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Hi,

I just wanted to aks about christian metal / rock bands you know.

I already know Stryper, Seventh Angel, Angelica, Barren Cross and want to get more into this genre.

 

I'd appreciate any hints and suggestions.

 

I'm also always open for trades. PM me :)

 

CU

Joe

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By far the best new on the scene Christian band has got to be ASTRAL DOORS..their newest release is a ass kicker...

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Leaning more towards the AOR side I'd recommend:-

 

John Elefante solo albums

Nouveaux ("Beginnings" album is awesome - very Def Leppard)

PFR ("Disappear" album is killer - like Nelson)

Steven Curtis Chapman

Petra (80's/early 90's albums only)

East to West (2 albums of killer westcoast - like Mr.Mister)

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Leaning more towards the AOR side I'd recommend:-

 

John Elefante solo albums

Nouveaux ("Beginnings" album is awesome - very Def Leppard)

PFR ("Disappear" album is killer - like Nelson)

Steven Curtis Chapman

Petra (80's/early 90's albums only)

East to West (2 albums of killer westcoast - like Mr.Mister)

 

 

BRAVE - BATTLE CRIES might just be the best, if not the catchiest, Christian AOR release EVER. EVER is a very strong word, so do check it out!

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Some of the best CDs in the Christian hard rock/metal genre are:

 

BLOODGOOD: "All Stand Together"

THE BRAVE: "Battle Cries"

BRIDE: "Snakes in the Playground"

FEAR NOT: s/t

GUARDIAN: "Fire & Love"

GUARDIAN: "Miracle Mile"

HOLY SOLDIER: s/t

IDLE CURE: "Eclipse"

IMPELLITTERI: "Crunch"

LEGEND: s/t

NOUVEUX: "Beginnings"

PETRA: "Beyond Belief"

SILOAM: "Sweet Destiny"

STRYPER: "To Hell With the Devil"

WHITECROSS: "High Gear"

WHITE HEART: "Power House"

 

Now, if you're looking for stuff that's a bit more obscure, try these:

 

BLISSED: "Waking up the Dead"

SCOTT BRADLEY: "In the Beginning"

BROKEN SILENCE: "Discerning the Times"

CHRYZTYNE: "Tales of Paradise"

CHYLD: "Saints & Sinners"

CYNICAL LIMIT: s/t

EDEN: "Fan the Flame"

ELECTRIK: "Love Buzz Harmony"

HIGH VOLTAGE: "Written in Stone"

NINETEEN88: "The Great American Rock and Roll Spectacle"

SANXTION: "Think About It"

TITANIC: "Screaming in Silence"

VU: "Just as I am"

ZAXAS: s/t

 

And last but not least, if you don't mind the modern-melodic or nu-metal stuff, these are all good purchases:

 

DAY OF FIRE: s/t

DISCIPLE: "By God"

JONAH 33: s/t

KUTLESS: "Sea of Faces"

PILLAR: "Fireproof"

SEVENTH DAY SLUMBER: "Once Upon a Shattered Life"

THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH: "Phenomenon"

 

Hope that helps!

 

Keep the faith.

Mark

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Here's the one's I can personally recommend, and several of these have already been mentioned:

 

Angelica

Barren Cross

The Brave

Bride

Greg Chaisson (ex-Badlands, brother of Kenny [Keel])

Crystavox (Excellent!)

Deliverance (2 eras there, Metal then turned Alternative)

Die Happy

Fear Not

Guardian (The cream of the crop!)

Halo

Holy Soldier

Killed By Cain (described by one website as, "Beyond Classification" :lol: )

Legend Seven (Most excellent!)

Lovewar

Nouveaux

Novella

Petra

Precious Death

Stryper

Sacred Warrior

Sure Conviction

Tourniquet

Whitecross

Leviticus

XT

Recon

 

 

And metalmaniac777 mentioned some nu-breed...some bands that my band is covering that have some great songs are:

 

Switchfoot

Kutless

Fono

Pete Stewart/Grammatrain

Chevelle

Lifehouse

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I don't think anyone mentioned these bands......

 

Red Sea

King James

Sacred Reign

Blood N Fire

Jeff Sheetz

Damascus Road

Princess (single only...but WELL worth checking out the cover!!)

Latter Reign

Feast or Famine

Relyant

 

And some others that escape me right now.......of course, some of those I listed are harder to come by than others.... :)

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Hey,

Here are a few from around the 1990 period:

 

Ulitimate Metal - Various Christian Rock/Metal (Star Song) - 1989

 

(artists include: Mastedon, Shout, Messiah Prophet, Sacred Warrior, Neon Cross,

 

Scarlet Red, Whitecross, Petra, Vengeance, Rage of Angels, Rez, One Bad Pig

 

Ultimate Metal 2 - Various Christian Rock/Metal (Star Song) - 1990

 

(artist include: Whitecross, Barren Cross, David Zaffro, Zion , Deliverance,

 

Undercover, Xalt, Jerusalem, Bloodgood, Guardian, Jeff Sheetz....

 

Dont have a clue how they sound except for whitecross & Barren Cross.

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  • 2 weeks later...

check out Sin Dizzy, Oz Fox and Tim Gaines from Stryper formed this band after they split up. They made one cd (title doesn't come to mind right now...). Has some good songs on it.

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check out Sin Dizzy, Oz Fox and Tim Gaines from Stryper formed this band after they split up. They made one cd (title doesn't come to mind right now...). Has some good songs on it.

 

 

I think the Sin Dizzy CD is titled "He's Not Dead." Don't quote me, however.

 

Petra - "On Fire" has been getting some play in my car lately, and it's very good.

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Great bands on the following comp cd :

 

*East Coast Metal on Regency Records* 1988

Rage of Angels

Apostle

Arsenal

The Lead (Crossover/punk/hardcore)

Taker

Second Chance

Believer (Thrash)

 

*White Metal Warriors on Edge Records/White Metal* 1991

Lazarus

Maverick

Stairway

Detritus

 

Check these links:

 

The Crucified

http://www.crucifyd.com/crucified/index.html

Believer

http://www.crucifyd.com/believer/index.html

Horde

http://come.to/legacyofhorde

Metal for Jesus

http://www.metalforjesus.org/

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Christian/White Metal? Only have a few and some are not that great like:

 

CONTAGIOUS - Free Indeed (Read the reviews - terrible voice but the guitar just smokes)

 

This is band is good enough:

 

WATCHMEN - Generation

 

The best that I've heard by far is:

 

WHITE CROSS (has the Greatest guitarist in Christian rock - Rex Carroll!!!)

ZION - Thunder From The Mountain (very good songs)

and of course

GUARDIAN

 

You've got mail. :)

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You REALLY need to get hold of White Heart - Highlands.

 

A fantastic album. Unique.

 

A great album for sure but I think 'Tales Of Wonder' is even better. Don't forget The Brave's - 'Battlecries' aswell.

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You REALLY need to get hold of White Heart - Highlands.

 

A fantastic album. Unique.

 

A great album for sure but I think 'Tales Of Wonder' is even better. Don't forget The Brave's - 'Battlecries' aswell.

 

 

Yes, I've got the "Tales of wonder", and a friend of mine thinks as you do. Don't know why, but I think of it as just good, bordering on great, while "Highlands" has me dumbstruck. But, yes, that's definitely a question of preferences. :)

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