My Top Five Christian Metal Bands

There are all sorts of sub-genres of Christian Metal. This video isn’t meant to address that. This is a coverall of my top seven overall.

[@travismcconnell1226]

Dude!!! That's my band!! I'm the singer for Chaotic Resemblance! I watch ALL of your videos and am a premium bible collector, id love to send you some Chaotic swag! When you said our name I screamed lol thank you for this kind words, all the glory to our Lord Jesus! btw my Parents were A/G ministers too!

[@christianrockmusiccollective]

What??? I’d love to receive some swag? I knew you had to be a Holy Ghost man! How can we connect?

[@travismcconnell1226]

@@christianrockmusiccollective haha! yep! ok I wrote you a message on Facebook from my parents page (I don't have Facebook)

[@punkdrummr2000]

Best active band and kindest dudes. Period. Love you Travis.

[@joey778alucard]

Man I listened to your band you guys sound awesome!!! Not gonna lie I got old school venom and motorhead from it but I love it

[@joshbradfield629]

You guys are Gods gift to Jesus loving Metal heads. Like to see ya leading worship too!

[@blacklock1871]

For me as an old guy: 1. Stryper 2. Bloodgood 3. Disciple 4. Barren Cross 5. Whitecross Thanks for the mention of Bloodgood and for the kind words about our loss of Michael Bloodgood way, way too soon.

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Disciple got their name from the awesome SLAYER song!

[@glenchristie777]

Haha I cheered and gave a raised fist and shouted "Yes!" in my car when you showed Theocracy as #1! We are limited in available music down here in little New Zealand so I'm glad we share #1. Thanks for the recommendations and may God bless you!

[@christianrockmusiccollective]

Thanks for the comment!

[@motoxtreme777]

Yes! Same exact response here too when he said my #1 choice too!

[@Buskin8tor]

Me too!! "I Am" made me want to listed to all of their stuff!

[@user-dk7mc1yh2e]

Demon hunter

[@GrantReedIII]

How about Nine Lashes or Grave Forsaken?

[@henkesandenor]

@@user-dk7mc1yh2e thanks for the suggestion but that's not at all what I'm looking for.

[@henkesandenor]

@@GrantReedIII Grave forsaken works for me but it's not really what I was looking for. A Christian Fu Manchu is more what I'm missing.

[@johnshelton9479]

Right!? How do you miss Demon Hunter?

[@davidkringlen2479]

I seen Red, Nine Lashes, TFK, and Manafest at the same show. Was epic. ​@GrantReedIII

[@bretttrommler756]

So glad you put Thoecracy at #1. I was waiting for it and hoping I wouldn't need to do a 👎.

[@jomabug76]

Stryper is by far the best christian hard rock metal band ..michael sweets vocals are stellar ...best and no one comes close .

[@atreurniet]

Michael Sweet was voted best female singer once in a secular heavy metal magazine here in the Netherlands. Stryper got me into metal, but I moved on quickly, if this is the best Christian hardrock/metal band, I pity any Christians listening to only Christian metal.

[@kylenewberry8598]

His vocals are the worst part of the band tbh. Ryan Clark is a much better vocalist and one of the best growlers in metal.

[@leeforex8441]

My top 5 in no particular order... Stryper Deliverance Rage of Angels Bride Angellica There are soooo many more I listen to still from growing up in the 70's, 80's, and 90's. Petra started it all for me. That's when I first found out about Christian Rock! Then I found David Meece and Bryan Duncan. I thought that was pretty much going to be it. Then I heard Stryper's 1986 Album, "To Hell With The devil" and I was hooked! Are you kidding me?!?! Barren Cross, Creed - Sign of Victory (The original Creed, not the secular Creed with Scott Stap) Detritus, Halo, X-Sinner, Zion, Lightforce, Bloodgood, Ransom (or Randsom?) Man, there were so many. I regrettably sold over 600 CD's, mostly Christian metal/rock bands that I wish I never had sold, back in 2009. Now I am trying to remember them all. Such good stuff.

