[ lossless audio ]
DEMO
METAL CHURCH "Red Skies"
(14:09 min, 1981, 3 tracks)
- Red Skies / Merciless Onslaught / And Heads Will Roll -
METAL CHURCH "Four Hymns"
(21:06 min, 1982, 4 tracks)
- Deathwish / The Brave / Battalions / Gods Of Wrath -
METAL CHURCH "Four Hymns (different, much better source)"
(10:24 min, 1982, 2 tracks)
- Deathwish / Battalions -
METAL CHURCH "First WA (Hitman) Demo"
(13:08 min, 1982, 3 tracks)
- Hitman (instrumental) / No Name (instrumental) / No Name (instrumental) -
LIVE
- 1984 -
METAL CHURCH "The Northwest Metalfest, Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, May 12th, 1984"
(45:18 min, 1984, 9 tracks, audience, origin: FLAC)
01 The Brave 05:12
02 Battalions 05:20
03 In The Blood 03:58
04 Gods Of Wrath 07:03
05 Sasquatch [early version of My Favourite Nightmare] 03:30
06 Metal Church 04:58
07 Beyond The Black 07:02
08 Big Guns 03:44
09 Deathwish 04:33
METAL CHURCH "Unknown Venue, Portland, OR, October 2nd, 1984"
(35:18 min, 1984, 7 tracks, OK audience, origin: FLAC)
01 Battalions 05:28
02 In The Blood 04:33
03 The Brave 04:22
04 Hitman 05:00
05 Gods Of Wrath 07:07
06 Merciless Onslaught 03:23
07 Beyond The Black 05:27
- 1985 -
METAL CHURCH "New York Theater, Vancouver, BC, September 6th, 1985"
(28:07 min, 1985, 6 tracks, noisy audience, origin: FLAC)
01 Battalions 05:57
02 In The Blood 04:20
03 Beyond The Black 06:19
04 Beyond The Black [part 2] 01:20
05 Metal Church 05:05
06 Highway Star 05:08
METAL CHURCH "Muldoons Night Club, New Brighton, MN, November 20th, 1985"
(66:38 min, 1985, 11 tracks, incredible audience, possible master, origin: FLaC)
01 Hitman 06:16
02 Battalions 05:27
03 My Favorite Nightmare 08:17
04 In The Blood 08:15
05 Gods Of Wrath-Merciless Onslaught 12:22
06 Tailhook (earl. version of Burial At Sea) 04:29
07 Over My Dead Body 03:36
08 Beyond The Black 06:50
09 Metal Church 05:07
10 Highway Star 05:52
11 outro 00:04
NOTES: This is a hell of a recording and must have been a wonderful show.
METAL CHURCH "Seagull Inn, Essex, MD, November 30th, 1985"
(56:00 min, 1985, 11 tracks, good audience, origin: FLAC)
01 Battalions 05:49
02 Hitman 04:40
03 In The Blood 03:46
04 [My Favorite] Nightmare 03:41
05 Burial At Sea 07:52
06 Psycho 03:53
07 God Of Wrath 06:32
08 Over My Dead Body 03:51
09 Beyond The Black 06:12
10 Metal Church 04:56
11 Highway Star 04:46
METAL CHURCH "Showboat, Essex, MD, December 1st, 1985"
(60:36 min, 1985, 11 tracks, good audience, origin: FLAC)
01 Battalions 05:43
02 Hitman 04:51
03 In The Blood 03:48
04 My Favorite Nightmare 03:39
05 Ride A Pale Horse 07:50
06 Psycho 04:50
07 Gods Of Wrath 07:12
08 Over My Dead Body 03:49
09 Beyond The Black 06:59
10 Metal Church 04:45
11 Highway Star [Deep Purple] 07:12
METAL CHURCH "Ruthie's Inn, San Francisco, CA, December 30th, 1985"
(58:01 min, 1985, 11 tracks, noisy yet low gen aud, origin: FLAC)
01 My Favorite Nightmare 04:24
02 It Was You 09:00
03 Big Guns 03:30
04 In The Blood 08:42
05 The Brave 04:05
06 unidentified 04:00
07 unidentified 04:50
08 Merciless Onslaught 03:00
09 Battalions 05:10
