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 | |
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| 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.
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.[3] The track "God Hates Heavy Metal", exclusive to Japanese pressings of the album, was not included in the reissue.
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 |
| 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" | 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" | 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[4]
- 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)[5] | 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.
- ^ "Dio's Final Albums to Be Expanded With Previously Unreleased Material". Rolling Stone. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- ^ 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.