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{{Infobox album|
{{Infobox album
| name = Angry Machines
| name = Angry Machines
| type = studio
| type = studio
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| alt =
| alt =
| caption = Cover art by [[Paul R. Gregory]]
| caption = Cover art by [[Paul R. Gregory]]
| released = October 4, 1996 (Japan)<br />October 15, 1996 (USA)
| released = {{start date|1996|10|4}}
| recorded = [[Total Access Recording]], [[Redondo Beach, California]], USA
| recorded =
| studio = [[Total Access Recording|Total Access]] (Redondo Beach, California)
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
| genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
| length = 44:14
| length = 44:14
| label = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]] <small>(Japan)</small><br>Mayhem Records <small>(US)</small><br>[[SPV GmbH|SPV/Steamhammer]] <small>(Europe)</small>
| label = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
| producer = [[Ronnie James Dio]]
| producer = [[Ronnie James Dio]]
| prev_title = [[Strange Highways]]
| prev_title = [[Strange Highways]]
| prev_year = 1994
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = [[Inferno: Last in Live]]
| next_title = [[Inferno: Last in Live]]
| next_year = 1998
| next_year = 1998
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
| rev1 =[[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/angry-machines-mw0000613393 | title = Dio Angry Machines review | accessdate = 2013-11-10 | last = Huey | first = Steve | work = [[AllMusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/angry-machines-mw0000613393 | title = Dio Angry Machines review | accessdate = November 10, 2013 | last = Huey | first = Steve | publisher = [[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
| rev2 =''[[Martin Popoff|Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal]]''
| rev2 = ''[[Martin Popoff|Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal]]''
| rev2Score = 7/10<ref name="martin" >{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties | publisher = [[Collector's Guide Publishing]] | date = August 1, 2007 | location = [[Burlington, Ontario]], [[Canada]] | page=121 |isbn = 978-1-894959-62-9}}</ref>
| rev2score = 7/10<ref name="martin" >{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties | publisher = [[Collector's Guide Publishing]] | date = August 1, 2007 | location = [[Burlington, Ontario]], [[Canada]] | page=121 |isbn = 978-1-894959-62-9}}</ref>
| noprose=yes
| noprose=yes
}}
}}


'''''Angry Machines''''' is the seventh studio album from the American [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Dio (band)|Dio]]. It was released first in Japan on October 4, 1996, by Mercury Music Entertainment with 11 tracks and in the USA on October 15, 1996, on Mayhem Records but with only 10 tracks. It was the last studio album to feature original drummer [[Vinny Appice]].
'''''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 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==
==Track listing==
All lyrics by [[Ronnie James Dio]], music as stated.
All lyrics by [[Ronnie James Dio]], music as stated.
{{track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Side one
| headline = ''Angry Machines'' track listing
| title1 = Institutional Man
| title1 = Institutional Man
| music1 = [[Vinny Appice]], Dio, [[Tracy G]]rijalva
| music1 = [[Vinny Appice]], Dio, [[Tracy G]]rijalva
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| music5 = Pilson
| music5 = Pilson
| length5 = 7:11
| length5 = 7:11
}}
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{{track listing
| headline = Side two
| title6 = Big Sister
| title6 = Big Sister
| music6 = Dio, Grijalva, Appice, Pilson
| music6 = Dio, Grijalva, Appice, Pilson
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| length10 = 3:25
| length10 = 3:25
}}
}}
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{{track listing
{{tracklisting
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| headline = Japanese edition bonus track
| collapsed = yes
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| headline = Japanese bonus track
| title11 = God Hates Heavy Metal
| title11 = God Hates Heavy Metal
| music11 = Appice, [[Jerry Best (bassist)|Jerry Best]], Dio, Grijalva
| music11 = Appice, [[Jerry Best (bassist)|Jerry Best]], Dio, Grijalva
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{{track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Deluxe Edition Disc two (2019 Remaster)
| headline = Deluxe edition disc two (2019 remaster)
| title1 = Jesus Mary and the Holy Ghost / Straight Through the Heart
| title1 = Jesus, Mary and the Holy Ghost / Straight Through the Heart
| length1 = 10:18
| length1 = 10:18
| note1 = Live in Chicago, May 31 1997
| note1 = Live in Chicago, May 31, 1997
| music1 = [[Jimmy Bain]], Dio, Grijalva, Pilson
| music1 = [[Jimmy Bain]], Dio, Grijalva, Pilson
| title2 = Don't Talk to Strangers
| title2 = Don't Talk to Strangers
| length2 = 6:34
| length2 = 6:34
| note2 = Live in Chicago, May 31 1997
| note2 = Live in Chicago, May 31, 1997
| music2 = Dio
| music2 = Dio
| title3 = Double Monday / Stand Up and Shout
| title3 = Double Monday / Stand Up and Shout
| length3 = 7:17
| length3 = 7:17
| note3 = Live in Chicago, May 31 1997
| note3 = Live in Chicago, May 31, 1997
| music3 = Bain, Dio, Grijalva, Appice
| music3 = Bain, Dio, Grijalva, Appice
| title4 = Hunter of the Heart
| title4 = Hunter of the Heart
| length4 = 5:17
| length4 = 5:17
| note4 = Live in Schaumburg, April 11, 1997
| music4 = Appice, Dio, Grijalva
| music4 = Appice, Dio, Grijalva
| title5 = Holy Diver
| title5 = Holy Diver
| length5 = 8:53
| length5 = 8:53
| note5 = Live in Chicago, May 31 1997
| note5 = Live in Chicago, May 31, 1997
| music5 = Dio
| music5 = Dio
| title6 = Heaven and Hell
| title6 = Heaven and Hell
| length6 = 7:37
| length6 = 7:37
| note6 = Live in Chicago, May 31 1997
| note6 = Live in Chicago, May 31, 1997
| music6 = Dio, [[Tony Iommi]], [[Geezer Butler]], [[Bill Ward (musician)|Bill Ward]]
| music6 = Dio, [[Tony Iommi]], [[Geezer Butler]], [[Bill Ward (musician)|Bill Ward]]
| title7 = Long Live Rock and Roll
| title7 = Long Live Rock and Roll
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| title10 = The Last in Line
| title10 = The Last in Line
| length10 = 6:35
| length10 = 6:35
| note10 = Live in Schaumburg, April 11, 1997
| music10 = Bain, Campbell, Dio
| music10 = Bain, Campbell, Dio
| title11 = The Mob Rules
| title11 = The Mob Rules
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}}
}}


