Metal For The Master

Some albums are born in the spotlight. Others take a more winding path—recorded, reworked, renamed... and eventually recognized for what they truly are.
Apostle's Metal For the Master (1989) is one of those albums.
Originally recorded in Chicago at Tone Zone Studios, the home base of Rez Band, these sessions capture a pivotal moment for Apostle. Under the guidance of producer Glenn Kaiser and engineered by Roger Heiss, the band set out to re-record and refine their strongest material, giving it greater precision, clarity, and power.
The result is a sharper, more focused expression of Apostle's signature sound, elite U.S. neo-classical heavy metal driven by the talent and vision of Matt Harding.
There's history woven into this release. Some early cassette versions circulated under the name Apostle, and at one point the project was even intended to be released as Tone Zone in 1987. But over time, the recordings found their identity as Metal For the Master, a title that better reflect

Lineup

Matt Harding - Vocals/Guitars
Mark Borrero - Bass
David McKee - Drums