Clean or Christian friendly lyrics

dale434445 · Number of posts: 95 Registration date: 2007-04-07

Can you guys give some secular band suggestions that have clean or Christian friendly lyrics.
The styles I am looking for are
tradtional metal, power metal, and progressive metal

empyrealsymphony · Number of posts: 3488 Age: 41 Registration date: 2007-07-18

Now there are obviously some exceptions within some bands respective catalogues but here are a few that shouldn't be a problem for *most* believers. Matter of fact a couple of these bands have Christian members. I will provide links for all so you can hear them first and email them if you want. I have found most bands will respond with clear information about their views and lyrics if you just ask.

Allen/Lande http://www.myspace.com/allenlande2

Talon http://www.myspace.com/talonrocks1

Circle II Circle http://www.myspace.com/circleiicircle

Faith Circus http://www.myspace.com/faithcircus

Masterplan http://www.myspace.com/masterplanmetal

Starbreaker http://www.myspace.com/starbreaker

Crystal Eyes http://www.myspace.com/crystaleyesfromsweden

Brainstorm http://www.myspace.com/officialbrainstorm

Black Stone Cherry http://www.myspace.com/blackstonecherry

Nocturnal Rites http://www.myspace.com/nocturnalrites

Redmeption http://www.myspace.com/thebandredemption

HammerFall http://www.myspace.com/hammerfall

Silent Force http://www.myspace.com/silentforceband

Threshold http://www.myspace.com/threshold

Silent Call http://www.myspace.com/silentcallswe

Seventh Wonder http://www.myspace.com/officialsw

Eden's Curse http://www.myspace.com/edenscurse

Pink Cream 69 http://www.myspace.com/pc69official

Dreamscape http://www.myspace.com/dreamscapeofficialsite

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**arttieTHE1manparty** · Subject: Re: Clean or Christian friendly lyrics Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:49 pm

Blind Guardian's lead singer is a Christian and their stuff is certainly not anti-Christian or blasphemous. A lot of fantasy stuff, however...

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fredbear72 · Number of posts: 171 Registration date: 2007-04-09

I like CIIC not sure how Christian friendly the lyrics are and I have read in an interview that Zack is a Baptist but when I saw them a few months ago almost all of them were wearing pentagram necklaces. I wish i could have met and talked with them but I was not able to.

metalheaded · Number of posts: 397 Age: 37 Registration date: 2007-12-01

Hansi Kursch is a Christian? That's cool to hear...actually born again, or what?

Kuba · The Demon Slayer Number of posts: 1069 Registration date: 2007-07-12

Testament is a good choice too I must say!

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metalheaded · Number of posts: 397 Age: 37 Registration date: 2007-12-01

Well, their older stuff had some anti-religion lyrical content, but I think that's all it was...anti-RELIGION, not anti-God. Plus, they don't fall into the power/prog/traditional category...at least not for me! Thrash!!

Kuba · The Demon Slayer Number of posts: 1069 Registration date: 2007-07-12

dale434445 wrote:

tradtional metal, power metal, and progressive metal

Oh.. Missed that part.. Sorry. But I would say that Alex Scholnick's guitar playing has influenced many a progressive guitarist.. But I see your point.

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metalheaded · Number of posts: 397 Age: 37 Registration date: 2007-12-01

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But I would say that Alex Scholnick's guitar playing has influenced many a progressive guitarist

Aye, aye, it has. Especially since he's been in all kinds of non-metal projects over the years.

**arttieTHE1manparty** · Subject: Re: Clean or Christian friendly lyrics Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:49 pm

metalheaded wrote:

Hansi Kursch is a Christian? That's cool to hear...actually born again, or what?

If I remember correctly, Hansi was raised Christian and still considers himself a Christian but a "questioning Christian" or something to that effect. Wish I could find the interview he did when talking about that.

