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 \nRON:Oh that's our\"Ace photographer\".  \nLENMY:Out of a job!He's out of a job!!!  \nRICK:Where did you.find Brian Robertson?  \n                      TDMMY:I found him under a table at Dingwa11's(UK)K)RON:You sure did play alot of your new album...BRIAN:Weplayedailofitexcept\"DieYouBastardsdsRON:Last time you were here you only played halfas long cause Brian had .just joined...  \nLEMMY:Ah yes,it sounded like it cause we wereplaying longer numbers,but less of them.It_was ininfact 1onger,but actuaily we adapted it for TV byputting it on a piece of wood&banging a few holesesthrough it.  \nR.BURCH:Where's your best fans?  \nLEMMY:SF,LA,New York and Chicago,  \nR.BURCH:How'd the gigs with Metallica go in NYC?LBMY:Theyweren't actuallyinNewYork.Thegigsswith Metaliica were in Buffalo.  \nBRIAN:Andofcourseweall knowthatBuffalo'sarereextinct!We didn't get time to see 'em cause wewere out getting drunk!  \nDUDLEY:What alcoholic beverages would you endorse?  \nLEMMY:Therehegoesagain,hesaidsomethingagain!  \nBRIAN:Jack'Daniels   COKE not Pepsi!  \nLENMY:Carlsberg Special Brew.Which you can't buyin America-you poor devils!  \nR.BURCH:We heard a rumor that Fast Eddie_Clarke  \n!  \n?  \ne?  \nin!  \nKURDT VANDERhOF/LD EULL/AARCN ZIMFEL/3TEVE HAAT  \nSTEVE,RICK &KURDT in back(THE ORIGINAL VETAL CHURCH)SINISTER SAVAGE in front(METAL CHURCH MK.II)The Church never had much luck with drummers &  \nHFTA2CZC1KC羽  \nafter Winer left the band went through 6 or 7'justin 1981.They even asked visiting Newport Beachresident headbanger Lars U1rich to join(imaginethat!)but he wanted to form his own band closerto home(and thus was METALLICA formed).Guitar-ists Thaen Rasmussen of VY-KING and Doug Piercy ofCOBRA&DELTA combined forces and liking the nameANVIL CHORUS they took it for themselves.The Cho-rus even wrote a song about MC called \"Bow to theChurch(of Metal)”as they shortened their name tothe better known METAL CHURCH.  \n METAL CHURCH/THE CHURCH OF METAL/ANVIL CHORUS In 1981.the heaviest band in the world was notIron Maiden,Angelwitch,Scorpions or Judas Priest,it was those unsung(and unknown)heroes in SanFrancisco's ultra underground garage band METALCHURCH,The combination of Rick Condran &KurdtVanderhof on guitars with bassist Steve Haat and asteady flow of session drummers,inspired by therecent resurgence of Metal in the form of the NWO-5HM,was too intense to last.It didn't.Nothinggreat ever does last long enough,but they havereincarnated several times under Vanderhof's lead-ership and are now at the forefront of the NWOAHM.This is their story..:  \nThe Church never played a gig(they still havenot)yet gained quite a bit of attention.I triedtalking Mike Varney into signing them or at leastrecording them,but he was always too busy withhis other bands.MC was at it's heaviest incarnat-ion in late 1981,but unfortunately their 3 songdemo is the only music left from that era.Varneywas busy,but he did get an interesting heavyMarin county group(SINISTER SAVAGE)that was bre-aking-up in ","cbCaiqcIVp9QePr3","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqcIVp9QePr3","pdf",1969460,16,"English","# Metal Church - The Church of Metal - Story\n## Early history and interview moments\n## Turning points, demos, and lineup evolution\n## Connections between bands and formation of a new identity","[{\"question\":\"What does the document focus on regarding Metal Church?\",\"answer\":\"It centers on the band’s origin and evolution, including key personnel changes, memorable interview-style exchanges, and how early demos and gigs shaped their identity.\"},{\"question\":\"Which period is described as a major turning point?\",\"answer\":\"Late 1981 is presented as a pivotal moment, with an invited vocalist and subsequent changes that led to new songs and a second demo recording.\"},{\"question\":\"How are other local bands connected to Metal Church’s story?\",\"answer\":\"The text links Metal Church to nearby punk, hardcore, and progressive metal acts through shared members, audience encounters, and friendship-based collaborations that helped redefine the lineup and direction.\"}]","Metal Church - The Church of Metal - Story | PDF",1790644900,25]