New Metal Church with Mike Howe - EPK Part 1

[MetalAges]

This sound extremely promising! I really love the "I Am Shadow" clip!

 

[Bryant]

I don't hear an "instant classic" but it is MORE than promising enough for a blind buy. There aren't more than a handful of singers I like more than Mike. His voice has changed ever so slightly. He has a little darker color to his voice. The highs don't have that youthful edge, but it hasn't changed that much all things considered. I think Metal Church also needs to pull Jeff Plate aside and tell him to just "go for it" as well. One of the things that really "Blessing in Disguise" (Metal Church's greatest release in my ear) and Joe Metal band also ran were the drums in Blessing. Even by today's standards, Kirk put on an absolute clinic. The drums were also quite high in the mix much like mid era Metallica. I believe Jeff is a very talented drummer or he wouldn't have been playing for TSO. I hope he gets a big role. Metal Church just seems "right" with loud technical drums.

Bryant

 

[Wyvern]

Mike looks old, but thin!

His vice seems pretty good after all these years. The clips brought me back to the great era of BID to HITB, if the rest of the material can hold as good (and as Mike pointed back to the past), yes I will go for it undoubtedly.

And I agree we all would like Kirk, Duke and either Craig or John back, let's see what will come our way.

 

[Messier]

Having Mike back it is exactly what this band needed. I am trying not to have high expectations to avoid any disappointment but so far so good