- heavy metal
- 42 min
- 9 tracks
- Elektra
Metal Church is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Metal Church. The album was originally released by the independent record label Ground Zero in 1984. Based on the success of the album, the band was signed to a recording contract by Elektra Records, who reissued it in 1985. The cover art depicts a cruciform Gibson Explorer hidden in shadows and smoke.
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Classical in form, grave, spare and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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Tracks
- 1Beyond the Black6:21
- 2Metal Church5:02
- 3Merciless Onslaught2:56
- 4Gods of Wrath6:41
- 5Hitman4:36
- 6In the Blood3:31
- 7(My Favorite) Nightmare3:11
- 8Battalions4:55
- 9Highway Star4:38
9 tracks, 42 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Metal Church
- Label
- Elektra
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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