Artist: Metal Church
Genre(s):
Metal: Heavy
Metal
Rock
Discography:
A Light In The Dark
Year: 2006
Tracks: 11
The Weight Of The World
Year: 2004
Tracks: 10
Masterpeace
Year: 1999
Tracks: 11
Live
Year: 1998
Tracks: 10
Hanging In The Balance
Year: 1993
Tracks: 12
The Human Factor
Year: 1991
Tracks: 10
Blessing In Disguise
Year: 1989
Tracks: 9
The Dark
Year: 1986
Tracks: 10
Metal Church
Year: 1985
Tracks: 9
Four Hymns '84 (Demo)
Year: 1984
Tracks: 4
Formed Seattle in 1982, Metal Church consisted of vocalizer David Wayne, guitarists Kurdt Vanderhoof and Craig Wells, bassist Duke Erickson, and drummer Kirk Arrington. Their 1985 self-titled debut album, recorded when the thrash/speed metal genre was tranquil evolving, made a immense splosh on the scene, as did its similar reexamination, The Dark. However, the band very hit its tread when Wayne left and was replaced by Mike Howe on 1989's Blessing In Disguise; Vanderhoof left after the album due to his disapproval of touring and was replaced by Metallica guitar technical school John Marshall. Vanderhoof remained the group's designated composer on 1991's The Human Factor, possibly the band's most socially conscious record album. However, the second Advent of alternative stone and problems with their record label contributed to a loss of direction on 1993's Wall hanging in the Balance, and Metal Church complete up disbanding. In 1999, the group's original lineup -- Wayne, Vanderhoof, Wells, Erickson, and Arrington -- reunited and released the album Masterpeace. Alive appeared early the following yr.