[@chris2fur401]

Man I forgot about bride! Great band back in the day

[@billkeithchannel]

Most of what you listed at the top would be my 6-8. Add in Messiah Prophet and WhiteCross

[@leeforex8441]

@@billkeithchannel Yeah, like I mentioned, they're in no particular order. And they are just some of my favorites. Waaaaay too many to list and remember. 😂

[@alla7932]

Angellica, X-sinner, Messiah prophet!!! 😌😌 I like these mentions 😎👌🏼

[@bradhuston7788]

I love that you mentioned Chaotic Resemblance. I absolutely love their music, their character, their surrender to the Lord Jesus.

[@joey778alucard]

They sound like a Christian version of venom and it sounds awesome

[@scottpeters5467]

So glad I found a channel that's all about Christian metal, my favorite. God bless.

[@gimlisonofgloin5997]

You should check out Narnia from Sweden. Great guitars, excellent vocals and powerful lyrics. And Seventh Avenue from Germany. Very good metal too!

[@christianrockmusiccollective]

Yes! Love them both!

[@nascarsteve]

Good call on Red! They are phenomenal and only get better. I too, was hooked on them when I first heard Breathe Into Me. I've seen them 9 times and they are insanely good live.

[@billkeithchannel]

I saw RED in 2013 when he was on tour with Franklin Graham. They were the best out of all the acts to perform that day.

[@soldier7778]

Great video! Some bands you mentioned are a head scratcher. My top few bands are Stryper, Saint, Petra and Rez. Some other top bands are: Bloodgood/Les Carlson, Deliverance, Daniel Band, Jerusalem, Leviticus, Sacred Warrior, Shout/Ken Tamplin, Whitecross and X-Sinner and likely a few more I'm forgetting. I am working on going through the material/albums for Theocracy (last 2) and Narnia which have a lot of good material. I tend to include bands that have at least 5 albums that I mostly enjoy. Bands with a short discography or I lost interest after 2 or 3 albums like Mastedon, Holy Soldier, Doe Happy and Guardian also have great material.

[@christianrockmusiccollective]

Petra and Rez is a different category. I stuck with Metal in this video. I almost included Narnia.

[@GrantReedIII]

Hmm, as I stated in my original post I do an Air Guitar Contest annually. I have used most of those. In my last contest the options were from: Kreyson, Letter 7, Saint, Oblivion Myth, Signum Regis, Theocracy, Soledriver, Guardian, Z-Sinner, Xt, Xd Out, !X-Alt!, Rage of Angels, Nine Lashes, Never Beneath, Narnia, Leviticus, Holy Soldier, and Innerwish.

[@skolsaw1080]

Dude, thanks so much for doing videos on this topic. You’re turning me onto so much great stuff I never knew was even out there. The only negative is that I’ve got so much other music now that I have to buy 😂

[@joshuaekstedt1810]

Barren Cross, Deliverance, Believer, Stryper and Whitecross

[@billkeithchannel]

_Not Even One, Die Irae, Extraction From Mortality,_ and _Stress_ were my favorite tracks. I saw Believer live at an elementary school gymnasium in a small town in PA somewhere. They opened for Holy Soldier.

[@ajayjaya6465]

Love your channels!! You had me at Stryper! Love being introduced to new music! Love your Bible channel as well! Happy to see you include Catholic Bibles.

[@785uli]

There is no Christian Metal without Stryper starting it in 1984 !!! One of the greatest Christian Hard Rock/ Metal cds of all time is Step On It by Jet Circus! Those guys made one of the funnest cds to listen to as a Christian 🤣🙏🎤🎸🥁

[@brianbasil8873]

Yah it's so wrong he didn't have them at 1. The most accomplished, successful Christian bands on the planet.

[@jaguardog]

Jet Circus was terrible

[@billkeithchannel]

@@jaguardog He probably liked (Greg) Miner and Rosen too. bleh. Both mistake purchases.

[@flashpointgaming]

All great bands!!! You left of Tourniquet though!! He hit several sub-genres too! RIP Ted!

[@billkeithchannel]

OH no. I had no idea Ted Kirkpatrick had passed.

