Customer Reviews

Light in the Dark

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Sadly with the passing of David Wayne in May 2005, Metal Church lost one of it's strengths as Wayne's vocal delivery was unique and very strong.

The new line up consisting of Kurdt Vanderhoof (guitar), Ronny Munroe (vocals), Jay Reynolds (guitar), Steve Unger (bass) and new addition Jeff Plate are all in fine form here. Ronny Munroe has the ability to sound like Wayne at times, yet has the fortitude to establish his own voice as well. The group sounds tight and the tunes are well writen.

The songs found on here are pretty much old school Church with tracks number 4 and 5 being especially awesome! This my friends is indeed a good thing as those first two releases were simply gold! The sound is up to date which is again cool as those older mixes from the first two cd's were a little thin for the most part.

I'd say overall it's well worth the price of admission. If you liked Metal Church in 1985 and 86, you'll love this offering.

Enjoy!

I've always been a fan of Metal Church, since hearing tracks from 'The Dark' played on the radio 20 or so years ago. I really like this album, they have retained the Metal Church signature sound despite the fact that Kurdt Vanderhoof is the only original member left in the band.
This is a collection of great songs that deserves to be successful, and its a nice touch to re-record Let The Children Pray as a tribute to David Wayne.
I also like the production on this CD. Like a previous reviewer I have also 'dumped' $10k or so on my sound system, but I don't have a problem with the production at all.
I thoroughly recommend this album to anyone who likes heavy metal, as in heavy metal, not emo, etc.

The title track which opens the album is awesome. It has quickly risen to become one of my favorite metal tracks. The rest of the album is pretty consistently awesome. This is my first Metal Church album, so apparently there's a different vocalist than in the past. I found the vocalist to fit just fine with the music, perhaps if I had their other stuff I would have a different opinion.

The one *big* downer for me on this is the production. I know they were going for a "retro" sound here but I didn't dump $10k on a sound system to hear muddy tones. It really agitates me at first but I get used to it after ONLY listening to this album a bit. If you're picky about sound you might not like this album's production. But don't let that get in the way entirely, or you'll miss out on a great metal album!

Not to there original members now with Only guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof being the lone remaining member on this CD. I have herd for months before the release of this new cd that it would be in the vein of there first 2 releases, the self titled and The Dark. Well, I do hear bits of pieces of them at times. The riffs are still catchy and melodic and has some thrashy parts just like with the first 2 albums. I love the album cover. Its sort of like a cross between there first 2 covers. The singer Ronnie Munroe does a great job with the high pitches but still no David Wayne (RIP)

This is the second album with the weight of the world line up with addition of Jeff Plate on drums. Who by the way fits the band very well. I was a fan of his work in Savatage so I knew he would do well in metal church. Anyway unlike the last few albums which were good albums also but were more layed back.This album goes back to a more heavier sound like the first two albums. Also I feel that the band is more tighter than the previous album. The base seems to stick out more plus the guitar work is a little better. I also feel that the vocals have more feeling. All around the band just sounds better they seem to have a lot more energy. But the best part of the album I thought was the new version of Watch the children pray that was dedicated to the late David Wayne. Overall it sounds just like the original just more modern sounding. Ronnie Munroe does a great job singing it. So if you are a fan of classic metal church or just like metal church all together check this album out

While the only original member remaining in the current Metal Church lineup is guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, "A Light in the Dark" is still by far one of the best and strongest metal albums under the Metal Church name since the late '80s. Current vocalist Ronnie Munroe doesn't have the same intensity as David Wayne did, but his voice does fit in nicely with Vanderhoof's heavy guitar riffs. Between Vanderhoof and added guitarist Jay Reynolds (formerly of Malice) the guitar work on "A Light in the Dark" is excellent and the strong point of the album. The album is filled with fast and heavy rocking hits to power ballads. Hopefully this current lineup will stay intact and rocking for years to come.

With this record Metal Church proves that thrash is alive and well. There is a great interesting moments here, songs like "The Believer" a 8 minute thrash attack, with moody passages and great guitar work, "Temples of the sea" show the old feeling of the group and the opener "A Light In The Dark" is definetely their characteristic sound. Recommended if you want to hear something different from the metalcore plague!!!

J Phoenix speaks the truth. Music is great on this cd, but the vocals suck!

Like the music on this one. Like it a lot. Don't like the vocals. I'm not looking for David I just don't care for the sound of the vocals. That sucks for me because the band is on fire.

Excellent stuff. The current line up isn't as good as the original one but they are still very good. A Light In The Dark is a good solid metal album.