Violent Machine

Violent Machine
Studio album by Tony MacAlpine
Released	1996 (1996)
Recorded	July 1996
Studio	Shime Sound Studio (Los Angeles)
Genre	Instrumental rock
Length	40:35
Label	Metropolis
Producer	Tony MacAlpine
Tony MacAlpine chronology
Evolution (1995) Violent Machine (1996) Live Insanity (1997)
Alternative cover
2002 reissue

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Violent Machine is the seventh studio album by guitarist Tony MacAlpine, released in 1996 through Metropolis Records (North America) and in 1997 through Victor Entertainment (Japan); it was reissued on May 7, 2002 through Lion Music, with the latter featuring different cover art and having apparently been released without the authorization of MacAlpine or Metropolis.

Track listing

All music is composed by Tony MacAlpine, except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Violent Machine"	3:42
2.	"Unfortunate Lazarus"	3:58
3.	"Circus du Soleil"	4:41
4.	"Sophisticated Domination"	5:02
5.	"Chopin Etude #12 Opus 10" (Frédéric Chopin)	2:42
6.	"Shoe Shine Cyber Boy"	3:27
7.	"Carolina Blue"	4:32
8.	"Mr. Destructive"	5:19
9.	"ARS Nova"	3:08
10.	"Space Ritual"	4:04
Total length:		40:35

Japanese edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Violent Machine"	3:42
2.	"Unfortunate Lazarus"	3:58
3.	"Hatred to Love" (same song as "Space Ritual" but with vocals)	4:04
4.	"Circus du Soleil"	4:41
5.	"Sophisticated Domination"	5:02
6.	"Chopin Etude #12 Opus 10" (Frédéric Chopin)	2:42
7.	"Shoe Shine Cyber Boy"	3:27
8.	"Carolina Blue"	4:32
9.	"Little Gem"	5:12
10.	"ARS Nova"	3:08
11.	"Out of Touch"	4:43

Personnel

• Tony MacAlpine – guitar, keyboard, mixing, production
• Jerome Jones – vocals ("Hatred to Love")
• Mike Terrana – drums
• Kevin Chown – bass
• Damir Simic Shime – engineering, 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.

External links

• Tony MacAlpine "Violent Machine" at Guitar Nine Records (archived)