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Deathchrist

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and no one will laugh. Some of the originators of the Bay Area sound and more importantly a band that comes out of that now household name toddlin' town of Seattle, Metal Church are back in original line up sans Craig Wells. Smoking and chugging along without skipping a metallic beat, everyone's favorite pastors prove they can still blast away at the metal masses with skill and juicy riffery. Dave Wayne's vocal performance is now more solid and rooted. Served up right in a picky metalhead era. Nice to see Dave's absence didn't cause him to lose track with the times. Sure Kurdt Vanderhoof is the main driving force and influence, as he has been throughout their career, this guy is an unsung genius. Last few albums have been lyrical as well as musical gemstones and it doesn't stop here! Opening freight train "Sleeps With Thunder", "Falldown" and mid-album monsters "Kiss For The Dead" and "Faster Than Life" are classics, "Sand Kings" is a cold steel genius of an album ender. Glad to see K.V. is back in the lineup after a solo stint. One shortcoming, bad choice in cover tunes with the yawner Aerosmith drip-tune "Toys in The Attic", which really isn't a good song no matter who serves it up.

Metal Church comes through with their latest disc, Masterpeace. Lots of energy, riffs, etc. It quickly quenched my appetite for this underrated band but I want more. David Wayne's vocals aren't the same as they were on the first two albums. He kind of sounds like Blitz Ellsworth from Overkill now, but he still sounds great. Buy it!!

This cd starts out good until David Wayne opens his mouth. Dave's singing brings me back to the 80's and hair bands.Turn down the tremble man. What happend to Mike Howe? Don't get me wrong it's nice that the original band is back, but Howe fit the puzzle better. No where near as good as "Blessing" & "Human Factor". Did they lose the sophistication that I feel these two albums had. It's not a bad album just lacking. Guys get Howe back! ---still you must buy this to support the bands that haven't sold out from thoughs that have Metalica(we promise the new album will sound like are old stuff NOTE:they say this every time they come out with an new album), Megadeath

this was the reunion album with original singer from the first 2 albums. Some catchy parts here and there, along with some good guitar solos, but the unique dark thrashing energy and songwriting of the early metal church is not very present. Sounds like megadeth in spots. Also the vocalists voice has changed over time...he sounds like Saxon vocalist Biff Byford on this.

Being a Metal Church fan from the begining, this album ranks high among my favorites. At this point in their career, I had given up hope of ever hearing a Vanderhoof/Wayne line-up again, yet here it was. Masterpeace is a fine polished slab of metallic brillience.
So what if it isn't the face melting onslought as the first album, this is a beautifully crafted work of metal, and a great portrait of a gracefully aging power metal band. I have bought several copies of this album to give to some of my younger 'metal head' freinds. 'Faster Than Life' is one of the finest Metal Church songs ever, right up there with 'Beyond the Black', 'Metal Church' and 'Method to Your Madness'. Miss you Dave.

...Although given my somewhat phlegmatic view on their previous albums that may not mean too much.

The best two songs on the album are the first two, both speed-metal stompers of a very traditional sort. If the whole album had been like this I would have been content. However, they do slow it up frequently, and I find their slower songs less interesting.

Overall, not very original, not particularly complex or intricate, just a solid slab of traditional speed metal. A welcome comeback.

A high 3 rating.

It's not original, but keeping true to metal.

I am not too knowledgable on this band, but what gather is that this is a reunion-type album with Dave Wayne. He died only a few months ago! This is the only album I've heard, but if this is their last album together -- they did a pretty good job!

I was surprised how good the writer Kurdt Vanderhoof was! Brillant writer. These guys could talk about anything and make a bad situation cool! :)

It's sounds like a lot like Metallica in some ways (if you forget about the screechy voice!), but when you listen to more tracks, you realize it's more or less a continuation of Metallica -- something they should have done instead of brought that very ordinary Snake/Black Album.

They seem to be more well-blanced with lyrics -- kinda more like Iron Maiden/Bruce Dickinson in this department.

His voice takes a while to getting use to. This band is still kinda new to me, but I am sure I'll be getting more albums from these metal men soon! :)

Let me say goodbye to Dave. It won't suffer anymore so REST IN PEACE.

The Reverend is back with Metal Church and he knows how to use his pulpit. Another great album from one the most underrated heavy metal/thrash bands in the world. Killer riffs and awesome hooks abound on Masterpeace. Excellent job on the Aerosmith cover. Buy this NOW!!

this is the best metal church cd since blessing in disguise hands down classic form tigth music and musicals in great form.this has all the classic metal church sighs and sound a shame they can't get this on the other 6 newer cds.

This album could have been so much better.
The thing that made metal church great was a combined effort
by all the musicians to write an album.
On this cd, Vanderhoof wrote every track for what ever reason,
and the cd should have been called Vanderhoof.
When you look back at for instance, The Dark-every song was a collaborated
effort. This cd desperately lacks every one else's input, especially
Craig wells.
Vanderhoof is a great guitar player and writer, how ever when he and wells
wrote together incredible things happened that would cause the rest of the world to listen.

There are a couple of ok songs on this, but for the most part
i think after David Wayne did his awesome reverend thing i am surprised
he could go through with this.

I was disappointed with this album for the above reasons.
However if you dont know a whole lot about the bands history
you may find it appealing because you wont know what you are missing.