Tag: Rap Metal

Christian metal history is being made this weekend. One of the longest-running, still active bands in the Christian metal scene–Bride–is playing their final shows this weekend. Under their current moniker, the band has been making music for four decades. If we include their beginnings as Matrix, we can add a few more years on top of that. I first got into Bride in the late 80s in their traditional heavy metal era, which includes the band’s first three albums: Show No Mercy (1986), Live to Die (1988, my entry point), and Silence is Madness (1989).… Continued →

Every Day Life, commonly known as E.D.L., was an early innovator in the rap-core scene, fusing hip-hop and hardcore into something new, several years before it morphed into nu metal and became ubiquitous on rock radio. The band came from Southern California, and while musically innovative (our featured track also has a slight nod to industrial), they were also not afraid to touch controversial subjects in their lyrics, especially those related to racial relations in the United States, and other social topics and justice-related issues. Their debut album cover featured a scene from the L.A.… Continued →

Hailing from the fertile heavy music scene of the greater DFW region, and specifically Ft. Worth, Travail mixed heavy rap-core and nu metal riffs with dark tones and lyrics about the Christian struggle. Heavier than most in the genre, the band was sometimes referred to as “gothic rap-core” due to the darker tones and minor keys. Yet the lyrics pointed to higher things: I’ve failed you I’ve lied to you Yet you forgive and let me live Oh God help my weakness Oh give me your strength Father help me I’ll go to any length On my face, on my chest, on my knees God help me please My spirit is willing but my flesh is weak The band released a split EP with Luti-Kriss (who, of course, eventually became Norma Jean), and two full-length albums: Anchor of My Soul for the secular Pluto Records and Beautiful Loneliness for Metrovox, a sub-label Metro One.… Continued →

Rap & Metal hybrid act XL & DBD that has been making music since the early 90’s, return with a new album titled “The Beginning of Closure”. Check out the lead single “Vacillate” below this post. The album releases on April 14th through Roxx Records.… Continued →