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  1. Also, hello. ;} Thanks And I have to apologize, because I think I found this site through a link that led me to believe (probably my fault) that this was some kind of Christian rock/metal forum, ha, hence all the Christian bands mentioned in my post. I stand by those all being great albums, but my post probably seems bizarre to you regulars As for Skillet, these days you're not missing anything, IMO — but that first album... man. Good stuff. The second was pretty good, too — "Hey You, I Love Your Soul" — but very different. Very... electronic rock. And after that they started losing original members, and things started downhill. They were still "alright" for a few albums to me, but these days I don't find anything about their music (or lyrics, for that matter) worthy of my time.
  2. I can't believe no one's mentioned "The Collected Works of Tourniquet" (maybe just because it was a compilation? But it featured two new tracks, and they were — and still are — some of the craziest, heaviest, and most brilliant songs Tourniquet ever put out (plus they featured uncredited guitar solo work by Marty Friedman of Megadeth) — oh, and the version of "The Skeezix Dilemma" on this release is the definitive one, in my opinion, as it combines the original album version with the awesome ending of the "Live in Studio" version (with a great Erik Mendez solo where there is none on the album version)). Er... ok, sorry, that was kind of an overload. Anyway, Paramaecium's "Within the Ancient Forest" came out in 1996, too, and it was amazing — it really pushed their sound to new dimensions. And the debut album, "Honey Lake," from the way-too-short-lived group Aleixa. Also, I've never been much of a Mortification fan, but "Envision Evangelene" was '96, too, if I'm not mistaken, and the title track alone on that one is metal perfection. As for more mainstream, radio-friendly Christian stuff, I think 1995-96 was pretty much the pinnacle. And here are some examples of why: "Bloom" by Audio Adrenaline "Take Me to Your Leader" by the Newsboys (doesn't hurt to have Steve Taylor writing a lot of the lyrics... "Lost the Plot" is one of my favorite songs of all time) "God" by Rebecca St. James "Third Day" by Third Day "Them" by PFR "Skillet" by Skillet (one of the best Christian albums of all time, in my humble opinion)
  3. ...and Macias and Easter and Mendez and...haha ...AND Guerra! Don't forget Aaron Guerra. Vocally, he brought A LOT to 2012's "Antiseptic Bloodbath" (in addition to his awesome guitar work, of course).
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