The Dark

by Metal Church

The Dark cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 6 October 1986
  • Label: Elektra
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 42:11
  • Community rating: 3.5/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Mark Dodson

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Dedicated to the memory of Metallica bassist Cliff Burton, the Seattle outfit's sophomore release bridges the gap between traditional American heavy metal and the burgeoning thrash movement. Driven by David Wayne's searing vocal performance and Kurdt Vanderhoof's punchy guitar riffing, the album achieved significant commercial success through heavy MTV rotation.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, punchy, gallop, riff-heavy, high-energy

Tracklist

  1. Ton of Bricks (3:04)
  2. Start the Fire (3:45)
  3. Method to Your Madness (4:57)
  4. Watch the Children Pray (5:57)
  5. Over My Dead Body (3:33)
  6. The Dark (4:12)
  7. Psycho (3:34)
  8. Line of Death (4:43)
  9. Burial at Sea (5:00)
  10. Western Alliance (3:21)

Credits

  • Metal Church - primary artist, arranged by
  • Craig Wells - written-by
  • David Wayne - written-by
  • Duke Erickson - written-by
  • Kirk Arrington - written-by
  • Kurdt Vanderhoof - written-by

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