The End Machine (album)

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The End Machine
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 22, 2019 (International edition)
March 13, 2019 (Japanese edition)
StudioPilsound Studios, Santa Clarita, California, US
Genre
Length56:45(International edition)
62:01 (Japanese edition)
Label
  • Frontiers (International edition)
  • Nexus and Seven Seas (Japanese edition)
Producer Jeff Pilson
The End Machine chronology
The End Machine
(2019)
Phase2
(2021)
Singles from The End Machine
  1. "Alive Today"
    Released: January 11, 2019
  2. "Burn the Truth"
    Released: March 7, 2019
  3. "Leap of Faith"
    Released: March 22, 2019

The End Machine is the first album by American supergroup The End Machine. It was released on March 22, 2019, [2] and produced by bass player Jeff Pilson for Italian music label Frontiers Records. It was preceded by the single "Alive Today" on January 11, 2019. According to a 2021 interview with guitarist George Lynch, the band is an intentional return to the classic Dokken sound. [3]

Contents

The band played three live shows to promote the album. [4]

Track listing

All songs written by George Lynch, Jeff Pilson and Robert Mason.

No.TitleLength
1."Leap of Faith"5:07
2."Hold Me Down"5:17
3."No Game"4:39
4."Bulletproof"4:48
5."Ride It"4:50
6."Burn the Truth"6:12
7."Hard Road"4:02
8."Alive Today"5:33
9."Line of Division"4:43
10."Sleeping Voices"6:45
11."Life is Love is Music"4:49
Total length:56:45
Japan edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Burn the Truth" (acoustic version)6:01
Japan edition bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Leap of Faith" (music video) 
2."Alive Today" (music video) 

[5]

Personnel

[6]

Additional personnel

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