Mike Howe - Photo: Melissa Castro As we know, losing people is a fact of life. We hold musicians in high regard because what they bring to our lives; an album that stays with us forever, deliverers of songs that can change or enhance our lives or the ritual of a gig experience. Musicians become..

Metal Church – Classic Live (Reaper Entertainment Europe)
You have to hand it to Metal Church. Since iconic vocalist Mike Howe came out of retirement and re-joined his former colleagues in 2014, the band has not been very far from the metal consciousness. XI - their first album with Howe since 1993's Hanging In The Balance - was a major success when it..

Metal Church – 1984 – 1989 The Elektra Years (Cherry Red Records/HNE Recordings)
The sea port of Seattle on the West Coast of the United States has always had a rich musical heritage. Mention the city nowadays and the more recent memory is the grunge movement of the 1990s but dial back the years a little further and the bands ruling the roost were of a different breed..