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Your Favorite Christian Metal Band?



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Posted by Dane Train, 30.05.2007 - 22:36
The Christian message is an ever-growing theme in Metal. From the early days it was looked at like a fluke, but now some of the biggest bands in Metal have Christian members, like, Iron Maiden, Megadeth and Dream Theater.

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
26.10.2007 - 17:25
Dane Train
Beers & Kilts
Elite
Written by [user id=26136] on 26.10.2007 at 17:08

jesus doesnt fit in metal lifestyle

Would you mind explaining to me how Jesus does not fit into the Metal lifestyle?
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26.10.2007 - 20:34
necrovamp
Written by [user id=26136] on 26.10.2007 at 17:10

Written by necrovamp on 26.10.2007 at 00:09
dude so prog metal is a rip off of prog then 'cus it has diffrent guitars? ok they sound like some other types of music but they all ahve their own style. what about heavy metal and power metal, their two diffrent genres that sometimes sound the same. are they ripping each other off? and i didnt say agree with anyone. this for finding out peoples favreouite bands not peoples religion. if u want to argue about religion go and open another forum

progressive is musically different than other genres
christian metal is nothing new. just different lyrics. so musically its a ripoff
at least Extol is, I know this band pretty good

so the meads of ashphodel are ripping off prog metal cus they have diffrent lyrics (on some of their songs anyway, the rest are heavy metal with black metal lyrics). and what about other christian forms of music? is that ripping off other genres i think not. in the world christian music is regonised as a genre so y not christian metal?
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26.10.2007 - 21:33
Lord TJ
Written by [user id=26136] on 26.10.2007 at 17:08

jesus doesnt fit in metal lifestyle

Metal can be about anything depending on how you display it. Why cant Jesus be in it?
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27.10.2007 - 12:24
Woutjinho
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Written by necrovamp on 26.10.2007 at 20:34

Written by [user id=26136] on 26.10.2007 at 17:10

Written by necrovamp on 26.10.2007 at 00:09
dude so prog metal is a rip off of prog then 'cus it has diffrent guitars? ok they sound like some other types of music but they all ahve their own style. what about heavy metal and power metal, their two diffrent genres that sometimes sound the same. are they ripping each other off? and i didnt say agree with anyone. this for finding out peoples favreouite bands not peoples religion. if u want to argue about religion go and open another forum

progressive is musically different than other genres
christian metal is nothing new. just different lyrics. so musically its a ripoff
at least Extol is, I know this band pretty good

so the meads of ashphodel are ripping off prog metal cus they have diffrent lyrics (on some of their songs anyway, the rest are heavy metal with black metal lyrics). and what about other christian forms of music? is that ripping off other genres i think not. in the world christian music is regonised as a genre so y not christian metal?

are referring to gospel?
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27.10.2007 - 12:27
Woutjinho
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Written by Lord TJ on 26.10.2007 at 21:33

Written by [user id=26136] on 26.10.2007 at 17:08

jesus doesnt fit in metal lifestyle

Metal can be about anything depending on how you display it. Why cant Jesus be in it?

maybe in Greece and America jesus is evil enough for metal.
but here its more like a weakness believing in him
weakness is not metal
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27.10.2007 - 19:43
Dane Train
Beers & Kilts
Elite
Written by [user id=26136] on 27.10.2007 at 12:27

maybe in Greece and America jesus is evil enough for metal.
but here its more like a weakness believing in him
weakness is not metal

What are you even talking about? Since when was The Christ evil? And since when was following the creator of the world, the one who is love, and the one who defeated evil considered weakness?
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28.10.2007 - 00:23
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Tage Westerlund
Written by [user id=26136] on 27.10.2007 at 12:27

Written by Lord TJ on 26.10.2007 at 21:33

Written by [user id=26136] on 26.10.2007 at 17:08

jesus doesnt fit in metal lifestyle

Metal can be about anything depending on how you display it. Why cant Jesus be in it?

maybe in Greece and America jesus is evil enough for metal.
but here its more like a weakness believing in him
weakness is not metal

Man hellenic/Serbian/Armenian/Georgian ortodox church are strongest in world and weekness are not belive to him, but follow evil, but belive him, listen metal and same time others dont understand its STRONGNESS
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28.10.2007 - 00:24
Bad English
Tage Westerlund
Written by Dane Train on 27.10.2007 at 19:43

Written by [user id=26136] on 27.10.2007 at 12:27

maybe in Greece and America jesus is evil enough for metal.
but here its more like a weakness believing in him
weakness is not metal

What are you even talking about? Since when was The Christ evil? And since when was following the creator of the world, the one who is love, and the one who defeated evil considered weakness?

