1 | [[quoteright:253:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/metal_church.png]] |
2 | [[caption-width-right:253:In the blood since 1980.]] |
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5 | ->''Metal church, unholy, who'll be the sacrifice''\ |
6 | ''Metal church, the only, don't you know the time is right''\ |
7 | ''Metal church will find you, can't run very far''\ |
8 | ''Metal church inside you, knows just who you are'' |
9 | -->-- "Metal Church" |
10 | |
11 | Metal Church are a power metal band from UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}}, United States. While they started off as a band bordering on ThrashMetal in TheEighties, they eventually eased into American PowerMetal after a short while. Their lyrics also changed over that period, from scares and nightmares, to social issues. |
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14 | Discography: |
15 | |
16 | * ''Metal Church'' (1984) |
17 | * ''The Dark'' (1986) |
18 | * ''Blessing In Disguise'' (1989) |
19 | * ''Human Factor'' (1991) |
20 | * ''Hanging In The Balance'' (1993) |
21 | * ''Masterpeace'' (1999) |
22 | * ''The Weight Of The World'' (2004) |
23 | * ''A Light In The Dark'' (2006) |
24 | * ''This Present Wasteland'' (2008) |
25 | * ''Generation Nothing'' (2013) |
26 | * ''XI'' (2016) |
27 | * ''Damned If You Do'' (2018) |
28 | * ''Congregation of Annihilation'' (2023) |
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32 | !!The band and their music includes examples of: |
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34 | * AudienceParticipationSong: They have a few, notably "Metal Church", "Start the Fire", "Fake Healer", "Badlands" and "The Human Factor". |
35 | * BadassBoast : In "Metal Church", the quote at the top of this page. |
36 | * BadassesWearBandanas: Bassist Duke Erickson, in the band's early years. |
37 | * BurialAtSea: One of the song titles from ''The Dark'' (1986). They also did a song on the sinking of the Titanic ("Rest In Pieces (April 15, 1912") from ''Blessing In Disguise''). |
38 | * BloodKnight: The hitman from the song of the same name in their first album. |
39 | * ChronologicalAlbumTitle: ''XI'' is their eleventh album. |
40 | * [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Corrupt Corporate Executive]]/[[CorruptPolitician Politician]]: Songs are written about them in albums starting from ''Blessing In Disguise'' (1989). |
41 | * CoverVersion: "Highway Star" by Music/DeepPurple, on their debut album. |
42 | * DoctorJerk: "Fake Healer" from ''Blessing In Disguise'' (1989). This doctor will work only for big money, and has no qualms about letting poor patients die if they can't pay him. |
43 | -->You're dying on a stretcher\ |
44 | We'll try to save your life\ |
45 | If you can't afford my service\ |
46 | I will let you die! |
47 | * DrivenToSuicide: The central character or narrator in "Gods of Second Chance" from ''Hanging In The Balance'' (1993). Except that he's having second thoughts about it and wants to be heard. Likely a case of InterruptedSuicide without someone else interrupting. |
48 | * EightiesHair: Some band members took this even into the nineties, especially vocalist Mike Howe. Averted with Kurdt Vanderhoof, even in TheEighties. |
49 | * EpicRocking: At over seven minutes a song- |
50 | ** "Anthem to the Estranged" and "Badlands" from ''Blessing in Disguise'' (1989). |
51 | ** "In Harms Way" from ''The Human Factor''(1991). |
52 | ** "Little Boy" and "End of the Age" from ''Hanging in the Balance'' (1993). |
53 | ** "Madman's Overture" from ''The Weight Of The World'' (2004) |
54 | ** "Temples at Sea" from ''A Light in the Dark'' (2006). |
55 | ** "Deeds of a Dead Soul" from ''This Present Wasteland'' (2008). |
56 | * EvilLaugh: "Metal Church" has this at the beginning. |
57 | * FadingIntoTheNextSong: "Beyond The Black" → "Metal Church", from ''Metal Church'' (1984). |
58 | * FanDisservice: The utterly ugly cover for ''Hanging In The Balance''. [[ShmuckBait Do NOT look it up]]. |
59 | * GratuitousPanning: The opening to "Rest In Pieces (April 15, 1912)" from ''Blessing In Disguise'', which fades in for a long time. |
60 | * HeavyMeta: "Metal Church" in the first album, in a dark way. The band averts this trope otherwise. |
61 | * IdiosyncraticCoverArt: Their albums often feature a Gibson Explorer guitar with a cruciform neck. |
62 | ** CoversAlwaysLie: They don't use that brand of guitar often. Their preferred brand is the Gibson Les Paul, in recordings, live performances and video shoots. |
63 | * IAmTheBand: Kurdt Vanderhoof is Metal Church. He's either featured in all the lineups as a player, or as a songwriter. |
64 | * MetalScream: All vocalists have made extensive use of a Type 4. David Wayne was the most famous, but Mike Howe and Ronny Munroe have been just as capable. |
65 | * NightmareFuelStationAttendant: The conductor from the song of the same name from ''Hanging In The Balance'' (1993). |
66 | * PowerBallad: "Gods of Wrath", "Watch the Children Pray", "Badlands", "Anthem to the Estranged", and at least one per album. Most of them cross over with EpicRocking, given their length. |
67 | * PowerMetal: Their chosen style, although their first two albums have traces of ThrashMetal in them. |
68 | * RatedMForManly: With a brain, as their socially-conscious lyrics often suggest. |
69 | * RevolvingDoorBand: None of the band members have stayed in all the lineups. |
70 | ** TheMentor: Not even Kurdt Vanderhoof, a founding member. For a few years, he was in the band merely as a songwriter, not as a player. |
71 | ** TheBigGuy: John Marshall, the guitarist from the ''Blessing In Disguise'' lineup, who played in four albums, stands 6'7" tall. |
72 | * SelfTitledAlbum: ''Metal Church'' (1984), with a title song "Metal Church". |
73 | * SinisterMinister: "This Spell Can't Be Broken" from ''Blessing In Disguise'' (1989) features one, who has a {{Cult}} following. |
74 | * VocalEvolution: Ronny Munroe started with a rougher, grittier tone before gradually expanding his higher range to the point where he sounded like a somewhat rawer David Wayne by ''Generation Nothing''. Averted with Mike Howe, whose style and voice has not changed in the slightest between ''Hanging in the Balance'' and ''XI''. |
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