My list of christian metal/rock
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Keep in mind as I reply that the apostle Paul wrote All things are legal for me but not all things are beneficial (1Corinthians 6:12). If I say anything less than positive about any particular band it does not mean that listening to that band will mean you will go straight to hell, but your choices in what you listen to can have influences on you that can be either good or bad. Having said that, lets proceed
I noticed on your list The Air I Breathes Great Faith in Fools. Just recently a guy at work gave me that CD hes not a Christian but knows I am and thought I would like it. I knew nothing of the band and gave it a listen. I like the CD musically, but as I was listening I thought I was hearing an awful lot of F bombs. I listened to it again and sure enough there were quite a few F bombs in there. I decided to read the lyrics before passing judgment and was a bit disappointed to see not only some nasty language but a rather angry theme to most of the CD. A day later I listened to it again and once again I liked it musically but found myself cringing in anticipation of the F bombs that I knew would come along. This isnt a CD that I can listen to around my wife or kids and its not something I would want to listen to at work where Im looked up to as a role model. And Im not sure I would want to listen to it much even by myself because I know if I subject myself to that enough it will get in my head and Ill be using F bombs unexpectedly in my own language.
Nothing Im saying here is meant to pass judgment on the The Air I Breathe guys. I dont know them and I dont know exactly what theyre trying to express in their recording. I only know that prior to getting saved I was a very angry young man who used very nasty language at all times and it took Jesus quite a while and quite a bit of work to rid me of that. I would never condemn anyone (believer or not) who blurts out some nasty language in a fit of rage in the midst of a stressful situation. But something like published music takes time and planning to put together and therefore it requires a conscience decision to include it and in that Im a bit disappointed to find it in a recording of such musical quality.
I also noticed you have my favorite band, Skillet, listed. I love Skillet and while Ive never met John Cooper I think the world of him. But an argument could be made that his one song, Open Wounds, is an angry song. My understanding is that its about a kid in a dysfunctional home and I can relate very well to the song. But while it may be an angry song theres no foul language in it. The same is true for the few angry songs that 12 Stones have all clean language. I dont have to fear gaining a foul language habit by listening to it and I dont have to worry about whos around when Im listening. I dont recall any foul language in any Norma Jeans songs or August Burns Red, or Demon Hunter or Becoming the Archetype nothing in their songs that I need to cringe for.
Just remember that music of itself is amoral. There are Christians who may tell you that certain genres are evil but I can find nothing in scripture to support that theory. I do tend to think that when we get to Heaven well be surprised at the music there I think it will be of the sort that we have not yet heard and it may very well be if such music were played here on Earth now there would be those who would condemn it. But lyrics are words and words have powerful influence. Anything that you listen to or read on a regular basis will have influence on you otherwise why would we be told we should read the Bible regularly? Words are what we need to watch what we ingest regularly is what we will become. Having said that the only thing on your list that I have concerns about is Great Faith in Fools (but keep in mind Im not familiar with all the bands on your list- but you can use the guidelines of what I said to apply to other music).
I noticed on your list The Air I Breathes Great Faith in Fools. Just recently a guy at work gave me that CD hes not a Christian but knows I am and thought I would like it. I knew nothing of the band and gave it a listen. I like the CD musically, but as I was listening I thought I was hearing an awful lot of F bombs. I listened to it again and sure enough there were quite a few F bombs in there. I decided to read the lyrics before passing judgment and was a bit disappointed to see not only some nasty language but a rather angry theme to most of the CD. A day later I listened to it again and once again I liked it musically but found myself cringing in anticipation of the F bombs that I knew would come along. This isnt a CD that I can listen to around my wife or kids and its not something I would want to listen to at work where Im looked up to as a role model. And Im not sure I would want to listen to it much even by myself because I know if I subject myself to that enough it will get in my head and Ill be using F bombs unexpectedly in my own language.
Nothing Im saying here is meant to pass judgment on the The Air I Breathe guys. I dont know them and I dont know exactly what theyre trying to express in their recording. I only know that prior to getting saved I was a very angry young man who used very nasty language at all times and it took Jesus quite a while and quite a bit of work to rid me of that. I would never condemn anyone (believer or not) who blurts out some nasty language in a fit of rage in the midst of a stressful situation. But something like published music takes time and planning to put together and therefore it requires a conscience decision to include it and in that Im a bit disappointed to find it in a recording of such musical quality.
I also noticed you have my favorite band, Skillet, listed. I love Skillet and while Ive never met John Cooper I think the world of him. But an argument could be made that his one song, Open Wounds, is an angry song. My understanding is that its about a kid in a dysfunctional home and I can relate very well to the song. But while it may be an angry song theres no foul language in it. The same is true for the few angry songs that 12 Stones have all clean language. I dont have to fear gaining a foul language habit by listening to it and I dont have to worry about whos around when Im listening. I dont recall any foul language in any Norma Jeans songs or August Burns Red, or Demon Hunter or Becoming the Archetype nothing in their songs that I need to cringe for.
Just remember that music of itself is amoral. There are Christians who may tell you that certain genres are evil but I can find nothing in scripture to support that theory. I do tend to think that when we get to Heaven well be surprised at the music there I think it will be of the sort that we have not yet heard and it may very well be if such music were played here on Earth now there would be those who would condemn it. But lyrics are words and words have powerful influence. Anything that you listen to or read on a regular basis will have influence on you otherwise why would we be told we should read the Bible regularly? Words are what we need to watch what we ingest regularly is what we will become. Having said that the only thing on your list that I have concerns about is Great Faith in Fools (but keep in mind Im not familiar with all the bands on your list- but you can use the guidelines of what I said to apply to other music).
