The Present Wasteland, originally released in 2008, shows Metal Church in a period of creative strength and thematic depth. With powerful anthems such as “Deeds of a Dead Soul”, “Meet Your Maker” and “Crawling to Extinction”, the album combines the band's classic heavy metal sound with thought-provoking lyrics reflecting on personal and societal crises.

The 2024 remastered version gives this modern classic a new shine, highlighting the intense riffs and melodic vocals and bringing out the epic atmosphere of the songs even more clearly. The Present Wasteland remains a must-have album for fans of Metal Church and the US metal genre.