''Violent Machine'' is the seventh studio album by guitarist

Tony MacAlpine Tony MacAlpine (born August 29, 1960) is an American musician and composer. In a career spanning four decades, he has released twelve studio albums. MacAlpine is best known as an instrumental rock and heavy metal solo guitarist, although he has ...

, released in 1996 through

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(North America) and in 1997 through

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(Japan); it was reissued on May 7, 2002 through

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, with the latter featuring different cover art and having apparently been released without the authorization of MacAlpine or Metropolis.

Track listing

Personnel

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, mixing,

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*Jerome Jones – vocals ("Hatred to Love") *

Mike Terrana Mike Terrana (born January 21, 1960) is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer. His first professional work was in 1984 with the MCA band Hanover Fist from Toronto, Canada, after which he recorded and toured with other bands, playing m ...

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Kevin Chown Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ). The variant ''Kevan'' is anglicized from , an ...

– bass *Damir Simic Shime –

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, mixing *Bob Fisher – mastering Note: Although the back of the CD tray inlay for the 1996 Metropolis edition shows/lists Ricky Ricardo on bass, the liner notes in the cover booklet state: "All Bass Tracks Performed by Kevin Chown." The 2002 Lion edition correctly lists and shows Kevin Chown on bass, as does the back of the CD tray inlay.

References

External links

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