Vanderhoof was formed by Metal Church guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof during his initial hiatus from that band.
Like Vanderhoof's former non-Church project (Hall Aflame, who released an album in the early nineties), Vanderhoof the band is decidedly less power metal than Metal Church ever was, instead opting for a more mainstream hard rock sound.
Though the album is quite polished and professional, it's hard to tell how Metal Church fans would react to it, since it's really a different style.
The debut has been re-released in the US, and a followup album, A Blur In Time, has now been completed and released.