A Dying Machine
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{{Infobox album
| name = A Dying Machine
| type = studio
| artist = Tremonti
| cover = ADyingMachine.jpg
| alt =
| released = June 8, 2018
| recorded = 2017–2018
| venue =
| studio = Studio Barbarosa, Orlando, Florida
| genre =
- Alternative metal{{Cite web |last=Schaffer |first=Florian |date=September 26, 2021 |title=TREMONTI: vierter Song vom neuen Album 'Marching In Time' |url=https://vampster.com/news/tremonti-neues-album-marching-in-time-im-september-2021/ |access-date=February 28, 2024 |website=Vampster |language=de}}
- hard rock{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/tremonti-a-dying-machine-album-review/|title=Tremonti's 'A Dying Machine' Is Their Best Album Yet|website=Loudwire|date=June 7, 2018 |accessdate=June 13, 2018}}
- thrash metal{{Cite web|title=TREMONTI - A Dying Machine|url=https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/tremonti-a-dying-machine_416394.html|url-status=live|access-date=April 22, 2021|website=Rock Hard|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422163342/https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/tremonti-a-dying-machine_416394.html |archive-date=April 22, 2021 }}
| length = 61:28
| label = Napalm
| producer = Michael "Elvis" Baskette
| prev_title = Dust
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = Marching in Time
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Singles
| name = A Dying Machine
| type = studio
| single1 = A Dying Machine
| single1date = April 6, 2018
| single2 = Take You with Me
| single2date = April 16, 2018
| single3 = Bringer of War
| single3date = May 11, 2018
| single4 = As the Silence Becomes Me{{cite web |title=Hear Tremonti's New Song, "As the Silence Becomes Me" |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/hear-tremonti-new-song-as-the-silence-becomes-me |website=Guitar World|date=June 2018 }}
| single4date = June 1, 2018
| single5 = Trust
| single5date = September 28, 2018
}}
}}
A Dying Machine is the fourth studio album and first concept album by American heavy metal band Tremonti. It was released on June 8, 2018, via Napalm Records.{{Cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/tremonti-a-dying-machine-album-review/|title=Tremonti's 'A Dying Machine' Is Their Best Album Yet|website=Loudwire|date=June 7, 2018 |access-date=June 10, 2018}} The record was produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette, who produced Tremonti's past three records and also produced Alter Bridge's records. The album also features Eric Friedman playing bass once again since Wolfgang Van Halen departed the band. The album is accompanied by a full-length novel under the same name written by Mark Tremonti and John Shirley, tying together loose ends of the album's plot.{{Cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/tremonti-more-a-dying-machine-album-details-revealed/|title=TREMONTI: More 'A Dying Machine' Album Details Revealed|date=March 28, 2018|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=June 10, 2018}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8337818/mark-tremonti-discusses-concept-album-a-dying-machine-novel-john-shirley|title=Mark Tremonti Discusses Concept Album 'A Dying Machine': Exclusive|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 10, 2018}} Frontman Mark Tremonti stated that the album is the most dynamic and diverse in his entire catalog.{{Cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/mark-tremonti-on-a-dying-machine-i-tried-to-make-the-music-as-dynamic-and-diverse-as-any-album/|title=MARK TREMONTI On 'A Dying Machine': 'I Tried To Make The Music As Dynamic And Diverse As Any Album'|date=June 9, 2018|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=June 10, 2018}} The album's first radio single, "Take You with Me", was released April 16, 2018. The single peaked at number 32 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in June 2018.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/2018-06-02|title=Rock Music: Top Mainstream Rock Songs Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 10, 2018}}{{Citation|last=Napalm Records|title=TREMONTI - Take You With Me (Official Video) {{!}} Napalm Records|date=April 16, 2018|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYwrSAZzXEc|accessdate=June 10, 2018}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Tremonti
| title1 = Bringer of War
| length1 = 4:53
| title2 = From the Sky
| length2 = 3:42
| title3 = A Dying Machine
| length3 = 6:19
| title4 = Trust
| length4 = 4:39
| title5 = Throw Them to the Lions
| length5 = 3:20
| title6 = Make It Hurt
| length6 = 4:12
| title7 = Traipse
| length7 = 4:23
| title8 = The First the Last
| length8 = 4:41
| title9 = A Lot Like Sin
| length9 = 4:32
| title10 = The Day When Legions Burned
| length10 = 3:09
| title11 = As the Silence Becomes Me
| length11 = 5:17
| title12 = Take You with Me
| length12 = 4:20
| title13 = Desolation
| length13 = 4:29
| title14 = Found
| note14 = instrumental
| length14 = 3:57
| total_length = 61:28
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition bonus tracks
| title15 = Now or Never
| length15 = 3:47
| title16 = Desolation
| note16 = acoustic
| length16 = 4:25
| total_length = 70:06
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Cryptic Rock
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5|}}{{cite web|title=Tremonti - A Dying Machine (Album Review)|url=https://crypticrock.com/tremonti-a-dying-machine-album-review/ |website=crypticrock.com|publisher=Cryptic Rock| date=June 4, 2018 | last=Tanzi | first=Vito}}
| rev2 = Loudwire
}}
Personnel
;Tremonti
- Mark Tremonti – lead guitar, lead vocals, arrangement
- Eric Friedman – rhythm guitar, bass, backing vocals, arrangement, strings, keyboards, programming
- Garrett Whitlock – drums, arrangement
;Additional musicians
- Michael "Elvis" Baskette – arrangement, strings, keyboards, programming
- Jef Moll – arrangement, strings, keyboards, programming
;Production
- Michael "Elvis" Baskette – producer, mixing
- Josh Saldate – assistant engineer
- Jef Moll – engineer, digital editing
- Jeremy Frost – guitar technician
- Daniel Tremonti – creative direction
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Adam Grover – mastering assistant
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2018/6/aria-chart-watch-477/|title=ARIA Chart Watch #477|publisher=auspOp|date=June 16, 2018|accessdate=June 16, 2018|archive-date=May 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511165732/https://www.auspop.com.au/2018/6/aria-chart-watch-477/|url-status=dead}}
| 71 |
| {{album chart|Austria|14|artist=Tremonti|album=A Dying Machine|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 20, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|51|artist=Tremonti|album=A Dying Machine|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 15, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|103|artist=Tremonti|album=A Dying Machine|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 15, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|50|artist=Tremonti|album=A Dying Machine|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 15, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|18|id=357395|artist=Tremonti|album=A Dying Machine|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 15, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Hungary|31|year=2018|week=24|artist=Tremonti|album=A Dying Machine|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 21, 2018}} |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2018-06-15|title=NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=June 18, 2018|access-date=June 15, 2018}}
| 6 |
| {{album chart|Scotland|9|date=20180615|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 16, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|3|artist=Tremonti|album=A Dying Machine|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 20, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|19|date=20180615|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 16, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|57|artist=Tremonti|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 19, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|3|artist=Tremonti|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 19, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardHardRock|4|artist=Tremonti|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 19, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|7|artist=Tremonti|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 19, 2018}} |
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