Metal Church!

[Jack the Stripper]

New unreleased track from the Upcoming “From The Vault” compilation album.

Dead On The Vine

Sounds pretty killer!

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

^^^
I'm pretty ignorant of many of these types of bands but that is actually rather good, I may have to delve into their back catalogue, so where to start!

[Jack the Stripper]

^^^
I'm pretty ignorant of many of these types of bands but that is actually rather good, I may have to delve into their back catalogue, so where to start!

If you like the sound of that, you are probably best to check out their two most recent albums, XI and Damned If You Do. You could also go back to their 1989 album Blessing in Disguise which was their first album with current singer Mike Howe. I love their first two albums but they were with with a different singer who is a little more of an acquired taste and are a little more thrashier. 

[Charger]

Heard that one a while ago!

Preordered the signed album too!



XI is a masterpiece so that's a good place to start. I think I'd go with The Human Factor instead of Blessing personally as I prefer that one...but honestly all Mike Howe albums are brilliant!

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

Thanks guys, looks like XI will be a good starting point. 

[Charger]

So KDC saw you bought XI earlier...

What do you think?

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

So KDC saw you bought XI earlier...

What do you think?

I haven't actually played it yet. I've had a busy weekend and wanted to finish listening to some other stuff I had started first. Hopefully get to listen to it over the next couple of days!

[Charger]

Ah... Well make sure you let me know what you think of the band.

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

I have now listened to XI - only the once mind - my first impressions are that it is an interesting album and that it will probably grow on me. It's not really what I was expecting, it is more "mainstream" metal while I was expecting something a little more "extreme"!

I do think that the song Soul Eating Machine will become a must skip quite quickly! But I think Suffer Fools and Fan the Flames could become my favourites.

[Charger]

Hahah! Yeah they're good old school metal!

I have to say for the longest of times I thought Metal Church was some extreme thrash or something too and never really even bothered listening to them...Only when Chris Caffery joined them shortly for a tour that I got interested and found out they were something totally different!

Soul Eating Machine is probably my least favourite too...Suffer Fools again is one of my favourites so I'm glad to see we see eye to eye on that one!

[Jack the Stripper]

Have a listen to their early work Kilo if you want something a little more  thrashy but still very catchy and classic with thunderous drumming and rougher vocals.

[Vyn]

When their self-titled debut came out, I was floored. For me, it still stands tall.

[Charger]

I have to admit I never got into those two first ones...the vocals are bit off and the production is horrid.

[Jack the Stripper]

When their self-titled debut came out, I was floored. For me, it still stands tall.

Agreed. It was so good. The debut is still my main go to album. Nothing wrong with the production for its time. Was a lot better sounding than most of the thrash debuts back then. David Wayne was a great and unique vocalist. Stellar album.

[Charger]

Wayne's voice reminds me a lot of Jon Oliva.

The sound on the debut is bit too muddy for my liking. Although I don't have the remastered version which probably is better.