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  Letter 7 Home
Letter 7 salt of the earth, official home page of christian metal band Letter 7
JD Evans - writer, producer and christian musician takes a new direction with this album.
christian music with a hard edge and powerful lyrics send the listeners back to the metal days of old like rez band and bloodgood and stry
www.letter7rocks.com   (56 words)

  
  Christian metal
Christian metal, also known as white metal is a musical genre that combines the screaming guitars and pounding drums of heavy metal with Christian lyrics.
Because heavy metal is more often associated with imagery of sex and satanism, this has drawn frequent criticism from within the church.
However, Christian metal bands have persisted and range in style from overtly evangelistic groups like the earlier incarnations of Stryper (who were known for regularly throwing Bibles into the audience) to those such as King's X who have sought to avoid the label while still demonstrating a strong Christian influence in many of their lyrics.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wh/White_metal.html   (111 words)

  
 Opinions: Christian Metal/Boycott Christian Propaganda in Metal
Christianity is the historical source and forerunner of morality-based compromise behavior, and it should be kept out of metal if metal wishes to main distinct from mainstream musics which as a prerequisite for social discourse are falsely benevolent.
Metal exists as a form of art in music, one which hopes to communicate the unusual and profound through mundane means, and as such aspires to be the form of expression which communicates a connection of human beings to life in all of its forms.
Since the dawn of metal, there have been imitators, and none are more cowardly than those who attempt to take the philosophy of value in nothingness and freedom in a lack of allegiance to necessary ideas and convert it to an obedience to "necessary principles" such as the omnipotence of gOD or a moral authority.
www.anus.com /metal/about/metal/christian_metal.html   (606 words)

  
 Christian metal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Christian Metal is a form of heavy metal music and progressive rock music with explicitly Christian lyrics and themes, or a genre of metal created by Christian bands.
Christian metal has its origins in the early 1970s, with Resurrection Band and Jerusalem are cited as the ealiest Christian metal bands.
Zao and As I Lay Dying are considered Christian metalcore bands.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christian_Metal   (526 words)

  
 Christian Metal Downloads - Download Christian Metal Music - Download Christian Metal MP3s
Christian metal falls between arena rock and pop-metal, though there are the occasional bands that are heavier.
Christian rockers Whitecross formed in Chicago in 1986, releasing their self-titled debut LP a year later.
Heavy metal has been associated with ol' Beelzebub ever since its inception, but there have been a few acts who took the opposite route and put their Christian beliefs in hard rocking songs, such as Stryper.
www.mp3.com /christian-metal/genre/615/subgenre.html   (1773 words)

  
 Guitar Jams! Pastor Brad's 80s Christian Metal Guitar World! History of Christian Metal
Many Christian Metal bands were coming up from the underground and there was a need for a term for this new movement and as a result the term Christian Heavy Metal was born.
The Christian metal scene was exploding and there was a BIG need for some kind of publication to both promote bands and inform fans--"Heaven's Metal" filled that voic...and it's meant a lot to the christian metal scene through the years.
Metal Edge and Kerrang, two of leading metal magazines at that time, wrote about the festival and solidified this new movement.
www.guitarjams.net /ChristianMetalHistory.html   (1901 words)

  
 White Metal. Italian Christian Metal Website   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Paal Daehlen is an important personality in the christian metal movement; beyond to be drummer of the norwegians Frosthardr and ex Vaakevandring, he is the owner of the well-known christian webstore Nordic Mission.
They are all christian groups born within this movement: they sign for christian label, sell on christian webstore, play in christian festivals, take part in christian forums, they're reviewed by christian label, etc. But strangely many of them don't want to link their name to this movement.
We as Christians very often set standards to how to do this and that to be a Christian, and then if someone thinks different and has some other views they are "wrong" because they don't do it "our way".
www.whitemetal.it /intervista_frosthardr_(english).htm   (2456 words)

  
 Christian Metal Resource Web Site
They have a mature and modern metal sound, yet they retain all of the elements of Christian metal that was good about it (the ministry).
Definitely the Christian music scene has changed a lot since that time, but I see a lot of the same trends in that back then there were a lot of independent labels that started up and signed a lot of metal bands because that was popular.
Christian kids were getting convicted and getting rid of the secular music, and there was a need that needed to be filled.
www.christianmetal.com /cmr/stir/stir.htm   (4388 words)

  
 Heaven's Metal - Christian hard rock and heavy metal reference
I collect both Christian and secular AOR, hard rock, and heavy metal, with an emphasis on the 1980s (what can I say, those are my formative years :).
Any christian bands from AOR, to hard rock, to melodic metal, to thrash metal, and deathe metal styles.
Brutal Metal - for classic heavy metal, power metal, speed/thrash, doom metal, fl metal, death metal, and industrial metal.
www.heavensmetal.com /cgi-bin/about.cgi   (489 words)

  
 Christian Metal Information and Resources
Christian Metal is my favorite type of music.
I love the urgency of Christian Metal as it combines the hard and heavy with the beautiful and proclaims Christ's love with the musical intensity that I enjoy.
The best Christian Extreme Metal e-zine with hundreds of reviews and tons of information.
www.angelfire.com /wi/metalhead   (327 words)

  
 Christian Metal Reviews
After having heard Metanoia on several metal compilations I must admit that I was a bit sceptical about them, but their album was a happy surprise.
Screams of Chaos is some industrial, metal band that would have been best left out.
It's an album full of Christian metal classics that you cannot afford to miss.
www.crossnet.se /person/snokis/reviews/index.htm   (899 words)

  
 The Christian Metal Realm @ www.ezboard.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Christian Metal Realm is a community for metalheads.
The storage vault for all old threads from the Christian Metal Realm...
This is an open forum to discuss Christianity and to give and/or request prayer.
p087.ezboard.com /bthechristianmetalrealm   (93 words)

  
 CD Baby: CHRISTIAN
Goove metal grind core-a mix of an old school groove metal feel with a new school modern metal, hardcore intensity.This is the music of groove,power,and domination.
A CD with a great mixture of hard rock, metal, jazz and prog with a grunge attitude - recorded to raise money for cancer research in honor of their founding bass player who recently succombed to the disease.
A Christian hard-rocker spiked with a dash of dance-groove.
www.cdbaby.com /style/180?ccat=10   (3874 words)

  
 Christian Metal Music
Hospital is a full-force metal band with abrasive riffs,...
As the metal scene has become mainstream, bringing bands like Papa Roach, Powerman 5000, Staind, KoRn, Limp Bizkit, and others to the radio, you’d think the genre would become further expanded with a wide variety of styles as performers of various influences seeped in.
Overcome has been on the Christian metal scene since I was introduced to it a few years ago just as Stavesacre's ABSOLUTE album was surfacing.
www.suite101.com /welcome.cfm/hardcore_music   (549 words)

  
 List of Christian metal bands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Christian alternative rock - Christian bubblegum pop - Christian hardcore - Christian industrial - Christian hip hop - Christian metal - Christian pop music - Christian punk - Christian rock - Christian soft rock - Christian ska - Worship music - Cprog
This list omits some bands of disputed status as a "Christian band".
Some bands could better be classified as hardcore, but have been referred to variously as metalcore, heavy metal or one of the many metal genres by fans.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Christian_metal_bands   (213 words)

  
 CycleForums Archive - christian metal
Somehow effectively blending the use of violins / violas, a female opera singer, and thrash metal, Believer stretched the boundaries of metal beyond the normal limitations of the genre.
By maintaining the highly technical aspect of their progressive speed metal, they thrilled metal fans in both the mainstream and Christian markets.
At my last job, my partner played Christian rock all shift long when he was the lead operator...I never recall any of it sounding angry.
www.cycleforums.com /forums/showthread/t-151329.html   (930 words)

  
 Christian Guitar Forums - Fav. christian metal bands!
they are the closest to the death metal genre playing christian songs.
Novella - They were more hard rock than heavy metal, but they were quite good.
There were lots other metal bands around the late 80's and early 90's.
www.christianguitar.com /forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=71   (465 words)

