Christian metal?

[calalily]

I was hoping some of you who listen to some of the heavy metal type Christian rock could enlighten me. I have a child (13 yrs old) who really likes this style of music & I am trying to find stuff that is appropriate for him. I saw some videos of a few artists that I think he would like & in particular I have a question on a band called Demon Hunter. The video was "Carry Me Down" & I will admit it was good! (Back in the day, before I was saved I listened to a bit of heavy metal myself like Pantera). So...it used to be that you couldn't find this type of music with good lyrical content and Christian members. I know that their website says they are Christians and the lyrics to that song suggested such, but when I looked at some other songs, I wasn't so sure about those lyrics.

Also, I think he would like Red, Fireflight, Family Force 5, MPXX (I think) & P.O.D. Some of those I know are more Metal/Rap. Any other suggestions for me to check out?

[3D NC fan]

Check out this thread:

http://www.thirdday.com/boards/showthread.php?t=95040&page=5

[Martyred]

I was hoping some of you who listen to some of the heavy metal type Christian rock could enlighten me. I have a child (13 yrs old) who really likes this style of music & I am trying to find stuff that is appropriate for him. I saw some videos of a few artists that I think he would like & in particular I have a question on a band called Demon Hunter. The video was "Carry Me Down" & I will admit it was good! (Back in the day, before I was saved I listened to a bit of heavy metal myself like Pantera). So...it used to be that you couldn't find this type of music with good lyrical content and Christian members. I know that their website says they are Christians and the lyrics to that song suggested such, but when I looked at some other songs, I wasn't so sure about those lyrics.

Also, I think he would like Red, Fireflight, Family Force 5, MPXX (I think) & P.O.D. Some of those I know are more Metal/Rap. Any other suggestions for me to check out?

what lyrics in Demon Hunter suggest something other than Christianity?

[danbos]

If he likes Fireflight, he would probably also like Flyleaf. Their styles are very similar. Flyleaf gets airtime on "secular" stations, but they are a Christian band, and their lyrics show it...and they're great musicians.

[calalily]

what lyrics in Demon Hunter suggest something other than Christianity?

I wasn't sure about "Sixteen" but I just reread it and think I took it wrong. But can anyone tell me what this song is about? I'm curious?

[calalily]

Check out this thread:

http://www.thirdday.com/boards/showthread.php?t=95040&page=5

Thanks! :)

[Greyshades]

Ocean Is Theory

They're not signed yet. The drummer plays with me at church on the praise team.

www.myspace.com/oceanistheory

They just put together a five song album. I love 'em.

[Genna14]

Check out.......

Oh, Sleeper
Fireflight
Red *more gritty rock then metal but still awesome*
Secret and Whisper
Children 18:3
Day of Fire

These are some of the guys they play a lot on TMW and KTV, they are really awesome new bands.

[Genna14]

Its MxPx and their new stuff so rocks! Oh and I didnt see that you had put Red and Fireflight there already. He might like Dizmus, I get to see them live on Wednesday at church. hehe

Living Sacrifice
UnderOATH
Dead Poetic
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
Poison the Well

I just keep thinking up more!

[calalily]

Thanks! I'll check these out! By the way, I caught a show called Faith & Fame on the Gospel channel that was the lead singer of Day of Fire's story and I thought it was great! :) Haven't heard their music yet tho!

[mindyhere]

Skillet is pretty cool.

Here's their mySpace site:
http://www.myspace.com/skilletmusic

[GlassTheater]

Ocean Is Theory

They're not signed yet. The drummer plays with me at church on the praise team.

www.myspace.com/oceanistheory

They just put together a five song album. I love 'em.


My band just played a show with them this past tuesday. Check us out myspace.com/dearforgottenmusic we a hardcore band but its our ministry.

