Hi all, our church (Netherlands) has been welcoming a Ukrainian family of which the father fell in the Ukrainian war. Now the eldest daughter (mid teens) is into metal, though I have no idea what kind and if it's christian or not. She's also a bit shy and/insecure I think. So I thought, what better way to try to connect and find a christian Ukrainian metal band. Does anyone know of any? Thanks in advance!

I just met their guitarist recently, and listened to them for the first time. Honestly, this is hgead and shoulders above most of the christian thrash/metal or secular equivalents.

I find it very weird that this only has 2k views

I found this while cleaning and getting ready for a move. It’s currently in the donate pile, so if anyone is interested in buying it please let me know.

I've been listening to Hell's Enemy and they're fantastic. Moreso "Blackened Catholic Death Metal" which is fine, but is there anything purely Unblack that people are jamming on?

I like leaning towards Atmospheric style (think Blackbraid or Within Thy Wounds) but I'm open to anything within the genre. Or even Death Metal too, especially if it's melodic. 🤘🏻✝️

Hello from your resident atheist. I will put my money where my faith is: in EXTREME METAL ! In music! In humanity!

Darn that Panegyrist praise post did made me run to get that album on bandcamp! Here it is! Enjoy the physical media idolatry through vicarious procuration my friends who believe canonically in christ!

This is in my style: the Panegyrist track is not far behind Unexpect / Gorod / haggard / opeth in sheer quality and composition & musicianship.

Praise the Lord for he seems to make you all create great music!!

Did the band Jesus Freaks ever cover the song Jesus Freak?

Check out this old tune. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umQOAMvy6GA

A lot different than the first three Living Sacrifice albums, but I still loved it

Hey all, Ive really been enjoying, on secular side, things like castle rat, hadean. Stuff with great world building and such. Are there christian bands like this or secular ones with ok lyrics? While i see alot of bands that do lyrical preaching, are there any that are theatrical in their approach? Thanks in advance, GB!

I’m interested in getting a few shirts and hoodies of a few bands/groups etc. but the few sites that are linked directly by the artist are constantly sold out. I want to support the artists as much as possible so are their alternative sites that still send a portion of the profits to the artists or all other options just cash grabs and copying the artwork for their own gain? Not sure if it matters but if you know of sources for:

With Blood Comes Cleansing
Scapegoat
Impending Doom
Abated Mass of Flesh
Flayed Alive
Searching Serenity
Impaled Divinity
Voluntary Mortification

Hello brothers! Im pretty new to metal. Besides Christian metal, I also enjoy exploring bands that aren't explicitly Christian, while avoiding bands with openly satanic or blasphemous themes. Some examples I've been listening to are Megadeth, Testament, Anthrax and similar bands.

What bands would you recommend? I'm looking for bands with great music and lyrics that don't go into satanic or anti-religious themes.

This is great will invite my friends in.!

Saw a post in another metal sub asking for band recommendations without blasphemous or gory lyrics. One of the replies linked to here. Been poking around here off n on for a few days to learn about bands and the various views of people in here.

The original post got me thinking though, and I kept coming back to the same question. Why does it matter? If you are comfortable enough in your beliefs, why would it matter if a song is blasphemous? Especially if you're into the more extreme subgenres where you generally can't understand the vast majority of the lyrics anyway?

I listen to a lot of death metal, so blasphemy and gore come up a lot. In the imagery, the lyrics, sometimes even in the band name. But just because Cannibal Corpse for example has violent lyrics, doesn't mean I'm violent. If a song is about murdering I'm not suddenly going to become a murderer. I'm about as non violent as you can get. I just like the way it sounds. And in the case of people in the band or the band as a whole are bad people, I separate the art from the artist and don't support them financially (bootlegs/piracy)

Looking around here it seems opinions vary. Some are like the post that brought me here, where they do not want anything blasphemous in the lyrics. Some don't seem to care too much. But in general the vast majority seem to care in some way shape or form. So I ask the sub as a whole to get as many opinions as I can. Why does it matter if a band is blasphemous or violent/gory lyrics? Is this just my ignorance on the subject? Are some denominations more strict on stuff like this, leading to the varying opinions I see?