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]]. Track 3 is incorrectly labeled as "Double Monday" only.
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==
==Personnel==
;Dio:
'''Dio'''
*[[Ronnie James Dio]] – vocals
*[[Ronnie James Dio]] – vocals
*[[Tracy Grijalva]] (a.k.a. Tracy G) – guitars
*[[Tracy Grijalva]] (a.k.a. Tracy G) – guitars
*[[Jeff Pilson]] – bass
*[[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=6 May 2013|date=24 March 2012|last=Saulnier|first=Jason}}</ref>
*[[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>
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*[[Scott Warren]] – keyboards


'''Additional musicians'''
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;Production
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* [[Scott Warren]] – keyboards
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*Recorded and mixed at [[Total Access Recording]], [[Redondo Beach, California]], USA
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'''Production'''
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*Produced by [[Ronnie James Dio]]
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*Recorded and mixed at [[Total Access Recording]] in [[Redondo Beach, California]]
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*Produced by Ronnie James Dio
*Engineered by Wyn Davis
*Engineered by Wyn Davis
*Second engineered by Darian Rundall and Eddie Ashworth
*Second engineered by Darian Rundall and Eddie Ashworth
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==Charts==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Chart performance for ''Angry Machines''
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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{{Dio}}
== External links ==
*[http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/dio/angrymachines.html ''Angry Machines'' song lyrics]


{{Authority control}}
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{{Dio}}


[[Category:1996 albums]]
[[Category:1996 albums]]

Latest revision as of 12:55, 9 September 2024

Angry Machines
Cover art by Paul R. Gregory
Studio album by
Dio
ReleasedOctober 4, 1996 (1996-10-04)
StudioTotal Access (Redondo Beach, California)
GenreHeavy metal
Length44:14
LabelMercury
ProducerRonnie James Dio
Dio chronology
Strange Highways
(1993) 		Angry Machines
(1996) 		Inferno: Last in Live
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[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

[edit]

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

[edit]

All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated.

Angry Machines track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Institutional Man"Vinny Appice, Dio, Tracy Grijalva5:08
2."Don't Tell the Kids"Appice, Dio, Grijalva4:19
3."Black"Dio, Grijalva, Appice, Jeff Pilson3:10
4."Hunter of the Heart"Appice, Dio, Grijalva4:13
5."Stay Out of My Mind"Pilson7:11
6."Big Sister"Dio, Grijalva, Appice, Pilson5:35
7."Double Monday"Appice, Dio, Grijalva2:55
8."Golden Rules"Appice, Dio, Grijalva4:54
9."Dying in America"Dio, Grijalva, Appice, Pilson4:38
10."This Is Your Life"Dio, Grijalva3:25
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleMusicLength
11."God Hates Heavy Metal"Appice, Jerry Best, Dio, Grijalva3:45
Deluxe edition disc two (2019 remaster)
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Jesus, Mary and the Holy Ghost / Straight Through the Heart" (Live in Chicago, May 31, 1997)Jimmy Bain, Dio, Grijalva, Pilson10:18
2."Don't Talk to Strangers" (Live in Chicago, May 31, 1997)Dio6:34
3."Double Monday / Stand Up and Shout" (Live in Chicago, May 31, 1997)Bain, Dio, Grijalva, Appice7:17
4."Hunter of the Heart" (Live in Schaumburg, April 11, 1997)Appice, Dio, Grijalva5:17
5."Holy Diver" (Live in Chicago, May 31, 1997)Dio8:53
6."Heaven and Hell" (Live in Chicago, May 31, 1997)Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward7:37
7."Long Live Rock and Roll"Ritchie Blackmore, Dio3:46
8."Man on the Silver Mountain"Blackmore, Dio2:09
9."Rainbow in the Dark"Appice, Bain, Vivian Campbell, Dio4:54
10."The Last in Line" (Live in Schaumburg, April 11, 1997)Bain, Campbell, Dio6:35
11."The Mob Rules"Butler, Dio, Iommi3:22
12."We Rock"Dio5:40

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

[edit]

Dio

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

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

References

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  1. ^ Huey, Steve. "Dio Angry Machines review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  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.
  5. ^ Saulnier, Jason (March 24, 2012). "Vinny Appice Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Dio – Angry Machines" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
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