XI (Metal Church album)

XI
Studio album by Metal Church
Released	March 25, 2016
Recorded	2015
Length	58:24
Label	Rat Pak Records
Producer	Kurdt Vanderhoof, Chris "The Wizard" Collier
Metal Church chronology
Generation Nothing (2013) XI (2016)
Singles from XI
"Killing Your Time" Released: February 11, 2016[1] "Reset" Released: March 18, 2016[2]

XI is the eleventh studio album by the American heavy metal band Metal Church. It was released on March 25, 2016,^[3] and is the band's first album in 23 years (since Hanging in the Balance) to feature vocalist Mike Howe.

Reception

Critical reception

XI has received positive reviews. Metal Underground rated the album four stars out of five and called it "a must buy for long time and new fans of the band and should be placed on the mantle in the same light as Howe, Phase One."^[4]

Sales

XI sold 11,000 copies in its first week of release in the United States, and debuted at number 57 on the Billboard 200 chart,^[5] making it their highest chart position, and their first entry on the Billboard 200 chart in 27 years (since Blessing in Disguise). It also became the band's highest-charting album in Germany, peaking at number 34,^[6] and becoming their first album to chart there since Hanging in the Balance reached number 79 in 1994.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Reset"	3:53
2.	"Killing Your Time"	5:06
3.	"No Tomorrow"	5:08
4.	"Signal Path"	7:12
5.	"Sky Falls In"	7:01
6.	"Needle and Suture"	4:38
7.	"Shadow"	4:08
8.	"Blow Your Mind"	6:28
9.	"Soul Eating Machine"	4:41
10.	"It Waits"	5:15
11.	"Suffer Fools"	4:54
12.	"Fan the Fire" (European bonus track)	3:47
13.	"Long Time Coming" (Japanese bonus track)	5:29
Total length:		58:24

Personnel

• Mike Howe – vocals
• Kurdt Vanderhoof – guitar
• Rick Van Zandt – guitar
• Steve Unger – bass
• Jeff Plate – drums

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7]	51
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]	94
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9]	77
French Albums (SNEP)[10]	153
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11]	34
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]	30
US Billboard 200[13]	57

References

1. "METAL CHURCH: Lyric Video For New Song 'Killing Your Time'". Blabbermouth.net. February 11, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
2. "METAL CHURCH: Official Lyric Video For 'Reset' Song". Blabbermouth.net. March 18, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
3. "Metal Church To Release 'XI' Album In March". Blabbermouth.net. January 5, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
4. "Metal Church - "XI" CD Review". metalunderground.com. March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
5. "Metal Church's 'XI' Lands On Billboard Chart". Blabbermouth.net. April 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
6. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". GfK Entertainment Charts. April 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
7. "Austriancharts.at – Metal Church – XI" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
8. "Ultratop.be – Metal Church – XI" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
9. "Ultratop.be – Metal Church – XI" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
10. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums - SNEP (Semaine du 25 Mars)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Metal Church – XI" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
12. "Swisscharts.com – Metal Church – XI". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
13. "Metal Church – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Metal Church. Retrieved April 4, 2016.