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Metal Church is an American heavy metal band formed in 1980. Originally based in San Francisco, California , they relocated to Aberdeen, Washington the following year and briefly called themselves Shrapnel . [ 1 ]
Metal Church performing live in 2016. Metal Church is an American heavy metal band formed in 1980. Originally based in San Francisco, California, the group's first lineup featured vocalist William McKay, lead guitarist Rick "Chief" Condrin, rhythm guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, bassist Steve Hott and drummer Rick Wagner.
Metal Church is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Metal Church.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.
When Murphey left the band, they recruited David Wayne for vocal duties. By 1983, Shrapnel had become Metal Church, using Vanderhoof's original S.F. band name. After Metal Church's second album, The Dark, in 1986, Vanderhoof left the band but nevertheless remained heavily involved in songwriting. [5]
Longtime rock singer Mike Howe, whose career included multiple stints with the band Metal Church, died Monday at age 55. Howe died at his home in Eureka, California, Metal Church announced in a ...
XI is the eleventh studio album by American heavy metal band Metal Church.It was released on March 25, 2016, [1] and is the band's first album in 23 years (since Hanging in the Balance) to feature vocalist Mike Howe.
On July 26, 2021, Metal Church announced via the band's Facebook page that Howe had died that morning at his home in Eureka, California, aged 55. [9] The cause of death was ruled suicide. [10] He was the second singer of Metal Church to have died following David Wayne in 2005.
Ronny Munroe (born November 22, 1965) is an American singer, most noted as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Metal Church from 2003 until the band broke up in 2009. . His second tenure with the band lasted from 2012 when the group reunited until 2014, where he left to "pursue other interests"