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Heathen Machine

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Heathen Machine
Studio album by
Released2003
RecordedPOD Studios, 2002
GenrePower metal, progressive metal, Christian metal
Length56:38
LabelAvalon Marquee (Japan)
Massacre Records (Europe)
Nightmare Records (USA)
ProducerLionel Hicks
Balance of Power chronology
Perfect Balance
(2001)
Heathen Machine
(2003)
Heathenology
(2005)

Heathen Machine is the fifth album by British metal band Balance of Power. It was released in 2003 and is the only album of the band to feature vocalist John K.

Production and recording

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The album was produced and engineered by drummer Lionel Hicks. Like previous efforts, it was recorded at POD Studios and Summit Studios in London, England. It was mixed by Todd Fitzgerald and Hicks at Oarfin Studios in Minneapolis, US.[1]

Art and design was done by PostScript Design.

Original track listing

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All songs written by Tony Ritchie and Pete Southern, except where noted.

  1. "The Rising" (Lionel Hicks) – 1:19
  2. "Heathen Machine" (Tony Ritchie) – 6:34
  3. "I Wish You Were Here" – 7:14
  4. "Chemical Imbalance" (Ritchie) – 5:14
  5. "No Place Like Home" (Ritchie) – 6:54
  6. "The Eyes of All the World" – 6:45
  7. "Just Before You Leave" (John K., Ritchie, Southern) – 6:31
  8. "Wake Up Call" – 8:21
  9. "Necessary Evil" – 7:46

Personnel

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Band members

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  • John K – lead vocals
  • Pete Southern – guitar
  • Tony Ritchie – bass
  • Lionel Hicks – drums

Additional musicians

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  • Leon Lawson – keyboards

Recording and producing

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  • Lionel Hicks – producer, engineer, mixer
  • Todd Fitzgerald – mixer
  • PostScript Design – art design

References

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  1. ^ Heathen Machine Archived 22 July 2012 at archive.today on Balance-of-power
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