• ReluctantlyZen@ani.social
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    1 day ago

    Nah. There are a lot of bad Christian rock/metal bands, but there are quite a few good ones too.

    To name some I still come back to, even though I no longer identify as a Christian:

    • Skillet is an obvious one (not my thing anymore, especially everything after Awake, but can’t call them bad)
    • Silent Planet
    • August Burns Red
    • Underoath (well, they used to be)
    • Fit For A King
    • Wolves At The Gate (though their lyrics can be too much on the nose)
    • Flyleaf (when Lacey Sturm was still on board)
    • Love & Death
    • Children 18:3
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      15 hours ago

      Personally I still have a soft spot for Newsboys. Mostly just Shine, and Take Me To Your Leader. Those two still feel good.

      Initially I kinda liked Audio Adrenaline, but looking back with what we all know now about the impact of a car based society on the world, I gotta admit, “Chevette” didn’t have an ounce of gospel in it, and was a much worse take on crappy cars that probably leaked toxic trash everywhere they went than Adam Sandler’s “Ode to my Car”.

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      I’m just going to tack a few more on here so I can find some of yours later, but I’d like to add:

      Nine Lashes, which are probably more overt than some

      Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, for the entirety of Don’t You Fake It, and a few other songs

      Red

      Demon Hunter

      Switchfoot, don’t @ me Dare You To Move is a banger

      Disciple

      Pillar

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        1 day ago

        Disciple is probably more overt than Nine Lashes though, no?

        DH I’ve gotten uncomfortable with since Exile.

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          8 hours ago

          Probably? I’ll be honest, there’s only a few songs by Disciple that I’ve really listened to, but I liked them. Kind of the same with DH, I really like Black Stained Glass