A message from the band..

July 7 , 2009

To all of our fans and friends...

We regretfully announce that Metal Church is calling it quits.

The performance at Rocklahoma will be our last show. We have had to cancel the shows scheduled for August and that, among other things, has led us to have to make this decision.

There has been far too much frustration and disappointment in trying to keep moving forward. The collapse of our record company, SPV, has made it next to impossible for us continue in any kind of professional manner due to lack of tour support. This decision was not made lightly.

We do have unfinished business in the studio, and with any luck we will have something that will be of interest to Metal Church fans in the near future.

We would like to thank all the fans that have stuck with Metal Church through all these years, the line-up changes and the ups and downs.

We can't tell you how much your support has meant to us, we appreciate each and every one of you.

It's been a great ride... thanks for being a part of it.

Metal Church

 


 

July 8, 2009

We'd like to clarify one thing...

The situation with SPV is NOT the reason that we have decided to stop, it is just one small part of the trouble this band has had in trying to keep going. SPV has always been great to us, and it's very sad that they are not going to be around in the same capacity anymore.

Our original statement didn't make that point clearly, and we apologize to SPV for any confusion.

 


Metal Church - This Present Wasteland

 

 

Review from Sweden Rock:

... "When Americans Metal Church - who has always been one criminally underrated band - hit the stage the really furious headbanging began. The five potent power preachers in the metal church served superior headbanger-hymns such as "Ton Of Bricks", "Start The Fire", "Human Factor" and a version of Deep Purples "Highway Star" played with such intensity that it would probably have killed the aging Purple, had they had to play the song that way themselves.

"Steffen my friend, what a great fucking band," as one guy next to me yelled.

This perceptive individual was - of course - absolutely astute in his assessment of Metal Church. Should you have been in doubt... "

 

5/6

Steffen Jungersen, Music Editor, B.T.

 

... "Presto Ballet is a new band from Metal Church guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof. Singer Scott Albright was lead singer on Vanderhoof's first solo album and also frontman for his European tour, as special guests of Savatage. As with Albright, keyboard player Brian Cokeley is also a longtime musical partner of Vanderhoof. Rounding out the line up are drummer Jeff Wade and bassist Brian Lake, with whom Vanderhoof was already familiar with, having joined him on Metal Church's "Masterpeace" tour." ...

www.prestoballet.com

 

 

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