[@jeffreycrawford4072]

I just found your channel today! I'm always looking for suggestions for Christian rock & metal bands. I would LOVE to be able to find that Chaotic Resemeblance on CD, but it looks like it's not available through Amazon. I'm largely an old-school guy but I'm finding more and more newer bands to get into. It's exciting to listen to new music & even more so to feel edified from communing with my brothers & sisters in Christ! Music that lifts up the Lord is so important! For me, it's tough to nail down just 5 bands, but here goes: Stryper Bloodgood Bride Barren Cross Deliverance I'm also a big fan of: Demon Hunter, Disciple, Tourniquet, Resurrection Band, Petra, Whitecross & so many more. Thanks for the forum & may the Lord continue to shine upon & guide you, brother!

[@christianrockmusiccollective]

They have a Website with all their available CDs and they are super reasonable.

[@RT-xq3df]

My personal top 5 Christian rock bands: 1. Jerusalem 2. Jerusalem 3. Jerusalem 4. Jerusalem 5. Jerusalem 6. and Glen Kaisser New album is coming soon!

[@billkeithchannel]

_Game Room_ is the only *Rez* song I got totally hooked on from their *Live Bootleg* album. *In His Majesty's Service* is a total masterpiece of an album with _The Tide_ being my favorite.

[@mateusz3308]

My top 10 1. Zao (metalcore) 2. Deliverance (thrash) 3. Vengeance rising (thrash) 4. Seventh angel (thrash) 5. Living sacrifice (metalcore) 6. Metatrone (power) 7. Malchus (death) 8. Paramaecium (death/doom) 9. Travail (nu metal) 10. Underoath (matalcore)

[@HellHathNoFuryAtAll8]

What’s sad is that Zao and Underoath no longer consider themselves to be Christian bands.

[@paulmurphy5023]

My favs are: Theocracy, Deliverance, Disciple, Bloodgood and Demon Hunter

[@bomanowski]

Brother Tim out here doing the Lord's work. You don't know how much I needed some music recommendations, thank you 🙏.

[@michaelceleskey4932]

Check out Magdalene Rose! Just saw her last night, absolutely killer!!!

[@christianrockmusiccollective]

I can’t do the growling.

[@Re4mation4ever]

Extol, Fleshkiller, Horde, Mortification, and Antestor are all GOATS of different facets of extreme Christian metal. You get old school progressive, modern prog, unblack, death.

[@scottmatthews4637]

I'm checking these out right now. So far, Holy Name is great, and Chaotic Resemblance is an amazing surprise! Thanks so much! I can't wait to check out the rest too.

[@christianrockmusiccollective]

Those two are both amazing!

[@psychosis8429]

Not sure if I could make a top 5 Christian metal artists list but I do enjoy the more metalcore and extreme metal side of the scene. I really loved the Holy Name album, it was one of my favorites from 2023 and I love that it's basically the spiritual successor to Sleeping Giant. I will give you a sub

[@sevenstarsd77]

Holy name: in addition to Tommy Green and Joe Holt, the HolyName project features mixing and mastering by Ryan Leitru, additional vocals from The REV Gang choir, Brook Reeves of Impending Doom, Eric Gregson of xDeathstarx, Joe Advent, Danon Saylor of Nothing Left, Ryan Clark of Demon Hunter, and Mike Felker of Convictions, with beats produced by Hunter Babcock of Wolf Skin.

[@michaelg4919]

Impending Doom and Demon Hunter are just classics ! so nice

[@thejohnwhiteproject5202]

I knew about your other channel but THIS is fantastic! Thank you!!!

[@barbiemcconnell9413]

Chaotic Resemblance! Love Nazarites!! Thank you, so agree!!

[@user-ph6yh4hs9z]

Thanks for the tips. Please put your list at top of comments for us to check out. You go so fast I couldn’t get them all written out.

