be better if name of the songs and time stamps are provided

Great song. It is very similar to Crazy Nights by Loudness from 1985.

Rock On

Im so glad that me friends and family are on the highway to heaven

You are the best

Paster it is better than Metallica

For me, alt rock and metal are catch all genres. Music that does not cleaning fit in the major categories. They can be a mixture of some genres.

Pastor you rock better than Metallica thank you

80s to mid 90s had Altar Boys, Steve Taylor, Undercover, The Choir, Nobody Special, Mad At The Word, Voliet Burning, Prayer Chain, OC Supertones, One Bad Big, The Holidays, Scatered Few. To name a few from this period.

I think it's shameful for a Christian to be associated with creating ANYTHING with AI! It shows such a fundamental lack of discernment to be disturbing on so many levels!

Maybe a subject for the future: comparing christian rock and metal bands to their "counterparts". Example: If you like Ratt, you're sure to love Whitecross. Judas Priest? Give Saint a try, you won't be sorry. Helloween? Listen to Recon. Good idea, yes?

Do you even write these songs or is it 100% AI?

Christian metal: Exists. Metal elitists: Christian metal isn't real metal, poser. Religious fundamentalists: Metal music isn't Christian, poser. It seems like metal elitists have much in common with those fundies who believe rock/metal music, rap music and modern Christian music in general is sinful. XD

I saw the 30th anniversary tour of THWTD in Detroit. The only show I have seen live and it was fantastic!

Yes like your picks I would go with The 77s ( check out Ping Pong Over tbe Abyss), The Choir ( well anything they’ve done) Any incarnation of LSU/Lifesavers/Lifesavers International. All perhaps more “alternative” than “Hard alt Rock”. The Violet Burning’s 1996 self titled lp blows me away. And for sometime very alternative .. and and Somewhat unclassifiable … Danielson

My understanding is that Rock grew out of the Blues so follows Blues chord progressions and rhythms (downbeats on 2 and 4, for example); metal is more classically orientated in progressions and rhythm (downbeats on 1 and 3).

I love this, I came to Christ in 2012 as a broken adulterer having a total breakdown on the shower floor, up to that point I had completely dismissed anything Christian, even music from bands I would have listened to and loved had I given them a chance, Kinda makes me wish I had discovered these bands when they came out instead of over the past 13 years. God bless!

Isn't it ironic how nowadays "alternative rock" literally means mainstream rock when the original purpose was to be distinct/separate from mainstream rock music? XD

Honor your fathers..... This started in the eighties with bands such as Vector, Quickflight, The Seventy Sevens, Daniel Amos.....

Hello , I listen to Christian metal on Spotify free, my playlist is made on messages that are edifying for the Faith , the playlist is made of different groups and not of a single group ( to not fall into the idolatry of Christian musicians ), the themes must focus on worship ( God is spirit and we must worship him in spirit and truth ) and spiritual warfare as mentioned in Ephesians 6:12 !

I live in Cincinnati Oh. and drove up to Columbus Oh. to watch a band called Mae. The warm up band was Flyleaf. I absoulutely loved Flyleaf. So good live. I bought their EP and still love them today.

I just found your channel. I really enjoyed this video as a long-time fan of Christian rock!

First Four U2 albums pretty influential on this genre

Not sure if you've heard HolyName before.. If not, check out fall on your knees. Amazing. Appreciate these recommendations, brother.

This was a Godsend my friend! I'm looking for more Christian rock bands - I'm psyched to try these 3 out! I love me some good long-haired-Jesus-music!

Kristen May has a band called vedera

Pastor Brad another fantastic video as usual. Love your videos. Growing up listening to Christian rock, and Hair metal, I never thought that I’d be listening to Christian alternative rock. I just never thought I’d be interested. Then a friend of mine back in 09 said you’ve check out this band called Skillet. I’m like sure I’ll give them a listen. Not really giving them a chance and thinking this isn’t gonna be that great. I look them up in the Apple iTunes Store and the 1st album Hero. The 1st time I heard the song Hero I had that same feeling that I experienced back in September of 85 when I 1st heard Soldiers Under Command by Stryper. I’ve been hooked ever since. Ive seen Skillet twice and both shows were just in your face energetic shows in a good way. They are phenomenal live and I live their unapologetic stance for Christ. Jen Ledger is one of my favorite drummers and Korey is just so amazingly talented along with John and Seth. I’m going to checkout Flyleaf. I don’t if you’ve ever heard of the band Fireflight. I don’t know if they’re considered Christian alternative rock but they are really good. God bless.

Pastor Brad Dude , GTSY , Yup Flyleaf is one my fav's , Awesome video Dude !!!

Three of my favorite bands ❤

Sorry, tried, but don't think I could listen to any of those.

Next time, please play the clips with them singing. I can't listen to a great band with a terrible singer or voice versa. A good band is not just the musical instruments or the singer. They must both work perfectly together.

WATCH my Christian Rock/Metal Sub-Genre Playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6mVlpyFn5p4adE Enjoy!