I did not understand meaning of it too WTF he meant by Ellada?
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01.11.2007 - 14:37
Woutjinho
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I thought only grannies still believe in jesus like that.
the creator of the world... yeah right. its a bunch material coming from supernovas from outer space
the one who is love... he's dead, people love and make love, not some dead man.
he defeated evil? the police forces cant beat criminals so some dead man certainly cant as well

why do you need this dead figure to do what's right. make your own decisions and be a good man yourself.
THATS weakness
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01.11.2007 - 18:11
Dane Train
Beers & Kilts
Elite
Written by [user id=26136] on 01.11.2007 at 14:37

I thought only grannies still believe in jesus like that.
the creator of the world... yeah right. its a bunch material coming from supernovas from outer space
the one who is love... he's dead, people love and make love, not some dead man.
he defeated evil? the police forces cant beat criminals so some dead man certainly cant as well

why do you need this dead figure to do what's right. make your own decisions and be a good man yourself.
THATS weakness

Woutjinho, as much as I would love to discuss this further with you, this thread is not the place for it. If you would care to continue the conversation, please PM me and we can go on from there. This thread is about Christian Metal bands, not looking into the nature of Christianity. So please let us keep this thread on topic. I don't want to have to report this to the moderators. If you don't want to discuss Christian Metal bands with us, then just don't ever open thread.


With that being said, who is excited for the new Demon Hunter album? I have heard the four tracks they have on their MySpace page. If the rest of the album is of that quality, this will be their best album. Has anyone else heard them yet?
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01.11.2007 - 18:47
Lord TJ
I haven't really checked out any Christian metal bands out yet, when I have the chances to do so I never think of it. Are there any Christian metal bands that have harsh death metal type vocals?
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01.11.2007 - 18:54
Dane Train
Beers & Kilts
Elite
Written by Lord TJ on 01.11.2007 at 18:47

I haven't really checked out any Christian metal bands out yet, when I have the chances to do so I never think of it. Are there any Christian metal bands that have harsh death metal type vocals?

Oh yeah, I have one for you. Impending Doom.
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01.11.2007 - 22:36
Lord TJ
I like the vocals but the music sounds nu metalish or metalcorish.

Any recommendations that have extreme elements? Like technical thrashyness, death metal elements, etc.
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01.11.2007 - 23:14
Dane Train
Beers & Kilts
Elite
Have you ever heard Extol, Living Sacrifice, Immortal Souls or Tourniquet?
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02.11.2007 - 08:26
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Elite
Written by Lord TJ on 01.11.2007 at 22:36

I like the vocals but the music sounds nu metalish or metalcorish.

Any recommendations that have extreme elements? Like technical thrashyness, death metal elements, etc.

Christian technical thrash.... BELIEVER, forget about the debut but DO check out Sanity Obscure, and Dimensions by them
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02.11.2007 - 13:40
Woutjinho
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Written by Dane Train on 01.11.2007 at 18:11

Written by [user id=26136] on 01.11.2007 at 14:37

I thought only grannies still believe in jesus like that.
the creator of the world... yeah right. its a bunch material coming from supernovas from outer space
the one who is love... he's dead, people love and make love, not some dead man.
he defeated evil? the police forces cant beat criminals so some dead man certainly cant as well

why do you need this dead figure to do what's right. make your own decisions and be a good man yourself.
THATS weakness

Woutjinho, as much as I would love to discuss this further with you, this thread is not the place for it. If you would care to continue the conversation, please PM me and we can go on from there. This thread is about Christian Metal bands, not looking into the nature of Christianity. So please let us keep this thread on topic. I don't want to have to report this to the moderators. If you don't want to discuss Christian Metal bands with us, then just don't ever open thread.

I wont pm you. it was not that entertaining
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02.11.2007 - 14:10
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Tage Westerlund
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 02.11.2007 at 08:26

Written by Lord TJ on 01.11.2007 at 22:36

I like the vocals but the music sounds nu metalish or metalcorish.

Any recommendations that have extreme elements? Like technical thrashyness, death metal elements, etc.

