Metal Church

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American metal institution going since 1980, bridging traditional heavy metal and the speed of early thrash — riff-driven, high-register, and remarkably durable.

Metal Church formed in 1980, first based in San Francisco under guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, before relocating the following year to Aberdeen, Washington, where they briefly performed as Shrapnel. Vanderhoof has remained the band's sole constant across more than four decades, writing for all fourteen of its studio albums even after he stepped back from live performance in 1986.

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Metal Church has played Louder Than Life 2026.

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