Your Favorite Christian Metal Band?
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Posted by Dane Train, 30.05.2007 - 22:36
But there are those bands which put their faith in Jesus Christ at the forefront of the their music, and those are the bands that I wanted to poll. I picked what I thought were the 8 most popular bands from this faith, but left the "other" option just in case there are other choices. This list just deals with regular Metal bands, and not the Metalcore scene, which is heavily populated with Christian bands. So please don't pick "other" if your choice is a Metalcore band.
So, please pick your favorite, and tell us a little bit as to why.
For me, I have to go with Living Sacrifice. While Stryper is will always hold a place in my heart, Living Sacrifice is still my pick. Their albums are all solid releases filled with some brutal music and powerful lyrics. Even since their break up they're still noted as being a huge force is the Christian music scene.
Poll
Which Christian Metal band is your favorite?
other, please do tell...
103
Stryper
24
Extol
21
Living Sacrifice
14
Tourniquet
14
Mortification
14
Saviour Machine
10
Immortal Souls
6
Lengsel
0
Total votes: 207
| vezzy Stallmanite Posts: 3493  |
Tourniquet aren't that unknown at all. Tbh, I haven't listened to them much at all, so I don't remember anything from them.
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| Guib Thrash Talker Posts: 3220  |
Don't know if I already posted here but whatever I said... Now my choice would be Sympathy no doubt, Christian Technical Death Metal band from Canada, saskatchewan. Crazy shit I tell you. so its a ''other'' vote
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| metaleaterr abstract_bliss Posts: 92  |
I agree with Boxcar Willy. Demon hunter is my favorite Christian metal band (Lifewar  ). Apart from them, As I Lay Dying, Old Scar Symmetry , Blind Guardian(I know it's disagreeable but has Christian themes), August Burns Red  , Inhale Exhale, Whitechapel to name a few.
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| Spirit Molecule spirit molecule Posts: 1918  |
Written by X-Ray Rod on 16.05.2011 at 14:57 Dammit, where was I during this!! It seemed like I posted here just before the shit hit the fan It's funny how people judge other people just by a certain stereotype or what they've heard from the tube or the media. Its like me saying, that all black men have big dicks, can play basketball and love chicken, all indians wear turbans and speak indian or all swedish women are sluts. I mean thats pretty much what you hear right? I love stereotypes, its awesome to make fun off and perfect for jokes, but when you do take them seriously and judge everyone by it, thats kinda fucked up. Judging a whole religion by the action of a few people is stupid.
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| Pondscum Posts: 13  |
The best thing Christianity ever gave us was Chick-fil-a. Seriously though, Vengeance Rising was a pretty kick ass Christian metal band. I recall "Once Dead" was a killer album. Not sure how well it's stood the test of time though.
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| Wyrd Posts: 292  |
Not sure how popular they are, but the black metal band "Crimson Moonlight" are my personal favorite christian. Besides being a christian metal band, they also demonstrate great musicianship in terms of guitar work, drumming, song structure, and they also have pretty well writen lyrics as well
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306  |
Crimson Moonlight is a well-known band to any kvlt black metal fan since they embody the opposite of the original black metal philosophy.
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| vezzy Stallmanite Posts: 3493 |
Written by Troy Killjoy on 19.01.2012 at 21:23 Crimson Moonlight are evidence that God triumphs over Satan... uh, no, but they're still pretty good. They and Crimson Thorn are my fave Christmetal bands. Also, buh-bye, Troy.
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| thewaytonever Posts: 69  |
I chose other since I have always dug Zao for some reason beyond my ability to explain. That being said Undeceived by Extol was a fantastic album
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| CobiWan1993 Secundum Filium Posts: 1365  |
Even though I'm not the biggest fan of Christian metal you'll find, I do like me some Mortification! Especially their 1992 release "Scrolls of the Megilloth". if you weren't old they were a christian metal band before listening to this album (and you weren't following along with the lyrics), you probably wouldn't have guessed it. It's a brutal slab of death metal with some grindcore influences. Great stuff. \m/
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| Ethan1994 Posts: 52  |
My favourite is Virgin Black. But other Christian bands that I really like are: Saviour Machine, Antestor, Demon Hunter (and I don't give a crap if you don't like Metalcore!), Crimson Moonlight, Theocracy, Flyleaf and Paramaecium. 
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| Frank Comstock Posts: 81  |
Damn, I've actually never heard any Christian Metal Bands. Seems like that poll is a good way to get me started. Oh wait, I guess some of August Burns Red counts, although I haven't really sat down and listened to their music.
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| Mad Arab666 Posts: 299  |
I do like virgin black quite a lot as well. Saviour machine I also enjoy. 
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| angel. Evil Butterfly Posts: 2419  |
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
That would have to be Trouble
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| angel. Evil Butterfly Posts: 2419 |
BTW how about Pantheist ? is that Christian metal band ?
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 |
Written by angel. on 17.10.2013 at 22:22 nope, even though Kostas does use Christian themes in the lyrical appraoch. But the band isn't Christian
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| angel. Evil Butterfly Posts: 2419 |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 17.10.2013 at 22:40 that's why I asked because of the lyrical approaches, and also it's somewhat contradictory to the name of band, I'm not sure why they use this name and those approaches in the lyrics
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62002  |
Written by [user id=136611] on 17.10.2013 at 21:35 Magog aka Evangelium (Swedish) also there was Crimson (I dont remebner name ) but 1th album was BM whit Crytsian theme , Elbaggog (polish band ) I and Lucas made int whit member
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62002 |
Written by [user id=136611] on 18.10.2013 at 01:24 why do you ask? I dont know anymore who and what I am
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Account deleted Written by Bad English on 18.10.2013 at 02:07 i thought you were saying you were in a christian band , must have read your gibberish wrong Quote: that means you are probably nobody or no one like me 
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62002 |
Written by [user id=136611] on 18.10.2013 at 05:33 I am not in the band, I said I and Lucas made email int whit Jerek Fire
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| Wukk Posts: 792  |
Here's some great underground stuff that I don't think has been mentioned yet. [URL=http://vialsofwrath.bandcamp.com]Vials of Wrath (atmoblack/hipsterblack)[/URL] [URL=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYSRQp0CQAE]Feast Eternal ("a more melodic Bolt Thrower", as I've heard them described)[/URL] [URL=http://monotheist.bandcamp.com/]Monotheist (progressive death; wide variety of influences like Extol/Suffocation/Emperor/Opeth)[/URL] [URL=http://ahilltodieupon.bandcamp.com/]A Hill To Die Upon (blackened death; essentially a Christian Behemoth, with excellent vocals)[/URL] My favourite? There's a long list, but I think Extol and Theocracy probably top it since both music and lyrics are top notch. If any of the four I just posted end up releasing a lot of new material, it may just end up being one of them.
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