Metal Church - "XI" out now!

• "At last everybody should kneel down in admiration for the timeless heavy metal that METAL CHURCH deliver on their brand-new album »XI«!" - AARDSCHOK (NL), Robert Haagsma
• "The thing that everyone was hoping for, has happend: The comeback with Mike Howe went spectacularly well!" - DEAF FOREVER (D), Götz Kühnemund
• "If you compare »XI« to the last four records, it's certainly the best one since »Hanging In The Balance« from 1993!" - MYREVELATIONS.DE (D), Thorsten Dietrich

Heavy metal titans METAL CHURCH have released their long-awaited, new album, »XI«, today via Nuclear Blast Records. »XI«, the band’s 11th studio album, which marks the return of legendary vocalist and frontman Mike Howe. It 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!

• Get »XI« here: http://nblast.de/MetalChurchXINB
• Get it digitally here: http://nblast.de/MetalChurchDownloads

»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.

More on »XI«:

• 'Reset' Official Track & Lyrics: https://youtu.be/Tr75lFA9Mg4
• '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

METAL CHURCH live 2016:

• 28.03. USA New York City, NY - B.B. Kings -
• 29.03. USA Pittsburgh, PA - Alter Bar
• 30.03. USA Westland, MI - The Token Lounge
• 01.04. USA Ringle, MI - Q & Z Expo Center
• 02.04. USA Cudahy, WI - The Metal Grill
• 03.04. USA Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews
• 04.04. USA Chicago, IL - Reggie's
• 06.04. USA Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom
• 07.04. USA Columbus, OH - O'Shecky's
• 08.04. USA Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
• 09.04. USA Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall

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

• 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