''Angry Machines'' is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Dio. It was released first in Japan on September 23, 1996, by

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with 11 tracks and in the US on October 15, 1996 on Mayhem Records but with only 10 tracks. It was the last studio album to feature original drummer

Vinny Appice Vincent Samson Appice (born September 13, 1957) is an American rock drummer best known for his work with the bands Dio, Black Sabbath, and Heaven & Hell. Of Italian descent, he is the younger brother of drummer Carmine Appice. Career 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. 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 Ronald James Padavona (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), known professionally as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal singer. He fronted and founded numerous bands throughout his career, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and H ...

, music as stated. 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 *

– vocals *

Tracy Grijalva Tracy Grijalva (born January 3, 1959), known as Tracy G, is an American heavy metal guitarist best known for his time with Dio from 1993 to 1999. Early life Tracy's first band experience was in band called the Grijalva Brothers with his ...

(a.k.a. Tracy G) – guitars *

Jeff Pilson Jeffrey Steven Pilson (born January 19, 1959) is an American musician best known for being the bass player in the glam metal band Dokken and currently classic rock band Foreigner. He has also had an extended stint with Dio in the 1990s. He is ...

– bass *

– drums *

Scott Warren Scott Warren (born November 3, 1962) is an American musician best known as the keyboardist for the heavy metal band Dio from 1994 until the band's dissolution in 2010. Scott began playing keyboard instruments at six years old. He first taug ...

– keyboards ;Production *Recorded and mixed at

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*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

References

External links

''Angry Machines'' song lyrics
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