---
title: "The Dark by Metal Church"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/ba34ff55-6065-33a4-8396-cef7969e1c2b"
artist: "Metal Church"
year: 1986
label: "Elektra"
---

# The Dark

**The Dark** is an album by Metal Church, released in 1986 on Elektra.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | The Dark |
| Artist | Metal Church |
| Type | Album |
| Year | 1986 |
| Label | Elektra |
| Catalog number | 9 60493-2 |
| Tracks | 10 |
| Place in discography | 2 of 14 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Ton of Bricks | 3:04 |
| 2 | Start the Fire | 3:46 |
| 3 | Method to Your Madness | 4:57 |
| 4 | Watch the Children Pray | 5:57 |
| 5 | Over My Dead Body | 3:34 |
| 6 | The Dark | 4:12 |
| 7 | Psycho | 3:35 |
| 8 | Line of Death | 4:44 |
| 9 | Burial at Sea | 5:00 |
| 10 | Western Alliance | 3:20 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal) · [Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/power-metal) · [US Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/us-power-metal)

## Release tags

Heavy Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Metal Church (1984)](https://themetalnet.com/album/ab8f58b0-abbc-3371-8241-d08ff430ba45)
- Next release: [Blessing in Disguise (1989)](https://themetalnet.com/album/09122de0-6ff4-3c92-a96d-bd1b2c2727cc)

## Artist

- [Metal Church](https://themetalnet.com/band/metal-church)

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/album/ba34ff55-6065-33a4-8396-cef7969e1c2b](https://themetalnet.com/album/ba34ff55-6065-33a4-8396-cef7969e1c2b). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt