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Saturday, February 14, 2026
METAL CHURCH: POST VIDEO FOR NEW TRACK "BRAINWASH GAME"
San Francisco, California
thrash metal veterans METAL CHURCH have posted a video for "BRAINWASH GAME", a track from the bands anticipated new release "DEAD TO RIGHTS", due to
be unleashed soon in 2026 (release date T.B.A.). via REAPER ENTERTAINMENT.
METAL CHURCH have posted a video for "F.A.F.O.",
a stand alone single, unleashed 11/21/2025 via RAT PAK RECORDS
and REAPER
ENTERTAINMENT...
METAL CHURCH have posted "FAKE HEALER (LIVE IN
JAPAN)", a track from the bands anticipated new live release "THE FINAL
SERMON LIVE IN JAPAN 2019)", unleashed 7/26/2024 via REAPER
ENTERTAINMENT.
METAL CHURCH, unleashed "CONGREGATION OF
ANNIHILATION", 5/26/2023 via RAT PAK RECORDS.
METAL CHURCH have announced MARC LOPES as the bands new vocalist.
FROM REAPER ENTERTAINMENT and METAL CHURCH:
[NEW VIDEO!] "Brainwash Game" from our forthcoming album "Dead to Rights", check it out!
Metal Church - announce new album “Dead to Rights” / Pre-sales have started! +++
West
Coast thrash metal legends METAL CHURCH are back with their 13th studio
album, Dead To Rights, scheduled for release on April 10, via Reaper
Entertainment in Europe. The album marks the first release from the
band’s new lineup, featuring founding guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof,
longtime guitarist Rick Van Zandt, bass icon David Ellefson, powerhouse
drummer Ken Mary, and dynamic new vocalist Brian Allen.
The
album delivers Metal Church’s signature heavy, riff-driven sound, from
the aggressive opening assault of “Brainwash Game” to the riff-heavy
finale “My Wrath.” Fans will also recognize the classic Metal Church
style in tracks like “Deep Cover Shakedown,” “The Show,” and “Wasted
Time.” The album’s first single, “F.A.F.O.,” released last November, has
already amassed over 400,000 views for its official video. Dead To
Rights was produced by Kurdt Vanderhoof and mixed and mastered by Zeuss
at Planet Z.
Kurdt Vanderhoof explains:
“This
new album is very special to me for one reason: the band was over, and I
honestly didn’t see it being resurrected. But somehow, it brought
itself back to life—again! I’m incredibly proud of these new songs; they
hit hard. Brian Allen brings the classic Metal Church sound to the
vocals, and adding a rhythm section with musicians of the caliber of
Dave Ellefson and Ken Mary makes this a force to be reckoned with. If
you enjoy classic Metal Church, you’re going to love this record.”
Pre-order Dead To Rights in various editions here:
Metal Church EU Shop
Tracklist Dead to Rights:
1.Brainwash Game
2. F.A.F.O.
3. Dead To Rights
4. Deep Cover Shakedown
5. Feet To The Fire
6. The Show
7. Heaven Knows (Slip Away)
8. No Memory
9. Wasted Time
10. My Wrath
VIDEO BELOW:METAL CHURCH:NEW TRACK "BRAINWASH GAME" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF REAPER ENTERTAINMENT):