Metal Church - Hard Story (Compilation2-CD) 2015 320ak

Metal Church - Hard Story (2-CD Compilation) 2015 320ak

Metal Church


Also known as Shrapnel
Origin San Francisco, California, United States
Genres Heavy metal, thrash metal, speed metal, power metal
Years active 1980–1994, 1998–2009, 2012–present
Labels Ground Zero, Elektra, I.R.S., Epic, SPV, Nuclear Blast, Mercury
Associated acts Hall Aflame, Presto Ballet, Vanderhoof, Reverend, Wayne, Heretic
Website www.metalchurchmusic.com
Members Kurdt Vanderhoof
Mike Howe
Steve Unger
Jeff Plate
Rick Van Zandt
Past members See members section

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 first album was released in 1984, and their latest, Generation Nothing, in 2013.

The band 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 with "incredibly tight musicianship" and "piercingly screeched" vocals. Early lyrical topics such as conflict and paranoia later expanded into philosophical and social commentary.

Founding guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof remained the group's sole consistent creative force throughout its career, despite reducing his role strictly to composition in 1986 after tiring of performing. Vanderhoof, vocalist David Wayne, guitarist Craig Wells, bassist Duke Erickson, and drummer Kirk Arrington composed the group's classic lineup featured on its first two records, while vocalist Mike Howe and guitarist John Marshall later contributed to the group's sound. After releasing five full-length albums and touring extensively throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Metal Church disbanded in 1994. They reformed four years later with their classic lineup, including Vanderhoof's return to performance, yielding the Masterpeace album. They endured numerous lineup changes thereafter, releasing three further studio albums while fronted by Ronny Munroe before again disbanding in July 2009. The group once again reunited in October 2012 and issued Generation Nothing a year later.

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Artist: Metal Church

Album: Hard Story (Compilation)


Genre: Heavy Metal

Released: 2015 / USA

Quality: MP3, 320 kbps

File: 361 Mb

Disc One

01. Ton Of Bricks
02. Ballad For Marianne
03. Highway Star
04. Battalions
05. Over My Dead Body
06. Western Alliance
07. Of Unsound Mind
08. Metal Church
09. Hitman
10. The Spell Can't Be Broken
11. The Final Word
12. Flee from Reality
13. The Fight Song
14. Losers In The Game
15. No Friend Of Mine
16. Anthem To The Estranged
17. Conductor

Disc Two

01. Down To The River
02. Into Dust
03. Faster Than Life
04. Toys In The Attic
05. Burning At The Stake
06. Nightmare Part II
07. Waiting For A Savior
08. Mississippi Queen
09. Leave Them Behind
10. Hero's Soul
11. Blood Money
12. Watch The Children Pray
13. The Company Of Sorrow
14. Monster
15. Breathe Again
16. Bulletproof
17. Dead City


Current members

Kurdt Vanderhoof – guitar (1980–1986, 1998–2009, 2012–present); co-composition (1986–1994)
Mike Howe – lead vocals (1988–1994, 2015–present)
Steve Unger – bass (2004–2009, 2012–present)
Jeff Plate – drums (2006–2009, 2012–present)
Rick Van Zandt – guitar (2008–2009, 2013–present)



Former members

William McKay – lead vocals (1980)
Ed Bull – lead vocals (1980)
Rick Condrin – guitar (1980; died 2014)
Steve Hott – bass (1980)
Rick Wagner – drums (1980)
Aaron Zimpel – drums (1980)
Carl Sacco – drums (1980)
Duke Erickson – bass (1981–1994, 1998–1999, 2000–2001)
Craig Wells – guitar (1981–1994, 1998)
Mike Murphy – lead vocals (1981)
Tom Weber – drums (1981)
Kirk Arrington – drums (1981–1994, 1998–1999, 2000–2006)
David Wayne – lead vocals (1981–1988, 1998–2001; died 2005)
Mark Baker – guitar (1986)
John Marshall – guitar (1986–1994, 1998–2001)
Brian Lake – bass (1999)
Jeff Wade – drums (1999)
Ronny Munroe – lead vocals (2004–2009, 2012–2014)
Jay Reynolds – guitar (2004–2008, 2012)