European Shows 2016

U.S. heavy metal titans METAL CHURCH will unleash their latest record, “XI”, on March 25th through Nuclear Blast Records. Not only that, but the band will be showcasing songs from this killer release live during May with a string of European club shows, as well as the Rock Hard Festival. Support for the club shows will come from Antwerp, Belgium-based metallers BLIKSEM and Dutch old-school thrashers DISTILLATOR. See all dates below:

w/ BLIKSEM, DISTILLATOR
06.05.    D             Hamburg – Klubsen
07.05.    D             Hannover – Musikzentrum
08.05.    D             Saarbrücken – Garage
10.05.    UK          London – Underworld
12.05.    CH          Pratteln – Z7
13.05.    D             Regensburg – Airport Obertraubling
14.05.    D             Gelsenkirchen – Rock Hard Festival*
15.05.    D             Berlin – Columbia Theather
*METAL CHURCH only

More METAL CHURCH dates:

19.02. USA     Aberdeen, WA – The D&R Theatre
20.02. USA     Fife, WA – Louie G’s
22. – 26.02.     USA     Miami, FL – Monsters Of Rock Cruise
14. – 16.07.     D         Balingen – Bang Your Head!!! Festival
16.07. NL        Eindhoven – Dynamo Metal Fest
05.08. FIN       Pori – Porispere Festival
06.08. D         Wacken – Wacken Open Air
13.08. B          Kortrijk – Alcatraz Metal Fest

“XI” was produced by Kurdt Vanderhoof and co-produced by Chris “The Wizard” Collier and is available for pre-order in various exclusive bundles here.

From the first guitar riff of album opener ‘Reset’ through the driving outro of album closer ‘Suffer Fools,’ it is clear METAL CHURCH are 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.

The track listing for “XI” is:

01. Reset
02. Killing Your Time
03. No Tomorrow
04. Signal Path
05. Sky Falls In
06. Needle & Suture
07. Shadow
08. Blow Your Mind
09. Soul Eating Machine
10. It Waits
11. Suffer Fools
12. Fan The Fire (Exclusive Bonus Track)

METAL CHURCH recently released an official music video for the debut single from “XI”, ‘No Tomorrow.’ The video can be seen below: