Metal Church kick off European tour this Friday!

Heavy metal titans, METAL CHURCH, have just released their latest blistering album entitled »XI«, on March 25th through Nuclear Blast Records. In support of this comeback release with returning vocalist Mike Howe, the band will be touring Europe from this Friday. The package will be completed by Antwerp, Belgium-based metallers BLIKSEM and Dutch old school thrashers DISTILLATOR. Find 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:

w/ ARMORED SAINT

• 03.06. USA Corona, CA - M15
• 04.06. USA West Hollywood, CA - The Whiskey
• 05.06. USA San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick
• 06.06. USA Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl
• 08.06. USA San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge
• 10.06. USA Seattle, WA - Studio 7
• 11.06. USA Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
• 15.07. 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
• 09.08. I Ascoli Piceno - Beast Coast Festival
• 10.08. I Novara - Phenomenon
• 13.08. B Kortrijk - Alcatraz Metal Fest
• 08.10. J Tokyo - Loud Park

As result of the euphoria about Mike Howe's return, »XI« hit several charts all over the world.

• UK: #25
• Switzerland: #30
• Germany: #34
• Austria: #51
• Belgium: #94 (Fl) / #77 (Wa)
• France: #153

USA:

• Billboard Top 200: #57
• Top Hard Rock Albums: #3
• Top Current Albums: #21
• Top Rock Albums: #5
• Top Independent Albums: #4
• Top Album Sales: #21
• Internet Albums: #15
• Digital Albums: #123
• Tastemakers: #14

Get »XI« here: http://nblast.de/MetalChurchXINB

Get it digitally here: http://nblast.de/MetalChurchDownloads

»XI« has achieved several high soundcheck-positions in various magazines (f.e. Rock Hard (D) - #2, Aardschok (NL) - #2) and additionally French Metallian mag chose it as its "Album Of The Month" with a rating of 6 out of 6!

»XI« was produced by Kurdt Vanderhoof and co-produced by Chris "The Wizard" Collier.

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, which is on full display in 2016.