I go away for a few days and come back to a thread that I actually want to reply to! Who knew?
Like Tamplin.....anyone remember "Radio Bikini"...er, I mean, "Livin On A Prayer"? .... Mortification hasn't come out with anything listenable since probably "Primitive Rhythm Machine", and some would argue that he hasn't since "Scrolls Of The Megilloth". I gotta respect the guy - I've met him and he's a really nice genuine guy - and his story of surviving cancer is inspiring too - but the material....not so much.
Ken Tamplin and Mortification.... oh where do I begin? Mortification was the first metal band I really got into in a big way, and subsequently a majority of the bands on Rowe Productions. Blood World was my firt Mort disc, but I think my favorite is EnVision EvAngeline or Hammer of God, if you can believe that. PRM was terrific of course, as was SotM.
I actually thought the Trick or Treat disc was a move into a more original direction, and I hope you understand my commemnts are not personal(they were quite nice guys), it was just MMwas HUGE right then, and I have a hard time believing they had not taken a few ques. But, if they didn't want Manosn references, they got them anyway as almost every review of themthat I ad read had it. BTW, what are they up to(if anything)?
No offense taken ;-) I've been championing their cause for over a decade now, it's a reflex at this point.
They went through a lot of changes, broke up, and are now "back together" working on a new album, remixing a few old songs, and making a short animated movie.
http://www.myspace.com/racketsanddrapesofficial
I noticed you have Joy Electric in your playlist box, they are one of my guilty pleasures.You can't be in a bad mood when you listen to them!
Guilty as charged! Joy Electric is very high on my all-time-favorites list. They're certainly not for everyone, but I love the harmonies, lyrics, and the fact that everything is analog! They have a few songs that are quite unhappy, to say the least. I love the drastic contrast of upbeat melodies with horribly depressing lyrics in "Hansel", "Burgundy Years", and "We Are Rock". "Five Stars For Failure" is a masterpiece. Glad to see someone else here knows who Joy Electric is and can appreciate them too!
hey, does anyone get this reference: "One Bad Pig!Oink!!"
Of course! "Who do you think invented punk?"
I even got to see the One Bad Pig reunion show at Cornerstone Fest a few years back. That was a riot!
I played a band on WREKage last night as part of my "damn it's cold" theme called Immortal Souls who are tagged as Christian. CoB-like sound from Finland, which is odd. Not the CoB sound, but I can't think of too many Christian bands from that part of the world.
By "that part of the world" do you mean Finland specifically, or Scandanavia in general? If the second, there is definitely a list of good ones to choose from, starting with Immortal Souls. I can make a list if you'd like
Oh I nearly forgot, Theres an amazing christian metal band called Teramaze from Melbourne Australia who had a great rockin power metal cd out called Tears to Dust. It would definitely suit alot of the people on this board. Anyone know of them?
Yup, Teramaze is pretty cool. I really like the Tears to Dust album, but haven't heard anything from them since. Did they even release a second album? I was going to mention them but didn't think anyone would have known their name. Glad to be proven wrong, as I have been with numerous bands mentioned so far that I thought were too obscure for this crowd. Pleasantly surprised, even.
Crimson Moonlight
Slechtvalk
Divinefire
Antestor
Holy Blood (they're ok)
Immortal Souls
War of Ages (live)
With Blood Comes Cleansing
Great list!! Don't know Holy Blood or War of Ages though.
Did you ever get into Charlie Peacock's album Stragelanguage? very Gabriel-esque in places.
Here are more bands(I was DEEP in the scene): Dighayzoose(the Magentamantalovetree disc was wierd and progressive)
Frank's Enenmy
Lengsel
GROMS
Metanoia
ULTIMATUM(rox)
Randy Rose(the Healing album is good, his other stuff, not so much)
Bloodgood
The Showdown
anyone here like some Larry Norman? saw him live too..........
Dighayzoose!!!! I LOVE that CD! Just like you, I was DEEP in the scene too. So far, only 4 bands mentioned in the entire thread that I don't know or don't have something to say about.
Feels like I'm digging in the back of the closet, bring out old memories. Glad to see GROMS mentioned. I love the whole Northern Lights comp and pretty much anything that came out of that camp. Bonus point if you know what GROMS stands for - NO GOOGLING!
I've seen Larry Norman live too. I like him quite a bit, right along with Glenn Kaiser and Rez/Ressurection Band. One year at Cornerstone I went from Glenn Kaiser
A couple of the more prog-metal type of Christian bands that I haven't seen anyone mention yet (or at least I don't remember them being mentioned, but I'm old and forgetful) is Veni Domine or Mehida. I've seen a couple of my personal favorites like War of Ages and Jacob's Dream and thanks to Pellaz for bringing up Becoming the Archetype! Also, if anyone is into the "retro" type of prog rock sound, you may want to give Flagship (members of Narnia) a listen - great Kansas feel to their music.
I don't know this band. Are they still around?
Hail! Fun thread! I'm a christian who likes a ton of different metal styles. Favorite xian bands include:
Antestor
Crimson Moonlight
Slechtvalk
Sanctifica
Extol
Mortification
Living Sacrifice
Soul Embraced
Saviour Machine
Virgin Black
Balance of Power
...and a ton of others already mentioned.
How are Rackets & Drapes NOT on YOUR list too? *crosses arms, taps foot* :Smug:
Tourniquet and the Rez Band (aka Resurrection Band)
The "Blues Heaven" compilation from Glenn Kaiser and Rez/Ressurection Band is one of my favorite CDs of all time. Some of the best blues music I've ever heard!
I forgot a few bands that I loved: Saint, Mass, Scattered Few, The Lead, Mortal, Detritus, Crimson Thorn.
No Jon, no flame war here. I'm too tired for that.
Scaterd Few and Mortal! Now there are two bands that deserved more attention than they got! Mortal's Fathom album was the first "heavy Christian music" I heard. I went from White Zombie to Rebecca St. James when I joined the church, so I was delighted to find something a little more rockin'
I found some old clips of a live Mortal show on youtube. It would have been amazing to see them live. Fold Zandura (feat. Jyro & Jerome from Mortal) was great as well! Very proggy but up-beat and lighter than Mortal.
These are the other two bands mentioned here that I don't know at all. Got any recommendations on where to start with them?
Oh, and....THE LEAD????????????????????????????????????????? Puh-leeze. The worst band, ever, except maybe Crayon. I'll have to rag on you about that one. =)
I gotta agree ont his one!