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METAL CHURCH: New Video ‘Needle And Suture’ Released

Posted by tarjavirmakari on December 10, 2016
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Heavy metal titans, METAL CHURCH, released their latest album entitled “XI”, in March this year through Nuclear Blast Records. After a lot of successful shows with bands like MEGADETH and AMON AMARTH among others as well as several European festival shows, the band with singer Mike Howe returns today with a brand-new music video for another track taken from “XI”,‘Needle And Suture’. It was crafted with video director Jamie Brown (Smokin’ Gun Video Productions), director of photography Jeff Cools, and aerial photography Anthony Cools. Watch the result over here:

Get »XI« here: http://nblast.de/MetalChurchXINB
Get it digitally here: http://nblast.de/MetalChurchDownloads

»XI« was produced by Kurdt Vanderhoof and co-produced by Chris “The Wizard” Collier.

More on »XI«:
‘Reset’ OFFICIAL TRACK & LYRICS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr75lFA9Mg4
‘Killing Your Time’ OFFICIAL TRACK & LYRICS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFD9t3dvvPc
‘No Tomorrow’ OFFICIAL VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ary17dRnC3o

METAL CHURCH live:

25.03.  UK       Pwllheli – Hammerfest
07. – 10.06.     S          Sölvesborg – Sweden Rock Festival
16. – 18.06.     F          Clisson – Hellfest
07.09.  USA     Atlanta, GA – ProgPower USA XVIII

METAL CHURCH: “XI” Enters Charts

Posted by aliblackdiamond on April 7, 2016
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Heavy metal titans METAL CHURCH have released their long-awaited, new album, “XI”, on March 25th via Nuclear Blast Records. The fans worldwide were really excited in anticipation of the comeback album with Mike Howe. As result of this euphoria, “XI” hit several charts all over the world. Find all positions below!

UK: #25
Switzerland: #30
Germany: #34
Austria: #51
Belgium: #94 (Fl) / #77 (Wa)
France: #153

USA:
Billboard Top 200: #57
Top Hard Rock Albums: #3
Top Current Albums: #21
Top Rock Albums: #5
Top Independent Albums: #4
Top Album Sales: #21
Internet Albums: #15
Digital Albums: #123
Tastemakers: #14

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Get “XI” here and digitally here.

“XI” has achieved several high soundcheck-positions in various magazines (f.e. Rock Hard (D) – #2, Aardschok (NL) – #2) and additionally French Metallian mag chose it as its “Album Of The Month” with a rating of 6 out of 6!

“XI” was produced by Kurdt Vanderhoof and co-produced by Chris “The Wizard” Collier.

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.

More on “XI”:
‘Reset’ Official Track & Lyrics: https://youtu.be/Tr75lFA9Mg4
‘Killing Your Time’ Official Track & Lyrics: https://youtu.be/KFD9t3dvvPc
‘No Tomorrow’ Official Video: https://youtu.be/ary17dRnC3o
‘No Tomorrow’ The Making-of: https://youtu.be/Rr0bHRjfhmU
The Return Of Mike Howe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLBQKXQlKSc
Album Update & Audio Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ofl_R51pSg

METAL CHURCH live 2016:

06.04.  USA     Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballroom
07.04.  USA     Columbus, OH – O’Shecky’s
08.04.  USA     Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
09.04.  USA     Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall

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

15.07.  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
09.08.  I           Ascoli Piceno – Beast Coast Festival
10.08.  I           Novara – Phenomenon
13.08.  B          Kortrijk – Alcatraz Metal Fest

More info:
www.metalchurchofficial.com
www.facebook.com/officialmetalchurch
www.nuclearblast.de/metalchurch

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METAL CHURCH: Release ‘Reset’ Single

Posted by aliblackdiamond on March 18, 2016
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Heavy metal titans METAL CHURCH are set to release their new album “XI” on March 25th, via Nuclear Blast Records.
Today, the band have released the lyric video for the brand new track ‘Reset’, check it out below:

“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)

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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

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METAL CHURCH: New Single ‘Killing Your Time’ Released; Lyric Video Launched

Posted by aliblackdiamond on February 11, 2016
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Heavy metal titans METAL CHURCH have released a new single called ‘Killing Your Time’, from their upcoming new album “XI”, slated for release on March 25th via Nuclear Blast Records. Watch the brand-new lyric video for the track here:

“XI” was produced by Kurdt Vanderhoof and co-produced by Chris “The Wizard” Collier. The band’s 11th studio release also marks the return of legendary vocalist and frontman Mike Howe. The new album is available for pre-order in various exclusive bundles here.