10 Beyond The Black 06:37
11 Metal Church 04:45
- 1986 -
METAL CHURCH "Token Lounge, Detroit, MI, November 19th, 1986"
(78:18 min, 1986, 16 tracks, OK audience, origin: FLAC)
01 Ton Of Bricks 04:14
02 Western Alliance 03:18
03 Hitman 04:25
04 Burial At Sea 05:10
05 Battalions 05:05
06 Gods Of Wrath 07:35
07 Psycho 03:11
08 Start The Fire 04:18
09 Merciless Onslaught 04:30
10 The Dark 04:45
11 Watch The Children Pray 06:38
12 Line Of Death 05:00
13 The Brave 03:57
14 Beyond The Black 06:17
15 Metal Church 04:34
16 Highway Star [Deep Purple] 05:23
METAL CHURCH "First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, November 22nd, 1986"
(82:42 min, 1986, 17 tracks, audience master, origin: FLAC)
01 Ton Of Bricks 03:27
02 unidentified 03:27
03 Hitman 04:30
04 Buried At Sea 04:55
05 The Giants 05:19
06 Gods Of Wrath 06:39
07 Psycho 03:51
08 Start The Fire 04:19
09 Merciless Onslaught 04:30
10 The Dark 04:41
11 Watch The Children Pray 06:12
12 Line Of Death 05:04
13 Bravehearts [tentative title] 04:12
14 Beyond The Black 06:30
15 Metal Church 04:52
16 unidentified 05:34
17 Highway Star [Deep Purple] 04:41
METAL CHURCH "Felt Forum, New York City, NY, December 1st, 1986"
(47:45 min, 1986, 10 tracks, 1st gen aud, origin: FLAC)
[ 24-96 recording ]
01 Ton of Bricks 03:10
02 Hitman 04:30
03 Start the Fire 04:03
04 Watch the Children Pray 05:49
05 Psycho 03:39
06 The Dark 04:18
07 Gods of Wrath 06:39
08 Beyond the Line of Death 04:35
09 Beyond the Black 06:13
10 Metal Church 04:45
- 1987 -
METAL CHURCH "Aardschok Festival, Ijsselhal, Zwolle, The Netherlands, February 8th 1987"
(62:39 min, 1987, 14 tracks, below average audience, origin: FLAC)
01 Ton Of Bricks 03:31
02 Hitman 04:04
03 Start The Fire 04:07
04 Battalions 05:42
05 Gods Of Wrath 06:45
06 The Dark 04:23
07 Method To Your Madness 03:50
08 Method To Your Madness cont. 01:38
09 Psycho 04:02
10 Watch The Children Play 06:39
11 Beyond The Black 06:45
12 Metal Church 05:08
13 Higway Star [Deep Purple] 06:07
METAL CHURCH "Palace Theatre, Albany, NY, May 29th, 1987"
(29:48 min, 1987, 6 tracks, audience master, origin: FLAC)
[ 24-48 recording ]
01 Start The Fire [fades in] 02:55
02 Gods Of Wrath 06:18
03 The Dark 04:11
04 Psycho 04:02
05 Watch The Children Play 05:49
06 Beyond The Black 06:34
METAL CHURCH "Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY, June 5th, 1987"
(35:34 min, 1987, 8 tracks, aud master, origin: FLAC)
01 Ton Of Bricks 03:25
02 Hitman 04:13
03 Start The Fire 04:32
04 The Dark 04:04
05 Psycho 04:10
06 Watch The Children Pray 06:21
07 bass jam 03:11
08 Metal Church 05:40
METAL CHURCH "Arcadia Theatre, Dallas, TX, July ??, 1987"
(36:29 min, 1987, 7 tracks, good FM, origin: FLAC)
01 Ton Of Bricks 03:54
02 Gods Of Wrath 07:13
03 The Dark 04:12
04 Psycho 04:13
05 Watch The Children Pray 06:16
06 Beyond The Black 06:14
07 Metal Church 04:27
METAL CHURCH "Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, March 6th, 1987"
(24:28 min, 1987, 5 tracks, good yet not perfect FM, origin: FLAC)
01 The Dark 03:45
02 Psycho 03:39
03 Watch The Children Pray 05:57