[danbos]

We can't forget about Stryper! :D

[ExtravagantlyLoved]

You can never forget about Stryper! :D

[Martyred]

check these guys out. They're from Jacksonville, Fl.

www.myspace.com/secondthief

[kiwisongbird]

We can't forget about Stryper! :D

Um, I can! :) :P

[kiwisongbird]

My 16 year old is into heavy metal and punk, mostly the Christian stuff thankfully... I'm 48 so I can cope with the punk, but the screamo/heavy metal - well I'm not so sure about - those voices freak me out a little (well a lot really)...:)

[Genna14]

Skillet is pretty cool.

Here's their mySpace site:
http://www.myspace.com/skilletmusic

Old school!! I used to listen to Skillet when I was in Jr high! That was 12 years ago now..Oh my. I even have a pic of me and my ex with them from SWC 2002.


My 16 year old is into heavy metal and punk, mostly the Christian stuff thankfully... I'm 48 so I can cope with the punk, but the screamo/heavy metal - well I'm not so sure about - those voices freak me out a little (well a lot really)...:)

My mom is 44 and she LOVES screamo, her fave band is UnderOATH. Then again, she is a little younger than you. :P

[clemsontigers23]

hmm, i'm not really sure if underoath is really true metal, but they are good screamo if you like that kind of stuff. their new stuff is a little bit harder than it has been. one of my favorite bands is demon hunter. not really screamo, i wouldn't describe his vocals as screaming. it's closer to growling. and he mixes it up by singing and is one of the best singers in rock today. their lyrics are very Christian, just look at the whole album for Storm the Gates of Hell. it's crazy good for gettin you fired up about living for God. As I Lay Dying has some melody but is usually in your face screamo. another good one is Norma Jean, their new stuff is a little less screamo and a little more melody and singing, so if you're not so much into screamo, that would be good to listen to.

as far as non-screaming metal...well, besides stryper, i can't think of any true metal right off. i'm talkin like metallica style metal, not what they call metal today (nu-metal).

[WeaselInYerFoot]

Unstereotypical would be the man to talk to about Christian Metal. Hopefully he'll see your post.

I do have to say though, that even though I don't listen to much Metal, Extol (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZagb0e15ZI) (YouTube) has caught my attention.

[calalily]

okay, so back in the day I really did enjoy a bit of metal. After being saved, with the typical lyrical content I thought I would never get to enjoy any as I really don't even listen to anything but Christian music now. With having a teenager wanting to hear metal, I was apprehensive. But I have to say that finding that there is Christian metal to chose from...pretty cool. So far in screening for my child, not only am I approving but finding myself with songs that I love! Demon Hunter- "Carry Me Down" & "1000 Apologies" and Pillar "Everything" & "Bring Me Down" so far are my faves. Thanks for the tips!

[DareDevil]

Oh, the fun of Heavy Metal...


You haven't lived unless you've survived at least one Mosh Pit at a Thrash Metal gig! :D

[Martyred]

Oh, the fun of Heavy Metal...


You haven't lived unless you've survived at least one Mosh Pit at a Thrash Metal gig! :D

or got pulled into a mosh pit at a Human Abstract show at Warped Tour '07. :eek:

[DareDevil]

Or having more than a dozen crowd surfers pass over you in about 30 minutes! :D

[Martyred]

Or having more than a dozen crowd surfers pass over you in about 30 minutes! :D

that was The Almost at WT07. hahaha.

Aaron Gillespie has wayy too much hype from being with Underoath.

[iLoVeJeSuS23]

Family Force 5 is THE BOMB! I would deffinetly recommend them :)
they just came out with a new cd actually.
I'm 15 and enjoy some other stuff like that also.
RED is also another fave.

[Martyred]

Here's a band to check out. I can't believe I forgot these guys.

Oh, Sleeper.

www.myspace.com/ohsleeper


Their song "Vices Like Viper's" is what got me listening to them. The song takes a couple differant twists as far as subject matter, but its still a great song. It starts out talking about what happens when we make ourselves God. "When I Am God, This Church is Unsound!"

and then skips to talking to girls about how they feel they should look beautiful.
"And to the girls you're worth more, than cheap words. You see your body as beauty, you're pulse is worth more."

and then it focuses on the writers own struggles with Pornography.
"this my lusts, the pornos and the sluts. Take my lusts, this worlds love. Great Counsilor, Take what's left... Great Counsilor, take whats left of me.."


this song pretty much hit home to me, as far as what i was beginning to think about the youth group in my church and made me examine how i was living my life...

