The opening track, “Reset,” comes out of the gate fast, with a riff reminiscent of Maiden’s “2 Minutes to Midnight.” Everything offered in this song is what the album gets right throughout a strong, solid start, very good vocals from Howe, and a chorus that is easy to nod along to. Howe’s falsetto and the guitar work of Van Zandt and founder Kurdt Vanderhoof gel very well together, and the choruses on just about every song are catchy and sound good. If nothing else, it is consistent with what fans would expect. With that in mind, how does their latest effort stand up?įor starters, XI is quite a throwback to ’80s style Metal song arrangements and vocals. Featuring the lineup of Howe, founding Guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, Guitarist Rick Van Zandt, Bassist Steve Unger, and Drummer Jeff Plate, the album hit stores on March 25th via Rat Pak Records and impressively has ranked in the top 200 of a list of countries’ charts. Now in 2016, they return with their eleventh studio album, aptly titled XI.
Marking his first time with Metal Church since 1993’s Hanging in the Balance, long-time followers were elated to hear the news. Luckily for fans, they did not let Munroe’s departure stop Metal Church for very long at all and pleasantly surprised everyone with the announcement that former Vocalist Mike Howe would be returning to the fold. After a few breakups in the past, it was not out of the realm of possibilities, but the band vowed to move forward.
Following the departure of former Vocalist Ronny Munroe a year after the release of 2013’s Generation Nothing album, fans were left wondering if the band would continue. It is an interesting time for grizzled veteran Heavy Metal band Metal Church.
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