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Metal Church - Releasing Live Album


West Coast metal veterans Metal Church just released today Classic Live via Rat Pak Records on April 28th, 2017. Produced by Kurdt Vanderhoof, this special edition release features nine classic Metal Church songs recorded live on their 2016 tour and also includes a special bonus track: a powerful new studio version of "Fake Healer" that features a duet with Queensrÿche vocalist Todd La Torre.

Comments guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof: "This album not only commemorates the reunion between Mike and the band, but it also pays tribute to some of the more popular songs of that era. It's really cool to see so many old fans and new fans of all ages enjoying these classics as we perform them live, so it only made sense to release this." Mike Howe adds: "It's an honor to be back and it makes me very happy to see that almost 3 decades later, fans are still enjoying these songs!"

On the subject of the "Fake Healer" duet with Todd, Mike Howe comments: "The idea came from the owner of our label Rat Pak Records (Joe). It was his idea to record this as a duet with Todd. It's an amazing version and I think fans will be very surprised at how good it sounds!"

Queensrÿche singer Todd La Torre further comments: "Having been a fan of Metal Church since my early teens, never in my wildest dreams would I have ever imagined that the great Mike Howe would re-join the band! Getting the opportunity to record a duet to the track Fake Healer was beyond amazing!"






Classic Live


Track listing:

01. Beyond The Black
02. Date With Poverty
03. Gods Of A Second Chance
04. In Mourning
05. Watch The Children Pray
06. Start The Fire
07. No Friend Of Mine
08. Badlands
09. Human Factor
10. Fake Healer (Bonus Studio Track) featuring Todd La Torre of Queensrÿche
11. Badlands (2015 Studio Version) *Vinyl Only

Metal Church's Classic Live is currently available via the Rat Pak Records website in various bundles including vinyl, signed CDs and t-shirts and can be found here.

Source: metalchurchofficial.com
Band profile: Metal Church
Posted: 28.04.2017 by Pimpelmee



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