#351 Metal Church 'Dead to Rights' Review - Metal Church Prove They're Not Dead Yet

About this episode

The episode reviews Metal Church's latest album 'Dead to Rights' and discusses its return to classic thrash style.

“It took me like a hard 16 seconds…but I got it down…I swallowed all of it…” Released April 10, 2026, DEAD TO RIGHTS, the 14th studio album in 40+ years from the mighty METAL CHURCH, features a new line up and a return to the power metal infused thrash style that made them a force to be reckoned with back in the 80’s, during the heyday of the (then relatively new) thrash scene. “I was proud of myself…that I finished that much…in so little time…” Featuring David Ellefson (formerly of Megadeth) on bass, Ken Mary (currently of Flotsam and Jetsam) on drums, and brand-new vocalist Brian Allen, DEAD TO RIGHTS contains all of the best elements of “The Dark” and “Blessing In Disguise” with the added blessing of modern production quality. This album is chock full of great riffs and catchy hooks that maintains the classic “flavor of Metal Church” with some upgraded, present-day refinements. “He’s got great gear…he’s got really nice gear…I kinda wanna play with his gear…” Find out why “Splitting The G” is an essential St. Patrick’s Day event for every holiday, get yourself a tiny sample of the brand-new Venom album, “Into Oblivion” (featuring Cronos), and find out why “the Metallica of the…

People in this episode

Host: Metal Nerdery Podcast

Topics covered

• Metal Church
• album review
• power metal
• thrash metal
• music production
• new lineup

Keywords

• Metal Church
• Dead to Rights
• album review
• thrash metal
• power metal
• David Ellefson
• Brian Allen
• music production

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Metal Church, Megadeth, Flotsam and Jetsam

Products: DEAD TO RIGHTS, Into Oblivion

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