  
 Christian metal. Good or Bad?
I don't see anything wrong with Christian Rock as long as it is understandable and gives glory to God.
i have been feeling the need to start a metal worship band and God has told me how to do it so when the time comes im sure ill either be a touring band or ill have a worship center that plays metal music.
the way i see things is metal music is a great tool to use when doing spiritual battle with satans forces.
forums.christiansunite.com /index.php?topic=7386.0   (750 words)

  
 Unblack-Metal-Ring   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Christian power metal to build a house to...
Christian rock bands including classic, pop, christian hard rock bands.
This site has a Christian metal comparison chart with hundereds of bands listed, Christian metal UNapologetics, metal links, Bible prophecy, miscellaneous links, and much more.
g.webring.com /hub?ring=ubmr   (351 words)

  
 Isnt Christian Heavy Metal an oxymoron - Discussion Zone
I love the christian bands, because of the message they send through their lyrics, and through the way that they live their lives off the stage.
NWOBHM (new wave of british heavy metal, the first style of metal) died out and was fused with punk in the early 80's by motorhead, making thrash metal.
Xtians making fl metal is like an anti-semitic jew :S anyways, they totally miss the point of fl metal and are just brutal music with an xtian message.
www.christianmusic.org /cmp/styleforum/ubbhtml/Forum28/HTML/000051.html   (2545 words)

  
 METAL COUNTDOWN - The online christian metal chart!
If you don't have one you can download it for free at this site (They try to hide it but look through the site and you will find the free player) Metal Countdown is also an independent section of the Metal For Jesus Page where you can find plenty of Christian Metal info.
You are always welcome to send me your questions if you wonder something about the bands or tunes at Metal Countdown and I will be happy to answer you.
If you play in a Christian Metal band and want your tunes to be played on Metal Countdown you can find more info here
www.metalforjesus.org /MC.html   (355 words)

  
 Guitar Jams! Pastor Brad's 80s Christian & Instrumental Shred Metal Music & the God Honoring Heavy Metal of WINDLAN
Overall I'd have to say that Pastor Brad is a very talented guitar player and I think he did an overall great job on this release...
In the world of guitar, especially hard rock and metal, however, shred is an excellent word.
If a guitar player is said to "shred", he is being described as possessing not only great speed in his playing, but also a certain knack for the way the notes are put together.
www.guitarjams.net   (1644 words)

  
 Christian prog metal bands anyone?
Last Tribe isn't labelled as Christian, but the lyrics appear that way to me, and the music is excellent.
Although not nearly as "Christian" in his songwriting as he'd later become, Phil Keaggy's first band Glass Harp could really be considered the first band to fuse prog rock stylings with spiritual lyrics.
HM used to be called Heaven's Metal back in the day now they are HM, but they recently started up the mag again to cover metal more in particular instead of hard rock music as a whole.
www.mikeportnoy.com /forum/tm.aspx?m=1091168   (1778 words)

  
 ● Christian Rock Lyrics
Here you'll find anything from Metal to Punk to Hardcore (Christcore) to Alternative Rock to guitar-driven Pop - you name it.
Those who have problems with Christian Rock/Metal music should read the lyrics to the song "Free" by Laudamus...
To help Christian Rock Lyrics you may vote for this site on some of the topsites or shop through our partner sites at Amazon, MusiChristian or Grassroots Music.
www.christianrocklyrics.com   (110 words)

  
 White Metal. Italian Christian Metal Website - Forum :: Indice
Italian Christian Metal Website - Forum :: Indice
Il forum delle christian band in scala di grigio.
Tutto quanto legato alla musica che non sia esplicitamente christian metal.
whitemetal.mastertopforum.net   (452 words)

  
 Christian Metal Bands/Fans
Proto metal was based on a blues scale while "true" metal was more chromatic.
I have (had?) a CD of Barren Cross live and there was a blues song on it.
All these bands experimented with blues based "proto" metal so that is what I prefer if I am going to listen to metal.
forums.christianity.com /fb.aspx?m=1704927   (1433 words)

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