Artist: Metal Church
Title: Metal Church
Label: Music On Vinyl
Cat #: MOVLP1666
Release Year: 2019
Duration: Album
Format: LP, 180 gram
Packaging Type: 3mm Sleeve
Special Attributes: Reissue

Deluxe 180 gram audiophile vinyl reissue!

Metal Church is the self-titled debut album of the heavy metal band of the same name.

The album was originally released independently in 1984. Based on the success of the album, the band was signed to a recording contract by Elektra, who reissued Metal Church in 1985. The cover art depicts a cruciform Gibson Explorer hidden in shadows and smoke. 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 album is produced by Metal Church and Terry Date (Pantera, Slayer, Prong).

Recommended if you like: Testament, Exodus, Sacred Reich, Death Angel, Heathen, Judas Priest, Armoured Saint, Savatage, Accept, Overkill, Agent Steel, Anvil, Flotsam & Jetsam, Running Wild, Vicious Rumors, Laaz Rockit

About Music On Vinyl pressings:
- Officially licensed
- Manufactured in the Netherlands in one of the world's best record-pressing plants
- Top mastering engineers in the world are used for audiophile-quality sound
- Best audio masters available are used to cut the records: analogue tapes, original metal parts, lacquers cut from analogue tapes and high res digital files 192/96khz/24 bit. Music On Vinyl does not use CDs as masters.

Track Listing:
A1. Beyond The Black
A2. Metal Church
A3. Merciless Onslaught
A4. God Of Wrath
B1. Hitman
B2. In The Blood
B3. [My Favourite] Nightmare
B4. Battalions
B5. Highway Star