Jesus metal

Metal Inquisition has a fun overview of Christian metal. Given the generally sarcastic tone of the blog (which by the way I love), the overview is surprisingly fair-minded, giving due props to Believer and admitting that SOME Mortification and Tourniquet is okay. It doesn't mention the pretty credible pseudo-black metal Antestor (for whom Hellhammer apparently guested on drums one time!); bizarre joke 'unblack metal' band Horde; or my favourite (which isn't saying a lot) Christian hardcore outfit Living Sacrifice.

I've always been fascinated with Christian metal. I love it when it's awful and confirms every awful stereotype you had about anemic Christian rip-offs of secular culture. But I also love it on the rare occasions it's great because it subverts conventional metal culture so completely. Basically, I win either way!

What does annoy me though, as I've mentioned before on this blog, is when people become 'born again' they generally choose the most reactionary form of Christianity. What would be cool would be a non-fundamentalist/liberation theology Christian metal band. That would pretty much piss everybody off and create unity between Christian and Satanist....

Comments

[dhd]

I think the first couple Trouble albums might qualify as non-fundamentalist/liberation theology Christian metal. Actually one could say this about a lot of doom metal, which (maybe because of the Black Sabbath/Trouble influence) frequently has Christian overtones without being "Christian" writ large.