Why isn't there any good Christian metal?

[PetraFan007]

Kekal Owns!

 

[Jon_]

I listen to symphonic/opera rock stuff like Nightwish, Rhapsody, Luca Turilli, Ayreon, and Turisas; and power metal like Dragonforce, Angra, Steel Attack (their old stuff), Falconer, Freedom Call, Celesty, Dark Moor, Metalium, etc.

When I'm in the mood for mellow, I listen to classical, or goth acoustic stuff like Agalloch.

Sometimes I listen to more straight ahead metal like Iced Earth (typically called power metal), Evergrey, Eidolon, and all the 80s and 90s classics (Van Halen, Scorps, Megadeth, Queensryche, etc.).

I'm a huge Steve Vai fan, too.

 

[PetraFan007]

Check out:

DivineFire (modern symphonic christian metal)
Impelliterri (very melodic and heavy)
Rob Rock (very melodic and heavy)
Mastedon (LUFCAUDIO) (80s melodic rock)
Mastermind (dream theater-esque)
Angelica (melodic heavy metal)
Jerusalem (melodic hard rock/prog rock)
Neon Cross (melodic 80s hard rock with high vocals)
Recon (speed metal with high operatic vocals)
Saint (have been compared to Iron Maiden)
Warrior (AWESOME power metal)
Deliverance (speed/thrash with clean vocals) - get Stay of Execution--- TRUST ME
Bloodgood (heavy metal/power metal, high vocals)

a lot of these are 80s some are 90s

I also suggest Tourniquet's first 3 albums...... TRUST me on that too. :-D

And if your a fan of Megadeth, for GOD'S sake, get Tourniquet's Where Moth and Rust Destroy

 

[Roo6339]

And if your a fan of Megadeth, for GOD'S sake, get Tourniquet's Where Moth and Rust Destroy

indeed! it has marty friedman playing lead...

 

[The Theory]

Extol's Burial CD is black metal.

hate to be a prick, but "Burial" is death metal with some black influence.

And anyone who disses "Negative B" by Sanctifica... well, I just can't take them seriously.

 

[piano wire vines]

Underoath - I heard they were good once... whenever that was...

they were amazing back in about 2000 when they had their old singer dallas, their song were longer, more poetic, and had much more meaning, and they played black metal, either that it was speed metal...i can't really tell the difference between the two. Then in 2002, their songs were shorter and they weren't black metal anymore. Now, dallas left and spencer is the new singer, now they sound like just about everyone else, i still like it, but dallas was defiinately a much better writer.

 

[Jon_]

Check out:

DivineFire (modern symphonic christian metal)
Impelliterri (very melodic and heavy)
Rob Rock (very melodic and heavy)
Mastedon (LUFCAUDIO) (80s melodic rock)
Mastermind (dream theater-esque)
Angelica (melodic heavy metal)
Jerusalem (melodic hard rock/prog rock)
Neon Cross (melodic 80s hard rock with high vocals)
Recon (speed metal with high operatic vocals)
Saint (have been compared to Iron Maiden)
Warrior (AWESOME power metal)
Deliverance (speed/thrash with clean vocals) - get Stay of Execution--- TRUST ME
Bloodgood (heavy metal/power metal, high vocals)

a lot of these are 80s some are 90s

I also suggest Tourniquet's first 3 albums...... TRUST me on that too. :-D

And if your a fan of Megadeth, for GOD'S sake, get Tourniquet's Where Moth and Rust Destroy

Good stuff, I haven't heard of a lot of these guys. I do know Angelica. I had one of their tapes when I was like, 12. I liked 'em, even if they were pretty glam metal.

I've got Moth and Rust and I hate it. I also had two other albums: Microscopic View (or something--the one with Besprinkled in Scarlet Horror, which is a freaking killer song), and something else. I never was into them a whole lot. They were just too prog for me.

I'm a huge Megadeth fan, though, and Marty is one of my guitar heroes. I liked his stuff on Moth and Rust for sure.

 

[The Theory]

see, Where Moth & Rust Destry and Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm are their two most recent cds. You gotta go old school Tourniquet.

I like their new stuff... but it's just not like the old.

 

[Idicious]

hate to be a prick, but "Burial" is death metal with some black influence.

And anyone who disses "Negative B" by Sanctifica... well, I just can't take them seriously.

I'm not 'dissing' Negative B, I'm just saying that it's not black metal like their first 2 albums were.

 

[xpunkskaterx]

(The following opinions are solely those of the poster, don't take offense)

Extol - Prog metal trash. They couldn't write a melody to save their lives.
Tourniquet - Pretty much the same. A couple diamonds in the rough (Besprinkled in Scarlet Horror), but mostly just noise. No melody, no rhythm. Too prog.
Mortification - Lame. No variety. Boring to listen to.
Living Sacrifice - Too metalcore. Lack of melodic ideas.
Zao - Too hardcore. No melody, just overly distorted guitars. Too many breakdowns, not enough melody.
Norma Jean - What? These guys suck. Period.
Underoath - I heard they were good once... whenever that was...
Showbread - More noisecore lameness.
P.O.D./Blindside - Are you kidding? Radio rock garbage.

Sanctifica - Uhhh... these guys suck. I mean really, really suck.

Vaakevandring - I'd like to check them out, but where am I supposed to find their music?

Antestor - See Vaakevandring comment above.

Are there any Christian power metal bands? How about Christian black metal?

i agree except for the Extol. If want to hear good Underoath stuff email me. I have their first 2 albums. Soooo goood!

 

[esther18]

K wat about Normandy,POD r sort of metal too to me

 

[Jon_]

Soooo goood!

StrongBad = teh r0x0rz

 

[xpunkskaterx]

StrongBad = teh r0x0rz

what

 

[Jon_]

what

Sooo goood!

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[xpunkskaterx]

ok :S cool

 

[Jamaican Prince]

Cause christian metal on a whole is ridiculous.

 

[pro_odeh]

Cause christian metal on a whole is ridiculous.

What you said is ridiculous... (no offense)