Metal Church - Metal Church
| Release date: | 1984 |
| Style: | Heavy metal, Thrash metal |
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01. Beyond The Black
02. Metal Church
03. Merciless Onslaught
04. Gods Of Wrath
05. Hitman
06. In The Blood
07. (My Favorite) Nightmare
08. Battalions
09. Highway Star [Deep Purple cover]
10. Big Guns [European bonus]
Top 20 albums of 1984: 7
02. Metal Church
03. Merciless Onslaught
04. Gods Of Wrath
05. Hitman
06. In The Blood
07. (My Favorite) Nightmare
08. Battalions
09. Highway Star [Deep Purple cover]
10. Big Guns [European bonus]
Top 20 albums of 1984: 7
Guest review
Lyrics David Wayne - vocals
Craig Wells - guitars
Kurdt Vanderhoof - guitars
Kirk Arrington - drums
Duke Erickson - bass
Additional info
Producer & engineer: Terry Date.
Executive producer: Willie Mackay.
Mastering: Jack Skinner.
Photography & artwork: Saulius Pempe & Kurdt Vanderhoof.
Rating:
9.5
9.5
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Rating: 9.5 |
Metal Church's debut is more thrashy than any of their other albums (except maybe The Dark...). Metal Church is very underappreciated in my opinion. And I wish I could shout to the world how amazing this band is, but I guess when reality takes over, this band started off amazingly well, and then started dropping down and down in the ratings. Read more ›› |
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| Vasil de Shumen Posts: 344  |
Written by John Shock on 04.07.2011 at 01:49 Absolutely !
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| Dr. Strawberry Posts: 698  |
Written by deadone on 05.05.2014 at 05:00 I liked to see you using the word "Little" here as this album is really no Big deal, it's overrated. Their second album is slightly better.
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
Written by [user id=126528] on 27.02.2015 at 17:12 The Dark is good but doesn't come near the quality of this one. It is for a reason this one is considered quite a classic by many a person. 
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 
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| JOPE OF STEELE Steelemeister Posts: 3333  |
Strong album. Songs like "Gods Of Wrath" and "Battalions" especially are what makes heavy metal worthwhile of listening even after these 3 decades.
---- My vision is augmented
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| Maasai Mara Posts: 159  |
The American answer to Iron Maiden. Catchy as hell and truly deserving of the classic tag, better than anything Iron Maiden ever put out.
---- You are not metal enough until you visit Kenya. The cradle of mankind, where man learnt first to work with stones and first enjoyed the sounds produced by banging stones which later influenced metal in all its sounds and genres.
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| majormalfunction Posts: 1507  |
Definite classic! Excellent all the way through
---- Everything's twice as bright with money in your hands
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| Timelord Posts: 276  |
I got this when it first came out on a whim. Waaay back in the day it wasn't easy to find out information about a band so you had to "roll the dice" when buying something you have no knowledge of. I can't tell you how many records I bought just because the album cover looked wicked. I had several purchases that turned out to be total Duds. Not this one!! Incredible from start to finish! Metal Church's best release hands down!
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| Metal Diogenes Posts: 1267  |
Classic metal album, plain and simple. Metal Church is one of those bands who have always managed to make more or less killer stuff without sacrificing their own personality in the process. This and Blessing in Disguise are the best in my opinion.
---- You've got a lot of guts. Let's see what they look like!
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| AndyMetalFreak A Nice Guy Contributor Posts: 5334  |
This album is an absolute classic! they don't get as much praise as the big 4, Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax or Slayer, but this debut album is right up there with the best of them. The problem is there were so many great American thrash acts around at that time Metal Church, Testament, Exodus, Overkill etc, they didn't get the same attention, yet they were just as good. What I like most about this album is it is 50% thrash and heavy metal, it sounds somthing between WASP and Testament, two bands I greatly admire.
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| F3ynman Nocturnal Bro Contributor Posts: 3036  |
Do you ever listen to an album or a song and find yourself laughing out loud because your brain can't keep up with how much awesomeness is flowing through your ears? Yeah, well, that's what's happening to me when I listen to this album - it's unexpectedly, incomprehensibly fantastic!
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| gavdann Posts: 842  |
Written by AndyMetalFreak on 25.06.2021 at 17:09 Probably because they were never really a thrash band. For me they fall somewhere between heavy, speed and power metal. What's undeniable though, is how bangin' this album is!  RIP David Wayne.
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| Guib Thrash Talker Posts: 3220  |
Just remember folks, there's no point arguing Metal Church vs The Dark. They're both fucking stellar. I just prefer this one.
---- - Headbanging with mostly clogged arteries to that stuff - Guib's List Of Essential Albums - Also Thrash Paradise Thrash Here
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| Yxag Posts: 61  |
Damn I like this album! I feel that title track easily can be one of my favorite heavy metal song. Second half sounds little weaker for me, but still really fun stuff.
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| Majesty1911 Posts: 194  |
Faster tracks works best for me here, such as: "Battalions", "Hitman" and very impressive instrumental "Merciless Onslaught"! 8.5/10
---- Glory to the Nation!
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