U.S. Tour Announced By Metal Church

Hard rock titans Metal Church are hitting the road in the United States and Europe in support of their latest Rat Pak Records (Nuclear Blast in EU) release "XI," which is due out on March 25th.

The band will be playing two warm-up shows in the state of Washington before heading out on the Monsters Of Rock cruise this month. The first leg of the United States tour kicks off on March 24th in Portland, ME and runs through April 9th wrapping up in Rochester, NY at the Montage Music Hall. The record release party for "XI" will be the show on March 25th in Manchester, NH at the Jewel Nightclub. Admission to that show is free and is on a first come first served basis. Metal Church will be heading over to Europe in May and then return back to Europe for more dates in July and August. More tour dates to be announced in the near future. For more information on all upcoming tour dates, go to this location.

"XI" marks the return of legendary vocalist and front man Mike Howe. The new album is available for pre-order in various exclusive bundles via this location. A limited number of the deluxe international versions are available on the website and features a bonus disc of 8 extra songs. Other bundles include guitar picks, stickers, a special edition behind the scenes photo book, t-shirts and even a limited number of personal phone calls from Mike Howe himself.

The track list for "XI" is:

1. Reset
2. Killing Your Time (see lyric video here)
3. No Tomorrow (see music video here)
4. Signal Path
5. Sky Falls In
6. Needle & Suture
7. Shadow
8. Blow Your Mind
9. Soul Eating Machine
10. It Waits
11. Suffer Fools

For the current list of tour dates check out the image below: