Released July 1984 Four Hymns (Demo)
(1983) Metal Church
(1984) Release date July 1984 Producer Terry Date | Length 42:00 Artist Metal Church Label Steamhammer | |
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Recorded 1984 at Steve Lawson Productions, Seattle, Washington Genres Heavy metal, Thrash metal, Power metal, Speed metal Similar Metal Church albums, Thrash metal albums | ||
Metal Church is the self-titled debut album of the heavy metal band of the same name. The album was originally released independently by Ground Zero in 1984. Based on the success of the album, the band was signed to a recording contract by Elektra, who reissued it in 1985. The cover art depicts a cruciform Gibson Explorer hidden in shadows and smoke.
Contents
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, and fluent solos); and the Deep Purple cover "Highway Star". The first European vinyl edition also contained a bonus track, "Big Guns". This bonus track is now available to download from Metal Church's official website.
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Personnel
Credits adopted from liner notes.
Produced by Metal Church and Terry Date Engineered by Terry Date Mastered by Jack Skinner at Stirling Sound
Songs
1Beyond the Black6:21
2Metal Church4:54
3Merciless Onslaught2:55