Blessing in Disguise
Studio album by Metal Church
Released	1989 (LP) 1990 (CD)
Recorded	Aug 29 - Oct 4, 1988
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	54:34
Label	Elektra
Producer(s)	Terry Date
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Metal Church chronology
The Dark (1986)	Blessing in Disguise (1989)	The Human Factor (1991)

Blessing in Disguise is an album by American heavy metal band Metal Church, released as a vinyl LP in the summer of 1989; the CD followed in 1990. A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... Metal Church is an American thrash metal band from Aberdeen, Washington. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... “Heavy metal” redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Terry Date Terry Date is an American record producer and engineer, specialising in the rock and metal genres. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Metal Church is an American thrash metal band from Aberdeen, Washington. ... {{Album infobox| Name = The Dark| Type = Album| Artist= Metal Church| Cover = thedark. ... The Human Factor is the fourth album by Metal Church, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ... “Heavy metal” redirects here. ... Metal Church is an American thrash metal band from Aberdeen, Washington. ... The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour as a 33 ⅓ LP vinyl record A gramophone record (also phonograph record, or simply record) is an analogue sound recording medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove starting near the periphery and ending near the center of the disc. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

It was the band's final release on the Elektra label. Much to the dismay of some Metal Church fans, this was the first album not to feature the vocals of David Wayne, due to his departure to form the band Reverend. This release featured new vocalist Mike Howe (ex-Heretic). Kurdt Vanderhoof had produced Heretics final album "Breaking Point" previously. It seems that is how Mike Howe came to the attention of Metal Church. Thus also began a strange type of relationship between the 2 bands. The musicians of this new project were made up of the remaining members of Heretic. Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... The Reverend is an honorary prefix added to the names of Christian clergy and ministers. ... Look up Heretic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Kurdt Vanderhoof performing live at Gernika, Spain (2006) Kurdt Vanderhoof is the guitarist and founding member of legendary heavy metal band Metal Church. ...

Skepticism from the fans of David Wayne's vocals was put to rest upon the albums release, though, as many Metal Church fans find Blessing in Disguise to be nothing short of a brilliant album. It begins with the blistering opener (and live favorite) "Fake Healer", an extremely harsh insight to the mind of a medical practitioner only out for money. The album continues on with "Rest in Pieces (April 15, 1912)", an account of the sinking of the Titanic (before all the James Cameron fervour). On track 3 we hear "Of Unsound Mind", a straight-forward Metal Church song. What follows is a jewel in the Metal Church crown. "Anthem To The Estranged" is a nearly 10 minute epic that showcases the incredible songwriting of Kurt Vanderhoof and the amazing vocal talent of Mike Howe. Track 5 (1st song, side 2 of the album for the older generation) "Badlands" was the video release for this album, a wonderful contrast from clean guitars and soft vocals, to thunderous metal and grated screams. Track 6 "The Spell Can't Be Broken" is a typical metal offering expected by this quintet. "It's a Secret" is an instrumental, displaying the tightness of the unit, and not just instrumental masturbation, as is prone to happen on non-vocal excursions. With Track 8's "Cannot Tell A Lie", we get another "Politicians Are Evil" song that were so popular in this genre, back in the day. The album closes out with "The Powers That Be", a definite fanfare finale to an album that was to become a classic. April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Titanic. ... For other persons named James Cameron, see James Cameron (disambiguation). ...

Track listing

1. "Fake Healer" – 5:55
2. "Rest In Pieces" (April 15, 1912)" – 6:38
3. "Of Unsound Mind" – 4:44
4. "Anthem To The Estranged" – 9:31
5. "Badlands" – 7:21
6. "The Spell Can't Be Broken" – 6:46
7. "It's A Secret" – 3:47
8. "Cannot Tell A Lie" – 4:17
9. "The Powers That Be" – 5:22