[@socratesmavrofridis3700]

Love heavy metal thank you Jesus for metal bands christian brother you are doing a great job Jesus bless you

[@troyconley727]

Love this video. You’ve given me a lot of great suggestions that I’m going to check out. My top five metal bands are as follows with an honorable mention. 1. Stryper these guys after all these are cranking out great music and heavier than the stuff they cranked out in the eighties. Love that stuff as well. 2. Skillet I saw these guys live and they are amazing. 3. Bride. They’ve put some great music that is along the lines of their earlier albums before kinetic Faith. 4. Bloodgood. I’ve always loved these guys. 5. Sacred Warrior. I love all their albums. Honorable mentions for me Whitecross, Barren Cross, Shout, Guardian with Jamie Rowe as the lead singer, Rage Of Angels, Deliverance, Tamplin, Ken Tamplin, Holy Soldier with Steven Patrick as the lead singer, Fireflight, and a local group from Tampa Florida that never made it big but rocked called St Warren. Die Happy, and Vengeance Rising before Roger Martinez turned satanist.

[@JamesSimpson-zk5cv]

I salute EVERY Christian rock/metal band for spreading the message to those who otherwise may not hear the Truth! However, no band has done more in that regard than Stryper. Thank you for sharing you I never heard of theocracy and I’m enjoying their sound!

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

"Truth" requires some semblance of PROOF, bruh... at least one teeny shred of PROOF anywhere?!

[@carpenter1699]

​@@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS I'm not going to act like an expert, but if you would like to analyze some arguments and evidence for Christianity, I would recommend the channel Wise Disciple. I'm sure that there are many other resources, and I could list some reasons, if you would want me to, but as I said, I'm no expert, and oftentimes neither are many Christian bands, who more often speak to the ethos and moral aspects of Christianity which are often themes of music generally, as opposed to the more logically rigorous side of debating evidence and proofs.

[@nicholasreese7856]

Great video! New Christian here that has always loved metal, but secular music isn't doing it for me like it used to. Just subscribed! I look forward to more videos

[@Matthew-307]

Tim I never knew you were a metalhead! That’s awesome.

[@nickgarrett1784]

The lead singer of Holy Name, Tommy Green, used to be the lead singer of Christian hardcore band, Sleeping Giant.

[@dhtradesmanllc9612]

Sleeping giants last album "I am" was an inspiration for me personally. Great for the gym as well

[@psalm2forliberty577]

Let's remember Daniel Band ! (Canada) Their "Run From The Darkness" is an absolute winner every track a gem. I WORE OUT the cassette years back & in 2020 discovered this superb album was remastered & issued on CD. Anyone here heard Daniel Band ? Petra is my overall can't lose band - with either Greg X Volz or John Schlitt singing.

[@christianrockmusiccollective]

They aren’t metal though.

[@billkeithchannel]

@@christianrockmusiccollective Good point. I removed them from my #2 spot on my post. You'r right they are classic rock/progressive.

[@acwright88]

Theocracy and stryper are definitely a few of my favorites. Matt Smith writes some of the most epic stuff. Love good, biblically sound songs.

[@georgekershner6388]

I'm surprised that Deliverance wasn't on your list. Deliverance is totally Awesome!! Definitely check these guys out! Great Christian thrash/speed metal band! ✌️

[@christianrockmusiccollective]

I just can’t get into them. I know a lot of people love them though.

[@jimjenkins3928]

Dude, they are my number 1. Jimmy Brown does it all. Every album is different.

[@billkeithchannel]

Chipped beef. what a treat...

[@Marcelino1098]

Theocracy is my most favorite metal band. And my other is Petra( although that's more like rock and not metal) because this was playing a lot at home when I was a kid and I still love John Schlit's voice.

[@gregculbertson7747]

John attended my church and sang in our praise band when Petra called him.

[@AugustLeeFrisk]

About time for a Christian rock channel!

[@chrishall227]

Thanks for the recomendations. My favorite is also Theocracy with Signum Regis a very very close second. In fact, their last album "Undivided" is epic and better than Theocracy's last two albums. The two you promote here are the best of Theocracy though all their stuff is epic.

[@kfrelander]

Stryper, Guardian (if they’re categorized as metal and not melodic hard rock) Whitecross, Deliverance, Impellitterri.

[@Haynow]

1 Stryper 2 Deliverence 3 Barren Cross 4 Bloodgood 5 Whitecross Favorite album extraction from mortality - Believer Just bought Theocracy - mosaic. Very impressive. I might have to put them in my top five.

