Album O' The Week : Metal Church

On the heels of the news that Metal Church is gonna call it quits, I thought I'd give them some love with the AOTW. I'm not gonna lie and say I was a super huge Metal Church fan, but I certainly liked some of their tunes. Let's take a closer look at the 1984 self titled debut.

Metal Church as known for their great songwriting, crunching hooks, and rabid loyal fan base. They hailed from the great state of Washington, and their live shows in that region became legendary. In 1984 they released their debut full length studio album, and it was immediately met with critical success. The album contained Beyond The Black (one of my favorites from them), a self titled track, and a cover of Deep Purple's Highway Star. This is unconfirmed, but I think this cover of Highway Star marks the 4 billionth time this song has been covered.

The album wasn't the success that some of the subsequent Metal Church records were, but it remains my second favorite behind The Dark. Check out a little Metal Church today...it's our Album O' The Week!

Tags: church, metal

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Permalink Reply by Judaslover-master baiter on July 9, 2009 at 11:01am: i loved metal church! i practically wore this CASSETTE out. haha. beyond the black is awesome and merciless onslaught is on my player now. it gets you pumped. this Rocklahoma show gets better every day. well, they got Rocklahoma and i got the beach.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by metal tango on July 9, 2009 at 11:03am: my favorite Metal Church song..; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Big Robbo-MFA Admin/Deity on July 9, 2009 at 11:12am: A good one doc...a damned good one. One of my faves too.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Röck¥ L@RöcK on July 10, 2009 at 11:17am: I love this song so much, it is actually my personal anthem... So sad they're calling it quits, this is such a great band :o(; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Svarog: the Serbian Stormbringer on July 9, 2009 at 12:31pm: Legendary band and legendary album...what else to say...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by MetalMachine on July 9, 2009 at 6:16pm: You think "The Dark" was selling out??? Sheesh!! I wish some other bands would have sold out with some music like that!!!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Eddy Dio on July 9, 2009 at 3:01pm: The original singer, the late David Wayne, was the best singer metal church ever had, then there was a replacement singer and the music changed direction for the worst, in my opinion. I saw the original metal church with David Wayne when they opened up for Metallica on the Master of Puppets tour at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, N.J. I believe cliff burton died shortly before that. They both rocked that night. May their souls rest in peace in Rock and Roll Heaven.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by MetalThrashingSte on July 9, 2009 at 5:20pm: one of the most underrated heavy metal bands of all times... it's a great pain for me that they've decided to stop !; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by TONY SPEARS on July 9, 2009 at 5:29pm: metal church was really cool, my band used to play in mourning along with our own stuff and everybody loved it.
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Permalink Reply by TEGAR- Lucifers step child on July 9, 2009 at 7:23pm: i met them and had this album signed by the band. This album belongs in every METALHEADS collection !!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Digi Aussie on July 10, 2009 at 12:22am: Had this on tape in high school. It's a good album. Need to get it again.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Pete Fry on July 10, 2009 at 8:11am: Gods of Wrath is up there with my favorite riffs ever! Classic metal! \m/; ▶ Reply to This