METAL CHURCH: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced

August 8, 2006

METAL CHURCH will embark on a U.S. tour in January 2007. Confirmed dates so far are as follows:

Jan. 12 - Hubba's House of Rock - Aurora, CO
Jan. 13 - Aggie Theater - Ft Collins, CO
Jan. 14 - Static Bar - Topeka, KS
Jan. 15 - Station 4 - St Paul, MN
Jan. 16 - The Pearl Room - Mokena, IL
Jan. 18 - I-Rock Nightclub - Detroit, MI
Jan. 19 - Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
Jan. 20 - The Chance Theater - Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan. 21 - Petit Campus - Montreal, PQ
Jan. 22 - Lee's Palace - Toronto, ON
Jan. 23 - Penny Arcade - Rochester, NY
Jan. 25 - Webster Theatre - Hartford, CT
Jan. 26 - Goodtimes Emporium - Sommerville, MA
Jan. 27 - Mark's Place - Bedford, NH
Jan. 28 - B.B. Kings Blues Club - New York City, NY (with OVERKILL)
Jan. 29 - Jaxx Niteclub - West Springfield, VA
Jan. 30 - Jesters Pub - Fayetteville, NC
Jan. 31 - The Muse - Nashville, TN
Feb. 08 - Launch Pad - Albuquerque, NM
Feb. 09 - Texas Avenue Live - El Paso, TX
Feb. 10 - Bulldogz - Glendale, AZ
Feb. 12 - Whiskey A Go Go - West Hollywood, CA
Feb. 13 - The Pound - San Francisco, CA
Feb. 14 - Roseland Grill - Portland, OR
Feb. 17 - Studio Seven - Seattle, WA

METAL CHURCH's latest album, "A Light in the Dark", was released in Europe on June 19 (June 27 in the U.S.) via SPV. The CD includes a new version of the classic "Watch the Children Pray" as a tribute to vocalist David Wayne, who passed away in May 2005.

Guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, who doubled as sound engineer and producer during the recordings, had previously promised an offering featuring all the important trademarks of typical METAL CHURCH tracks. "Before our new drummer Jeff Plate joined the band, I would have claimed that the new album will be a traditional heavy metal album through and through," he said. "Now I'm not so sure we may end up experimenting with the odd unusual idea, but we'll stay within the framework defined by the band's history. 'A Light in the Dark' will represent what the name METAL CHURCH has been standing for for the last twenty years."

METAL CHURCH's current band lineup consists of Vanderhoof (guitar),Ronny Munroe (vocals),Jay Reynolds (guitar),Steve Unger (bass) and Jeff Plate (drums).

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