Live (Metal Church album)

Live
Live album by
Released1998
Recorded1986
GenreThrash metal
Length45:59
LabelNuclear Blast America (US)
SPV/Steamhammer (Europe)
ProducerMetal Church
Metal Church chronology
Hanging in the Balance
(1993)
Live
(1998)
Masterpeace
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[2]

Live is the first (and until 2017 the only) live album of heavy metal band Metal Church. The tracks were recorded at various locations during 1986 by the first Metal Church line-up and shelved for many years with little documentation about their origin.[3] Only the track "Start the Fire" was previously released in the late 1980s, albeit with a different mix and possible studio treatment, on a compilation album called Time to Rock.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ton of Bricks"David Wayne, Craig Wells, Kurdt Vanderhoof, Duke Erickson, Kirk Arrington2:51
2."Hitman"Wells, Vanderhoof4:16
3."Start the Fire"Wayne, Wells, Vanderhoof3:53
4."Gods of Wrath"Wayne, Wells, Vanderhoof6:27
5."The Dark"Wayne, Wells, Vanderhoof3:52
6."Psycho"Wayne, Wells, Vanderhoof, Arrington3:28
7."Watch the Children Pray"Wayne, Wells, Vanderhoof5:34
8."Beyond the Black"Wayne, Wells, Vanderhoof6:31
9."Metal Church"Wayne, Wells, Vanderhoof4:35
10."Highway Star" (Deep Purple cover)Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice4:32

Personnel

Metal Church
Production
  • Mark Greer - mastering
  • Eric Peacock - design, cover art

References

  1. ^ Huey, Steve. "Metal Church - Live review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 276. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. ^ Live (CD sleeve). Metal Church. Millersville, PA: Nuclear Blast America. 1998. NBA 6723.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)