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6 hours ago, KarpetRydOFunk said:

Anybody listen to that new song last year? Is it any good?

It's okay, nothing more. The "Wounded Hearts" EP they did back in 2019 is better. But neither really holds a candle to the self-titled album.

John Cooper of Skillet fame wanted to experiment with a heavier style than his main band allowed for, so the Fight the Fury side project was born. As you can tell from the video, it basically sounds like Skillet crossed with Slipknot. Not for everyone but I kind of dig it.

One of my all-time favorite Christian rock-ballads.

On 11/27/2021 at 7:33 AM, Geoff said:

I used to have many discussions with Mark (metalmaniac777) back in the day and we're still best buds and we even made love a few times. I'm sure he doesn't mind me disclosing that.

I don't mind at all. That was the only way I could make you say, "Oh God!" without it being blasphemy. 

On 11/27/2021 at 3:00 AM, Darkstone said:

Yes, very nice, but unfortunately a distinct lack of "Titties" on show!

FFS!

This isn't the "Do you want to Bang your Librarian?" thread!

For the record, I would totally check out a "Do you want to Bang your Librarian?" thread.

Also, when I first glanced at this post, I thought it read, "Do you want to Bang your Libertarian?" and I immediately thought, "No way in hell does anybody here want to bang Leykis." 

Not the usual style for this forum, and I'm probably the only person who likes these guys...

Can't go wrong with some early Decyfer Down. As long as you enjoy the modern rock sound, that is. Nobody's gonna mistake these guys for Petra...

Recently discovered this band (I think they were advertised with Disciple, if I recall correctly, or maybe it was The Protest) and while not groundbreaking, they serve up a solid slab of Christian modern rock/metal.

Not the best album Dennis Cameron has ever played on, but it gets the job done in a modern rock/metal kind of way.

One of those bands that just never got the attention they deserved. Both albums are solid slabs of Christian rock/metal, though I think the 2nd album is the better of the two.

9 hours ago, auslander said:

What a voice Robin Kyle had. This was the only album from Red Sea, sadly. Still sounds as fresh today as it did back in 1994.

 

Agreed, absolutely killer voice. Is it just me or does he sound similar to Jeff Scott Soto? I need to break out this CD again, as it's been years since I played it.

Does this count as Christian rock? 

Kicking off my day with a little Christian sleaze-rock ... and still thinking that's something of an oxymoron.

11 hours ago, auslander said:

The best 911 themed anti-terrorist song ever, bar none. Disciple don't do the "we brought it on ourselves" rubbish. They take it and do a muscular, pro-America, warrior anthem.

 

Songs like this are why Disciple are my favorite Christian modern hard rock/metal band. This track was actually my ringtone for a lotta years, until I finally changed it to "The Name," yet another Disciple tune. 

On 10/13/2021 at 6:54 PM, auslander said:

I bought this cassette in 1991 by Brighton just based on its cover. I thought they looked rockin'. And it was on Pakaderm. But... it is more like The Alarm in sound. Still, it's... OK, sorta...

 

I got duped by this one as well. They had the look, they were on Pakaderm, produced by John & Dino Elefante, so it was a blind purchase for me. Not what I expected, but as you point out, it's not too shabby for what it is. That said, I understand why they were a one-and-done band.

On 10/14/2021 at 9:53 PM, auslander said:

Nouveaux were in the Def Leppard/Idle Cure style of melodic hard rock with gang vocals. Pretty great stuff for 1994.

 

I picked this up on a whim at the Roberts Wesleyan College bookstore during my junior year and was pleasantly surprised when I got back to the dorm and cranked it up. My dormmate was into heavy stuff like Mortification, Vengeance Rising, Tourniquet, etc. and promptly asked why I had wasted my money on "wimp rock." But a few weeks later, I caught him humming the tunes, so yeah, this album was catchy as hell. Shame about that second album though...

On 10/12/2021 at 5:48 PM, auslander said:

Hi-tech AOR from David Meece in 1987. This is produced by Gino Vannelli.

 

I was never a hi-tech AOR fan, but I thought Meece did it better than most in the Christian rock genre. I grew up in a very small private Christian school and when "Candle in the Rain" came out, all the youth-group kids started referring to Meece as "The Richard Marx of Christian music." Hey, it was the 80s...

On 10/10/2021 at 2:59 PM, KarpetRydOFunk said:

Wasn't there only one recent release? And it was credited as a John Elefante solo album in North America. 

Yeah, I think you're right. Mastedon (with John Elefante): "3" came out in 2009. For some reason I was think there was a more recent release. Either way, only "It's a Jungle..." and "Lofcaudio" are worth owning. 

On 10/3/2021 at 1:52 AM, auslander said:

My favourite track by Mastedon, which means it is right up there in my all-time list. Perfect hard-AOR from 1990.

 

 

Mastedon is one of those bands that should have been bigger. I've read that their inability to tour in support of those first 2 albums was the reason for their lack of success, but who knows. Regardless, they delivered a pair of classics. (I'm not a big fan of the more recently releases.)

On 9/28/2021 at 2:20 AM, Mr.AOR said:

 

While I always thought her counter-vocals for Skillet were cool, when she released her solo album, I was underwhelmed. But my daughters were addicted to it and I heard it so many times that it grew on me.

20 hours ago, PetraGirl86 said:

I think they're all good

They're all good, but only "Freedom" and "Powerhouse" are GREAT. 

On 9/25/2021 at 7:51 PM, auslander said:

Whiteheart get a little metallic on the opening track to their AOR masterpiece album Freedom from 1989.

 

"Freedom" and its follow-up, "Powerhouse," were a perfect one-two punch from these guys. Shame they couldn't keep that kind of consistency going ("Tales of Wonder" and "Highlands" are both good albums, but pale in comparison to what came before).

On 9/17/2021 at 10:01 PM, auslander said:

Pretty rare indie hard rock from Australia in 1994, Crucial Kick.

 

I had this album for years but eventually sold it. Bought it direct from the band after seeing a review in the indie section of Heaven's Metal magazine way back in the "good ol' days" when you had to actually mail a band your money and then wait 3-6 months for them to ship the CD to you...