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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 favourites. The epic ‘Signal Path’ and ‘Sky Falls In’ clock in at over 7-minutes each and showcase the amazing musicianship that METAL CHURCH are 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)

More on “XI”:
‘No Tomorrow’ Official Video: https://youtu.be/ary17dRnC3o
‘No Tomorrow’ The Making-of: https://youtu.be/Rr0bHRjfhmU
The Return Of Mike Howe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLBQKXQlKSc
Album Update & Audio Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ofl_R51pSg

‘Badlands’ [2015] with Mike Howe:

METAL CHURCH live 2016:

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
06.08.  D         Wacken – Wacken Open Air
13.08.  B          Kortrijk – Alcatraz Metal Fest

More info:
www.metalchurchofficial.com
www.facebook.com/officialmetalchurch
www.nuclearblast.de/metalchurch

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METAL CHURCH: Announce Track Listing, Unveil Cover For New Album “XI”

Posted by aliblackdiamond on January 13, 2016
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Hard rock titans METAL CHURCH have announced the track listing and unveiled the cover for their latest album “XI”, slated for release on March 25th via Nuclear Blast Records. The band’s 11th studio release also marks the return of legendary vocalist and frontman Mike Howe.

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

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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:

The video was filmed in the Satsop Nuclear Facility, an abandoned nuclear power plant in Elma, Washington. The video was directed by Jamie Chamberlin of Black Dahlia Films and features a unique visual that ties in to the location. A behind-the-scenes video on the making of the video for ‘No Tomorrow’ was also recently released and can be seen here:

More on “XI”:
Album Update & Audio Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ofl_R51pSg
The Return Of Mike Howe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLBQKXQlKSc

‘Badlands’ [2015] with Mike Howe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0h9m6eMC_M

METAL CHURCH live 2016:

19.02.  USA     Aberdeen, WA – The D&R Theatre
04. – 06.08.     D         Wacken – Wacken Open Air

More info:
www.metalchurchofficial.com
www.facebook.com/officialmetalchurch
www.nuclearblast.de/metalchurch

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METAL CHURCH: Return With Legendary Vocalist; Release New Album In March

Posted by aliblackdiamond on January 6, 2016
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Hard rock titans METAL CHURCH return with their latest album “XI” slated for a worldwide (except North and South America as well as Japan) release on March 25th via Nuclear Blast Records. The band’s 11th studio release also marks the return of legendary vocalist and front man Mike Howe. The reunion between Mike and METAL CHURCH started in July of 2014 when Mike started working with Kurdt Vanderhoof on a side project he was forming with Nigel Glockler from SAXON. Through these initial conversations, Kurdt convinced Mike to ultimately return to METAL CHURCH. The idea was to see if they could recapture some of the magic from the three albums METAL CHURCH released in the late 80’s: “The Human Factor”, “Blessing In Disguise” and “Hanging In The Balance”. Out of those sessions, “XI” was born and captures the sound that made the band fan-favorites in the 80‘s and mixes it with a new, invigorated sound for 2016. “Sometimes I still can’t believe it myself, no one would have ever thought Mike would return after his departure almost two decades ago,” says guitarist and founding member Kurdt Vanderhoof.

“At first I struggled with the decision to come back, but after hearing the riffs that Kurdt was writing, I just couldn’t resist, the music called to me and I wanted to be part of it!,” says returning vocalist Mike Howe.

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

The video was directed by Jamie Chamberlin of Black Dahlia Films and features a unique visual that ties in to the location. A behind-the-scenes video on the making of the video for ‘No Tomorrow’ was also recently released and can be seen here:

“XI” was produced by Kurdt Vanderhoof and co-produced by Chris “The Wizard” Collier.

Nuclear Blast Europe has teamed up with Rat Pak Records through a worldwide licensing agreement for distribution of “XI” in all territories outside of North America, South America and Japan. “We here at Rat Pak Records were very excited to receive a licensing request from Markus Staiger and his amazing team at Nuclear Blast Europe to release this new METAL CHURCH »XI« into their international territories, ultimately insuring that this album will reach every corner of the globe,” states Rat Pak Records president Joe O’Brien. Markus Staiger adds: “We are happy and proud to welcome METAL CHURCH, an absolute metal legend, to the Nuclear Blast Europe family! When the self-titled debut album was released in 1984, it was a revelation to me – that this was how heavy metal had to sound like – with killer riffs and plenty of speed! We will do our utmost to help re-establish METAL CHURCH here in Europe and get them back where they belong – in the “Champions League” once again!“

More info:
www.metalchurchofficial.com
www.facebook.com/officialmetalchurch
www.nuclearblast.de/metalchurch

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