[@GrantReedIII]

Every year I do an Air Guitar Contest in my Boys' Club at church. I've been doing this for about 10 years. I have used four maybe five of those groups over the course of the years. I have never used Chaotic Resemblance, I'll make a note to check them out. Wages of Sin by Theocracy is one of my go-to songs for the Air Guitar. hat do you think of X-Sinner? I think they do a good job of sounding like AC/DC.

[@christianrockmusiccollective]

I like them!

[@ironmanaxe6140]

Agree on Chatic Resemblance! But dont forget Disciple and Bride!

[@christianrockmusiccollective]

Can’t do bride. Disciple is gonna be on a different video.

[@swidahooverlanding2867]

Red and Stryper yes! If you have not heard of them yet check out Jacobs Dream. You will have to type in Jacobs Dream Band in the search to bring them up. Take a listen and see what you think.

[@frankrosa5796]

I love your included Chaotic Resemblance, their lyrics are the bomb. And my top 5 are: Stryper, Blooodgood, Disciple, Chaotic Resemblance and Theocracy.

[@christianrockmusiccollective]

I really wanted to include Disciple but I think I am going to include them in the Rock Top 5. The categories are sometimes unclear, but I think Disciple would be rock.

[@savatagedsoul]

100% spot on about Theocracy! I’ve been listening to them ever since their debut and have never been disappointed. Their latest, Mosiac, is no exception.

[@gounderusbyMichaelTomlins]

What a great list! I also watched your best Christian Rock bands, as well! Very insightful, very well explained - I will definetly check some of these bands out! My question is: have you considered Demon Hunter? I would say my list of 5 would be: 1) Demon Hunter; 2) Theocracy; 3) Stryper; 4) Skillet; and 5) Red. I look forward to more videos from you! I subbed. God bless you!

[@christianrockmusiccollective]

I just can’t do the screaming,

[@gounderusbyMichaelTomlins]

I am the same! May I recommend listening to: The Last One Alive; I Am a Stone; Coolapsing; Dead Flowers; and my fave: On My Side! You will find incredible dynamics, magnificent musicianship, MELODY, and minimsl screaming. Enjoy!

[@jd_unrah]

I thought when i became Christian I was going to have to give up generas of music I actually liked. Thank you for this video! I'm going to enjoy getting to add to my library Edit: this comment section is a gold mine I am having a *great* day

[@Dyerdrummer]

Phineas is amazing especially their last album Also you would probably love Set for the Fall they are not as well known but really great! God Bless brother

[@StevenGraffius]

Red and POD are two of my four favorite bands of all time. This is coming from a big Nu Metal fan. While i grew up on Stryper and Bloodgood, et al, and definitely have mad respect, now i would definitely include some POD and Love and Death on the list.

[@themadbassist795]

I see you mentioned Roxx, bro you should check out a brand new band on their roster called “Transcendent”. Debut album drops July 26, and they have released their first single called “Free Your Soul” The video is on Roxx’s channel..super great 👍

[@sevenstarsd77]

HolyName’s watchword is preachcore, and their self-described sound of “holy drone violent worship” makes a lot of sense when you hear their songs. The new album is essentially a love letter to Christ and a tribute to the history of eastern orthodoxy.

[@Stardust31b]

Theocracy is so good! My favorites are (in no particular order) War of Ages, Becoming the Archetype, Convictions, Impending Doom and living sacrifice

[@waynefaircloth3423]

Check out the Christian Metal Band Deep as Bones. They are currently in the studio recording their 2nd release. Great hooks and groove.

[@B-Hez]

Top 3 I listen to and like for sure. 4 and 5 I’ve never heard of. Red is a favorite as well. You should check out Demon Hunter, 9 lashes, Decyfer down, pillar, Narnia, Thousand foot Krutch, Alter Bridge, Manafest is kind of a cross between rap and hard rock/metal. And I’m sure you’ve heard of one of my all time favorites. Skillet.

[@christianrockmusiccollective]

You’ve gotta check out Chaotic Resemblance.

