Favorite Christian thrash sophomore album?

by Pethead Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:09 pm

It seems a lot of Christian thrash bands had great sophomore albums. But what is your favorite?

Note: demos do not count. So, if you wanna say Sacrament, you’re talking about Haunts of Violence, because Presumed Dead does not count.

Even though Tourniquet is my favorite metal band, my pick is Weapons of Our Warfare. It think it’s an absolute thrashterpiece.

Your turn!

by MagnusPrime Thu Jan 12, 2023 9:49 pm

I'll have to go with Seventh Angel - Lament For The Weary

by Pethead Thu Jan 12, 2023 10:12 pm

Thanks for voting! I was feeling lonely.

by bgsully Thu Jan 12, 2023 10:32 pm

Believer - Sanity Obscure

by average joe Thu Jan 12, 2023 10:34 pm

Weapons of our Warfare.

by Constantine Thu Jan 12, 2023 11:08 pm

Sacrament - Haunts Of Violence.

Easy choice.

by Follower of Jesus Thu Jan 12, 2023 11:34 pm

bgsully wrote:Believer - Sanity Obscure

+1

by Black Rider Thu Jan 12, 2023 11:36 pm

Psychosurgery barely edges out Weapons. Speaking of sophomore albums, wish we'd get a new Ritual Servant.

by Pethead Thu Jan 12, 2023 11:47 pm

Black Rider wrote:Psychosurgery barely edges out Weapons. Speaking of sophomore albums, wish we'd get a new Ritual Servant.

I thought we’d have one coming soon!

by Dustofyears Fri Jan 13, 2023 2:40 am

Yeah, real easy. Seventh Angel: lament For The Weary.

Remember the day I got my grubby mitts on that beautiful album, ignored everyone in youth group and kept my cassette on loop in my walkman everywhere I went for years, that one album (mostly). Must've looked like a sad gloomy raven amongst all those bright lights. It's funny, in a way, Christian metal kept me at the fringe. Happy about that. And so have strong ties to this particular album.

by Raegoul Fri Jan 13, 2023 2:48 am

Team WooW

by Grindboy Fri Jan 13, 2023 11:16 am

In a vacuum, Once Dead, which is of course a favorite of many here including myself and a top-shelf classic.

That said, it doesn't stand out from the "freshman" release all that much, I like it the best but Human Sacrifice was also classic. So the one that stands out the most would be Weapons of Our Warfare, although that's partly based on that I'm not nearly as big of a fan of s/t as many here are, so to me the leap between the two was gargantuan.

Also, I hold some minority opinions that I like Extraction (WAY) better than Sanity Obscure, The Crucified s/t (WAY) better than Pillars, The Torment (WAY) better than Lament for the Weary.

by Pethead Fri Jan 13, 2023 11:54 am

Some great ones mentioned already! Here’s a few other good ones:

Detritus: If but for One
Mosh-Pit Justice: Justice Is Served
Betrayal: The Passing
Boarders: R-Existence
Soul Factor: Resurgence of Chaos
Temple of Blood: Overlord
Thresher: Here I Am (if this counts; Metal-archives lists Totally Possessed as a demo, so it might not)
Viking: Man of Straw

by Sevenoneself Fri Jan 13, 2023 11:59 am

Grindboy wrote:In a vacuum, Once Dead, which is of course a favorite of many here including myself and a top-shelf classic.

That said, it doesn't stand out from the "freshman" release all that much, I like it the best but Human Sacrifice was also classic. So the one that stands out the most would be Weapons of Our Warfare, although that's partly based on that I'm not nearly as big of a fan of s/t as many here are, so to me the leap between the two was gargantuan.

Diddo. Diddo. Diddo.

by crucifyd Fri Jan 13, 2023 12:14 pm

Grindboy wrote:Also, I hold some minority opinions that I like Extraction (WAY) better than Sanity Obscure, The Crucified s/t (WAY) better than Pillars, The Torment (WAY) better than Lament for the Weary.

oooh! somebody agrees w/me on these (rare)...I concur...
could add HS to that list but not WAY more just more

by mothy Fri Jan 13, 2023 12:22 pm

Wow this is a tough one because there are so many good one

Sanity Obscured
If But One
Haunts of Violence , one of my all time favs
Once Dead
Lament for the Weary
The Passing
Weapons
Phychosurgery
Saint Spirit - The Ways of Faith

but Im actually going with Adorned Graves - Being Towards a River. This is such a good album and to me the strongest followup to a debut. They took such a leap from the debut!

by CrimsonWarrior Fri Jan 13, 2023 12:54 pm

Weapons is, at this point, just my absolute favorite album. So this is an easy choice for me. Smile

by Pethead Fri Jan 13, 2023 12:57 pm

CrimsonWarrior wrote:Weapons is, at this point, just my absolute favorite album. So this is an easy choice for me.

I was out of my mind excited when I first got Weapons. It was back in college and most of these albums hadn't been reissued yet. I had gotten into secular thrash, but at that time I felt the need to listen to only Christian music. I had some Christian thrash albums, but not a lot. Being a sucker for melodic thrash, when I first popped Weapons into my CD player, I was blown away. Here was an album that sounded like the secular releases I loved without being a pale imitation. I've loved it ever since.

by scottmitchell74 Fri Jan 13, 2023 1:54 pm

Great thread!!

Once Dead barely beast Weapons which barely beast Psychosurgery.

But I've listened to Once Dead most recently. Smile

by cailen Fri Jan 13, 2023 5:00 pm

Yes, Once Dead and Psycho Surgery! Metal 1

by Raegoul Fri Jan 13, 2023 6:20 pm

crucifyd wrote:
Grindboy wrote:Also, I hold some minority opinions that I like Extraction (WAY) better than Sanity Obscure, The Crucified s/t (WAY) better than Pillars, The Torment (WAY) better than Lament for the Weary.

oooh! somebody agrees w/me on these (rare)...I concur...
could add HS to that list but not WAY more just more

I feel the same but not as strongly about Believer and The Crucified. Prefer Once Dead over HS tho, by a hair.

by Pethead Fri Jan 13, 2023 6:22 pm

I like Extraction a lot, but to me it's easily the weakest of the first 3 Believer albums.

by Black Rider Fri Jan 13, 2023 6:35 pm

I saw The Crucified on the Pillars tour and man, they crushed.

by Grindboy Fri Jan 13, 2023 6:49 pm

Black Rider wrote:I saw The Crucified on the Pillars tour and man, they crushed.

And I went to Cornerstone '93, right after reading in Heaven's Metal that they'd broken up. Crushed! IIRC Marc and Jim and maybe somebody else (it wasn't like I knew guys and could recongnize them) came out and did a song after the Living Sacrifice set. And then again, actually, during what was billed as the Living Sacrifice set in. . . I think '01 on Tooth and Nail day, Marc and maybe others did Mindbender with LS. As close as I ever got!

by Ammocas Fri Jan 13, 2023 6:51 pm

Lament For The Weary
Psychosurgery
The Passing
Weapons…
Haunts Of Violence
Here I Am
Overlord(remaster)

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