Review by ZeroSymbolic7188 for Metal Church - Metal Church (1984)

For once I'm not the odd man out. This album seams to strike everyone else about the same way it strikes me.  The title track is something very special, but the rest of the material never quite measures up. It's an utterly mediocre album with a couple of bright spots. "Beyond the Black" is a solid enough opening. "Gods of Wrath" is cool once in a while, title track kicks lots of ass, and you get a cover of "Highway Star" that I have dubbed "the cocaine version" because of the speed and manic vocals Metal Church put on it. It's good but nothing super special.