[@YayaGolf777]

I just stumbled across this channel and it touched my old soul. Back in 1980 I was in a phenomenal Christian rock band. I had just turned 18 and got the gig as the drummer with some older friends who had been playing awhile and were so good. The songs they wrote and the musicianship, the vocals and their dedication to Christ was as good as it gets. We played a lot of churches, college campuses etc and even recorded some outstanding tracks. Our guitar player actually had a good relationship with the folks from Resurrection… It was new and at times offensive to staunch church administrators because it was pure rock and it was not always acceptable. But, people don’t realize how hard it is financially to tour as a Christian based rock band. We played in front of a lot of people, and I remember eating happy meals and sleeping in strangers houses on tour. I couldn’t pay my bills and we all had full time jobs, it was very hard. I eventually had to join the military because I was one step away from homelessness. All these fabulous artist are just as good or better than many bands who live in mansions and, but it is a tuff grind. But, our rewards will come on the day of judgment…. Thx for your content!

[@christianrockmusiccollective]

I can’t imagine how difficult it was for the early pioneers but I thank God for you all!

[@YayaGolf777]

@@christianrockmusiccollective Thks for your reply, but I just wanted to emphasize that it was also a ministry. We always had a call to accept the Lord at the end of every show and witnessed to many people. Again, I appreciate your response 🙏

[@joaoduarte7682]

Good taste, brother, I love all those bands. Chaotic Resemblance is the natural sucessor to Stryper. Check out the world wide phenomenon: Wytch Hazel!!!

[@davidkringlen2479]

The band that got me into Christian metal was Mortification. I didnt even know they were a Christian band, i just bought the album because i loved the album cover. Now 30 years later, Christian Metal is 99 percent of what i listen to.

[@BrakkuRaion8]

Shekinah by Saving Grace gets me so pumped bro, they're an amazing band too. Great for the gym

[@repentnow1720]

Saint - Too late for Living / Time's End Shout - It won't be Long / In your Face Sacred Warrior - First 3 CDs Impellitteri - Almost everything

[@Hospody-Pomylui]

Number one Christian metal band is Demon Hunter. They are like 4 bands in one. So much variety in sound its crazy! From soft piano to all out banger. Holy Name ☦️ Great band! Thanks for video! I enjoy your Bible reviews too.

[@billkeithchannel]

Classic: 5. Messiah Prophet 4. Vengeance (Rising) (live at corerstone as flowers of power) 4. White Cross (saw live once) 3. Saint 2. Barren Cross (saw them live 5 times) 1. Leviticus HM: Stryper (I saw them live 7 times) Semi-modern: 5. Pillar 4. Skillit 3. Sent By Ravens 2. Thousand Foot Krutch 1. RED HM: Demon Hunter Modern: No clue. I haven't listened to the christianrock stream in a decade to hear the latest.

[@punkdrummr2000]

Chaotic is the best rock band that are also disciples of CHRIST. Great dudes and killer musicians.

[@mark8380]

Red sounds really good. Should be higher on the list haha. War of ages! Amazing

[@romesyoutubechannel5356]

Great stuff thanks bro. Be Blessed.

[@Monty-bi6mf]

Listened to Bride back in the day. Loved Kinetic faith and Snakes in the playground.

[@johnkriete2152]

Disciple, Mortification, Living Sacrifice, For Today and Spoken.

[@darrellpierce2823]

Yes, Living Sacrifice! Bruce is a BEAST!!!

[@ChrisTian-rm7zm]

1. Stryper 2. Shout / Ken Tamplin 3. Barren Cross 4. Bloodgood 5. Whitecross and of course Petra, even if they aren't really metal

[@brianbasil8873]

At least you got #1 right.

[@craighenry2351]

I think Tourniquet is the best Christian Metal band out there, especially after Like Easter tookover on vocals.

[@1MUTANT1]

How about Eternal Decision? Not sure what happened to them, but man they could jam.

[@user-mv3il2hs9t]

More than a little surprised Bride didn’t make your list… but it is of course a personal list. Tried hard to like Red, but just couldn’t get into them. Some debate about what qualifies as ‘metal’ I guess, but I’d go: 1) Stryper 2) Bride 3) Disciple (metal…? Close enough!) 4) Bloodgood 5) Whitecross Honorable mention to 2 bands who each put out 1 really good album: Fear Not and 20/20 Blind

[@user-mv3il2hs9t]

Note: somehow had never heard of Theocracy- been out of touch with a lot of stuff 2010s and on. Really good- echoes of Queensryche and Dream Theatre… lots of meat in their lyrics!

