Metal Church

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Metal Church
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Length
9 tracks, 44:21
Release Date
1 January 1984
Metal Church is the self-titled debut album of the heavy metal band of the same name. Released in 1984, this album and its successor, 1986's The Dark, are considered metal classics. The cover art depicts a cruciform Gibson Explorer hidden in shadows and smoke. Some of their most notable songs are the opener, "Beyond the Black"; their title track; the instrumental "Merciless Onslaught"; "Gods of Wrath" (which is different from all the other songs, as it had clean vocals, clean rhythms, fluent solos, and a memorable bass line and drum rhythm); and th… read more
Metal Church is the self-titled debut album of the heavy metal band of the same name. Released in 1984, this album and its successor, 1986's The… read more
Metal Church is the self-titled debut album of the heavy metal band of the same name. Released in 1984, this album and its successor, 1986's The Dark, are considered metal classics.… read more

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Tracklist

Track number Play Loved Track name Artist name Buy Options Duration Listeners
1 Play track Beyond the Black
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 6:20 41,655 listeners
2 Play track Metal Church
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 5:01 62,003 listeners
3 Play track Merciless Onslaught
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 3:16 26,889 listeners
4 Play track Gods of Wrath
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 6:41 33,521 listeners
5 Play track Hitman
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 5:00 23,322 listeners
6 Play track In the Blood
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 3:58 21,303 listeners
7 Play track (My Favorite) Nightmare
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 3:37 17,663 listeners
8 Play track Battalions
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 5:03 20,874 listeners
9 Play track Highway Star
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 5:25 23,702 listeners

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Metal Church is an American band. They originally formed in San Francisco, California in 1980 and then relocated to Aberdeen, Washington the following year and briefly using the name Shrapnel. Led by guitarist and songwriter Kurdt Vanderhoof, the band has released twelve studio albums, and is often credited as a formative influence on the subgenre, melding the aesthetics of the new wave of British heavy metal and American with "incredibly tight musicianship" and "piercingly screeched" vocals. They are also considered to be an in… read more
Metal Church is an American band. They originally formed in San Francisco, California in 1980 and then relocated to Aberdeen, Washington the following year and briefly using the… read more
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