Metal Church
Metal Church is an American heavy metal band. They originally formed in San… Read Full Bio ↴Metal Church is an American heavy metal band. They originally formed in San Francisco, California in 1980 and then relocated to Aberdeen, Washington the following year and briefly using the name Shrapnel. Led by guitarist and songwriter Kurdt Vanderhoof, the band has released twelve studio albums, and is often credited as a formative influence on the thrash metal subgenre, melding the aesthetics of the new wave of British heavy metal and American hard rock with "incredibly tight musicianship" and "piercingly screeched" vocals. They are also considered to be an integral part of the Seattle heavy metal music scene of the 1980s, and achieved considerable popularity that decade, with two of their first three albums entering the Top 100 on the Billboard 200 chart. The band's early lyrical topics such as conflict and paranoia later expanded into philosophical and social commentary.

Metal Church has had a revolving door of vocalists, guitarists, bassists and drummers throughout its 42-year career, and Vanderhoof remains the group's sole consistent creative, despite reducing his role strictly to composition in 1986 after tiring of performing. The "classic" lineup of Vanderhoof, vocalist David Wayne, guitarist Craig Wells, bassist Duke Erickson, and drummer Kirk Arrington recorded the band's first two studio albums, Metal Church (1984) and their major breakthrough The Dark (1986). By the end of the 1980s, Vandehoof and Wayne had parted ways with the band and were replaced by vocalist Mike Howe and guitarist John Marshall respectively. Metal Church's popularity continued with their third album Blessing in Disguise (1989), which spawned one of their best-known songs "Badlands". After releasing two more studio albums with Howe, the band called it quits in 1996.

Metal Church reformed in 1998 with most of their "classic" lineup, including Vanderhoof's return to performance, resulting in the Masterpeace album. They endured numerous lineup changes thereafter, releasing three further studio albums while fronted by Ronny Munroe before disbanding once again in July 2009. The group reunited for the second time in October 2012, and released their tenth studio album Generation Nothing a year later. Following Munroe's departure in the fall of 2014, Metal Church considered disbanding for the third time before Howe was rehired in April 2015 as the band's lead singer. He recorded two more albums with the group, which enjoyed a renewed popularity in the mid-to-late 2010s, before his death.

On July 26, 2021, Metal Church announced that Howe had died that morning at his home in Eureka, California, at the age of 55. In October 2021, after announcing the return of his short-lived early 1990s band Hall Aflame, Vanderhoof hinted that Metal Church would continue on with a replacement for Howe. By mid-2022, rumors suggested that Ronny Munroe would rejoin the band, but resulted in him joining Vicious Rumors.

On February 2, 2023, Metal Church announced Marc Lopes as their new lead vocalist. A month later, the band announced their upcoming album, Congregation of Annihilation, would be released on May 26.


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Discography
Metal Church (1984)
The Dark (1986)
Blessing in Disguise (1989)
The Human Factor (1991)
Hanging in the Balance (1993)
Masterpeace (1999)
The Weight of the World (2004)
A Light in the Dark (2006)
This Present Wasteland (2008)
Generation Nothing (2013)
XI (2016)
Damned If You Do (2018)
Congregation of Annihilation (2023)
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Metal Church Lyrics


(My Favorite) Nightmare Better flood that restless soul of ecstacy and fright In a…
02 Metal Church Many, many years ago on a distant shore Men did gather…
06. The Spell Can't Be Broken Rituals are carried out for reasons quite unknown The fact r…
A Light in the Dark A LIGHT IN THE DARK K. Vanderhoof/R. Munroe Shadows in a da…
A Subtle War Extended hand a friendly man who doesn't trust a soul I…
A War Never Won A permanent disguise hid within the eyes Paint a vivid pictu…
Agent Green I hold the key to the world's security Any price they'll…
All Your Sorrows Times like these to people please Fables spread like some d…
Anthem To The Estranged Starved for destination, a beggar man by trade A desperate …
Badlands I ride alone, the wasteland that I cross Will take another…
Battalions Deep slumber awakened by sirens I realize life's been thrown…
Betrayed I've been waking up shaking, and the bottles are gone What…
Beyond All Reason Curse the man, curse the prophet, worse the man without…



