The new lineup of METAL CHURCH made its live debut last night (Sunday, May 17) at the San Luis Metal Fest at Teatro del Pueblo in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

Fan-filmed video of the show can be seen below.

The current lineup consists of founding guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof alongside longtime guitarist Rick Van Zandt, bass icon David Ellefson (MEGADETH), powerhouse drummer Ken Mary (FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, FIFTH ANGEL, ALICE COOPER, HOUSE OF LORDS, TKO, CHASTAIN) and dynamic new vocalist Brian Allen (VICIOUS RUMORS).

The band's performance was notable for its return to their classic sound after a few years of experimenting with different styles.

METAL CHURCH's new album, "Dead To Rights", was released on April 10 via Rat Pak Records.

The LP was produced by Vanderhoof and mixed and mastered by Chris ''Zeuss'' Harris at Planet Z.

In related news, vocalist Marc Lopes will not be joining the band for future shows.

METAL CHURCH's next appearance is scheduled for May 20 at the Rock Fest in Jilin, China.

During a December 2025 appearance on “The David Ellefson Show” podcast, Vanderhoof stated about how the latest version of METAL CHURCH came to be: Well, it was a couple years ago, after we just did our Australia run.

And when we came back, things just really fell apart.

Elaborating on how the material for the new METAL CHURCH album came together, Kurdt said: Like I said, I'm sitting here and all of a sudden these great people just became available and were interested in doing this.

And I had to literally stop, 'cause I was, like, 'Wait.

What? I hadn't planned on this.' Born out of the explosive West Coast metal scene of the early '80s, METAL CHURCH quickly established themselves as one of the genre's most formidable and musically sophisticated bands.