Heathen Machine is the fifth album

Album

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 from British

United Kingdom

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 progressive rock

Progressive rock

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 band Balance of Power

Balance of Power (band)

Balance of Power are a British melodic progressive metal group, formed in 1995.-History:Balance of Power was formed in 1995 by keyboardist Ivan Gunn, along with a group of musicians from the London rock scene. One of their first line-ups featured drummer Lionel Hicks, bassist Chris Dale, vocalist...

. It was released in 2003 and is the only album of the band to feature vocalist John K.

Production and recording

The album was produced and engineered by drummer Lionel Hicks

Lionel Hicks

Lionel Hicks began his career aged 15 as a drummer for such bands as UFO, Kid Wicked, Balance of Power and Gene Loves Jezebel.After two decades of drumming, Hicks moved into music production, and his credits include United States of Mind , Gypsy: A Musical Fable, Teaser, Lady Luck, Kid Wicked, all...

. 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.

Art and design was done by PostScript Design.

Original track listing

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

1. "The Rising" (Lionel Hicks
   Lionel Hicks
   Lionel Hicks began his career aged 15 as a drummer for such bands as UFO, Kid Wicked, Balance of Power and Gene Loves Jezebel.After two decades of drumming, Hicks moved into music production, and his credits include United States of Mind , Gypsy: A Musical Fable, Teaser, Lady Luck, Kid Wicked, all...
   
   ) - 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 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

Band members

• John K - lead vocals
• Pete Southern - guitar
• Tony Ritchie - bass
• Lionel Hicks
  Lionel Hicks
  Lionel Hicks began his career aged 15 as a drummer for such bands as UFO, Kid Wicked, Balance of Power and Gene Loves Jezebel.After two decades of drumming, Hicks moved into music production, and his credits include United States of Mind , Gypsy: A Musical Fable, Teaser, Lady Luck, Kid Wicked, all...
  
   - drums

Recording and producing

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

External links

• Heathen Machine on Balance of Power's official website
• Heathen Machine on Amazon
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• Heathen Machine on AllMusic