{"id":5140,"date":"2025-11-22T23:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T23:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/11\/22\/metal-church-recruits-megadeth-vicious-rumors-alice-cooper-members-for-new-lineup\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T23:59:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T23:59:01","slug":"metal-church-recruits-megadeth-vicious-rumors-alice-cooper-members-for-new-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/11\/22\/metal-church-recruits-megadeth-vicious-rumors-alice-cooper-members-for-new-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"METAL CHURCH Recruits MEGADETH, VICIOUS RUMORS &#038; ALICE COOPER Members For New Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Metal Church<\/strong> is back in a pretty big way. The band in 2026 is now founding guitarist <strong>Kurdt Vanderhoof<\/strong> alongside guitarist <strong>Rick Van Zandt<\/strong>, ex-<strong>Megadeth<\/strong> bassist <strong>David Ellefson<\/strong>, drummer <strong>Ken Mary<\/strong> (<strong>Alice Cooper<\/strong>, <strong>Flotsam And Jetsam<\/strong>), and <strong>Vicious Rumors<\/strong> vocalist <strong>Brian Allen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The band is now streaming their first single &#8220;F.A.F.O.&#8221; produced by <strong>Vanderhoof<\/strong> and mixed and mastered by <strong>Chris &#8220;Zeuss&#8221; Harris<\/strong> at Planet Z. Those sessions for the single have evolved into a brand-new <strong>Metal Church<\/strong> album, set for release in 2026 via Rat Pak Records. Additional details will be announced soon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After 45 years, the fact that we have new music coming in 2025 feels like a miracle. There was a time when I honestly didn&#8217;t think <strong>Metal Church<\/strong> would continue, but we&#8217;re back \u2014 and this lineup is firing on all cylinders,&#8221; said <strong>Vanderhoof<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t tell you how excited I am to have a new single on the way; that alone makes this moment incredibly special. &#8216;F.A.F.O.&#8217; is an aggressive thrasher, and I think the fans are really going to dig it. We certainly do \u2014 otherwise it wouldn&#8217;t be <strong>Metal Church<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Metal Church<\/strong> plans to tour extensively in 2026 and some festival dates have already been announced with more to come. Those are:<\/p>\n<p>8\/5 Josefov, Czech Brutal Assault Festival<br \/>8\/8 Kortrijik, Belgium Alcatraz Festival<br \/>8\/9 Geiselwind, Germany Keep It True Festival<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Metal Church &quot;F.A.F.O&quot; Official Video\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X23RO0LjUk8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"zox-post-body left zoxrel zox100\">\n\t\t<strong style=\"display: block;margin: 0 auto;max-width: 660px;font-size: 1.625rem;\">Want More Metal? 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