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Bagpipes well could he blow.
I see you've got the "now" covered fairly sufficiently, but let's turn back the dial a decade or so. You should also be listening to:
Zao (esp. "Liberate Te Ex Inferis" and "Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest")
Training For Utopia (they only have two full-lengths... they're both epic. This is the band that spawned the main members of Demon Hunter)
Luti-Kriss (Only one album, the band that morphed into Norma Jean.)
In fact, just investigate Solid State/Tooth and Nail back catalog. They put out a lot of great rock/metal in the 90s, 2000s.
Zao (esp. "Liberate Te Ex Inferis" and "Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest")
Training For Utopia (they only have two full-lengths... they're both epic. This is the band that spawned the main members of Demon Hunter)
Luti-Kriss (Only one album, the band that morphed into Norma Jean.)
In fact, just investigate Solid State/Tooth and Nail back catalog. They put out a lot of great rock/metal in the 90s, 2000s.
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I didn't like them, and don't like them. I don't listen to metal, rock and hardcore anymore.
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Some brutal Christian Death Metal:
Broken Flesh - Lucifer's Demise - YouTube
You were perfect in all ways
Full of knowledge and pride
Once you walked the garden of God
Anointed cherub to guard the gate
Blameless from your day of creation
Until you were found unclean
Thrown down to the earth
No more will you walk the fiery stones
Now you deceive the hearts of man
Lake of Fire your eternal home
Your rebellion is useless
Your destruction, governments of man
Armageddon is coming
Your destruction is at hand
Declaration of war is accepted
We will triumph by the blood of the Lamb...
Broken Flesh - Lucifer's Demise - YouTube
You were perfect in all ways
Full of knowledge and pride
Once you walked the garden of God
Anointed cherub to guard the gate
Blameless from your day of creation
Until you were found unclean
Thrown down to the earth
No more will you walk the fiery stones
Now you deceive the hearts of man
Lake of Fire your eternal home
Your rebellion is useless
Your destruction, governments of man
Armageddon is coming
Your destruction is at hand
Declaration of war is accepted
We will triumph by the blood of the Lamb...
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PaxThroughX
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Funny story I found your list online one day and that was the whole reason why i joined cf
Anyways, dude! Sleeping wif sirens curses, does that not bother you? There not a Christan band and nether is blessthefall, He is Legend and we came as romans, they all have good intentions i guess but aren't christian. However I am happy that you put ABR as ur fav band, its mine too. So much talent and skill Anyways God Bless
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Heres some brutal slash deathcore bands you may like, i know i do
Battleship! - The Oakside Boys - YouTube
Battleship! - The Oakside Boys - YouTube
Earth from Above - The Antidote lyrics - YouTube
Oh and how about Herod's Demise instead haha but seriously :/
Earth from Above - The Antidote lyrics - YouTube
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Funny story I found your list online one day and that was the whole reason why i joined cf
Not sure if I noticed that, or knew back then.
I don't listen to Metal, Rock, Hardcore anymore though.
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It does weird things to me. Like I said, since the holy spirit of God can work through music, then so can Satan, since he mimics works of God, and perverts. He knows how powerful music is. For instance, There's some army in the OT where the worshippers were first in the lead for a war, maybe it was Joshua. Those metal artists have a lot of tattoos.
Music has spiritual effect, I can't listen to it with faith either.. whatever is not of faith is sin (Rom 14:23).
James 1:27
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
1 John 2:15-16
15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
1 Corinthians 10:23
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
Romans 14:19
Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
I get headaches a lot when I listen to the music. Headaches are usually demonic. I know this because I've had demonic opression lately, where it was like headaches all the time. Not until I surrender fully to God, stepped out in faith and so, it went away and I haven't had it for like 1 week now, in fact I've had peace, joy etc.
The music has bad influence on me. Usually dark lyrics. The beats are really addicting. I get the songs playing in my head like a tape. Really annoying, since I want to focus on Jesus and think of him, and have worship songs playing in my head, singing to the Lord in my heart.
I remember how I had a dream, where it was a sad emotion for me, as a song from a metal band played in the dream. I believe it was demonic.
Ephesians 5:19
Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
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Well please help me to understand. Did you listen to secular and satanic only and like few christian music??? Because see I listen to christian metal, ones that are true what they say and they honestly have a positive influence on me. Its just another form of worship I like the worship in, one where your crazy for Jesus. And another question for you, did you listen to metal (christian) for how good it sounds or for God. Maybe that why you have had spiritual attacks (well we all do) but specifically with this type of music.
Psalms 150:
5 praise him with the clash of cymbals,
praise him with resounding cymbals. 6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord.
also here it says and I hope you made this descion and not your parents making it for you. Yes we are suppose to obey are parents but we also have to make personal choices of are own which are parents may or may not agree.
Ezekiel 18:20- The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.
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It was a personal choice. I listened to Christian metal too btw. Also, that verse doesn't mean we aren't to obey parents.
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Well yes I know that. Because it says in the 10 commandments but want I m saying is to let you decide if listening to metal is right for you not your parents. And that fine if you feel that way that it harms you. I share that same view with tattoos.
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Wow dude that like power metal, am I right? I do love how the riff is melodic, pretty catchy. Since you keep posting on here, what is your fav subgenre?
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Power metal is probably my fave genre. I like all types of metal, Christian and non-Christian.
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