Max Norman

Occupation(s)Record producer, recording engineerYears active1973–present

Max Norman is a British record producer and recording engineer active since 1973.^[1] He produced many acclaimed heavy metal releases.

While Norman was resident engineer at Ridge Farm Studios in London, Ozzy Osbourne was recording his debut solo album Blizzard of Ozz with producer/engineer Chris Tsangarides. After Osbourne and Tsangarides parted ways, Norman was asked to carry on.^[2]

Norman appears in the Megadeth home video Evolver, a documentary about the making of Youthanasia.

In early 2017, Norman completed projects with artists Ethan Brosh at Carriage House Studios, Machinage, and Mean Streak.

Discography

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Production

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

• Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz (1980), Diary of a Madman (1981), Speak of the Devil (1982), Bark at the Moon (1983), Tribute (1987)
• Y&T - Black Tiger (1982)
• Vendetta - Vendetta (1982)
• Ian Hunter - All of the Good Ones Are Taken (1983)
• Coney Hatch - Outta Hand (1983), Friction (1985), Best of Three (1992)
• Ian Thomas - Riders on Dark Horses (1984)
• Bronz - Carried by the Storm (1984)
• Savatage - Power of the Night (1985)
• Grim Reaper - Rock You to Hell (1987)
• Trash - Burnin' Rock (1985)
• Loudness - Thunder in the East (1985), Lightning Strikes (1986), Soldier of Fortune (1989)
• Armored Saint - Delirious Nomad (1985)
• Malice - Licence to Kill (1986)
• Lizzy Borden - Visual Lies (1987)
• Dirty Looks - Cool from the Wire (1988), Five Easy Pieces (1992)
• 220 Volt - Eye to Eye (1988)
• Concrete Jungle - Wear and Tear (1988)
• Roughhouse - Roughhouse (1988)
• Dangerous Toys - Dangerous Toys (1989)
• Voodoo X - Vol. 1 The Awakening (1989)
• Death Angel - Act III (1990)
• Lynch Mob - Wicked Sensation (1990)
• Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction (1992), Youthanasia (1994), Hidden Treasures (1995)
• Bangalore Choir - On Target (1992)
• Phantom Blue - Built to Perform (1993)
• Mind Bomb - Mind Bomb (1993)
• Choking Ghost - Leveled (1995)
• Sly - Key (1996)
• Machinage - Machinage (2016)
• Ethan Brosh- Ethan Brosh (2016)
• Mean Streak- Mean Streak (2016)

Mixing and engineering

• The Tubes – What Do You Want from Live (1978)
• Ozzy Osbourne – Blizzard of Ozz (1980)
• Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – Organisation (1980)
• Bad Company – Rough Diamonds (1982)
• Craymore Stevens – Faster Than Snakes (1987)
• Fates Warning – No Exit (1988), Perfect Symmetry (1989)
• Megadeth – Rust in Peace (1990)
• Annihilator – Set the World on Fire (engineer) (1993)
• Dirty Looks – Chewing on the Bit (1994)
• Strung Out – Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues (1996)
• The Black Symphony – Breathe (1996)
• Red Dragon Cartel – Patina (2018)
• The Watchers – Black Abyss (2018)
• MD45 – The Craving (1996)

References