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March
30, 2006
Legendary
Metal Thrashers, METAL CHURCH, Throw in Their Support for San Antonio
Benefit and David Wayne Tribute Concert
Tacoma,
Washington, March 30, 2006 – Legendary metal thrashers Metal Church
officially support the Texas Metal Health IV, “A Tribute to Metal
Master David Wayne!”
"Metal
Church commends Texas Metal Health on this worthwhile cause, especially
this year's combined fundraiser for Leukemia & Lymphoma with a
tribute to David Wayne. We strongly encourage one and all to become
involved with this great project!" - Kurdt Vanderhoof, Metal Church
co-founder and lead guitarist
PICC Line
Productions and TacomaScene.com, present Texas Metal Health IV, A
Tribute to Metal Master David Wayne, May 13th, 2006, Sam’s Burger
Joint, San Antonio, Texas. PICC Line Productions is an officially
recognized third party fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society, who promotes music in support of the Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society.
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CHURCH: New Album Details Revealed - Feb. 9, 2006 |
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METAL CHURCH
are scheduled
to release their new album, "A Light In The
Dark", in Germany on May 26, 2006, in Europe on
May 29 and in the USA early June, reanimating the
zeitgeist of their first two releases, "Metal
Church" (1984) and "The Dark"
(1986). "It's almost twenty years ago that we shook
up the international metal scene for the first time with
these two recordings," recalls guitarist Kurdt
Vanderhoof. "Just the right moment to bring
that era to mind with a brand-new album and the same
sort of energy that we had back then." METAL
CHURCH are currently at the studio, recording over a
dozen new tracks. It remains to be seen how many of
these will make it onto the new album. One thing,
however, is certain: the album will include a new
version of the classic "Watch The Children
Pray" as a tribute to vocalist David Wayne,
who passed away in May 2005.
Vanderhoof, who doubles as sound engineer and
producer during the recordings, promises an offering
featuring all the important trademarks of typical METAL
CHURCH tracks. "Before our new drummer Jeff
Plate joined the band, I would have claimed that the
new album will be a traditional heavy metal album
through and through. Now I'm not so sure; we may end up
experimenting with the odd unusual idea, but we'll stay
within the framework defined by the band's history. 'A
Light In The Dark' will represent what the name METAL
CHURCH has been standing for for the last twenty
years."
The current band line-up consists of Kurdt Vanderhoof
(guitar), Ronny Munroe (vocals), Jay Reynolds
(guitar), Steve Unger (bass) and new addition Jeff
Plate (drums). "I've known Jeff since my
solo tour with SAVATAGE," Vanderhoof
recalls. "And during the 2005 METAL CHURCH
tour, when he drummed with opening act Chris Caffery's
band, we also got on really well. So it suggested itself
to ask him whether he wanted to join METAL CHURCH."
The band have been at the studio since January, and Ronny
Munroe is currently recording his vocal parts. "A
Light In The Dark" is scheduled to be mixed in
early March, and METAL CHURCH will tour Europe a
week after the release, presenting their new material.
The tour dates are as follows:
Jun. 01 - München, GER - Metropolis
Jun. 02 - Pratteln, SWI - Z7
Jun. 04 - Vosselaar, BEL - Biebob
Jun. 05 - Amsterdam - Melkweg
Jun. 06 - Essen, GER - Zeche Carl
Jun. 07 - Hannover, GER - Musikzentrum
Jun. 08 - Flensburg, GER - Roxy
Jun. 09 - Sölvesborg, SWE - Swedenrock Festival
Jun. 10 - Copenhagen, DEN - The Rock
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