ellis@spar.UUCP (Michael Ellis) (05/16/85)
>>..and I'd better not hear any .... about their politics either or >>you won't even know why you got killed...these guys are hardcore >> skinhead rock band that has RIGHT wing politics and LIKES Ronald >> Reagan. Maximum Rock & Roll hates them -- Davidl >-=- >...the next thing you know we'll have Headbangers for Christ. > -- Chris Valas I heard that the band `Exodus' plays Christian metallic punk. Can anyone verify this rumor? -michael
pjt@BRL-VOC.ARPA (Paul Tanenbaum) (05/17/85)
There's always 'Petra' (Greek for 'rock', get it? "Thou art Peter, and
upon this rock..." I always admired Jesus for coming up with that pun).
I heard them at least ten years ago at a youth group fling at the local
parish church. Just a couple of weeks ago, I saw a piece about them on
network TV. They still sound like stale 70's <hard rock> and use their
medium to get The Message to today's teens.
When in Gomorrah, do as the Romans do...
+++paulhutch@shark.UUCP (Stephen Hutchison) (05/21/85)
In article <246@spar.UUCP> ellis@spar.UUCP (Michael Ellis) writes: >>>..and I'd better not hear any .... about their politics either or >>>you won't even know why you got killed...these guys are hardcore >>> skinhead rock band that has RIGHT wing politics and LIKES Ronald >>> Reagan. Maximum Rock & Roll hates them -- Davidl >>-=- >>...the next thing you know we'll have Headbangers for Christ. >> -- Chris Valas > > I heard that the band `Exodus' plays Christian metallic punk. > Can anyone verify this rumor? > >-michael Try looking for the holy metal band "Stryper". Strange stuff they do but not nearly as bilious as the standard "christian muzak" fare and also more tolerable than listening to some self-proclaimed Satanist telling everyone that because he's damned, everyone is. Hutch
joan@ISM780.UUCP (05/23/85)
I'm not a connoisseur of heavy metal, but there's a
Christian group called the Resurrection Band (Chicago-based, I
think) which certainly qualifies as loud and abrasive (one of
their slogans is "Music to wake the dead", which can be
interpreted several different ways on spiritual and
non-spiritual levels).
My brother is crazy about "The Rez Band" and I enjoy some of
their stuff myself. They've made several albums and I think
they tour quite a bit. A lot of their themes are either
evangelical (bringing the Message to lonely, burned-out
rock&rollers everywhere) or political (flaming on society's
mistreatment of the poor and downtrodden).
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Corporation"dubois@uwmacc.UUCP (Paul DuBois) (05/29/85)
> In article <246@spar.UUCP> ellis@spar.UUCP (Michael Ellis) writes: > >>>..and I'd better not hear any .... about their politics either or > >>>you won't even know why you got killed...these guys are hardcore > >>> skinhead rock band that has RIGHT wing politics and LIKES Ronald > >>> Reagan. Maximum Rock & Roll hates them -- Davidl > >>-=- > >>...the next thing you know we'll have Headbangers for Christ. > >> -- Chris Valas > > > > I heard that the band `Exodus' plays Christian metallic punk. > > Can anyone verify this rumor? > > > >-michael > > Try looking for the holy metal band "Stryper". Strange stuff they do > but not nearly as bilious as the standard "christian muzak" fare and > also more tolerable than listening to some self-proclaimed Satanist > telling everyone that because he's damned, everyone is. > > Hutch "Stryker", I believe. Other rather, uh, unusual people/bands to try are: Steve Taylor Undercover 77's I'd recommend them all heartily, but I have to keep up my anal-retentive Fundamentalist image, you know. -- | Paul DuBois {allegra,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!dubois --+-- | |
59231ig@houxm.UUCP (I.GERSZBERG) (05/30/85)
<> > ..."Stryker" I believe.... > Paul Dubois No! The original article was correct. The band's name is Stryper for "by His stripes (wounds) were we healed". They wear orange and black striped costumes in concert. Enjoy, Bob Switzer -- Robert Switzer (the views expressed in this article are strictly my own and do not represent - in any way - the views of my employer)
dclark@kiwi.DEC (Dave Clark dtn 283-6322) (06/03/85)
On the contemporary Christian music scene ... there is a group called Undercover that has a punk sound; they compare to The Rez Band like the Ramones compares to Journey or Toto. Here's a sample of some lyrics from "Jesus is the Best," off of the "God Rules" album: "Jesus is the Best He's better than the rest Go on put him to the test You'll see He's the best Have you heard the latest Jesus is the greatest He can save you and I'll tell you something more You can go to heaven and know for sure Now He is the king Over everything Call him on the phone (ring ring) He can do anything ...." And so on. On the same album they do a punkish version of "I Am the Resurrection and the Life," a Christian standard....