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.
Contents[]
Track listing[edit][]
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" | Dio, 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 | |
| 11. | "God Hates Heavy Metal" (Japanese bonus track) | Dio | 3:45 |
Personnel[edit][]
- Dio
- Ronnie James Dio – vocals
- Tracy Grijalva (a.k.a. Tracy G) – guitars
- Jeff Pilson – bass
- Vinny Appice – drums[2]
- 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