Christian technical thrash.... BELIEVER, forget about the debut but DO check out Sanity Obscure, and Dimensions by them

Thay are good band I was forgot about them
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02.11.2007 - 17:22
Dane Train
Beers & Kilts
Elite
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 02.11.2007 at 08:26

Christian technical thrash.... BELIEVER, forget about the debut but DO check out Sanity Obscure, and Dimensions by them

Didn't they have a strong Death and Progressive side to them as well as Thrash? I have been trying to find their album, because I can't remember them fully.
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02.11.2007 - 17:34
Marcel Hubregtse
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Elite
Written by Dane Train on 02.11.2007 at 17:22

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 02.11.2007 at 08:26

Christian technical thrash.... BELIEVER, forget about the debut but DO check out Sanity Obscure, and Dimensions by them

Didn't they have a strong Death and Progressive side to them as well as Thrash? I have been trying to find their album, because I can't remember them fully.

I don't hear any death in their but, especially on Dimensions they have this slight progressive edge to their music as well.
btw, I saw them live a couple of times when they toured Europe in support of Sanity Obscure (which was released by Roadrunner in Europe, maybe also the US but I think that was R.E.X. there) and interviewed them via a phoner for Meltdown Magazine just before that tour. Remember talking about thrash with folk influences to them during the interview (which they hadn't heard about at the time) and made tape with the first Skyclad album on it for them. Also these guys were as healthy as could be didn't drink a drop of alcohol and had loads of fresh fruit backstage, but there was alcohol aplenty for the people in their entourage and the press.
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02.11.2007 - 18:00
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Tage Westerlund
Written by Dane Train on 02.11.2007 at 17:22

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 02.11.2007 at 08:26

Christian technical thrash.... BELIEVER, forget about the debut but DO check out Sanity Obscure, and Dimensions by them

Didn't they have a strong Death and Progressive side to them as well as Thrash? I have been trying to find their album, because I can't remember them fully.

IMO I saw them in vibrationsofdoom.com
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06.11.2007 - 02:37
Dane Train
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Did anyone get the new Demon Hunter album?
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07.11.2007 - 00:30
Metal Rob!!
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There are a lot of things to say about CM, but there are some bands that we really have to hear to. Sacrifice by example, Christian Metal dont have to be metalcorish or numetalish, I've heard some bands that really knows why the fuck God made the Metal Music...:thumbup:
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07.11.2007 - 02:35
?Master?
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Written by Dane Train on 24.10.2007 at 00:24

Written by [user id=25484] on 23.10.2007 at 22:43

okay the reason i think christian metal is bullshit is because my whole life ive had dumbass hypocritic bible punchers telling me that metal is the "devil" and cause there is tons of fukin christian mommy clubs bashing on metal and trying to censor it and shit. so to say that christian metal is real is a proposterous concept for me....

Because some over religious fanatic who has lost sight of the teachings of Jesus Christ made an uneducated, immature, inane statement assessing that a specific style of music has been created by Satan you therefore conclude that there is no possible way for people who follow Jesus and love God to play thus said style of music?

Then how would you respond to the fact that there are many, many Metal bands out there with Christian members?

fuk im sick of having to clear myself up obviously u guys dont comprehend what im trying to say.
okay i dont give a fuk what relgion someone is look at alice cooper hes a bible puncher n i love em...what im saying is i dont think that theres a such thing as christian metal u can be a fukin christian i dont fukin care...thats just my opinion is that there is no such thing as it... u like it great for u i dont...
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07.11.2007 - 02:42
?Master?
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Written by necrovamp on 24.10.2007 at 21:22

Written by [user id=26136] on 17.10.2007 at 13:41

Written by Dane Train on 17.10.2007 at 00:24

Written by [user id=25484] on 16.10.2007 at 23:22

hahaha okay listen to urself!!!
CHRISTAN METAL!??????
wtf??? ridculous!
thats fine if u like it...but i think its complete and utter bullshit!
and i dont need to justify myself to u especially if ur a hypocrite lmao
peace!

Well, what do you think is "bullshit" about it? Is it the aspect that Christians shouldn't play metal? Or is it the aspect that there are bands who play Metal who have lyrics deal with Christian topics?

christians just want their own subgenre. we dont have subgenres called torture metal, anti christ metal or politic metal.
its just a lame name

no but we do ahve the term 'black metal' which basiclly says 'satanisrt metal' and then theres pagan metal ok its a broad term but its still used. if satanists can have their own subgenre why cant christians? thats just downright dumb. black metal is pretty much 'anti christ metal? dude its fucking black metal' and political metal, that goes for most of the metal genre dude. anyway if you dont like christian why are you here? this is for people who like christian metal and DONT want to slate it.

btw i realise my sinature does on about devils faries that means nothing its a line from a drinnking song, im belive there is not god/satan i ahve my own belifs.. i came on here because some christian metal kick arse and i thought i check the bands out, not because i wanted to get into an argumrnt about god/ the devil but my point remains the same:

