Mike Howe rules. I remember when he was in the band Halloween (not Helloween) out of Detroit, MI. His Dad used to stay at a hotel on Otsego Lake in Gaylord, MI and our cottage was just down the beach from there. Mike would come up there sometimes. Metal Church Rocks!
I prefer my 3 MC albums with Howe, underrated as they were instead of MC being a big hit and being like metallica now...though i wouldnt mind 10 more underrated MC albums.
@altreilearaton I agree, I love the albums with Howe. His voice is great and he wrote lryics that meant something. Can't stand bands that write about sex, drugs and rock and roll all the damn time. He wrote message songs or songs that told stories...
Well Howe did go on to front the band Heretic with a couple of albums under their belt. Best Metal Church singer by far..... all 3 albums Blessing, Human and Hanging are brilliant. The thinking mans thrash metal band and the best band to come out of Seattle EVER!!
Mike Howe didn't just disappear....the whole band did after this album. No labels would touch them, so they kinda went their separate ways. Then they brought David back, and Mike was out. The Howe era was BY FAR the best Metal Church stuff. Although it was only 3 albums, they were all amazing. Metal Church remains in my Top 5 from the 80's.....with Slayer, Anthrax, Suicidal Tendencies & Metallica. An amazing band that got NONE of the credit they deserved.
@yt1096 Agree, so badly.. In my eyes, Metal Church should have been bigger then Metallica today. Simply because they were "unlucky" compared to ALL other great bands at that time. If you knew the right people, you got famous, almost that simply.
@yt1096 THE THING IS, A BAND HAS TO WRITE HOW THEIR SINGER SINGS AND METAL CHURCH IS A SCREEEEEAMING BAND SO, YA, HOWE HAD TO GO BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN HE COULDN'T FRONT HELLA BANDS- HE IS SOMETHING SPECIAL
I saw them at dynamo in Holland, and slipknot was playing 10 seconds before them, i walked maybe 1 yard from slipknot and i was overwhelmed with the power and the sound of metal church. So much better than that other crap i walked away from hehehe
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Why is this short scrawny gay twit singer running around with no shirt? Does he really think anyone wants to see that? And his voice! Were they desperate when they picked him?
Saw Metal Church several times; from small clubs to large venues when they played Operation Rock-n-Roll Tour with Judas Priest and Alice Cooper. Always a great live band.
look into VSD from Baltimore to see some old school metal / crossover heavy goodness. VSD- Phantasmagoria, Girl troubles, Conformity Sucks, Mental Breakdown, and 3 other heavy songs.
It wonderfull how Metal Church stayed much the same through all those line-up chances to date. Every album superb lyrics, every album classy and thrashy. Metal Church number 1! They're neck on neck with Dave Mustaine's Megadeth crew to me.
Mike Howe is a vocal god!...This was by far the best Metal Church line-up.....And to the guys who don't know what melodic means?????....Rob Halford & Tim Owens both their voices are extremely melodic, they sing in perfect tune and know how to carry out a note, that's melody!....Melodic is not a bad term, and Judas Priest are very melodic, and I love Judas Priest!!!
by far the best lineup,oh please Howe was great but Metal Church's best music and frontman was on their first 2 disks...respect the dead David Wayne R.I.P.
I loved David Wayne (And it truly was a sad day when he left us) but I think the best line-up was with Mike Howe. I love his powerful vocals and the guitar work of Marshall and Wells. And to me "The Human Factor" and "Hanging In The Balance" still to this day has a fresh type of sound.
I don't see where you can say Howe has a pop sounding voice that is ridiculous he has a killer voice just so happens the best MC albums were the first 2 though I think Badlands is easily one of their best songs along w/ this one
@enwll3427 Howe Church stuff is best of all MC. Wayne was fucking great, but Howe was better. No pop sound whatsoever. This is probably the Best MC album ever.
Fantastic band!Mike Howe was without doubt my fave singer of the bands line-ups.I'll have to see what he's up to now.He was one of the reasons i love this band,what a unique voice!!!!!!!!!
that right little buddy join the club haha i just like Children of Bodom cuz they actaully take time to think about riff and putting them toghter. but ya i've been into 80 metal and hair metal since 8th grade now im in 12
All 3 MC singers are GREAT on their way! That's the end of story!
MetalUpYourAssAgain 1 month ago
this song keeps getting fkn better and better as u grow fkn older...join the church and bang ur fkn skull!!!
therebelbrain 6 months ago 3
justin beiber made 4 accounts to dislike this video
L2DragonHunter 8 months ago 9
8 bit style
derdiego666 1 year ago
Mike Howe rules. I remember when he was in the band Halloween (not Helloween) out of Detroit, MI. His Dad used to stay at a hotel on Otsego Lake in Gaylord, MI and our cottage was just down the beach from there. Mike would come up there sometimes. Metal Church Rocks!
nyytecrawler 1 year ago
i dont think you guys know how heavy a cut this is i love 123 but this is good too
davidscurlock1 1 year ago
mike and i went to a catholic grade school back here in michigan! the nuns and mr diroff would have always give us trouble good to see you mike!
