Metal Church - "Out Of Balance" (audio)

Νέος δίσκος στον ορίζοντα για τους Metal Church. Τιτλοφορείται "Damned If You Do" κι αναμένεται την πρώτη εβδομάδα του Δεκέμβρη. Οι Metal Church δημιουργήθηκαν το 1980 στο San Francisco από τον Kurdt Vanderhoof. Φημολογείται πως ένα από τα τότε μέλη (το 1981) ήταν και ο drummer των Metallica, Lars Ulrich.

Μετά το demo "Red Skies" η μπάντα διαλύεται και ο Kurdt επιστρέφει στην γενέτειρά του σχηματίζοντας τους Shrapnel. Το 1983 μετονόμασε σε Metal Church και... το τραίνο μπήκε στις ράγες. Το συγκρότημα παραμένει ενεργό μέχρις τις ημέρες μας (με αρκετά διαλείμματα).

Οι Metal Church έχουν κυκλοφορήσει ένδεκα full length δίσκους, τρία live albums, δώδεκα singles και εννέα demos. Πιο πρόσφατη κυκλοφορία τους το "ζωντανά" ηχογραφημένο "Classic Live" που "βγήκε" πέρυσι, ενώ από στουντιακές δουλειές το "XI" που κυκλοφόρησε τον Μάρτιο του 2016...

Δελτίο τύπου: «Metal Church will release their 12th full length studio album "Damned If You Do" via Nuclear Blast Records on December 7, 2018 (Rat Pak Records/America & King Records/Japan). The latest release is the follow-up to their highly successful 2016 album "XI", which saw the return of legendary frontman Mike Howe. "Damned If You Do" is a cross between the band's iconic "Blessing In Disguise" and "The Human Factor". This new offering features ten fully-charged, classic-metal influenced songs that showcase the sound that has garnered the band a solid fan base for over 3 decades.»

Βιογραφικό: «Metal Church is an American heavy metal band. They originally formed in San Francisco, California in 1980 before relocating to Aberdeen, Washington the following year and briefly using the name Shrapnel. Their eponymous debut album was released in 1984.

Metal Church is 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. Early lyrical topics, such as conflict and paranoia, later expanded into philosophical and social commentary.»

Band: Metal Church
Country of origin: United States
Location: San Francisco, California (early), Aberdeen, Washington (later)
Formed in: 1980
Genre: Heavy/Power Metal
Lyrical themes: Society, Inner struggles, Metal, Death, Politics, Religion
Years active: 1980-1981, 1981-1983 (as Shrapnel), 1983-1995, 1998-2009, 2012-present

Audio: "Out Of Balance"
Album: "Damned If You Do"
Type: Full length
Release date: December 7th, 2018
Label: Rat Pak Records
Format: CD, 12" vinyl, Cassette, Digital

Track listing:
01. Damned If You Do 04:35
02. The Black Things 05:16
03. By the Numbers 04:35
04. Revolution Underway 05:25
05. Guillotine 04:47
06. Rot Away 03:26
07. Into the Fold 04:20
08. Monkey Finger 04:15
09. Out of Balance 04:25
10. The War Electric 04:09

Band members:
Mike Howe - vocals
Kurdt Vanderhoof - guitar
Rick Van Zandt - guitar
Stet Howland - drums
Steve Unger - bass