| Metal Church | ||||
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| Released | July 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Studio | Steve Lawson Productions, Seattle, Washington | |||
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| Length | 41:51 | |||
| Label | Ground Zero | |||
| Producer | Metal Church, Terry Date | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[2] |
| Rock Hard | 10/10[3] |
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.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Metal Church - Metal Church review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 221. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ Trojan, Frank (1984). "Review Album: Metal Church - Metal Church". Rock Hard (in German). No. 9. Retrieved August 23, 2017.