Tag: classic metal

Narcissus have recently reunited and show how it’ll be done from here on out. The chaotic and noise filled metal band have played a couple shows leading up to their big festival date at Furnace Fest this weekend (please keep the show on!). The band is teasing new music on the horizon as well as possibly re-releases of their early Takehold Records stuff. Who is excited for this? Don’t know who this band is, well take a peek below.… Continued →

Though a fantastic classic/doom metal band, Chicago’s Trouble were always slightly confusing. They often used Christian imagery, biblically-themed lyrics, and somewhat uncharacteristically for doom metal–a positive outlook. Take this ballad from their 1990 self-titled album: Please, take His hand The time has come to learn Please, take my hand Let me take you to learn And yet, the band played almost exclusively secular venues with other secular artists, and depending on which band members you talked to, they seemed to distance themselves from the “Christian” tag.… Continued →

I woke up this morning with this song in my head, so it clearly has the be the Song of the Day. Classic metal. You either love it, or just don’t really get the appeal. It’s 1986, and the only Christian metal that most people are aware of is Stryper. But hairspray and over-the-top production was not all that Christian metal had to offer in ’86. The same year the glam kings released To Hell with the Devil, Saint was dishing out their best album, Time’s End (in fact, it’s in the top 5 Christian metal albums of all time, IMO).… Continued →

Zao is quite the story. They began 24 years ago and are still kicking, releasing music. And it should be said that they’re not just still kicking, they’re bashing the doors in and reminding their fans that there is more to metal than repeated breakdowns and over-produced, cookie-cutter nonsense. Returning with “Pyrrhic Victory,” a five track EP, Zao holds nothing back. It’s five songs of relentless screams from Daniel Weydant, and riffs and riffs and riffs. There’s something special and simple of this type of release.… Continued →

Long running Christian metal band, Bloodgood, have officially revealed their brand new music video for the song “Lamb of God” off the upcoming album “Dangerously Close” due out in November. So what do you think?… Continued →

Victor Griffin, formerly of Pentagram and Place of Skulls, and Jeff "Oly" Olson of Trouble sit down with us and talk about their new band IN~GRAVED. Check it out here.

Fantastic third album!