New Metal Church Stuff...

Metal Church have a new odds-and-ends compilation due in April:



West Coast metal veterans METAL CHURCH will release "From The Vault" on April 10 via Rat Pak Records. This latest release is a special edition compilation album that features 14 previously unreleased songs from the Mike Howe era, including four newly recorded studio tracks including a redux of the band's fan favorite classic "Conductor", The remaining tracks are compiled from various recordings in the band's history and include five tracks from 2018's "Damned If You Do" recording sessions, three cover songs and two live tracks, "Agent Green" and "Anthem To The Estranged", which was recorded at the famous Club Citta, Kawasaki, Japan on the "Damned If You Do" world tour. Tracks 1 through 4 were mixed and mastered by Chris "The Wizard" Collier (KXM, WHITESNAKE, PRONG, KORN) and tracks 5 through 14 were mixed and mastered by Kurdt Vanderhoof.

Howe comments: "This album is for the fans and has some really cool unreleased tracks on it, I think METAL CHURCH fans everywhere will really enjoy it."

Also available for pre-order is a limited-print 22-page comic book "Return Of The Fake Healer" featuring the artwork of Midwest comic book illustrator Andrew Owens. The comic book also comes with an additional compilation CD which features a mix of "XI" and "Damned If You Do" tracks as well as two previously unreleased mixes of "Killing Your Time" and "Needle & Suture".

"From The Vault" is available for pre-order in numerous configurations here.

Track listing (Deluxe USA Version)

New Studio Tracks

01. Dead On The Vine
02. For No Reason
03. Conductor [redux]
04. Above the Madness

B-Side Tracks From The "Damned If You Do" Sessions

05. Mind Thief

06. Tell Lie Vision
07. False Flag
08. Insta Mental
09. 432hz

Cover Songs From The Vault

10. Please Don't Judas Me [NAZARETH cover]
11. Green Eyed Lady [SUGARLOAF cover]
12. Black Betty [RAM JAM cover]

Live Tracks From The Vault

13. Agent Green [Live In Japan]
14. Anthem To The Estranged [Live In Japan]

Bonus Tracks

15. Killing Your Time (Wizard mix) [digital and comic CD version only]
16. Needle & Suture (Metal mix) [digital and comic CD version only]
17. The Enemy Mind ("XI" bonus track) [digital download version only]
18. The Coward ("XI" bonus track) [digital download version only]

https://blabbermouth.net/news/metal-church-to-release-from-the-vault-in-april/

I'll be picking this one up!

Oh, hell yes!!! I'm in!!

Definitely a must buy

I'll pick it up for sure. Might even get the comic book depending on price.

Ordered.

Wargod61

New tune off From The Vault :



Pretty cool !

007 wrote:

New tune off From The Vault :



Pretty cool !

Perfect

That song is great!

Yeah, count me in on picking this up as well. That's just a cool way to structure an odds 'n ends release. Props to Kurdt for keeping this band alive through raw creativity!

That track is killer, too. A little derivative (he sorta snatches a moment from Anthem for the Estranged in the main riff) but hell this guy has HOW MANY riffs under his belt? It's impressive that he keeps coming up with fresh movements!

That new track is good!! I'll order this soon!

Awesome!!!

Hells yeah!!!!!

I just bought a Metal Church bumper sticker for my car on Ebay - lol

Glower wrote:

I just bought a Metal Church bumper sticker for my car on Ebay - lol

the sentinel wrote:

Glower wrote:

I just bought a Metal Church bumper sticker for my car on Ebay - lol

Hell yeah I had one proudly sported on the rear window of my 1979 Camaro.

corplhicks wrote:

the sentinel wrote:

Glower wrote:

I just bought a Metal Church bumper sticker for my car on Ebay - lol

Hell yeah I had one proudly sported on the rear window of my 1979 Camaro.

And one for the Camaro

Listening to "Generation Nothing" at the moment. Noises In The Wall is such a killer tune!! I like this album, not as much as I like "This Present Wasteland" but I don't think it deserves the bad press it gets.

the sentinel wrote:

Listening to "Generation Nothing" at the moment. Noises In The Wall is such a killer tune!! I like this album, not as much as I like "This Present Wasteland" but I don't think it deserves the bad press it gets.

Here's my favourite track from Generation Nothing:

^^Yeah GN is my favorite record with Ronnie. The craft in those songs is much tighter than the previous releases and the whole album has a neat flow to it. I should pull that one back out, it's been a while.

Furthermore, a new tune! And it's sweet!

007 wrote:

New tune off From The Vault :



Pretty cool !

The graphic looks like the coronavirus.

corplhicks wrote:

^^Yeah GN is my favorite record with Ronnie. The craft in those songs is much tighter than the previous releases and the whole album has a neat flow to it. I should pull that one back out, it's been a while.

Furthermore, a new tune! And it's sweet!

Playing it right now. Mike sounds better than ever.

A real return to the roots

Gilbert wrote:

the sentinel wrote:

Listening to "Generation Nothing" at the moment. Noises In The Wall is such a killer tune!! I like this album, not as much as I like "This Present Wasteland" but I don't think it deserves the bad press it gets.

Here's my favourite track from Generation Nothing:

That's a good one, Gilbert.

Gilbert wrote:

corplhicks wrote:

^^Yeah GN is my favorite record with Ronnie. The craft in those songs is much tighter than the previous releases and the whole album has a neat flow to it. I should pull that one back out, it's been a while.

Furthermore, a new tune! And it's sweet!

Playing it right now. Mike sounds better than ever.

A real return to the roots

I might have to pre order this one form Amazon as I don't think any record stores will be open when this one comes out next month. I never thought I would have to say that.

I just checked some pre order prices online for MC and the upcoming Tesla. Not too happy about $20 plus tax and shipping for single disc editions that are probably coming in shitty digi packs.