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).

Hanging in the Balance
Studio album by
Metal Church
ReleasedOctober 7, 1993[1]
Recorded1992–1993
StudioMusic Storage Studios, Aberdeen, Washington
Studio 900, New York City, New York
Studio Works II, Island Park, New York
GenreHeavy metal, thrash metal
Length56:45
LabelBlackheart (US and Japan)
SPV/Steamhammer (Europe)
ProducerThom Panunzio, Kenny Laguna, Paul O'Neill
Metal Church chronology
The Human Factor
(1991)		 Hanging in the Balance
(1993)		 Live
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[2]
Rock Hard9.5/10[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gods of Second Chance"Mike Howe, Kurdt Vanderhoof, Paul O'Neill5:23
2."Losers in the Game"Howe, Vanderhoof5:08
3."Hypnotized"Howe, John Marshall, Vanderhoof4:43
4."No Friend of Mine"Howe, Vanderhoof3:58
5."Waiting for a Savior"Howe, Vanderhoof, O'Neill5:48
6."Conductor"Craig Wells, Vanderhoof4:10
7."Little Boy"Marshall, Vanderhoof8:14
8."Down to the River"Howe, Vanderhoof5:01
9."End of the Age"Howe, Vanderhoof7:17
10."Lovers and Madmen"Marshall2:51
11."A Subtle War"Marshall, Vanderhoof4:12
European edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Low to Overdrive"Vanderhoof4:27
Digipak release bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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
Additional musicians
Production

References
  1. "Hanging in the Balance - Metal Church". AllMusic. 1993-10-07. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  2. 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.
  3. Kühnemund, Götz (1993). "Review Dynamit: Metal Church - Hanging in the Balance". Rock Hard (in German). No. 81. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  4. "Metal Church Rejoined By Singer Mike Howe". Blabbermouth.net. April 30, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  5. https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/39488/Metal-Church-Hanging-in-the-Balance/



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