I wanna see a Christian Hardcore video. I’ll help yah out with some bands. Seventh Star, Advent(my favorite), No Innocent Victim, XLooking ForwardX and so on and on and on

I want to say that even though this is good there's always a lot more we can delve into within the Christian Music World especially in the alternative side and the history of it is scattered about though. However, at least from people like J.J Thompson or other people that have written articles or web pages and individuals involved helped push the music world before it became a priority to market because it seems to me for the Christian music world the big commercial sales for Christian Alternative rock seemed to spike by 1995 both by Jesus Freak and Jars of Clay. From my own personal listening and research the big 4 alternative artists that I got to appreciate in the formation of it before it became more of a cash grab was Adam Again, The 77s, Daniel Amos and The Choir. They even worked together to do music together for both Lost Dogs and The Swirling Eddies. Michael Knott being a part of Lifesavers, LSU, his solo stuff, being the owner of Blonde Vinyl and former co-owner of Tooth and Nail. Eugene Andresco (Adam Again's singer and engineer/mixer for various artist up to his death on March 20th 2000) Joey Taylor (Undercover was one of the first Christian Punk artists around in the early 1980s) were owners of Broken Records and Brainstorm Artists International. Please do not see this as bashing you or anything but I want to add more context for you and others to look into and make informed decisions. Third Day's Mac Powell talked about in Todd Zeller's rough draft of his Adam Again documentary that Adam Again was an influence to him in which is why he did I Remember You (originally The Tenth Song on Adam Again's Ten Songs in 1988) for City on A Hill in 2000. King's X's Dug Pinnick influenced John Cooper and many others outside the Christian world. I hope some of this helps and have a great day!

Thank you, Pastor Brad. Yes, people in Christendom were waiting for revival, when it was going on all along unbeknownst in 2000-ds with these and a lot more of Christian bands. I myself 57, and kinda overlapped all of these christian rock genres: from Petra-like to these bands.

Enjoyed this video Brad! Of course im a fan of 80s christian metal. I like some christian alternative but im a huge christian deathcore fan. Will you ever touch on that genres?- Phil Mack

Amazing video, speaking of alternative rock, I may write some indie Christian rock in the future, I don't know yet, but amazing video

Yikes no shout out for Disciple in the intro. Greatest Christian band of this century. While they have gotten better with time "I Just Know" from their second album this might sting a little (99) is my favorite song of all time. My list is a little more modern. Disciple, Red, Demon Hunter, Thousand foot krutch, Pillar, Righteous Vendetta, Decyfer Down, For Today. I appreciate your list though, I need to deep dive some of the older bands a little bit more and you gave some good info to get me started!

Thanks for sharing

Man our stories are so similar right down to the AU connection- attended there 1993-97! Grew up in a Christian home but in 86 was about to enter middle school and was very impressionable in terms of music-all my friends getting into the secular metal bands. On a family vacation in May ‘86 we visited a Christian bookstore owned by some of my Dads relatives and that is where I was introduced to Stryper. Was totally blown away. Dad bought us TYABA cassette and let’s just say my life changed forever. For about a year that was all I knew and we wore that cassette out! Then someone bought me the cassette “Righteous Metal” and that opened up another whole new world - Bloodgood, Barren Cross, Saint etc. This music and was life changing to me in my teens and still to this day. Thanks for sharing this list and your story. God Bless!

I would agree with all ten (at least the bands) but my number one is RAGE OF ANGELS!!! Unbelievable from first to last song. Vocals, guitars and drums and instrumentation. Love love love it to this day

Theocracy and Signum Regis. Two of the best out there today

ARIEL from Canada play old school hard rock. They had 1 EP in 1984 and 1 full length album in 1986. After a very long hiatus, they brought out their second album, "Sorrows to Seven", in 2021. There is a new release cimung soon!They are on KZbin and Spotify under "Ariel 1986". Check them out!

Stryper is my favorite of all. Saw them in 85 in Dallas, Tx. They were awesome and still are rockin for Jesus. Ive saw them 8 times through the years. Just saw them in Arlington Tx for their 40th Anniversary tour. Sounded amazing vocally and instrumental. God Bless.

Hi Pastor Brad. I discovered, the last week, two Symphonic Metal Christian bands. I didn't find any detail about them, but both are really great. The first one is He Leadeth Us and the second one, quite honestly, my favourite one, Sacra Theosis. Sacra Theosis have quite several videos posted, around one everyday.

Whitecross! God bless you. Thanks for sharing! Na$a= deception!

Thanks. I have really enjoyed HolyNames first album.

Whitecross-Walk With Me. I have the Holy Soldier CD. I also have Petra, Bloodgood, Leviticus, Stryper

When I saw the title it reminded me of a concert I went to in Dallas during my college years, probably 1986. My roommate told me I wouldn't like it because it would be too loud and metallic. I went anyway with a group of friends and had a wonderful time! It was Farrell and Farrell with their song Gotta Get Right or Get Left. This one is great as well!

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