This is a thread about which christian metal bands people like. if you do not like christian metal and are here just to cause anoyance to the people who actully like it then go away.

okay well first of all i let it be known that if u like it thats ur own fukin opinion and ur entitled to it...u motherfukers are the ones who keep quoting me and keep the fukin conversation going like i already said i dont like it, if u fukin do great for u! i just wanna make it clear that i want u to shut the fuk up i already kno ur opinion and i could care less...so if u would just continue w/whatever the fuk u were doing...
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07.11.2007 - 03:21
BitterCOld
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do you email your mother with that keyboard? sheesh!

seriously, lay off the f-bombs. it's not that harsh language is bound to really offend anyone here, and an f-bomb used once in a while can greatly impart an added degree of impact and emphasis to a particular point. however, using them more than a half a dozen times in two sentences, frankly, just makes you look fucking illiterate.*

if you want others to recognize and respect your position on a discussion, perhaps you should take a few extra minutes to write in clear, concise statements... just rambling on and on and inserting "fuk" every fourth word is probably not going to get your response the level of respect you are hoping for.

if you honestly think that Christian Metal is not a valid subgenre, whereas any topic sung about my more than two metal bands is declared a subgenre, do your best to tell the class why you think that way in a well reasoned, non-combative post.

if you just want everyone to "stfu", the best way to do that is to stop gracing this thread with your presence.




* the f-bomb was used intentionally and singularly to emphasize exactly to what an extreme and absurd extent that you seem incapable of communicating in coherent english... even K7 does better.
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07.11.2007 - 21:19
Woutjinho
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Written by [user id=25484] on 07.11.2007 at 02:42

okay well first of all i let it be known that if u like it thats ur own fukin opinion and ur entitled to it...u motherfukers are the ones who keep quoting me and keep the fukin conversation going like i already said i dont like it, if u fukin do great for u! i just wanna make it clear that i want u to shut the fuk up i already kno ur opinion and i could care less...so if u would just continue w/whatever the fuk u were doing...

loser, type english! ... OR DIE!!!!!!!
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08.11.2007 - 01:08
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Tage Westerlund
Written by BitterCOld on 07.11.2007 at 03:21


* the f-bomb was used intentionally and singularly to emphasize exactly to what an extreme and absurd extent that you seem incapable of communicating in coherent english... even K7 does better.

I think 10 minutes what means this sentence and still cant fugure out what you mean whit it ... seems i had use to mutch producte what was made in Tennissee
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08.11.2007 - 01:42
BitterCOld
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Written by Bad English on 08.11.2007 at 01:08

Written by BitterCOld on 07.11.2007 at 03:21


* the f-bomb was used intentionally and singularly to emphasize exactly to what an extreme and absurd extent that you seem incapable of communicating in coherent english... even K7 does better.

I think 10 minutes what means this sentence and still cant fugure out what you mean whit it ... seems i had use to mutch producte what was made in Tennissee

just remarking that a drunk Latvian winemaker who drinks too much wine (or whiskey, if you are talking Tennessee, i imagine) and who speaks English as a second or third language is easier to understand than the native speaker my post was a response to.

not to insult your English any, as it's much better than my Latvian!
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08.11.2007 - 01:49
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Tage Westerlund
Written by BitterCOld on 08.11.2007 at 01:42

Written by Bad English on 08.11.2007 at 01:08

Written by BitterCOld on 07.11.2007 at 03:21


* the f-bomb was used intentionally and singularly to emphasize exactly to what an extreme and absurd extent that you seem incapable of communicating in coherent english... even K7 does better.

I think 10 minutes what means this sentence and still cant fugure out what you mean whit it ... seems i had use to mutch producte what was made in Tennissee

just remarking that a drunk Latvian winemaker who drinks too much wine (or whiskey, if you are talking Tennessee, i imagine) and who speaks English as a second or third language is easier to understand than the native speaker my post was a response to.

not to insult your English any, as it's much better than my Latvian!

heheheh but man Jack Daniels are great but now I get what you mean, you mena about ?master? post?

Basicly english are my 2-4 langauge
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08.11.2007 - 15:22
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Written by Bad English on 01.06.2007 at 02:07

I vote for other because my fav are melo black metal band from Sweden 'Crimson Moonlight' IMO ist ebst cristain band ever and also some band members are played to other cristian bands and also Sweeds has BM band Armauk who are cristians too so I loike those bands, also Norwegians doomsters Antestor and To Cast a Shadow
Those are my fav band

That's it. Crimson Moonlight is not only one of the best using christian themes but also one of the best overall.
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