[@christianrockmusiccollective]

Yes. They are amazing. I’ve never quite take to Bride. Just can’t get into them. I guess similar to you with Red. Just preferences. Thank God for so many options!

[@jacobdent7884]

In no particular order: With Blood Comes Cleansing, August Burns Red, Culitist, Becoming the Archetype, In the Midst of Lions, Oh Sleeper, War of Ages

[@erichepperle5902]

Bloodgood! My favorite song of theirs is "Crucify", with "Alone in Suicide" as second. Good mention! Curious what your opinion on the band Tourniquet is

[@christianrockmusiccollective]

They are OK.

[@johnbmx4christ]

Thank you. Gonna check out a couple of those. For me it's stryper, deliverance, tourniquet, holy soldier, sacrament

[@dwaynegarfield1551]

Great video brother!💕🙏👊 I missed the old school Death/Thrash Metal era!👊 Mortification and Living Sacrifice was and still the greatest bands ever!

[@coach882]

red sounds a bit like a watered down bullet for my valentine....theocracy is by far my fav band mat's voice is stellar and the band is so progressive and head banging....great stuff....

[@TospreadGodslove]

Dude I love red so much.. I think they have an awesome sound, even though they have gotten pretty hard. Be praying for all of you

[@shaneimler9328]

Had the fortune to see Bloodgood 3 times. That being said, Blind Guardian and Skillet need a nod.

[@stllover25]

1-Stryper 2-Disciple 3-Whitecross 4-Bloodgood 5-Theocracy OM- Skillet or Petra

[@jimjenkins3928]

You asked the question at the end, "who's my favorite metal band". I think you meant Christian metal band. So here they are. Deliverance (Lindsay) Seventh Angel (Dr.Hatchet..No longer a child) These songs touch on disturbing yet pertinent subjects. Rob Rock Bride (early years) Theocracy.

[@carolinebrodie-browne1492]

I have that Stryper album cover on vinyl, such a good album

[@henkesandenor]

"Place of skulls" is my favorite Christian metal band. But that's it. I haven't found any other Christian band that I like. So please help me. I've been looking for so long for bands that sound more like black sabbath, or stoner rock.

[@christianrockmusiccollective]

There’s a lot out there. But I have a pretty limited knowledge of some of the earlier stuff. I found a bunch by searching Christian Metal Bands on KZbin.

[@Anthony-xn1bq]

Puzzled as to how a multi-dimensional metal band like Mortification,which went into the areas where a band like Stryper wouldn't venture into,was overlooked. Bands like Rez Band, Barnabas,Saint,Barren Cross paved the road for many.

[@christianrockmusiccollective]

Rez is on my Rock video.

[@davidduncan3439]

I don’t know if these two albums qualify for metal, but they have stood the test of time. 1. Pillars of Humanity, by The Crucified 2. Sin Disease, by Scaterd Few Amazing front to back. Both of them.

[@eva.T2037]

Theocracy is an extraordinary band, from the composition to each lyric. 😊

[@aisforapple2494]

Check out Randy Rose's (not to be confused with RR from The Residents) album, 'Sacrificium' from 1991and the follow-up, 'Healing', under the band name, Rose from 1993.

[@drewcifers8thcircleofheck307]

you should really show War of Ages some love. Metalcore, maybe beard core, incredibly talented band.

[@christianrockmusiccollective]

Not into metalcore.

[@coolnegative]

Great choices! When i hear rankings nowadays, almost never hear the OGs called out. I was into Saint, Barren Cross, Bride, Believee, Deliverence, Demon Hunter, Stavesacre. But i also love newer stuff. The thing that bothers me is the lack of any kind of bridge or connection from the true OG Christian metal beginning to now where they are all over the place,on secular labels. No altar calls or pamphlet. No true ministry of any kind. And no acknowledgment of the origins. I could never pick 5......ever. Great video bro. Blessings!

[@christianrockmusiccollective]

Chaotic Resemblance does altar calls. Their concerts are amazing.

