The Weight of the World is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Metal Church. It was released in 2004 through the Steamhammer/SPV label.
This album marks the beginning of Metal Church's third major line-up, with the addition of Ronny Munroe (vocals), Jay Reynolds (guitar), and Steve Unger (bass). This album is also the last to feature Kirk Arrington on drums. It is hailed by critics and fans alike as Metal Church's comeback album.
The prevalent themes of this album include crime, war, rejection, and madness.
Reviews for The Weight of the World were mixed. Reviewer Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic lamented "the band's maddening tendencies for songwriting inconsistency, matching every memorable turn like 'Hero's Soul' or 'Sunless Sky' with an equally forgettable outing like 'Wings of Tomorrow' or 'Bomb to Drop.'" He criticized new singer Ronny Munroe, who "doesn't always have the power or presence to match the surrounding onslaught", but stated his belief that longtime fans of the band would like most of the album's songs.[2] Tony Daley of Blabbermouth.net was also critical of Munroe's performance and was not convinced by "the sound of the pre-thrash New Wave Of British Heavy Metal" the album offers and by "the pool of average ideas" that makes up the eight minute pièce de résistance "Madman's Soul". However he conceded that if "you don't mind the odd dip in quality, then Weight of the World is a likable, if flawed, piece of work."[3]
Exclaim! review by Greg Pratt was more positive, stating that The Weight of the World "gives that metal punch we all knew the band was capable of delivering", because "the ten tunes are jam-packed with classic '80s heavy metal riffs, from glorious thrash to some NWOBHM melodic near-punksters".[5]Rock Hard reviewer remarked the 1980s feel of the music and praised the "smoky-aggressive voice" of Munroe and Metal Church for providing "grand songwriting, horny hooks and a feeling for the synthesis of hammer-hard rhythms and memorable melodies." Despite "the somewhat muddy production and one or two average songs" he elected Weight of the World the comeback album of the year.[4]
Mark Greer – mixing, mastering at Bandit Audio in Olympia, Washington
Kurdt Vanderhoof, Kathy Moats – artwork
Dick Moats – photography
Chris Jacobson – executive producer
Referencesedit
^"Metal Church: New Album Delayed Until September". Blabbermouth.net. August 2, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
^ abRivadavia, Eduardo. "Metal Church - The Weight of the World review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
^ abDaley, Tony. "Metal Church - The Weight of the World". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
^ abTrojan, Frank (2004). "Review Dynamit: Metal Church - The Weight of the World". Rock Hard (in German). No. 207. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
^Pratt, Greg (December 1, 2004). "Metal Church - The Weight of the World". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
December 15, 2023
weight, world, metal, church, album, weight, world, seventh, studio, album, american, heavy, metal, band, metal, church, released, 2004, through, steamhammer, label, weight, worldstudio, album, metal, churchreleasedseptember, 2004, studiothe, english, channel,. The Weight of the World is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Metal Church It was released in 2004 through the Steamhammer SPV label The Weight of the WorldStudio album by Metal ChurchReleasedSeptember 28 2004 1 StudioThe English Channel Studio Olympia Washington GenreHeavy metalthrash metalLength56 34LabelSPV SteamhammerProducerKurdt Vanderhoof Chris JacobsonMetal Church chronologyMasterpeace 1999 The Weight of the World 2004 A Light in the Dark 2006 This album marks the beginning of Metal Church s third major line up with the addition of Ronny Munroe vocals Jay Reynolds guitar and Steve Unger bass This album is also the last to feature Kirk Arrington on drums It is hailed by critics and fans alike as Metal Church s comeback album The prevalent themes of this album include crime war rejection and madness Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 ReferencesReception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 Blabbermouth net6 5 10 3 Rock Hard9 10 4 Reviews for The Weight of the World were mixed Reviewer Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic lamented the band s maddening tendencies for songwriting inconsistency matching every memorable turn like Hero s Soul or Sunless Sky with an equally forgettable outing like Wings of Tomorrow or Bomb to Drop He criticized new singer Ronny Munroe who doesn t always have the power or presence to match the surrounding onslaught but stated his belief that longtime fans of the band would like most of the album s songs 2 Tony Daley of Blabbermouth net was also critical of Munroe s performance and was not convinced by the sound of the pre thrash New Wave Of British Heavy Metal the album offers and by the pool of average ideas that makes up the eight minute piece de resistance Madman s Soul However he conceded that if you don t mind the odd dip in quality then Weight of the World is a likable if flawed piece of work 3 Exclaim review by Greg Pratt was more positive stating that The Weight of the World gives that metal punch we all knew the band was capable of delivering because the ten tunes are jam packed with classic 80s heavy metal riffs from glorious thrash to some NWOBHM melodic near punksters 5 Rock Hard reviewer remarked the 1980s feel of the music and praised the smoky aggressive voice of Munroe and Metal Church for providing grand songwriting horny hooks and a feeling for the synthesis of hammer hard rhythms and memorable melodies Despite the somewhat muddy production and one or two average songs he elected Weight of the World the comeback album of the year 4 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Ronny Munroe and Kurdt Vanderhoof except where indicatedNo TitleWriter s Length1 Leave Them Behind 5 472 Weight of the World Munroe Vanderhoof Kirk Arrington5 243 Hero s Soul 4 454 Madman s Overture Vanderhoof8 355 Sunless Sky 5 286 Cradle to Grave 5 547 Wings of Tomorrow 6 168 Time Will Tell Munroe Vanderhoof Jay Reynolds Arrington5 119 Bomb to Drop 4 0710 Blood Money 5 07Personnel editMetal ChurchRonny Munroe vocals Kurdt Vanderhoof guitar producer engineer mixing Jay Reynolds guitar Steve Unger bass Kirk Arrington drumsProductionMark Greer mixing mastering at Bandit Audio in Olympia Washington Kurdt Vanderhoof Kathy Moats artwork Dick Moats photography Chris Jacobson executive producerReferences edit Metal Church New Album Delayed Until September Blabbermouth net August 2 2004 Retrieved September 11 2017 a b Rivadavia Eduardo Metal Church The Weight of the World review AllMusic All Media Network Retrieved September 11 2017 a b Daley Tony Metal Church The Weight of the World Blabbermouth net Retrieved September 11 2017 a b Trojan Frank 2004 Review Dynamit Metal Church The Weight of the World Rock Hard in German No 207 Retrieved September 11 2017 Pratt Greg December 1 2004 Metal Church The Weight of the World Exclaim Retrieved September 11 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Weight of the World Metal Church album amp oldid 1115491665, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
