Metal Church to release a new album

Sword Of The Heretic wrote:

What about John Bush? Is he still doing anything?

Armored Saint?

Fat Freddy wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

007 wrote:

Eh, I hope its not Monroe.

Last I heard, Ronnie Monroe is now in Vicious Rumors, so he's occupied.

It’s just a rumor.

Would that be a... Vicious rumor?

But seriously folks: Ronny and VR looks pretty official for now, at least... but with that band, you never know... they change band members more frequently than they change socks

I am curious to check what comes out of this. Ronny's voice matches VR's music imo.

So did I miss something or they still haven't announced the new singer?

But there is a compilation album coming out, with a previously unreleased track:

Lari wrote:

So did I miss something or they still haven't announced the new singer?

But there is a compilation album coming out, with a previously unreleased track:

I am definitely buying the album.

Lari wrote:

So did I miss something or they still haven't announced the new singer?

No new singer info yet.

As much as I love MC, I doubt I'm gonna buy that "Best Of Mike Howe" comp if it's only got one new track on it.

Fat Freddy wrote:

Lari wrote:

So did I miss something or they still haven't announced the new singer?

No new singer info yet.

As much as I love MC, I doubt I'm gonna buy that "Best Of Mike Howe" comp if it's only got one new track on it.

It’s only the best of his Ratpak records material. Not his whole catalog with his previous classic albums. Without Blessing/Factor/Balance, it’s not essential.

Here's "Never Grow Old," the new song on Metal Church's "Best of Mike Howe" comp that came out today...

It’s nice to hear his voice again on a new song, but the song is underwhelming… it actually sounds very similar to at least one other song they did since the reunion.

Fat Freddy wrote:

Here's "Never Grow Old," the new song on Metal Church's "Best of Mike Howe" comp that came out today...

Troublezone wrote:

It’s nice to hear his voice again on a new song, but the song is underwhelming… it actually sounds very similar to at least one other song they did since the reunion.

Yeah. I agree. Probably why it went unreleased. If any thing they should have put Fan The Fire and Long Time Coming from the foreign releases of XI on this. Who makes these decisions?

Fat Freddy wrote:

Here's "Never Grow Old," the new song on Metal Church's "Best of Mike Howe" comp that came out today...

That's an awesome song. I love it.

I ordered the album on cd .

Troublezone wrote:

it actually sounds very similar to at least one other song they did since the reunion.

Y'know I thought the same thing, but I couldn't place the song it resembled either. I guess I'm gonna have to go back and revisit the RatPak Records era stuff soon and figure it out, otherwise it's gonna bug the hell outta my OCD.

Fat Freddy wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

it actually sounds very similar to at least one other song they did since the reunion.

Y'know I thought the same thing, but I couldn't place the song it resembled either. I guess I'm gonna have to go back and revisit the RatPak Records era stuff soon and figure it out, otherwise it's gonna bug the hell outta my OCD.

That’s bugging me too!

Let me know if you find it!

I don’t blame Mike Howe for any dull material or output. Kurdt is the chief songwriter. I think he got stuck in a “samey” type situation.

I believe that song is a reworking of Sky Falls In.

007 wrote:

I believe that song is a reworking of Sky Falls In.

Yeah! I think that’s it.

007 wrote:

I believe that song is a reworking of Sky Falls In.

Yeah, I think you got it.

Rat Pak keeps referring to "Never Grow Old" as an "unreleased demo track" in their adverts for the best-of comp, so maybe it was a rough draft that eventually became "Sky Falls In."

Fat Freddy wrote:

007 wrote:

I believe that song is a reworking of Sky Falls In.

Yeah, I think you got it.

Rat Pak keeps referring to "Never Grow Old" as an "unreleased demo track" in their adverts for the best-of comp, so maybe it was a rough draft that eventually became "Sky Falls In."

Record labels always try to stretch the truth a bit to make something more appealing. I do believe that you are correct. It sounds like a rough draft of Sky Falls In. Not exactly a totally new song!

I love this one

I've more than doubled my Metal Church collection in the past year.

I've owned the self-titled debut for probably close to 30 years. But it cooked slowly, and I only got the next three in the last decade or so. Now this past year alone I've added five more.

I'm still missing Masterpeace, the Weight of the World, This Present Wasteland and Generation Nothing. I think I'll digest the 5 new ones I got a while before completing my collection.

Marc Lopes has been announced by the band as being their singer. Here's his bio:

https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Marc_Lopes/25377

Too many singer changes…

I’ll give this guy a chance, but it doesn’t even seem like the same band anymore.

Imagine if Overkill had two or three different singers?

Troublezone wrote:

Too many singer changes…

I’ll give this guy a chance, but it doesn’t even seem like the same band anymore.

Two of them died, what do you expect them to do? It's not like they are firing a singer every album or something lol

Gilbert wrote:

Marc Lopes has been announced by the band as being their singer. Here's his bio:

https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Marc_Lopes/25377

I don't know him or his work, but if he's played with Ross the Boss, I guess I've seen him live.

Lari wrote:

Gilbert wrote:

Marc Lopes has been announced by the band as being their singer. Here's his bio:

https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Marc_Lopes/25377

I don't know him or his work, but if he's played with Ross the Boss, I guess I've seen him live.

I like his performance with Ross The Boss. Talented singer. Should fit Metal Church.

Would also love to hear him perform old Church material.