[Genna14]

or got pulled into a mosh pit at a Human Abstract show at Warped Tour '07. :eek:

Or survived the mosh pit @ UnderOATH with flip flops on. :D


Here's a band to check out. I can't believe I forgot these guys.

Oh, Sleeper.

www.myspace.com/ohsleeper


Their song "Vices Like Viper's" is what got me listening to them. The song takes a couple differant twists as far as subject matter, but its still a great song. It starts out talking about what happens when we make ourselves God. "When I Am God, This Church is Unsound!"

and then skips to talking to girls about how they feel they should look beautiful.
"And to the girls you're worth more, than cheap words. You see your body as beauty, you're pulse is worth more."

and then it focuses on the writers own struggles with Pornography.
"this my lusts, the pornos and the sluts. Take my lusts, this worlds love. Great Counsilor, Take what's left... Great Counsilor, take whats left of me.."


this song pretty much hit home to me, as far as what i was beginning to think about the youth group in my church and made me examine how i was living my life...


I already put Oh, Sleeper!

[Martyred]

oops. i didnt catch the comment about Oh, Sleeper.

they're pretty much amazing, aren't they?

[Genna14]

Yeah pretty much. I'm gunna see them in concert in October with Haste the Day. :D

[Martyred]

Yeah pretty much. I'm gunna see them in concert in October with Haste the Day. :D

nice.
haha.
They were near me last night and i didn't even know it.
not that i could have gone- it was a school night.

[Genna14]

Screw school. Go see concerts. LOL

[ExtravagantlyLoved]

James may not have the option of staying out on a school night. I, on the other hand....;)

There's a concert I want to go to in November that's on a school night. And it's about 2 hours away. But I'm so going. :) And I'm pretty sure I'm going to try to make it to Music Builds next month when it comes through town. And I'm pretty sure that's on a school night, too. :D

I haven't been to a concert in so long. I'm aching to be back in that environment.

[Jason]

*sings To Hell with the Devil*

[ExtravagantlyLoved]

We were busting some Stryper in my car on Sunday night. That same song, actually. It was pretty sweet.

[Genna14]

James may not have the option of staying out on a school night. I, on the other hand....;)

There's a concert I want to go to in November that's on a school night. And it's about 2 hours away. But I'm so going. :) And I'm pretty sure I'm going to try to make it to Music Builds next month when it comes through town. And I'm pretty sure that's on a school night, too. :D

I haven't been to a concert in so long. I'm aching to be back in that environment.
Me either, I've been having a blast lately at these concerts. Hawk Nelson last week, Dizmas this week. I also hung out with the singer from Dizmus for like an hour, omg he's just something else. Then it got even better cuz a big group of us went to Denny's. Came down to about six of us left there at 1:45 am. Just like the old days!

What concert are you going to see?

[ExtravagantlyLoved]

Downhere. Imagine that. :D It's going to be in Cleveland, Tennessee on November 16th.

[Martyred]

James may not have the option of staying out on a school night. I, on the other hand....;)

There's a concert I want to go to in November that's on a school night. And it's about 2 hours away. But I'm so going. :) And I'm pretty sure I'm going to try to make it to Music Builds next month when it comes through town. And I'm pretty sure that's on a school night, too. :D

I haven't been to a concert in so long. I'm aching to be back in that environment.

Yeah, I pretty much dont have that option.

especially since both my parents work and have to get up early, so they can't drive me. :eek:

[DareDevil]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/DareDevil2004/Stuff/moshpit1.jpg

[Martyred]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/DareDevil2004/Stuff/moshpit1.jpg


We had a discussion about Mosh Pits and stuff the other day in English Class. the teacher said that she doesn't think Mosh Pits are cool and that they just lead to people getting hurt.

