Max Norman is a British record producer and recording engineer active since 1973. He produced many acclaimed heavy metal releases. While Norman was resident engineer at

Ridge Farm Studio Ridge Farm Studio was one of the earliest residential recording studios in the United Kingdom. The studio operated for over twenty-five years and had artists, musicians, and producers from all over the world record and produce music there. The ...

s in London,

Ozzy Osbourne John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adop ...

was recording his debut solo album ''

Blizzard of Ozz ''Blizzard of Ozz'' is the debut solo studio album by English singer Ozzy Osbourne, released on 12 September 1980 in the UK and on 27 March 1981 in the US. The album was Osbourne's first release following his firing from Black Sabbath in 1979. ...

'' with producer/engineer

Chris Tsangarides Christopher Andrew Tsangarides (17 August 1956 – 6 January 2018) was a British Grammy-nominated record producer, sound engineer, and mixer of Greek Cypriot origin. He was best known for his work with many heavy metal artists, including G ...

. After Osbourne and Tsangarides parted ways, Norman was asked to carry on. Norman appears in the Megadeth home video ''Evolver'', a documentary about the making of '' Youthanasia''. In early 2017, Norman completed projects with artists Ethan Brosh at Carriage House Studios, Machinage, and Mean Streak.

Discography

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Production

- ''

(1980), Diary of a Madman'' (1981), '' Speak of the Devil'' (1982), '' Bark at the Moon'' (1983), ''

Tribute A tribute (; from Latin ''tributum'', "contribution") is wealth, often in kind, that a party gives to another as a sign of submission, allegiance or respect. Various ancient states exacted tribute from the rulers of land which the state conqu ...

'' (1987) * Y&T - '' Black Tiger'' (1982) *Vendetta - ''Vendetta'' (1982) * Ian Hunter - '' All of the Good Ones Are Taken'' (1983) * Coney Hatch - '' Outta Hand'' (1983), ''

Friction Friction is the force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and material elements sliding against each other. There are several types of friction: *Dry friction is a force that opposes the relative lateral motion of ...

'' (1985), '' Best of Three'' (1992) * Ian Thomas - ''Riders on Dark Horses'' (1984) * Bronz - ''Carried by the Storm'' (1984) *

Savatage Savatage () was an American heavy metal band founded by brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1979 in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The band was first called Avatar, but, shortly before the release of their debut album '' Sirens'' (1983), they changed t ...

- '' Power of the Night'' (1985) *

Grim Reaper Death is frequently imagined as a personified force. In some mythologies, a character known as the Grim Reaper (usually depicted as a berobed skeleton wielding a scythe) causes the victim's death by coming to collect that person's soul. Other b ...

- '' Rock You to Hell'' (1987) *Trash - ''Burnin' Rock'' (1985) *

Loudness In acoustics, loudness is the subjective perception of sound pressure. More formally, it is defined as, "That attribute of auditory sensation in terms of which sounds can be ordered on a scale extending from quiet to loud". The relation of ph ...

- '' Thunder in the East'' (1985), '' Lightning Strikes'' (1986), '' Soldier of Fortune'' (1989) * Armored Saint - ''

Delirious Nomad ''Delirious Nomad'' is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Armored Saint. It was released in 1985 via Chrysalis Records and recorded with producer Max Norman who previously worked for Ozzy Osbourne. While recording the albu ...

'' (1985) * Malice - ''Licence to Kill'' (1986) * Lizzy Borden - '' Visual Lies'' (1987) * Dirty Looks - '' Cool from the Wire'' (1988), ''Five Easy Pieces'' (1992) * 220 Volt - ''Eye to Eye'' (1988) *Concrete Jungle - ''Wear and Tear'' (1988) * Roughhouse - ''Roughhouse'' (1988) * Dangerous Toys - '' Dangerous Toys'' (1989) *Voodoo X - Vol. 1 The Awakening (1989) * Death Angel - '' Act III'' (1990) * Lynch Mob - '' Wicked Sensation'' (1990) * Megadeth - '' Countdown to Extinction'' (1992), '' Youthanasia'' (1994)'', Hidden Treasures'' (1995) * Bangalore Choir - ''On Target'' (1992) * Phantom Blue - '' Built to Perform'' (1993) *Mind Bomb - ''Mind Bomb'' (1993) *Choking Ghost - ''Leveled'' (1995) * Sly - ''Key'' (1996) * Machinage - ''Machinage'' (2016) * Ethan Brosh- ''Ethan Brosh'' (2016) * Mean Streak- ''Mean Streak'' (2016)

Mixing and engineering

* The Tubes - '' What Do You Want from Live'' (1978) *

- ''

'' (1980) *

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are an English electronic band formed in Wirral, Merseyside, in 1978. The group consists of co-founders Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboards, vocals), along with Martin Co ...

- ''

Organisation An organization or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is an entity—such as a company, an institution, or an association—comprising one or more people and having a particular purpose. The word is derived from ...

'' (1980) *

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- '' Rough Diamonds'' (1982) * Craymore Stevens - ''Faster Than Snakes'' (1987) * Fates Warning - ''

No Exit ''No Exit'' (french: Huis clos, links=no, ) is a 1944 existentialist French play by Jean-Paul Sartre. The play was first performed at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in May 1944. The play begins with three characters who find themselves waiting ...

'' (1988), '' Perfect Symmetry'' (1989) * Megadeth - ''

Rust in Peace ''Rust in Peace'' is the fourth studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth, released on September 24, 1990 by Capitol Records. It was the first Megadeth album to feature lead guitarist Marty Friedman and drummer Nick Menza. The songs " ...

'' (1990) * Annihilator - '' Set the World on Fire'' (engineer) (1993) * Dirty Looks - ''Chewing on the Bit'' (1994) * Strung Out - '' Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues'' (1996) *The Black Symphony - ''Breathe'' (1996) *Red Dragon Cartel - ''Patina'' (2018) *The Watchers - ''Black Abyss'' (2018)

References

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