Metal Church “XI” is the group’s 11th studio release and marks the return of legendary vocalist and front-man Mike Howe! From the first guitar riff of album opener “Reset” through the driving outro of album closer “Suffer Fools”, it is clear Metal Church is back and better than ever. “Needle and Suture” and “Soul Eating Machine” showcase the songwriting that made the early Mike Howe albums “The Human Factor”, “Blessing in Disguise” and “Hanging in the Balance” such fan favorites. Musical opuses “Signal Path” and “Sky Falls In” clock in at over 7-minutes each and put the musicianship that Metal Church was known for on full display in 2016.
“Mike’s voice sounds the same as it did two decades ago when we were writing "The Human Factor", and the band is about as tight as you can possibly get!”, says guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof.
Recorded in the spring & summer of 2015 at Kurdt’s studio in Aberdeen, Washington, and co-produced by Chris “The Wizard” Collier, Metal Church “XI” not only combines all the same musical elements that made the Mike Howe era albums so great, but also adds in a modern approach to the recording process which takes this offering to the next level!
Official release date for Metal Church “XI” is March 25, 2016. Pre-order now here.
You can also pre-order on Amazon, Google Play or iTunes and get an instant download of the song “Killing Your Time”.
Tracklist:
01. Reset
02. Killing Your Time
03. No Tomorrow
04. Signal Path
05. Sky Falls In
06. Needle and Suture
07. Shadow
08. Blow Your Mind
09. Soul Eating Machine
10. It Waits
11. Suffer Fools
Deluxe International Version / Bonus Disc:
(Available on Rat Pak Records website only)
12. The Coward
13. Blister Fist
14. God Hit
15. The Enemy Mind
16. Signal Path (Radio edit)
17. Badlands (2015 version)
18. Shadow (Demo version)
19. No Tomorrow (Alt mix)
Pre-order “XI” here and be automatically entered into the pre-order grab bag giveaway!
50 winners will be randomly chosen from the pre-orders and will win one of the following items from the Metal Church grab bag: Metal Church custom Gibson Explorer guitar, Metal Church “XI” Select-A-Head custom drum head, Metal Church “XI” custom skateboard, Mike Howe embroidered leather jacket (with Mike Howe logo), vintage “Fake Healer” shirt, Metal Church jean jacket (with logo patch on back), hand written lyric sheet for a song on “XI”, vintage “Fake Healer” patch (rare), rare bootleg cassette version of “Hanging In The Balance”, “Blessing In Disguise” on vinyl, Metal Church silver necklace, Jeff Plate hand autographed picture, signed drum head, Metal Church signature drum sticks, rare hand signed new & vintage photos of band members.
Weblinks:
www.facebook.com/OfficialMetalChurch
www.metalchurchmusic.com
“Mike’s voice sounds the same as it did two decades ago when we were writing "The Human Factor", and the band is about as tight as you can possibly get!”, says guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof.
Recorded in the spring & summer of 2015 at Kurdt’s studio in Aberdeen, Washington, and co-produced by Chris “The Wizard” Collier, Metal Church “XI” not only combines all the same musical elements that made the Mike Howe era albums so great, but also adds in a modern approach to the recording process which takes this offering to the next level!
Official release date for Metal Church “XI” is March 25, 2016. Pre-order now here.
You can also pre-order on Amazon, Google Play or iTunes and get an instant download of the song “Killing Your Time”.
Tracklist:
01. Reset
02. Killing Your Time
03. No Tomorrow
04. Signal Path
05. Sky Falls In
06. Needle and Suture
07. Shadow
08. Blow Your Mind
09. Soul Eating Machine
10. It Waits
11. Suffer Fools
Deluxe International Version / Bonus Disc:
(Available on Rat Pak Records website only)
12. The Coward
13. Blister Fist
14. God Hit
15. The Enemy Mind
16. Signal Path (Radio edit)
17. Badlands (2015 version)
18. Shadow (Demo version)
19. No Tomorrow (Alt mix)
Pre-order “XI” here and be automatically entered into the pre-order grab bag giveaway!
50 winners will be randomly chosen from the pre-orders and will win one of the following items from the Metal Church grab bag: Metal Church custom Gibson Explorer guitar, Metal Church “XI” Select-A-Head custom drum head, Metal Church “XI” custom skateboard, Mike Howe embroidered leather jacket (with Mike Howe logo), vintage “Fake Healer” shirt, Metal Church jean jacket (with logo patch on back), hand written lyric sheet for a song on “XI”, vintage “Fake Healer” patch (rare), rare bootleg cassette version of “Hanging In The Balance”, “Blessing In Disguise” on vinyl, Metal Church silver necklace, Jeff Plate hand autographed picture, signed drum head, Metal Church signature drum sticks, rare hand signed new & vintage photos of band members.
Weblinks:
www.facebook.com/OfficialMetalChurch
www.metalchurchmusic.com