Heathen Machine

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.

Heathen Machine
Studio album by Balance of Power
Released	2003
Recorded	POD Studios, 2002
Genre	Power metal, progressive metal, Christian metal
Length	56:38
Label	Avalon Marquee (Japan) Massacre Records (Europe) Nightmare Records (USA)
Producer	Lionel Hicks
Balance of Power chronology
Perfect Balance (2001) Heathen Machine (2003) Heathenology (2005)

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.^[1]

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) – 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

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