[@coolnegative]

@@christianrockmusiccollective very cool. Pretty much all the bands you mentioned did.

[@groovykaps677]

Hey timm. Thanks for video

[@chris2fur401]

No particular order for me…. Skillet, RED, seventh day slumber, disciple, Guardian and stavesacre. I grew up on early 90s alternate Christian rock bands such as poor old Lu (my favorite for sure), the seventy sevens, plankeye and common children to name a few.

[@keithswenson6767]

Cool bands . One of my favorite bands if not my very favorite was Messiah Prophet. Charlie Clark had such a powerful voice that in my opinion set the standard for metal vocalists. It's too bad he passed away. It's too bad that there were only two albums with him as the lead singer, Rock the Flock and Master of the Metal. If you haven't heard these I encourage you to give these albums a listen. I also like Trytan, very Rush like band. I also like Bloodgood, Stryper, and Daniel Band. I also like a whole bunch of other bands but too numerous to mention here.

[@JeffMcCormack777]

Your video was suggested by KZbin - go figure. Probably because of my long time recent series on my Christian rock/metal vinyl collection. New subscriber here. My channel covers a lot of Christian music, but also typical mainstream bands too, just an fyi.

[@christianrockmusiccollective]

Really appreciate it. I’ve heard of you before!

[@screamforjesus-christianmusic]

I gotta give a top 25. There are just so many amazing Christian bands out there that don't get any attention and would like to introduce them if I can. If we're only focusing on metal bands, then I have to exclude my 1st & 20th favorite bands, Skillet and Blindeside, because they are rock bands. My top 25: 1. Fight the Fury 2. Stryper 3. Sweet & Lynch 4. Sunbomb 5. Disciple 6. Sacred Warrior 7. Chaotic Resemblance 8. Whitecross 9. Impending Doom 10. Mortification 11. Ordained Fate 12. Soul Embraced 13. Pillar 14. Ultimatum 15. Haven 16. Eternal Decision 17. Living Sacrifice 18. HB 19. Hawthorn 20. Vengeance Rising 21. Crimson Thorn 22. Metanoia 23. Becoming the Archetype 24. Xalt 25. Extol

[@grandmyke]

'Trouble' should be on this list. FIrst album in 1984 (they had a demo in 1980), that means they're among the pioneer in this kind of metal. I would give 1st place to Stryper

[@martinschiller9411]

First of all my favourite christian metal band is Tourniquet, i dont know if you are knowing them but their drummer sadly passed away during the last couple of years so i dont know if there is anything coming from them soon..(he was the main writer of the music), then its the youtube channel -deus metallicus- where they have very good christian praise music in the style of heavy simphonic metal... ceep on rocking!!

[@leeforex8441]

Oh no! I did not hear this! So sad! They were also one of my favorite bands too. Sad to hear about the original lead singer leaving the band, to the opposite of what he WAS doing with Tourniquet. Like he pulled a Vengeance Rising lead singer there. And now this?! Too young. He was the heart and soul of the group. VERY gifted drummer indeed.

[@lincthomas7178]

Yes and he also wrote and recorded most of the guitar stuff as well as drums, dude was so talented

[@lincthomas7178]

​@@leeforex8441what guy Ritter left coz he became an atheist? Always wondered why he left he was so good on first 2 albums, luke Easter just wasn't the same

[@lincthomas7178]

Ted kirpatrick

[@leeforex8441]

​@@lincthomas7178 I mean, I should say I was not there myself to witness it so it IS 2nd hand knowledge, so just keep that in mind. So it's just what I heard. I wish I could remember what the source was where I heard it from. Sorry...

[@Enc7V]

If you enjoy Christian/Biblical Theology & Concept albums... Listen to the trilogy albums by Oh Sleeper. In order "When I am God" 7/10 "Son of the Mourning" 10/10 "Children of Fire" 9/10 Definitely a heavier style with more screaming but the writing and passion is unmatched... the song "The Finisher" from the 2nd album deserves its own praise. Thank you for the video!

[@davidd962]

Those will be metal bands that I will be blasting, sorry playing while my mommy and daddy are home

[@christianrockmusiccollective]

OK. 👍🏻