Believer "extraction from mortality" ( 1989, 2007 )
I had to bought this shirt about 3 years ago when i noticed that Believer was releasing a new album.
i listened a lot of the Christian metal bands when i was younger and Believer was one of the best ones. The thing about Christian metal bands, as i see it nowdays( didnt get it when i was younger) is that they all wanted to sound like some other ( secular) band but with bold, Christian lyrics.. like Barren Cross or Bloodgood sounded like Iron Maiden, Mortification tried to sound like Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse etc etc, you get the point? Very few of them sounded original. Tourniquet, Believer, Stryper, couple of bands that i see now as "original" bands.. maybe some more..
It felt "safe" to listen Christian bands that had "safe" lyrics but heavy music, i understand it well, i was part of it back in the days. I had a rule maybe to age 14 or 15 that i shouldnt listen any "secular" bands ( i hate that word ) but i failed.. ;) luckily! CCM, i hate that term nowdays.. it`s too narrow-minded.. music is music, that`s all, all the bands have different messages
Now i feel nostalgic, i have to put my top 10 Christian metal bands list ( 80`s and 90`s )
1. Believer
2. Tourniquet
3. Stryper
4. Vengeance Rising
5. Paramaecium
6. Saviour Machine
7. Living Sacrifice
8. Betrayal
9. Whitecross
10. Mortification
of course there are other good ones also like Circle of dust, Klank, Extol, Schaliach etc etc..
I would like to add bride, scatered few, deliverance and galactic cowboys to your list of somewhat original Christian bands....
VastaaPoistaMortification was formed before Cannibal Corpse. They were not copying Cannibal, the truth is circular bands sound like each other as well. Furthermore even secular metal bands emulate the sound of some Christian bands, for example Extol has influenced a few bands including secular ones.
VastaaPoista