TheCaretaker1964 1 year ago
r\fucking weaker than ur nuts f u utube
calio99 1 year ago
I prefer my 3 MC albums with Howe, underrated as they were instead of MC being a big hit and being like metallica now...though i wouldnt mind 10 more underrated MC albums.
altreilearaton 1 year ago 5
@altreilearaton I agree, I love the albums with Howe. His voice is great and he wrote lryics that meant something. Can't stand bands that write about sex, drugs and rock and roll all the damn time. He wrote message songs or songs that told stories...
krt88nc 1 year ago 2
@altreilearaton i wouldnt mind a few more myself
davidscurlock1 1 year ago
Well Howe did go on to front the band Heretic with a couple of albums under their belt. Best Metal Church singer by far..... all 3 albums Blessing, Human and Hanging are brilliant. The thinking mans thrash metal band and the best band to come out of Seattle EVER!!
MrHighlander666 1 year ago 2
underated band and singer this song is awsome the church rocks
erd675 1 year ago
Mike Howe didn't just disappear....the whole band did after this album. No labels would touch them, so they kinda went their separate ways. Then they brought David back, and Mike was out. The Howe era was BY FAR the best Metal Church stuff. Although it was only 3 albums, they were all amazing. Metal Church remains in my Top 5 from the 80's.....with Slayer, Anthrax, Suicidal Tendencies & Metallica. An amazing band that got NONE of the credit they deserved.
yt1096 2 years ago 3
@yt1096 Agree, so badly.. In my eyes, Metal Church should have been bigger then Metallica today. Simply because they were "unlucky" compared to ALL other great bands at that time. If you knew the right people, you got famous, almost that simply.
MetalJuggler 2 years ago
@yt1096 THE THING IS, A BAND HAS TO WRITE HOW THEIR SINGER SINGS AND METAL CHURCH IS A SCREEEEEAMING BAND SO, YA, HOWE HAD TO GO BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN HE COULDN'T FRONT HELLA BANDS- HE IS SOMETHING SPECIAL
macdaddyraw 1 year ago
i do not think this song is the title of the album tho
garfield1980fan 2 years ago
@garfield1980fan The album is called "Hanging In the Balance". NO DOUBT their best
MetalJuggler 2 years ago
this is the album is was asking about earlier awesom :)
garfield1980fan 2 years ago
I saw them at dynamo in Holland, and slipknot was playing 10 seconds before them, i walked maybe 1 yard from slipknot and i was overwhelmed with the power and the sound of metal church. So much better than that other crap i walked away from hehehe
StefaniP666 2 years ago 4
yeahh i have this video in vhs from mcm too,thanks for the video men !!!
felipepollo 2 years ago 2
I love Howe!
jajcarskakapela 2 years ago
How does Mike Howe just disafuckinpere from this?????
kkpriest2112 2 years ago
The Church At their finest!!!! God don't you care, Cuz if your God my friend you wouldn't leave me hanging on y=this way!!!!!!!
kkpriest2112 2 years ago
Where the hell is Mike Howe now???
kkpriest2112 2 years ago 3
yeahhhh !!! great song
24MEGADETH 2 years ago
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24MEGADETH 2 years ago
somebody turn on the lights!
godlike!
cognos23 2 years ago 3
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Why is this short scrawny gay twit singer running around with no shirt? Does he really think anyone wants to see that? And his voice! Were they desperate when they picked him?
iceskateprincess0992 2 years ago
@iceskateprincess0992 this is the kind of crap they would write a protest song about
davidscurlock1 1 year ago
Great song, from a totally underated album.
metalnjazz 2 years ago 31
@metalnjazz Not just album, underrated band.
MetalJuggler 1 year ago
jaja i have this video from mcm in vhs too,thanks for share this video men...
felipepollo 2 years ago
Saw Metal Church several times; from small clubs to large venues when they played Operation Rock-n-Roll Tour with Judas Priest and Alice Cooper. Always a great live band.
look into VSD from Baltimore to see some old school metal / crossover heavy goodness. VSD- Phantasmagoria, Girl troubles, Conformity Sucks, Mental Breakdown, and 3 other heavy songs.
chicksdigmetal2 2 years ago
Wasn't John Marshall Kirk Hammett's guitar tech??
oldgunsnroses4eva 2 years ago
I just love Mike Howes powerful high sounds.
It wonderfull how Metal Church stayed much the same through all those line-up chances to date. Every album superb lyrics, every album classy and thrashy. Metal Church number 1! They're neck on neck with Dave Mustaine's Megadeth crew to me.
TeXiCiTy 2 years ago
seen these guys in 86 open for metallica prettyu friggin good !!
nitotem 3 years ago
AMAZING AMAZING SONG!!!!!!!!!!
Mike is my fav MC singer!!
oldgunsnroses4eva 3 years ago
david wayne was the shit. much respect but mr. howe did metal church proud. don't diss on either of these two vocalists.
emeraldcityvideos 3 years ago 4
When did Metal Church play venues this big?
GothslayerEma 3 years ago
metal church used to play huge venues to 20,000 fans.ive seen them sooo many times and they were always amazing.what real music is supposed to be
SuperZombie6 2 years ago
Gods!