Beyond the Black The war is over The crypt we now taste In the late…
Blinded by Life In a web of confusion you're strangled by your fear A…
Blood Money Blind with dollars, Bought and sold. And you pay for everyth…
Blow Your Mind Going to blow your mind If you have the time Now, can…
Bomb To Drop Dreams of the dark embracing me, these thoughts I can't…
Breathe Again We come into this world to give and not to…
Burial at Sea Black scared and bleeding From the lashes to my soul I chose…
By the Numbers Living my life by the numbers Counting backwards every day S…
Cannot Tell a Lie On the pedestal you stand of promises to keep I can…
Conductor I'm your conductor, welcome to the station Always got an em…
Congregation Divine intoxication By those who rule your nation On trial, …
Cradle To Grave And when the strings are pulled again, the puppets dance…
Crawling To Extinction The blind will lead the blind again down a lonely…
Damned If You Do Hum Hum Hum Hum Hum Hum Hum Hum Hum Hum Hum Hum Stealing fr…
Dark It's way past midnight There's a howling wind Oh God what …
Date With Poverty I live my life the best I can, sometimes I…
Deeds Of A Dead Soul A mystery of the universe, a tale of the dead Far…
Disappear In this lost and lonely place is where I call…
Down to the River I've got nowhere to go I've got some rocks to throw…
End of the Age I hear it in a minstrel wind, it's crying out…
Fake Healer I prey upon your morbid fear Of terminal disease You won't k…
Fake Healer ** I prey upon your morbid fear Of terminal disease You won't…
Falldown So now I've told you time after time Jump to…
Faster Than Life Hear the sounding, feel the pounding Pain is coming, you do…
Fight Song In these days of depressing times, There stands one final tr…
Final Word Why don't you find a worthwhile cause to channel your…
Flee From Reality I've got no time for decisions All I can do is…
For No Reason Selling well kept secrets for millions in gold playing with …
Gods Of A Second Chance In an act of desperation, he put a gun to…
Gods of Wrath A lonely god you captured, do you feel the pain Tried…
Hero's Soul You've got to live for the moment, you've got to…
Highway Star Originally performed by Deep Purple Nobody gonna take my car…
Hitman Your woman's unfaithful, she's got a backdoor man You've see…
Human Factor I just can't believe my ears some music out these…
Hypnotized You won't find me, in my bed right off the…
In Due Time I'm trapped in the pressure cooker when will I ever learn …
In Harm's Way In the empty spaces of the mind, that's here I…
In Mourning Maybe if you'd listen than you'd know what I just…
In the Blood Just the pain has worn me down Don't play me far…
Into Dust When everything's coming up roses The thorns will still leav…
It Waits In your eyes, a veiled disguise No surprise Now it waits for…
Killing Your Time And when you hear the sound Of your life crashing down And…
Kiss for the Dead It's the calm before the storm Wishing you could see the…
LB. of Cure You see my life is rather simple I'm just another face And…
Leave Them Behind Straight into a vicious wind, this is where it all…
Line of Death Just the other day I heard the newsman say Enemy missiles fi…
Little Boy Mama, I'm crying, did the silver angel warn the earth From…
Losers in the Game The endless years and hardluck tales, and some that have…
Low to Overdrive Johnny looked at the streets and it was floors below Cause…
Madman's Overture I never was a man of wonder, nothing special in…
Mass Hysteria One foot within the grave, your life has been enslaved Your…
Meet Your Maker As you stand on the edge of your life what…
Metal Church Many, many years ago on a distant shore Men did gather…
MetalChurch Many, many years ago on a distant shore Men did gather…
Method To My Madness Please let us at them, Goes the barrack room cry, I'm glad…
Mind Thief You've heard the message to many times I pulled the trigger…
Mirror of Lies MIRROR OF LIES K. Vanderhoof/R. Munroe When you look at you…
Monster We've created a monster Tomorrow is here today, ones and ze…
More than your master Before the walls begin to fall, before the end it…
Needle & Suture I can see the future A needle and a suture A deeper…
Nightmare Better flood that restless soul of ecstacy and fright In a…
No Friend Of Mine No one's born with hatred, it's something that you learn Ho…
No Friend of Mine No one's born with hatred, it's something that you learn How…
no tomorrow Future is something that you'll never know Something that's …
Of Unsound Mind A man exists alone Hidden by a shell Touched in such a…
Over My Dead Body No matter what you say, You're gotta make it through the…
Pill for the kill Black night step into madness lose sight against your will …
Psycho Stick your fingers in the eyes of night Rip open the…
Reset When you hear the lies Somewhere deep the truth is hidden Lo…
Rest in Pieces Integrity of construction The best money can buy Her size is…
Sand Kings In a holy war from these shores Where lands are hot…
Shadow Sneaking up behind you Can you feel my breath upon your…
Signal Path Always in my head, but nothing's ever said Only one thing…
Sky Falls In Time is taking its sweet time The clock is ticking and…
Sleeps With Thunder Is it just the things you see that make it…
Son of the son Stabbing through the wind and rain all aboard the nowhere…
Soul Eating Machine I'm gone, I'm outta here It's not the place for me I've…
Start the Fire Break down the walls of forever. Pull down hard on the…
Suffer Fools I can see the empty sky that's not to far…
Sunless Sky Lost, lost in a maze, can't rearrange, my mind is…
The Believer A taste of fear in the recipe as he stirs…
The Black Things You're playing with your magic cards And laughing at the dar…
The Company Of Sorrow Domination everywhere laid upon your feet Kill the rich and…
The Dark It's way past midnight There's a howling wind Oh God what ca…
The Fight Song In these days of depressing times, There stands one final t…
The Final Word Why don't you find a worthwhile cause to channel your…
The Hero's Soul You've got to live for the moment, you've got to…
The Human Factor I just can't believe my ears some music out these…
The Perfect Crime In the mind's eye we commit the perfect crime We are…
The Powers That Be It's more than understanding, to realize just what it means …
The Spell Can't Be Broken Rituals are carried out for reasons quite unknown The fact r…
They Signed in Blood We will not follow Rome The twisting of our faith With the…
Time Will Tell Vacant eyes, a portrait of pain, every time I look…
Ton of Bricks Rip it up, kick it out. Blood begins to flow. Taking chances…
Tons Of Bricks Rip it up, kick it out. Blood begins to flow. Taking chanc…
Toys in the Attic [S. Tyler / J. Perry] [Aerosmith Cover]…
Waiting for a Savior Night time, see the castles burning Smoke in the skies and…
Watch the Children Pray In a darkened graveyard glows a light. I see it shine…
Watch The Children Pray 2006 In a darkened graveyard glows a light. I see it shine…
Watch the Chirdren Pray In a darkened graveyard glows a light. I see it shine…
Weight Of The World You're caught in a vice by your own device, torment…
Western Alliance Obtain a cloak of power That brings us all genocide The furt…
Wings Of Tomorrow With banner high they ride to glory, a new beginning…


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