Metal Church announce European club shows in May!

U.S. heavy metal titans METAL CHURCH will unleash their latest record, »XI«, on March 25th through Nuclear Blast Records. Not only that, but the band will be showcasing songs from this killer release live during May with a string of European club shows, as well as the Rock Hard Festival. Support for the club shows will come from Antwerp, Belgium-based metallers BLIKSEM and Dutch old-school thrashers DISTILLATOR. See all dates below!

w/ BLIKSEM, DISTILLATOR

• 06.05. D Hamburg - Klubsen
• 07.05. D Hannover - Musikzentrum
• 08.05. D Saarbrücken - Garage
• 10.05. UK London - Underworld
• 12.05. CH Pratteln - Z7
• 13.05. D Regensburg - Airport Obertraubling
• 14.05. D Gelsenkirchen - Rock Hard Festival*
• 15.05. D Berlin - Columbia Theather

*METAL CHURCH only

More METAL CHURCH dates:

• 19.02. USA Aberdeen, WA - The D&R Theatre
• 20.02. USA Fife, WA - Louie G’s
• 22. - 26.02. USA Miami, FL - Monsters Of Rock Cruise
• 14. - 16.07. D Balingen - Bang Your Head!!! Festival
• 16.07. NL Eindhoven - Dynamo Metal Fest
• 05.08. FIN Pori - Porispere Festival
• 06.08. D Wacken - Wacken Open Air
• 13.08. B Kortrijk - Alcatraz Metal Fest

»XI« was produced by Kurdt Vanderhoof and co-produced by Chris "The Wizard" Collier. The band’s 11th studio release also marks the return of legendary vocalist and frontman Mike Howe. The new album is available for pre-order in various exclusive bundles via http://nblast.de/MetalChurchXINB.

From the first guitar riff of album opener 'Reset' through the driving outro of album closer 'Suffer Fools,' it is clear METAL CHURCH are back and better than ever. 'Needle and Suture' and 'Soul Eating Machine' showcase the songwriting that made the early Mike Howe albums »The Human Factor,« »Blessing In Disguise« and »Hanging In The Balance« such fan favourites. The epic 'Signal Path' and 'Sky Falls In' clock in at over 7-minutes each and showcase the amazing musicianship that METAL CHURCH are 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
12. Fan The Fire (Exclusive Bonus Track)

More on »XI«:

• 'Killing Your Time' Official Track & Lyrics: https://youtu.be/KFD9t3dvvPc
• 'No Tomorrow' Official Video: https://youtu.be/ary17dRnC3o
• 'No Tomorrow' The Making-of: https://youtu.be/Rr0bHRjfhmU
• The Return Of Mike Howe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLBQKXQlKSc
• Album Update & Audio Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ofl_R51pSg