Metal Church Announce Track Listing and Cover Artwork for New Album ‘XI’

Metal Church Announce Track Listing and Cover Artwork for New Album ‘XI’

Metal Church

Hard rock titans Metal Church have announced the track listing and unveiled the cover artwork for their latest album ‘XI, due for release on March 25th via Nuclear Blast. The band’s 11th studio release also marks the return of legendary vocalist and front man Mike Howe.

 

You can now pre-order the ‘XI’ Limited Edition 2LP Red Vinyl and CD/T-Shirt Bundle.
PRE-ORDER HERE

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 that Metal Church is back and better than ever. ‘Needle and Suture’ and ‘Soul Eating Machine’ showcase the song writing that made the early Mike Howe albums ‘The Human Factor, ‘Blessing In Disguise and ‘Hanging In The Balancesuch fan favourites. 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:

  1. Reset
  2. Killing Your Time
  3. No Tomorrow
  4. Signal Path
  5. Sky Falls In
  6. Needle & Suture
  7. Shadow
  8. Blow Your Mind
  9. Soul Eating Machine
  10. It Waits
  11. Suffer Fools

 

 

Metal Church recently released an official music video for their debut single from ‘XI’,No Tomorrow’ which can be watched HERE.
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 on You Tube: –

The reunion between Mike Howe 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 they 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 favourites in the 80‘s and mixes it with a new, invigorated sound for 2016.

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

More info:
www.metalchurchofficial.com
www.facebook.com/officialmetalchurch

 

About Louise Swift

I first went to a gig in 1981, Gillan at Leeds University. I've been a regular gig goer ever since. I haven't kept count of how many gigs I've been to over the intervening years, but it's a lot! My favourite bands are AC/DC then, in no particular order, Anti-Nowhere League, Slaughter and the Dogs, Towers of London and Dirt Box Disco. I tend to like Glam/Punk and rude offensive lyrics, not sure what that says about me but as Animal would say 'So What!' The question was recently put to me - did I write for any online publications? My reply - No, but I'd like to! Planetmosh was suggested and I found myself offering to review Aces High Festival. Easy peasy I thought! Well not quite, if a jobs worth doing it's worth doing well! I had sixteen bands to research. I found I actually enjoyed that and it kept me too busy to be making lunatic comments on Facebook! ;) Then I felt a bit inadequately qualified. I mean, who am I to comment on others, when my musical expertise extends to being able to play a mean Greensleeves on the recorder and a passable Annie's song on the flute! Haven't picked up either instrument for years! What I do have, however, is over 30 years of experience as a gig goer, so I can comment on what I like and what I don't! It's only my opinion and, if I don't like a band it doesn't mean they are bad, just not to my own liking. I admire anyone who has the guts to get up on that stage and have a go!