This offering from Metal Church is something no metalhead should pass up. Their 3rd album as well as the first with Mike Howe is an underrated masterpiece. MC amalgamates the power metal melodies of Iron Maiden with the thrashy razor's edge of Testament. When I put this into my stereo, I was so blown away that the first listen was for the entire 54 minutes of this album. The diversity is so great, I have to review each track individually

Fake Healer: The album opens with a dramatic(with an oddly symphonic feel)tirade against doctors who care more about the almighty dollar than their patients. Great sing along chorus to boot
Rest In Pieces: This nightmarish epic, written free-form, concerns the first voyage of the Titanic(you know what happens at the end).
Of Unsound Mind: One of the few less-than-5-minute songs on the CD. Concerns a man who goes insane and isolates himself from society.
Anthems To The Estranged: File this under virtuosity to the extreme. A 9:31 epic that goes from folky acoustic playing to powerful metal riffs. The lyrics are a tribute to those who are forced into a nomadic lifestyle and have to deal with being away from their loved ones.
Badlands: A number about living in the frontier. The atmosphere is very desolate, one gets the feeling of being in the desert during sundown.
The Spell Can't Be Broken: This bit is about, you guessed it, the mysterious nature of witchcraft.
It's A Secret: An early-Maiden style instrumental
Cannot Tell A Lie: Imagine if someone who cared about the country's problems ran for President, this would be the PERFECT campaign song.
The Powers That Be: The finale on this album is concerning an issue amongst the metalhead community, people(esp. adults) who don't understand metal music.

If you are interested, buy this album and see what many metalloids have been missing.

This review is credited to:
T. J. Davis