Album: Masterpeace by Metal Church (1999)
Genre: Heavy Metal | Mood: Gritty
Record Label: Nuclear Blast
Format: Album

Description: Masterpeace is the sixth studio album of heavy metal band Metal Church, released July 22, 1999 on the Nuclear Blast America (US) .This album features the return of David Wayne, absent since The Dark. All original members recorded on Masterpeace except guitarist Craig Wells and drummer Kirk Arrington. Jeff Wade (the "friendly ghost") filled in for Arrington on the album and on tour. This was the second Metal Church album to feature the cruciform Gibson Explorer on a cover, the first being the band's 1984 debut

Artist Background: Metal Church was an American heavy metal band from Aberdeen, Washington, USA. They were formed as Shrapnel in 1980 at the San Francisco Bay Area by band leader guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof. Initially playing an abrasive and fast rendition of the NWOBHM sound, they released a few demos which sounded not too dissimilar to what Metallica will later popularize as thrash metal (Lars Ulrich even played several rehearsals with Metal Church before he joined Metallica, but was never a real member of the... Part of the Aberdeen, Washington music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Heavy Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Overkill, Flotsam and Jetsam, Anvil, Armored Saint

Music Scene: Part of the Aberdeen, Washington music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Heavy Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Heavy Metal, Gritty, 1990s, Album, Nuclear Blast

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Masterpeace is the sixth studio album of heavy metal band Metal Church, released July 22, 1999 on the Nuclear Blast America (US) .This album features the return of David Wayne, absent since The Dark. All original members recorded on Masterpeace except guitarist Craig Wells and drummer Kirk Arrington. Jeff Wade (the "friendly ghost") filled in for Arrington on the album and on tour. This was the second Metal Church album to feature the cruciform Gibson Explorer on a cover, the first being the band's 1984 debut

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