title: Diva X Machina
text: # Diva X Machina
  
  Diva X Machina is a various artists compilation album released on February 18, 1997, by COP International. The collection was released intending to showcase the burgeoning feminine presence in gothic/industrial music and was the first international compilation to do so featuring all female vocalists.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  
  AllMusic gave Diva X Machina two and half out of five possible stars. Sonic Boom lauded the album for "shatter[ing] all previous misconceptions" and presenting "all sides of the more diverse gender."
  
  ## Personnel
  
  Adapted from the Diva X Machina liner notes.
  
  * Erik Butler – photography
  * Kim Hansen (as Kim X) – compiling
  * Stefan "Lupo" Noltemeyer – mastering
  * Christian Petke (as Count Zero) – compiling
  * Amanda Williams – cover art
  
  ## Release history
  
  | Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | United States | 1997 | COP Intl. | CD | COP 027 |
  