Masterpeace

Masterpeace
Studio album by
Metal Church
ReleasedJuly 22, 1999
Recorded1998–1999
StudioThe English Channel Studio (Olympia, Washington)
Genres
Length54:42
LabelsNuclear Blast America (US)
SPV/Steamhammer (Europe)
ProducersKurdt Vanderhoof, Mark Greer
Metal Church chronology
Live
(1998)		 Masterpeace
(1999)		 The Weight of the World
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10
Exclaim!(negative)
Rock Hard8/10

Masterpeace is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Metal Church released on July 22, 1999 via Nuclear Blast. It features the return of vocalist David Wayne, absent since The Dark (1986), being the band's final studio album to feature him before his death in May 2005. All original members recorded on Masterpeace except guitarist Craig Wells and drummer Kirk Arrington. Jeff Wade (the "friendly ghost") filled in for Arrington on the album and on tour. This was the second Metal Church album to feature the cruciform Gibson Explorer on a cover, the first being the band's 1984 debut.

Album information

Retrospectively, Vanderhoof criticized the failed reunion for the album, calling it "Disasterpeace." He cited issues with management, as well as with Wayne and Arrington: "The whole thing was a great idea, but when we tried to put together, it just didn't work."

Reception

Steve Huey of Allmusic compared Masterpeace favorably with its predecessor, calling the album "more focused." On the contrary, Sean Palmerson of Exclaim! said that the band sounded "lost in the fog" on the album.

Track listing

All tracks written by Kurdt Vanderhoof and David Wayne, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sleeps with Thunder"Vanderhoof6:00
2."Falldown" 4:37
3."Into Dust" 4:15
4."Kiss for the Dead" 6:49
5."Lb. of Cure" 4:31
6."Faster Than Life" 4:51
7."Masterpeace" (instrumental)Vanderhoof1:54
8."All Your Sorrows" 5:39
9."They Signed in Blood" 7:27
10."Toys in the Attic" (Aerosmith cover)Steven Tyler, Joe Perry3:12
11."Sand Kings" 4:40

Credits

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Metal Church
Additional musicians
Production

References

  1. 1 2 Huey, Steve. "Metal Church - Masterpeace review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  2. ↑ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 275–276. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. 1 2 Palmerston, Sean (November 1, 1999). "Metal Church - Masterpeace". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ Breusch, Matthias (1999). "Review Album: Metal Church - Masterpeace". Rock Hard (in German). No. 147. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 O'Neill, Eamon (July 2017). "Metal Church Interview". Eonmusic.co.uk. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ Masterpeace liner notes (booklet). Metal Church. Nuclear Blast. 1999. p. 7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)