{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Heathen Machine | type = studio | artist = Balance of Power | cover = Heathen Machine (album).jpg | alt = | released = 2003 | recorded = POD Studios, 2002 | venue = | studio = | genre = Power metal, progressive metal, Christian metal | length = 56:38 | label = Avalon Marquee <small>(Japan)</small><br />Massacre Records <small>(Europe)</small><br />Nightmare Records <small>(USA)</small> | producer = Lionel Hicks | prev_title = Perfect Balance | prev_year = 2001 | next_title = Heathenology | next_year = 2005 }}
'''''Heathen Machine''''' is the fifth album by English heavy 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 ==
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.<ref>[http://www.balance-of-power.com/discography/heathenmachine.htm Heathen Machine] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120722193211/http://www.balance-of-power.com/discography/heathenmachine.htm |date=22 July 2012 }} on Balance-of-power</ref>
Art and design was done by PostScript Design.
== Original track listing == All songs written by Tony Ritchie and Pete Southern, except where noted. # "The Rising" <small>(Lionel Hicks)</small> – 1:19 # "Heathen Machine" <small>(Tony Ritchie)</small> – 6:34 # "I Wish You Were Here" – 7:14 # "Chemical Imbalance" <small>(Ritchie)</small> – 5:14 # "No Place Like Home" <small>(Ritchie)</small> – 6:54 # "The Eyes of All the World" – 6:45 # "Just Before You Leave" <small>(John K., Ritchie, Southern)</small> – 6:31 # "Wake Up Call" – 8:21 # "Necessary Evil" – 7:46
== Personnel == === Band members === * John K – lead vocals * Pete Southern – guitar * Tony Ritchie – bass * Lionel Hicks – drums
=== Additional musicians === * Leon Lawson – keyboards
=== Recording and producing === * Lionel Hicks – producer, engineer, mixer * Todd Fitzgerald – mixer * PostScript Design – art design
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == *[https://archive.today/20120722193211/http://www.balance-of-power.com/discography/heathenmachine.htm Heathen Machine] on Balance of Power's official website *[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000BZ4YN Heathen Machine] on Amazon *[http://www.allmusic.com/album/heathen-machine-r812651 Heathen Machine] on AllMusic
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