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"Today, our nation saw evil, the very worst of human nature, and we responded with the best of America."--George W. Bush, Sept. 11, 2001

empyrealsymphony · Number of posts: 3488 Age: 41 Registration date: 2007-07-18

Although Hansi did refer to himself as a "questioning Christian" I would wonder about what he believes based on the information he gave regarding a couple of the songs on their latest disc:

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Turn the Page
It's about the Wicca-Religion and the ritual of renewal. Center of the story is the horned one - later he was deformed by the church to Satan.

The Edge
The Edge is about Paul and the way he designed the legend about Christ and therefore elevated Christ to God.

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metalheaded · Number of posts: 397 Age: 37 Registration date: 2007-12-01

Ha! Yeah, those sound pretty questionable.

KingsRite · Number of posts: 1498 Age: 39 Registration date: 2008-07-23

Hammerfall is pretty much Norse laden.

Nocturnal Rites is typical european pagan themes.

Try:

7th Reign
Adiastasia
Antithesis
Balance of Power
Circus Maximus
Crystallion
Eternal Legacy
Factory of Art
Firewind
Heavenly
Helloween(not all)
Human Fortress(sneaky christian band)
Iron Maiden(newer)
Iron Mask
Jag Panzer
Jorn
Keldian
LanFear
Lechery
Lillian Axe
Megadeth(newer)
New Eden(old)
October 31
Omen
Order of Nine
Paragon
Phantom X
Pharaoh
Planet Storm
Primal Fear(not all)
Prototype
Rychus Syn
Sacred Oath
Seventh Omen
Sinner(not all)
The Vengeful Few
ThunderStone
Thy Majestie
Twisted Tower Dire
Winters Bane
Wretch
Zephaniah

It is important to note that many of the bands listed may have some paganistic thought or mythology on occassion in their music. The difference is it isn't a constant theme and is often used as storyline, rather than in a evangelistic manner.

Hope this helps! I spend quite a bit of time researching bands before I invest my time into obtaining their music.

Everybody has different convictions on this as well. You may be able to listen to bands or music that I can't or vice versa.

Don't settle for garbage though, because there is plenty of good quality christian friendly metal music out there.

Enjoy!

king

KingsRite

dale434445 · Number of posts: 95 Registration date: 2007-04-07

Thanks for the suggestions, I just bought Circus Maximus.

wicious · Number of posts: 14 Registration date: 2008-07-16

I would recommend Galactic Cowboys....

Follower of Jesus · Number of posts: 3284 Age: 36 Registration date: 2007-04-07

KingsRite wrote:

Try:

Lechery
Primal Fear(not all)

I would take issue with these two, for different reasons.

Lechery's lyrics contain many references to sex. For many, they are not a problem; but for someone trying to keep with "clean" lyrics, Lechery is not for them.

And I have all but one Primal Fear album, and I don't have an issue with any of them. I would label them clean.

KingsRite · Number of posts: 1498 Age: 39 Registration date: 2008-07-23

Well, I never! Razz

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METALOMAN · Number of posts: 50 Age: 43 Registration date: 2007-03-26

Riot has one in their "Privilege of Power" CD called "Storming the Gates of Hell" which is definitely Christian, it is actually Biblical... The CD is pretty positive as well except for the song "Black Leather and Glittering Steel"

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_Wes · Number of posts: 1898 Age: 41 Registration date: 2007-04-07

Great lists!!!

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paladin · Number of posts: 2 Registration date: 2009-07-03

empyrealsymphony wrote:

Although Hansi did refer to himself as a "questioning Christian" I would wonder about what he believes based on the information he gave regarding a couple of the songs on their latest disc:

Quote:

Turn the Page
It's about the Wicca-Religion and the ritual of renewal. Center of the story is the horned one - later he was deformed by the church to Satan.

The Edge
The Edge is about Paul and the way he designed the legend about Christ and therefore elevated Christ to God.

Hi there, please post a link to that information. May be my English isn`t very good but I can`t see even a hint of such a message in "The Edge`s lyrics":
http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/b/blind_guardian/the_edge.html
I`ll definitely not cease to listen to them but I`ll be a little dissapointed. Either way I listen only to the albums up to the masterpiece Imaginations From The Other side.