Me and a couple other people looked at her and I said "its just one of those things that you HAVE to try once in your life... and then you're addicted."

She gave me the dirtiest look ever... :D

[DareDevil]

We had a discussion about Mosh Pits and stuff the other day in English Class. the teacher said that she doesn't think Mosh Pits are cool and that they just lead to people getting hurt.

Me and a couple other people looked at her and I said "its just one of those things that you HAVE to try once in your life... and then you're addicted."

She gave me the dirtiest look ever... :D
Well, you've got to expect to get bruises in a mosh pit. Even accidents are not totally out of the question. That's also why I strongly recommend people to dress accordingly. Heavy boots are a must for instance. Just... don't do crowd surfing, if you are wearing heavy boots! It's simply inconsiderate.

[lespaul59]

The only christian metal band I ever liked had one songs intro was the music from Scooby Doo and one of ther songs went something like: he was born in Bethlaham and raised a Nazerine. That's all I remember but I've always had a problem remembering their name. And one other thing I think a few people use to say they where the closest a christian band has ever gotten to sounding like Metallica. My slef I always thought they sounded more like Pantera. By the way I remembered a site that had a page where you could put in say Metallica and it would give christian metal bands to compair to metallica and found the bands name, it's Eternal Decision. Like I said I think they sound more like Pantera but thats just me.

[Unstereotypical]

It is not super extremely heavy or anything, but these bands here are the best of the best of Christian Metal:


1. TourniqueT http://www.tourniquet.net is their website. (Christian MegadetH / Christian TestAmenT)

2. SAVIOUR MACHINE (Chrisitan Gothic Opera Metal). Imagine Nightwish or Evanscence's music but just with male vocals, and all the lyrics to the songs talking about nothing but End Time Events in vivid details. http://www.saviourmachine.com is their website.

3. DeliverancE (Christian MetallicA / sometimes Christian sLaYeR depending on which song you are hearing from them).

4. early BRIDE - (Christian Motley Crue / Christian SKID ROW. They even have 1 song called "Goodbye" on the "Snakes in the Playground" CD from them that sounds EXACTLY like "Home Sweet Home" from Crue).

5. Barren Cross - (about the closest thing you are going to get to a Christian Iron Maiden, but I also hear a little bit of Hair Fluff in some of Barren Cross' songs too.

Absolutely NOTHING about Iron Maiden is Hair Fluff. Iron Maiden is not Hair Fluff, but a few songs from Barren Cross are).


6. Whitecross - (Christian RATT).


7. PETRA - (Christian JOURNEY. Just depends on what song you are listening to from them. "This Means War" CD, "On Fire!" CD, "Beyond Belief", "Unseen Power" CD from PETRA is nothing but JOURNEY through and through.

Even the song "He Came, He Saw, He Conquered" from PETRA on the "This Means War" CD sounds musically exactly just like "Be Good to yourself" song on the "Raised on Radio" CD from JOURNEY).

8. DivineFire - (Christian European Power Metal. I highly recommend them. Although you are not going to find their CDs in any musicstore. That is stuff you have to get off The Internet).

9. Seventh Avenue - (Christian European Power Metal from Germany. I highly recommend them too. Although just like DivineFire, you are not going to find their CDs in any musicstore. Thta is stuff you have to get off The Internet.

Christian version of Blind_GuardiaN, even though the guys in Blind_GuardiaN are Christians anyways, but all of Blind_GuardiaN's songs deal with J.R.R. Tolkien's books).

10. Jacobs Dream - (Christian Queensryche).

11. RecoN - (Christian Queensryche).

12. STRYPER. (STRYPER is STRYPER. Basically, Christian J. Priest more or less).

13. U2

14. early P.O.D.

