A Tribute to Mike Howe of Metal Church (1965-2021)

Join Pete Pardo for a tribute to Metal Church lead singer Mike Howe, who passed away on July 26, 2021 at the age of 55. #mikehowe #metalchurch

[rubicon-ohkm]

This is devastating. Mike was an amazing vocalist and an even better human being.

[databloom]

Loved Metal Church because of Mike's vocals. He really drew you in and hooked you. Was really looking forward to seeing them again after all the craziness. R.(Rock) I. (in) P. (Paradise) buddy.

[mikerobertson]

Glad to see Mr Howe getting some love! David & Mike were the only 2 Metal Church singers I cared for!! RIP 🤘

[KevinOrtega]

R.I.P. Mike Howe, you’re a wonderful singer and will be truly missed!

[anthonyrivers]

A legendary singer and the legendary band...all hail

[PaulWildstar]

In 1993, I saw Mike Howe at a Hall Aflame show in Seattle. Hall Aflame was an awesome side project from Kurdt Vanderhoof. Mike jumped onstage and did one of the encores with the band. A really great night of music. Mike Howe is sorely missed...

[averagejobyt]

Revolution Underway from Damned if You Do is an incredible song. Thanks for this. RIP Mike Howe.

[benedictdonald]

Such an underrated vocalist from such an underrated band. Their debut is easily a 10/10.

[jasonbala]

I’m totally heartbroken 💔 what a great guy . I met him three times and each experience was awesome. His music lives in our hearts forever.

[metal-adventures-joerg]

Saw him live with MC the first time here in Germany around 1990 and also had the pleasure to talk to him after their show 1993 at the famous Rockfabrik Ludwigsburg!!!
He was very cool and such a funny Guy!
I'm very sad!!!
RIP Mike!!!

[porkins]

The Human Factor is a top 10 (of all time/genre) album for me. This hurts. XI and Damned if You Do were amazing and I was so ready for what was next. Rest In Peace Mike.

[allornadaaccordingtojack]

Very sad to learn of Mike Howe's passing. R.I.P. Mike

[pointlesswithasideofstrang]

Hanging in the balance was also a great album. I myself thought the cover was a trip!. The music was killer especially with Mikes vocals. He made everything sound amazing. One of my top 5 singers and band of all time! Heretic was great. Again, anything he sang on was great. A powerful perfect metal voice. Live was even better than the albums. I really hope he did vocals for some of the new music and we get to hear it. I can't say enough about him. I am so glad I got to see him a few years ago with Metal Church . I could and do listen to him daily. So sad. So glad he made a comeback before his passing. And please, try out Hanging in the Balance again or for the first time. Mike vocals are sick and strong as always.

[graywolf]

Вечная память Майку. Прекрасный был вокалист.

[Fixxer]

I caught Metal Church a couple of times in 2017: At a Chicago festival in the summer and at ProgPowerUSA in September. The festival gig was very short (30 minutes), but they headlined the 2nd (?) night of PPUSA, and they delivered a killer set. If you closed your eyes, you wouldn't have known that Mike Howe had been in semi-retirement as his vocals were every bit as strong as they were in the 80's and 90's. RIP.

[wolfgangfreeman]

Mikes voice box went out. Thats what killed him, rip Mike. Always love metal church.

[sadboi]

Absolutely brutal news. This is a tough pill to swallow. RIP

[johnmichaelwilliams]

Pete - came to this group due to SoT. So sad to hear this news after just finding the band in the last year or so. RIP Mike Howe, too young to have left us. Really appreciate your tribute shows, Pete.

[jeffreywebb]

Who gave this a thumbs down?Assholes, that who.RIP, MikeHowe.

[Shaun.Sparico]

I caught Metal Church in Pittsburgh in 2019 on the "Damned if You Do tour" and they were excellent (as one would expect) and Mike and the band were just too cool to us, the fans, and met with us after the show to sign autoutgraphs and just bullshit. They were just so down to earth which is so rare now a days. And to boot, I am sure that you are in the know about these two deaths, but Joey Jordinson, a former drummer for Slipknot died yesterday and bassist Dusty Hill of ZZ Top died today. I am assuming that I/we are going to have to endure the deaths of our idols until we get chosen ourselves when the time comes. I have not seen anything on this from you, but I know that you are a huge fan of Frank Marino. I had no clue who he was until 1978 when I was about 15-16 years old and Frank Marino and Mahoghany Rush "Live" was released and have been a fan ever since, but in '81 I joined the Marines and lost touch with a lot of my metal sources and it was like he just disappeared off the face of the earth until he resurfaced maybe 5 years ago and in the Spring of 2021 I secured ticket to see him only for the show to be postponed to September of this year and he unfortunately came down with an illness that prohibits him from playing now. I realize that this sounds selfish, but after watching a couple of tunes off of the live recordings from The Agora Theater, ("The Answer" and "You Got Livin' - my personal favorite album is "What's Next") he sounded and looked great. I am not sure if you listen to "Accept, " but they have a song called "Dying Breed" off of "Blind Rage" or Annihilator's (or should I say Jeff Water's) "Army of One" off of their "Annihilator Metal" album, but I am not digging this dying/aging hero merry-go-round that I am finding to be inescapable and see no end to it until my end. But I will take the moment to thank Mr. Marino for sharing his skill set as an unbelievable vocalist/guitarist with us for all of these years. I wish you well. And Pete, thank you for sharing your wealth of musical knowledge with us rivet heads. Take care.