04 Beyond The Black 06:28
05 Metal Church 04:39
- 1989 -
METAL CHURCH "Cubby Bear Club, Chicago, MI, April 14th, 1989"
(73:14 min, 1989, 12 tracks, OK audience, origin: FLAC)
01 intro - Rest In Piece 07:40
02 Start The Fire 03:42
03 Method To The Madness 05:02
04 Anthem To The Estranged 09:47
05 Ton Of Bricks 03:10
06 Badlands 07:31
07 The Spell Can't Be Broken 05:48
08 Fake Healer 06:35
09 Beyond The Black 06:32
10 Metal Church 04:32
11 Watch The Children Pray 07:38
12 Battallion 05:19
METAL CHURCH "Harpo's, Detroit, MI, April 15th, 1989"
(26:46 min, 1989, 5 tracks, perfect FM, origin: FLAC)
01 Ton Of Bricks 03:28
02 Badlands 07:31
03 Anthem To The Estranged 10:14
04 Fake Healer 05:34
METAL CHURCH "Harpo's, Detroit, MI, April 15th, 1989"
(26:46 min, 1989, 13 tracks, sub average aud, origin: FLAC)
01 Rest In Peace 07:47
02 Start The Fire 03:39
03 Method To Your Madness 05:11
04 Anthem To The Estranged 09:50
05 Ton Of Bricks 03:18
06 Badlands 07:18
07 The Spell Can't Be Broken 07:32
08 Fake Healer 05:58
09 Beyond The Black 06:25
10 Metal Church 04:37
11 Watch The Children Pray 05:50
12 unidentified 04:25
13 Batallions 05:15
- 1991 -
METAL CHURCH "Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, August 9th, 1991"
(29:47 min, 1991, 6 tracks, audience master, origin: FLAC)
01 The Human Factor [fades in] 01:24
02 Start The Fire 04:29
03 In Mourning 05:36
04 Fake Healer 05:33
05 Badlands 07:08
06 Date With Poverty 05:36
- 1992 -
METAL CHURCH "Marcus Ampitheatre, Milwaukee, WI, June 30th, 1992"
(47:21 min, 1992, 8 tracks, audience, origin: FLAC)
01 Beyond The Black 06:30
02 Start The Fire 04:43
03 Fake Healer 05:34
04 I Mourn 06:15
05 No Friend Of Mine 04:39
06 The Human Factor 06:29
07 Badlands 06:50
08 Date With Poverty 06:19
METAL CHURCH "C.C.F., Weedsport, NY, July 4th, 1992"
(46:36 min, 1992, 8 tracks, audience master, origin: FLAC)
01 Beyond The Black 07:10
02 Start The Fire 04:44
03 Fake Healer 05:40
04 In Mourning 05:45
05 No Friend Of Mine 04:41
06 The Human Factor 06:57
07 Badlands 06:50
08 Date With Poverty [cuts out] 04:38
METAL CHURCH "Fairgrounds, Allentown, PA, July 5th, 1992"
(46:17 min, 1992, 8 tracks, audience master, origin: FLAC)
01 Beyond The Black [cuts in] 06:20
02 Start The Fire 04:19
03 Fake Healer 05:27
04 In Mourning 05:46
05 No Friend Of Mine 04:31
06 The Human Factor 06:53
07 Badlands 07:10
08 Date With Poverty 05:50
- 1994 -
METAL CHURCH "De Scum, Katwijk, The Netherlands, December 4th, 1994"
(80:57 min, 1992, 13 tracks, audience master, origin: FLAC)
01 Fake Healer [cuts in] 05:07
02 In Mourning 05:52
03 No Friend Of Mine 03:54
04 Start The Fire 04:54
05 Little Boy 08:31
06 Watch The Children Pray 05:40
07 Hypnotized 06:30
08 Gods Of Second Chance [tape flip after song] 05:39
09 Agent Green 06:27
10 Date With Poverty 08:09
11 Badlands 07:16
12 Beyond The Black 06:27
13 Metal Church 06:28
* (behind show title) - off original tape or of comparable quality
* (behind individual song title) - unreleased track / version
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