metal", exclusive to Japanese pressings of the album, was not included in the reissue.
+In 2019, ''Angry Machines'' was remastered and announced for reissue in 2020. While the first disc is identical to the original North American and European releases, the second disc contains live tracks recorded on various dates of the ''Angry Machines'' tour.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dio-angry-machines-reissues-909378/ | title = Dio's Final Albums to Be Expanded With Previously Unreleased Material | accessdate = April 3, 2020 | date = November 8, 2019 | magazine = [[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> The track "God Hates Heavy Metal", exclusive to Japanese pressings of the album, was not included in the reissue. This song however, was released as a standalone 12 inch single for Record Store Day in 2021, featuring "This is Your Life" and a live version of "Hunter of the Heart" as B sides.
 ==Track listing==
 All lyrics by [[Ronnie James Dio]], music as stated.
 {{track listing
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+| headline = ''Angry Machines'' track listing
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 | music1 = [[Vinny Appice]], Dio, [[Tracy G]]rijalva
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 | title6 = Big Sister
 | music6 = Dio, Grijalva, Appice, Pilson
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 | length10 = 3:25
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+{{track listing
-{{tracklisting
 | headline = Japanese edition bonus track
 | title11 = God Hates Heavy Metal
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 ==Personnel==
-;Dio
+'''Dio'''
 *[[Ronnie James Dio]] – vocals
 *[[Tracy Grijalva]] (a.k.a. Tracy G) – guitars
 *[[Jeff Pilson]] – bass
 *[[Vinny Appice]] – drums<ref name="Music Legends">{{cite web |publisher=Music Legends| url=http://musiclegends.ca/interviews/vinny-appice-interview-black-sabbath/|title=Vinny Appice Interview| accessdate=May 6, 2013|date=March 24, 2012|last=Saulnier|first=Jason}}</ref>
-*[[Scott Warren]] – keyboards
+'''Additional musicians'''
-;Production
+* [[Scott Warren]] – keyboards
+'''Production'''
 *Recorded and mixed at [[Total Access Recording]] in [[Redondo Beach, California]]
 *Produced by Ronnie James Dio
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 ==Charts==
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 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-== External links ==
-*[http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/dio/angrymachines.html ''Angry Machines'' song lyrics]
 {{Dio}}

v t e Dio
Ronnie James Dio Vinny Appice Jimmy Bain Jake E. Lee Vivian Campbell Claude Schnell Craig Goldy Simon Wright Rowan Robertson Jens Johansson Scott Warren Tracy G Jeff Pilson Doug Aldrich Rudy Sarzo
Studio albums	Holy Diver The Last in Line Sacred Heart Dream Evil Lock Up the Wolves Strange Highways Angry Machines Magica Killing the Dragon Master of the Moon
Live albums	Intermission Inferno: Last in Live Evil or Divine: Live in New York City Holy Diver: Live At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Live in London, Hammersmith Apollo 1993
Compilations	Diamonds: The Best of Dio The Very Beast of Dio The Very Beast of Dio Vol. 2
Singles	"Holy Diver" "Rainbow in the Dark" "The Last in Line" "Rock 'n' Roll Children" "Hungry for Heaven" "King of Rock and Roll" "Electra"
Videos	A Special from the Spectrum Sacred Heart "The Video" Time Machine Evil or Divine: Live in New York City We Rock Holy Diver: Live Live in London, Hammersmith Apollo 1993
Related bands	Black Sabbath Elf Hear 'n Aid Heaven & Hell Last in Line Rainbow
Tribute albums	Holy Dio: Tribute to Ronnie James Dio Dio (Jorn album) Ronnie James Dio – This Is Your Life The Dio Album
Discography Members