U.S. West Coast metal ’80s veterans METAL CHURCH will release “The Final Sermon” (Live in Japan)” via Rat Pak Records (America) and Reaper Entertainment (Europe) on July 26, 2024.
Produced by Kurdt Vanderhoof, this Special Edition live release features one of the final recorded performances of Mike Howe with Metal Church, which took place over two nights at Club Citta in Kawasaki, Japan during their 2019 “Damned If You Do” Tour.
Vanderhoof comments, “We recorded these two shows in Japan with the intention of Mike entering the studio to polish-up any inconsistencies and/or to re-track anything that didn’t come out correctly, but he never got the chance. First the pandemic hit, and then of course his tragic passing, so what you are hearing is exactly what the audience heard that night, Mike giving it his all, live and uncensored.”
01 – Damned If You Do (Live in Japan 2019)
02 – Needle and Suture (Live in Japan 2019)
03 – Fake Healer (Live in Japan 2019)
04 – In Mourning (Live in Japan 2019)
05 – Human Factor (Live in Japan 2019)
06 – Date with Poverty (Live in Japan 2019)
07 – The Black Things (Live in Japan 2019)
08 – Gods of a Second Chance (Live in Japan 2019)
09 – Start the Fire (Live in Japan 2019)
10 – Watch the Children Pray (Live in Japan 2019)
11 – Beyond the Black (Live in Japan 2019)
12 – By the Numbers (Live in Japan 2019)
13 – No Friend of Mine (Live in Japan 2019)
14 – Badlands (Live in Japan 2019)
BONUS TRACKS:
15 – Agent Green (Live in Japan 2019)
16 – Anthem to the Estranged (Live in Japan 2019)
METAL CHURCH – The Final Sermon (Live In Japan) (2024)
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