Tag: solid rock import

The Christian music scene lost another one of its great influencers last week when Björn Stigsson died fighting his battle with cancer. Stigsson was perhaps best-known for his work with Christian metal pioneers Leviticus, who along with fellow Swedes Jerusalem, the Canadian Daniel Band, and American bands like Resurrection Band, Saint, and Stryper, was among the earliest Christian metal bands. Leviticus released 4 studio albums (some of which had Swedish lyric versions as well as English), before disbanding in the early 90s. A live album and a few compilations followed later.… Continued →

Truth be told, heavy metal was my entry point into any kind of independent Christian music. I mean, I started out on Petra, Amy Grant, and Russ Taff as a young teenager, but it wasn’t long before Jerusalem, Whitecross, and Sacred Warrior were taking up my listening space. One of the pioneers of Christian metal was Swedish band Leviticus. The band formed in 1981 in the town of Skövde. They recorded 4 albums, plus an alternative/Swedish language version of their debut, before breaking up in the early 90s.… Continued →