Metal Church - The Dark (Black Vinyl)

180 Gram Black Vinyl with Insert

Music On Vinyl presses The Dark here on 180 gram black vinyl and packs an insert with the record. The label lists it under catalog number MOVLP3123, one LP with the original ten songs running five to a side. Music On Vinyl has also pressed the album on silver vinyl, which is a separate release under its own catalog number.

The Dark was Metal Church's second album, issued by Elektra in October 1986. It was recorded at Steve Lawson Productions in Seattle, with Mark Dodson producing, engineering and mixing, Terry Date assisting as engineer, and George Marino mastering at Sterling Sound in New York.

David Wayne sang, Kurdt Vanderhoof and Craig Wells played guitar, Duke Erickson played bass and Kirk Arrington played drums. It was the last studio album by that lineup. Wayne was out of the band by late 1987, and Mike Howe took over vocals on Blessing in Disguise in 1989.

Metal Church dedicated the record to Cliff Burton of Metallica, whose death came nine days before its release. It entered the Billboard 200 on January 24, 1987, peaked at No. 92 and stayed on the chart for 23 weeks. "Watch the Children Pray" was released with a music video in 1986, and Rock Hard placed the album at No. 389 in its 2005 book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.

Vanderhoof formed Metal Church in San Francisco in 1980 and moved the band to Aberdeen, Washington, the following year. Their self-titled debut sold 70,000 copies independently before the band signed with Elektra.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Ton Of Bricks
2. Start The Fire
3. Method To Your Madness
4. Watch The Children Pray
5. Over My Dead Body

Side B

6. The Dark
7. Psycho
8. Line Of Death
9. Burial At Sea
10. Western Alliance

Complete the Collection

Metal Church titles in the shop, 2 counting this one:

• Metal Church
• The Dark (this pressing)