Christian Metal.....?

[Nigel215]

Ok, now im not trying to get into any religious things here, but I love these new Christian Metal bands: Mortal Treason, As I Lay Dying, Underoath, Haste The Day, Norma Jean......they just seem to keep popping up everywhere

Now ive always been into rock/ metal music....and most of it has been all bout evil, anger, hate...which is awesome, its what got me into heavy music in the first place and needs to be expressed. Its just good to hear some kick ass music with a positive message, and have it be so fuckin good. Im just amazed at how it can be so brutal and have it come out of love. I just always thought people who were all about jesus were like....hippies. I have been proven wrong. Keep it comming.

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[Damien]

^Love 'em. It's good to find some real hard music that, like u said, a poaitive message, just something new! Personally, I like Blindside and Project 86 as some hard bands, but yeah, Underoath is awesome.

[MBTN]

Hatebreed tends to have a positive message.

[TexasF355F1]

A Beautiful Mistake

[chevydrummer76]

Living Sacrifice is pretty good....and if you like hardcore there's Zao.

[MBTN]

Zao is pretty kick ass.

[-Davo]

Christian Metal seems like an oxymoron to me.

But I liked creed, does that count?

[KustmAce]

My fav is Thousand Foot Krutch

[Damien]

Originally Posted by -Davo

Christian Metal seems like an oxymoron to me.

But I liked creed, does that count?

Creed is neither Christian nor Metal...sorry.

And how is Chrsitian metal an oxymoran??? Metal is a form of music. Music is a sound. Christian is a form of...well, lyrics? Anyway, it's not an oxymoron.

[-Josh-]

12 Stones anyone?

[Ridenour]

Originally Posted by Damien

Creed is neither Christian nor Metal...sorry.

And how is Chrsitian metal an oxymoran??? Metal is a form of music. Music is a sound. Christian is a form of...well, lyrics? Anyway, it's not an oxymoron.

An oxymoron would probably be more like Christian Black metal.

[-Davo]

Originally Posted by Damien

Creed is neither Christian nor Metal...sorry.

And how is Chrsitian metal an oxymoran??? Metal is a form of music. Music is a sound. Christian is a form of...well, lyrics? Anyway, it's not an oxymoron.

www.goodfight.org this guy seems to think so

I meant it as a joke, I appologize.

Every christian I've ever meet attacks metal, rock, rap, [real] R&B, country - any contemporary music - saying it's the work of the devil, and metal is satan's music, and it rots your brain and blah blah blah this, blah blah blah that, you know the stereotypical, cliche bullshit to attack music that's been going around since Elivis Presely.

A friend of mine was saying how a lady at his church burnt over 100 rock CD's because of the "type" it suggested, satanic bullshit some churches throw at you to voice their personal opinion that they don't like Metallica, or Black Sabbath. She couldn't even sell the CD's because that would be "encouraging satan to other people" and "opening other people up to satan's work"

what the shit?

If you took offence at that (anyone here, not you damo man) fuck you.

*ed
I'll d/l some of songs of the bands you guys said, cheers.

[jon@af]

Originally Posted by -Davo

www.goodfight.org this guy seems to think so

I meant it as a joke, I appologize.

Every christian I've ever meet attacks metal, rock, rap, [real] R&B, country - any contemporary music - saying it's the work of the devil, and metal is satan's music, and it rots your brain and blah blah blah this, blah blah blah that, you know the stereotypical, cliche bullshit to attack music that's been going around since Elivis Presely.

A friend of mine was saying how a lady at his church burnt over 100 rock CD's because of the "type" it suggested, satanic bullshit some churches throw at you to voice their personal opinion that they don't like Metallica, or Black Sabbath. She couldn't even sell the CD's because that would be "encouraging satan to other people" and "opening other people up to satan's work"

what the shit?

If you took offence at that (anyone here, not you damo man) fuck you.

*ed
I'll d/l some of songs of the bands you guys said, cheers.

Yeah, I really get annoyed with that. Close-minded jerks. Those are what my friends and I like to call "misinformed" christians. Seriously, My roomate and I have so much metal on our computers and we don't consider ourselves "of the devil",you should see how much metal music is on the campus of a christian university. So, next time a self-proclaimed christian says you're of the devil or your music is of the devil (unless it really is satanic music), tell him "Judge not lest ye be judged."

[Heep]

Originally Posted by -Davo

Every christian I've ever meet attacks metal...

Except me

I'll have to check out those bands - always looking for more good metal

[-Davo]

Originally Posted by J_Swigz

Yeah, I really get annoyed with that. Close-minded jerks. Those are what my friends and I like to call "misinformed" christians. Seriously, My roomate and I have so much metal on our computers and we don't consider ourselves "of the devil",you should see how much metal music is on the campus of a christian university. So, next time a self-proclaimed christian says you're of the devil or your music is of the devil (unless it really is satanic music), tell him "Judge not lest ye be judged."

Yeah good point, but I've read over the website I posted in the last one quite a bit, and he's quick to point out there is a passage in the bible that says "let he who is sin free cast the first stone" or whatever, basically saying "We go to church and our sins are forgiven we can judge who ever, for whatever we want"

I could understand them getting upset with Slayer, or Marilyn Manson of the like, but as far as I'm concerned, Music is art, anyform, it's art. Art is expression, true or false. It's open to interpretation of the view (or in this case the listener), and does not specifically point one thing, and can mean the other.

On topic, what are some good songs I can download from some of these bands?