METAL CHURCH - Self Titled 1st LP on ( GROUND ZERO RECORDS ) RARE
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Metal Church
Self Titled 1st LP
Label : Ground Zero Records
( ORIGINAL LABEL with Independent record label Ground Zero in 1984. Elektra Records, who reissued it in 1985.)
Side One:
Beyond the Black Metal Church Merciless Onslaught God of WrathSide Two:
Hitman In the Blood (My Favorite) Nightmare Battalions Highway Star Metal Church David Wayne - vocals Kurdt Vanderhoof - guitar Craig Wells - guitar Duke Erickson - bass guitar Kirk Arrington - drumsProduction Terry Date - producer, engineer Jack Skinner - mastering Saulius Pempe - photography Kurdt Vanderhoof - logo Willie Mackay - executive producer
Self-titled debut album by the American heavy metal band of the same name. The album was originally released by the independent record label Ground Zero in 1984. Based on the success of the album, the band was signed to a recording contract by Elektra Records, who reissued it in 1985. The cover art depicts a cruciform Gibson Explorer hidden in shadows and smoke.
The album contains a cover of Deep Purple's "Highway Star". The cassette edition and first European vinyl edition contained the bonus track "Big Guns". The Metal Blade Records Compilation Metal Massacre V of 1984 features the song "The Brave", which is not included in this album. The first press release included a coupon to order a t-shirt and other merchandise.
