IMPELLITTERI - Do Any Songs Have Christian Lyrics?

Are there any songs from the Impellitteri albums with Rob Rock that have lyrics that could be actually be considered "Christian"?

I'm not too familiar with Impellitteri's material so I am asking for a friend.....

Constantine wrote:Are there any songs from the Impellitteri albums with Rob Rock that have lyrics that could be actually be considered "Christian"?

I'm not too familiar with Impellitteri's material so I am asking for a friend.....

I’d like to know the answer, as well!

Not the first ep imho

I found one - "Holy Man" from the Wicked Maiden album.  

I would consider that to have pretty explicit Christian lyrics....

Would like to know if there are more / how many more....

He does Warrior with Imp. He hints pretty strongly with songs like Answer to the Master and The King is Rising and if you look at other songs he'll do the same.

A very interesting question. Is someone looking for a list? Are we extremely narrow in our definition?

Kingdom of Light
Father Forgive them
You Are The Fire
Answer to the Master
I'll Be With You
Fly Away
The King is Rising
Shed Your Blood
Fuel For The Fire
Bleed in Silence
Master of Disguise
Everything is You
Kingdom Fighter
Paradise
Beware of the Devil
Fear No Evil
Garden of Eden
Holy Man
The Battle Rages On
Jehovah
Holding On


I would venture more songs personally but others would say less than this. Screaming Symphony and Eye of the Hurricane are the most bold and plain when it comes to more explicit faith. Yet later albums have songs like Jehovah and Holy Man.

The three I have are Screaming Symphony, Eye of the Hurricane, and Venom.  Screaming Symphony and Eye of the Hurricane are very blatantly Christian, Venom less so but still has some strong lyrics.

I find with Impellitteri their lyrics change where Chris leaves it up to the singer to write the lyrics they want. Chris Impellitteri has mentioned many times that the band is a democracy. He will write the basics of a song and will change the arrangements based on the input of each of the musicians like the bassist, drums and vocals. I have all their albums except for System X where Graham Bonnet is the singer and Pedal to the Metal where Curtis Skelton is the singer. Getting these albums isn't high of a priority. Impellitteri was killing it in the 90s and just about every album is good. Stand in Line has some great moments but the production is lacking. I don't think Chris had much money to put into it and had a very limited budget. If he were to rerecord it with Graham's original vocals I think that would make it stand out more. 

The lyrics isn't nearly as evangelical or preachy like Stryper, Petra or Jerusalem. There are several songs on each album that Rob Rock is involved with that is from a Christian world view such as avoiding sin and evil. There are lots of Christian themes on their latest 2018 album The Nature of the Beast. They are currently planning on releasing a new album this year. I wouldn't classify Impellitteri as a Christian band as only some of the members are like Rob Rock and I think Chris might be.

Impellitteri is my 2nd favorite band. First is Stryper then it's Petra (especially from about the mid 70s to the early to mid 90s. After that they are spotty. I love the 2 Classic Petra albums) or Saint. I can't make up my mind which band I like better, Petra or Saint for the number 3 and 4 positions.

You should pick up System X, Bonnet does a great job.

Soldier777 wrote:I find with Impellitteri their lyrics change where Chris leaves it up to the singer to write the lyrics they want. Chris Impellitteri has mentioned many times that the band is a democracy. He will write the basics of a song and will change the arrangements based on the input of each of the musicians like the bassist, drums and vocals. I have all their albums except for System X where Graham Bonnet is the singer and Pedal to the Metal where Curtis Skelton is the singer. Getting these albums isn't high of a priority. Impellitteri was killing it in the 90s and just about every album is good. Stand in Line has some great moments but the production is lacking. I don't think Chris had much money to put into it and had a very limited budget. If he were to rerecord it with Graham's original vocals I think that would make it stand out more. 

The lyrics isn't nearly as evangelical or preachy like Stryper, Petra or Jerusalem. There are several songs on each album that Rob Rock is involved with that is from a Christian world view such as avoiding sin and evil. There are lots of Christian themes on their latest 2018 album The Nature of the Beast. They are currently planning on releasing a new album this year. I wouldn't classify Impellitteri as a Christian band as only some of the members are like Rob Rock and I think Chris might be.

Nailed it.

Thinking about this thread had me going back to Pedal to the Metal yesterday. I still like that album. It has some "Christian" themes in that it addresses judgment day and the second coming but more with a warning than with hope. Unfortunately, it also has some true garbage lyrics on the all-time worst Impellittteri song ever and one of the worst songs ever recorded on any album P.U.N.K. Musically speaking, I consider it somewhat similar to Crunch overall. It's heavy with some amazing tracks and some stabs at modern metal that didn't really work. I really enjoy Curtis' vocals.

System X, musically is really solid. However, the lyrics on System X are as bad as the bad lyrics on Pedal to the Metal. You're exactly right on the singer pushing the direction. For me, I'm not a fan of Graham Bonnet's vocals. As a result, I don't care for either album. If you do like his vocals and don't mind the lyrics you'd really enjoy it.

As with many spiritually leaning artists, they often will entertain christian themes in their music, which is common in the metal genre, as it often involves the struggle between good and evil.

Concerning Impellitteri, some his of songs certainly are suggestive of leaning toward the light, but I haven't heard him come right out and confess God or more specifically, the name of Jesus.

You may want to do a more indepth query on him, like with wiki for instance.
I hope that I was somewhat helpful. Peace out brother.