From: donnell@shamu.micro.umn.edu (Your Heinous)
Subject: Re: Christian Metal ???
Organization: none
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 07:55:55 GMT

In article <1992Sep30.032300.682@samba.oit.unc.edu> Phil.Powell@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Phil Powell) writes:
>In article <1992Sep29.141315.1@cc.newcastle.edu.au> c9221777@cc.newcastle.edu.au (Brother Redeye) writes:
>>In article <1992Sep28.160053.8159@news2.cis.umn.edu>, donnell@polyp.micro.umn.edu (Your Heinous) writes:
>>> If you want dark, brooding music, try "The Skull" by Trouble. It is a christian
>>> album, but more in the vein of the depressing, gloomy, sung-psalms, than
>>> any "christian rock". If Black Sabbath had been christians <seriously>, 
>>> they might have sounded like this. And they don't preach!
>>> "Fear No Evil" is a classic. so is "Pray For The Dead". 
>>> Absolutely the most gloomy music ever to sing about God. it's great!
>>> 
>>> 					--Judex--
>>> 
>>I don't see the problem the guy who started this thread has.  All songs have
>>lyrics, and those lyrics say something, unless they are just meaningless vocal
>>filler.  Bands with a punk influence such as Napalm Death sing about social and
>>political issues, bands like Carnivore sing about things from their rather
>>redneck and narrowminded outlook on life, Christian bands deal with (guess
>>what) and Black Metal bands like singing about how awefully naughty they are
>>and how they are looking forward to an eternity of torment.  To each their own.
>>
>>One thing I like about alternative music is that the lyrics often have
>>something to say.  Apart from that the music is interesting. I don't have to do
>>what the lyricist suggests or adopt his ideals - it just so happens that
>>generally the stuff that I buy agrees with viewpoints that I already have.
>>
>>Saying that "Christian Metal" is an oxymoron is one of those myths that the
>>media likes to perpetrate, given their penchant for portraying all subcultures
>>as stereotypes (rap-listeners are all black, crack-smoking, gun-toting gang
>>bangers; punks all have antigravity haircuts and mug little old ladies; goths
>>all sleep in coffins, drink blood and are incredibly morbid; computer users are
>>all skinny, pimply kids with bad dress sense and thick glasses; D&D players are
>>just demented; and of course headbangers are all smelly unwashed, satan
>>worshipping bums who only take the occasional break from trying to be a rock
>>star in order to sacrifice themselves to Baalzebub through ritual suicide -
>>CRAP!).  Well not only are there Christian Doom-metal bands, but speed, thrash,
>>punk and a jolly good death metal band by the name of Vengeance that I would
>>recommend to anyone who likes the sound Obituary puts out.
>
>And a big AMEN to you dude! I love that! That's the best answer to this
>thread I've ever heard! Fantastic!!!
>
>>
>>Of course, if you don't like bands that say something when they speak, I can
>>strongly recommend Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan, Bobby Brown and as much House
>>Music as you can stomach.
>>
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>
>Phil
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If you are going to bitch at the guy who started this thread, please do not
do so with an article attributed to me. I don't really appreciate being the
target of your abuse, when you want someone else. I just responded to a 
question.

					--Judex--