15. Freedom Call (European Power Metal from Germany, that even though they don't come out and say they are a Christian Power Metal band, but you can tell they are by their songs and their lyrics. Christian through and through. I highly recommend their stuff. Christian version of Helloween

Freedom Call's song "We are One" on the "Eternity" CD from them sounds JUST LIKE "I Want Out" song on "Keeper of the 7 Keys part 2" CD from Helloween. You can't hardly tell the difference b/t the 2 songs other than the lyrics).

16. Balance of Power (Christian Progressive Metal band. Basically, the Christian version of Dream-TheateR).

17. Narnia (They are sort-of a Christian version of Yngwie J. Malmsteen. Christian European Classical Music Metal band).

18. Sacred Warrior (Christian Helloween. Helloween is the very first Power Metal band, and Sacred Warrior is the Christian version of that. Sacred Warrior was an 80's Christian Metal band).

19. Rob Rock (Christian average, standard, run of the mill Heavy Metal band).

20. SainT (All-out Christian version of J. Priest. This band almost is J. Priest. They look like them and they sound like them too, but with Gospel lyrics).



Definitely check out those bands. None of these bands are super heavy or anything, but it is awesome music with a clear cut life-changing Gospel message in it. Also, everyone one of these bands rock through the roof. Not a cheesy band in the list.

[NotMyOwn]

If you go to www.firestream.net, you will find alot of metal bands from every genre of Christian metal.

[Mr. J]

Guardian

[danbos]

Another good band that's not really metal, more probably hard rock is Spoken.

[RevZeek]

Killswitch Engage is a great band...you might want to check them out also.

[Unstereotypical]

Try http://www.blastbeats.com

It is a Christian Metal Internet CD store.

[lilmikey]

Killswitch Engage is a great band...you might want to check them out also.

Killswitch Engage aren't Christain

[rossid]

Correct. They are metalcore. http://www.metal-archives.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killswitch_Engage

Okay, now not being anywhere CLOSE to an expert, let me throw this out:

There are some good ones at Sonshine Festival this year. http://www.sonshinefestival.com/artists.html You have to scroll down and click on Indoor Stage(the icon will not change when you hover but just click!)

Thursday: 5PM - Midnight
For Today
Agraceful
Gwen Stacy
Before Their Eyes
Oh Sleeper
Sleeping giant
The Showdown
Flatfoot 56
Haste The Day

Friday: 5PM - Midnight
For All Those Sleeping
Midnight Suit
Your Memorial
Hands
A Plea For Purging
Impending Doom
August Burns Red
Norma Jean

Saturday: 5PM - Midnight
These Hearts
Venia
Austrian Death Machine
Saints Never Surrender
Destroy The Runner
War Of Ages
Living Sacrifice
As I Lay Dying

I'm only posting those that play in the evening and am sure they are not all metal.

[Stratocaster!!!]

i recomend flyleaf or skillet

[Grank]

the christian metal bands i've been listening to recently:

august burns red
as i lay dying
all that remains
the showdown
the devil wears prada
becoming the archetype
austrian death machine (all of their song titles have to do with the governator)
zao
underOATH

i'm sure there are more but that should do it for now.

iron maiden is most def not fluff... agreed

[Unstereotypical]

Iron Maiden being Death Metal?!!!!!!

Not likely. Iron Maiden are Heavy Hard Rock and borderline Power Metal.

In no way shape or form are Iron Maiden sounding like Death Metal.

You might want to rethink your musical categories.

Iron Maiden are not a heavy band at all, but they do plenty rock. Man, if you can listen to AC/DC, then you can listen to Iron Maiden.

(This is coming from an devoted Iron Maiden fan for 24 years straight).


Death Metal are bands like Obituary, Death, early Mortification, Paramecium, Living Sacrifice's 2nd CD.

[ChristChild]

A few Christian hard rock/heavy metal bands with recent CD releases:

Stryper: Murder by Pride

Decyfer Down: Crash

Fairly recent and good:

Since October: This is My Heart

Disciple: Southern Hospitality

All are good CDs.

Shane

[NewsboySteficek]

Check out Skillet and Red and Decyfer Down

[R. Smith]

Old School Stryper music... from the 80's!!!