Hanging in the Balance
Hanging in the Balance is the fifth album by the American heavy metal band Metal Church, released in 1993. This was Metal Church's last album before their two-year break up from 1996 to 1998, and the last to feature vocalist Mike Howe for more than two decades until his return to the band in 2015.[4] It is also their last studio album with longtime guitarist Craig Wells and drummer Kirk Arrington (until his return on 2004's The Weight of the World).
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| Released | October 7, 1993[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1992–1993 | |||
| Studio | Music Storage Studios, Aberdeen, Washington Studio 900, New York City, New York Studio Works II, Island Park, New York | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, thrash metal | |||
| Length | 56:45 | |||
| Label | Blackheart (US and Japan) SPV/Steamhammer (Europe) | |||
| Producer | Thom Panunzio, Kenny Laguna, Paul O'Neill | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 9/10[2] |
| Rock Hard | 9.5/10[3] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Gods of Second Chance" | Mike Howe, Kurdt Vanderhoof, Paul O'Neill | 5:23 |
| 2. | "Losers in the Game" | Howe, Vanderhoof | 5:08 |
| 3. | "Hypnotized" | Howe, John Marshall, Vanderhoof | 4:43 |
| 4. | "No Friend of Mine" | Howe, Vanderhoof | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Waiting for a Savior" | Howe, Vanderhoof, O'Neill | 5:48 |
| 6. | "Conductor" | Craig Wells, Vanderhoof | 4:10 |
| 7. | "Little Boy" | Marshall, Vanderhoof | 8:14 |
| 8. | "Down to the River" | Howe, Vanderhoof | 5:01 |
| 9. | "End of the Age" | Howe, Vanderhoof | 7:17 |
| 10. | "Lovers and Madmen" | Marshall | 2:51 |
| 11. | "A Subtle War" | Marshall, Vanderhoof | 4:12 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Low to Overdrive" | Vanderhoof | 4:27 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "Start the Fire" (live) | David Wayne, Wells, Vanderhoof | |
| 13. | "Fake Healer" (live) | Marshall, Vanderhoof | |
| 14. | "Losers in the Game" (live) | Howe, Vanderhoof |
Personnel
- Metal Church
- Mike Howe - vocals
- John Marshall - guitars
- Craig Wells - guitars
- Duke Erickson - bass guitar
- Kirk Arrington - drums
- Additional musicians
- Kurdt Vanderhoof - additional guitars
- Jerry Cantrell - lead guitar on "Gods of Second Chance"[5]
- Randy Hansen - lead guitar on "Conductor"
- Joan Jett, Allison Wolfe, Kathleen Hanna - backing vocals on "Little Boy"
- Production
- Thom Panunzio - producer, engineer, mixing at The Hit Factory, New York
- Kenny Laguna - producer
- Paul O'Neill - producer on tracks 1, 5, 6, 10, musical director, arrangements with Kurdt Vanderhoof and Metal Church
- Adam Kasper, Chuck Johnson, Glen Robinson, John Aiosa, Lee Anthony, Thom Cadley - assistant engineers
- Greg Calbi - mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
References
- "Hanging in the Balance - Metal Church". AllMusic. 1993-10-07. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 275. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- Kühnemund, Götz (1993). "Review Dynamit: Metal Church - Hanging in the Balance". Rock Hard (in German). No. 81. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- "Metal Church Rejoined By Singer Mike Howe". Blabbermouth.net. April 30, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
- https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/39488/Metal-Church-Hanging-in-the-Balance/
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