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About The Dark (Metal Church album) : The Dark is the second full-length album released by the American heavy metal band Metal Church . It was the last album featuring the group's classic lineup of David Wayne, Kurdt Vanderhoof, Kirk Arrington, Duke Erickson, and Craig Wells . 1999's The Dark talks of somber themes, such as assassination, death, struggle, rituals, and the supernatural . The lyrics from "Line of Death", for example, were based on Libyan hostilities in the Gulf of Sidra . "Ton of Bricks" appears as the opening track in the Charlie Sheen movie No Man's Land (1987). It had a contribution from notable artists like David Wayne,Kurdt Vanderhoof,Kirk Arrington,Duke Erickson,Craig Wells,John Marshall. It had an affiliation to bands - The Dark,Metal Church. Its music is influenced by genres - thrash metal , power metal , speed metal.