Metal Church - S/T - 180 Gram Vinyl - LP (Music on Vinyl)

Metal Church is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Metal Church. The album was originally released by the independent record label Ground Zero in 1984. Based on the success of the album, the band was signed to a recording contract by Elektra Records, who reissued it in 1985. The cover art depicts a cruciform Gibson Explorer hidden in shadows and smoke.  

Metal Church has been received positively. In a retrospective review, Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic praised the band's "complex songwriting and aggressive riffing," and called the album "an overlooked classic."   

Tracklisting
SIDE A
1. Beyond The Black
2. Metal Church
3. Merciless Onslaught
4. Gods Of Wrath

SIDE B
1. Hitman
2. In The Blood
3. (My Favorite) Nightmare
4. Battalions
5. Highway Star