• Blue Marbled
  
  

Metal Church released Masterpeace in 2026 on Reaper Entertainment, marking a significant statement from the Seattle heavy metal institution. Across four decades, the band has maintained a reputation for uncompromising songwriting and technical precision, refusing to chase trends while their peers cycled through scenes. This album represents their continued evolution—a record that demonstrates why Metal Church remains relevant in a landscape crowded with nostalgia acts and revivals.

The record opens with the propulsive urgency of "Sleeps With Thunder," establishing an album built on momentum and substance. Tracks like "Falldown" and "Faster Than Life" showcase the band's enduring command of mid-tempo heaviness and explosive acceleration, while "Into Dust" and "Kiss For The Dead" dig into more introspective territory without sacrificing heaviness. "Lb. Of Cure" rounds out the tracklist with the kind of hook-laden riffing that separates competent metal from memorable metal. Throughout, the production captures every element—the tightness of the rhythm section, the clarity of layered guitars, the directness of vocal delivery—without sacrificing the raw edge that defines the band's sound.

This 2×Vinyl pressing captures the scope of Masterpeace across two sides, delivering the full album in the format it deserves. The package includes a white paper inner sleeve and a transparent sticker on the shrink wrap.

Tracklist:

A1. Sleeps With Thunder
A2. Falldown
A3. Into Dust
A4. Kiss For The Dead
B5. Lb. Of Cure
B6. Faster Than Life
B7. Masterpeace (Instrumental)
B8. All Your Sorrows
C9. They Signed In Blood
C10. Toys In The Attic (Aerosmith Cover)
C11. Sand Kings