Metal Church is an American heavy metal band from Aberdeen, Washington.
They formed as Shrapnel in 1981, their first album was released in 1984,
and the band's most recent work, A Light in the Dark was released in
2006.http://www.metalchurchmusic.com, band history page, Metal Church,
2007.
Metal Church was formed when the thrash metal genre was still evolving.
David Wayne's vocals on the self-titled album Metal Church and The Dark,
retained a melodicism that many other American thrash bands abandoned. The
lyrics from the album The Dark talk about death, assassination, and fears.
Metal Church is still a working band; they are working with their third
vocalist.
History
Early History (1980s) Metal Church originally formed as Shrapnel in
1981, with Mike Murphy on vocals, Kirk Arrington on drums, Craig Wells and
Kurdt
Heavy Metal,
Metal Church,
Power Metal,
Thrash,
