Schade drum, auf ihrer Homepage haben die US-Metaller aus Seattle folgendes bekannt gegeben:

A message from the band..

July 7 , 2009

To all of our fans and friends...

We regretfully announce that Metal Church is calling it quits.

The performance at Rocklahoma will be our last show. We have had to cancel the shows scheduled for August and that, among other things, has led us to have to make this decision.

There has been far too much frustration and disappointment in trying to keep moving forward. The collapse of our record company, SPV, has made it next to impossible for us continue in any kind of professional manner due to lack of tour support. This decision was not made lightly.

We do have unfinished business in the studio, and with any luck we will have something that will be of interest to Metal Church fans in the near future.

We would like to thank all the fans that have stuck with Metal Church through all these years, the line-up changes and the ups and downs.

We can't tell you how much your support has meant to us, we appreciate each and every one of you.

It's been a great ride... thanks for being a part of it.

Metal Church

Das klingt nach einer Menge Business-Frust. Was bleibt, sind etliche Band-Klassiker und Metal-Meilensteine. Und dass sich die Band diese eines schönen Tages auch wieder intensiv ins Gedächtnis ruft...

http://www.metalchurchmusic.com/