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Metal Church

https://metalchurch.bandcamp.com/ Born out of the West Coast Metal scene of the 80's, Metal Church quickly became one of the standout talents of the genre. After signing adealwith Elektra records, they released two critically acclaimed albums. Their self-titled release "Metal Church" postured the band as one ofthepioneers of the thrash/metal scene. The All Music Guide had this to say about the debut: "The band's incredibly tight musicianship is ahighlightall on it's own. This album remains an overlooked classic of straight-ahead American-bred heavy metal." With the heavy metal scenestarting to ...read more

https://metalchurch.bandcamp.com/ Born out of the West Coast Metal scene of the 80's, Metal Church quickly became one of the standout talents of the genre. After signing adealwith Elektra records, they released two critically acclaimed albums. Their self-titled release "Metal Church" postured the band as one ofthepioneers of the thrash/metal scene. The All Music Guide had this to say about the debut: "The band's incredibly tight musicianship is ahighlightall on it's own. This album remains an overlooked classic of straight-ahead American-bred heavy metal." With the heavy metal scenestarting torise in the U.S., Metal Church set out on a very successful tour with label mates Metallica.Next came "The Dark," the fury of its opening track, "Ton of Bricks" was championed as one of the premier metal releases of the 80's. TheDarkalso led to one of a few lineup changes with the departure of vocalist David Wayne. However, more success was yet to come. With theadditionof former Heretic vocalist Mike Howe, and Metallica guitar tech extraordinaire John Marshall, the riffing became heavier and thesubject matterdeeper. They tackled political and social issues of the day with the releases of "Blessing In Disguise" and "The Human Factor."At a time whenheavy metal bands moved from the underground and became part of the hair band/pop fad, Metal Church stayed true to theirroots.During the mid 90's, the members of Metal Church headed in their own directions. Kurdt Vanderhoof worked on his namesakeproject,Vanderhoof, while Kirk Arrington was playing on various sessions including a recording with Sir Mix-A-Lot. 1999 led to a well-receivedreunion ofthe original Metal Church lineup with the release of "Masterpeace". The band went back to their classic sound and played severalfestivalsoverseas.2004 saw them back with new vocalist, Ronny Munroe, whose style has been described as "Rob Halford meets Dio", as well as JayReynolds(Malice) on guitar and Steve Unger on bass. With a new record "The Weight of the World" and some new blood, heavy metal legendsMetalChurch picked up where their aptly titled last release "Masterpeace" left off.In 2006, twenty years after their cult album "The Dark", Metal Church presented their brand new release, "A Light In The Dark", forgingacreative arch that skillfully links the band's past with the present. Ten new tracks, (plus a new version of the classic "Watch The ChildrenPray", atribute to original frontman David Wayne), document the development of a band that, despite all innovation, has never denied it'stypicaltrademarks. The current lineup consists of Kurdt Vanderhoof, Ronny Munroe, Jay Reynolds, Steve Unger and new addition Jeff Plate ondrums."Jeff is an incredibly dynamic and professional drummer," Vanderhoof points out. "He has propelled us to a musical level thatsurprised evenourselves." Plate has replaced Kirk Arrington, who left the group for health reasons, and proves a real stroke of luck on "ALight In The Dark".In 2008, guitarist Jay Reynolds was replaced by Rottweiler guitar player Rick Van Zandt. This Present Wasteland, Metal Church's ninthrelease, isa return to their roots and contains some of their strongest material to date. « hide

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2023

3.3
21 Votes
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2018

3.5
49 Votes
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2016

3.5
73 Votes
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2.6
43 Votes
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2008

3.3
57 Votes
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2006

3.5
66 Votes
The Weight Of The World
2004

3.1
60 Votes
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1999

3
68 Votes
Hanging In The Balance
1993

3.8
97 Votes
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1991

3.8
124 Votes
Blessing In Disguise
1989

4.1
201 Votes
The Dark
1986

4
264 Votes
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1984

4.2
392 Votes
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1982

3
1 Votes
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1981

2.5
1 Votes
Live Albums
The Final Sermon (Live In Japan 2019)
2024

Classic Live
2017

3.4
5 Votes
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1998

3.6
15 Votes
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1998

3.2
5 Votes
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From The Vault
2020

4
11 Votes

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