Osis1981 3 years ago
My Fave Band Next To Judas Priest!Great Song!
skeletonseyes 3 years ago
this song is awesome
Deadly666 3 years ago 2
Mike Howe is a vocal god!...This was by far the best Metal Church line-up.....And to the guys who don't know what melodic means?????....Rob Halford & Tim Owens both their voices are extremely melodic, they sing in perfect tune and know how to carry out a note, that's melody!....Melodic is not a bad term, and Judas Priest are very melodic, and I love Judas Priest!!!
thelawler 3 years ago 5
by far the best lineup,oh please Howe was great but Metal Church's best music and frontman was on their first 2 disks...respect the dead David Wayne R.I.P.
enwll3427 3 years ago
I loved David Wayne (And it truly was a sad day when he left us) but I think the best line-up was with Mike Howe. I love his powerful vocals and the guitar work of Marshall and Wells. And to me "The Human Factor" and "Hanging In The Balance" still to this day has a fresh type of sound.
thelawler 3 years ago
I agree. I liked them with Mike the most :)
oldgunsnroses4eva 3 years ago
Amazing song and album ,saw them back on that tour in Munich Germany ,great Metal memory.
powerslave075 3 years ago
the lyrics are awesome.... Is the rest of the album this good?
ktotam123 3 years ago 3
hells yeah!
rocker66666666 3 years ago
this is the first song i heard from this band and its pretty damn amazing
redfootballfalcons 3 years ago
btw the voice reminds me a lot of Sebastian Bach
firesign72 3 years ago
I thought likewise, when I first heard this track.
viniciusmonte 3 years ago
actually it remimded me a little of rob halford... stupid i know
Residentevilrox 3 years ago
well... I think that Sebastian Bach Learned a LOT from this guy!! :D
MidnightMasque 3 years ago
cool song
firesign72 3 years ago
Is good
partyzant9 3 years ago
this is the only Metal Church song Ive heard, but I love it.
SomecallmeJack 3 years ago
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Too much of a pop sounding voice. David Wayne was the best for this band. RIP my friend...
JCchamp316 4 years ago
while I agree Wayne was the best MC singer
I don't see where you can say Howe has a pop sounding voice that is ridiculous he has a killer voice just so happens the best MC albums were the first 2 though I think Badlands is easily one of their best songs along w/ this one
enwll3427 4 years ago 20
@enwll3427 I might just turn gay because of such an awesome comment!!!!!
MetalJuggler 11 months ago
@enwll3427 Howe Church stuff is best of all MC. Wayne was fucking great, but Howe was better. No pop sound whatsoever. This is probably the Best MC album ever.
kkpriest2112 3 days ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Metal Church
by pop you mean that you can understand what he is saying and it has a melody? Melodic metal is by far the best, i.e. Judas Priest!
Metal Church was pretty good under Howell!
MMMBloat 3 years ago
You stupid fuck, Judas Priest ain't never a melodic metal, it is classic heavy metal at its best.
Don't come with this melodic bullshit again, Junior.
viniciusmonte 3 years ago
Do you even know what Melodic means? Look it up...
ManfestDestiny1986 3 years ago
Yeah, I know and Judas Priest is simply classic heavy metal or traditional heavy metal, if you prefer. No way in hell, JP is melodic.
viniciusmonte 3 years ago
I think he just meant metal that has melody to it, as opposed to melodic metal as a genre. chill your beans.
SomecallmeJack 3 years ago
Fantastic band!Mike Howe was without doubt my fave singer of the bands line-ups.I'll have to see what he's up to now.He was one of the reasons i love this band,what a unique voice!!!!!!!!!
nanamano 4 years ago
i thank my dad for intruducing me to this band
darkslayer366 4 years ago
perfect song
chuckymullen 4 years ago
Is this video from their Live Dynamo DVD that was just released?
forgottenglory 4 years ago
Respect. Bow._
MegaloSkato 4 years ago
great track. metal church rules!!!
gys666 4 years ago
What happened to Mike Howe? What he's doing these days?
boulili101 4 years ago
this 80s thrash smokes the crap of today. Bringem back
irishpatrick12 5 years ago
im coming im coming
saynotodrug999 5 years ago
great song
great band
strepsilis 5 years ago
Im 15 and love Metal more than NU metal, in fact I prety much hate Nu metal, I mean it fucking screams! This song is awsome!
wasatak 5 years ago
that right little buddy join the club haha i just like Children of Bodom cuz they actaully take time to think about riff and putting them toghter. but ya i've been into 80 metal and hair metal since 8th grade now im in 12
saynotodrug999 5 years ago
Children of Bodom is a good metal band, especialy these days, i do like some nu metal, its just some sucks big time.
wasatak 5 years ago
this kicks much ass!
puremetalll 5 years ago
yes metal church was metal lords when mike howe vocals john marshall guitas and co was play`n then!!(fan from norway.)
phumlanimtiti 5 years ago
yeah!! Church kicked ass back then, and today is still a favorite of mine!!!! true metalheads!!!
SASTORM 5 years ago
Oh for fuck sake! This is fantastic!
Piasmaffia 5 years ago 2