Angry Machines
| Angry Machines | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover art by Paul R. Gregory | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 4, 1996 (Japan) October 15, 1996 (USA) | |||
| Recorded | Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California, USA | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 44:14 | |||
| Label | Mercury (Japan) Mayhem Records (US) SPV/Steamhammer (Europe) | |||
| Producer | Ronnie James Dio | |||
| Dio chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[2] |
Angry Machines is the seventh studio album from the American heavy metal 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.
Track listing
All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated.
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "God Hates Heavy Metal" | Appice, Jerry Best, Dio, Grijalva | 3:45 |
Personnel
- Dio
- Ronnie James Dio – vocals
- Tracy Grijalva (a.k.a. Tracy G) – guitars
- Jeff Pilson – bass
- Vinny Appice – drums[3]
- Scott Warren – keyboards
- Production
- Recorded and mixed at Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California, USA
- 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 (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 44 |
References
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Dio Angry Machines review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Saulnier, Jason (24 March 2012). "Vinny Appice Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Dio – Angry Machines" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 27, 2020.