Christian or secular depending on genre?

Agree about black metal, it seems that most secular black metal has some combination of satanism, paganism, or anti-Christianity. I am sure there’s some secular black metal that’s completely unobjectionable, but I have never bothered to go digging for it and pretty much stick to Christian. As for mostly secular, operatic symphonic metal is severely lacking in the Christian sphere, so most of that I listen to is secular

Agree about black. For secular I guess nu metal? All subgenres I listen to at least some Christian, but nu is the biggest one where the secular stuff stands out more

There's not much USPM in the Christian world, other than that it's fairly even and I don't listen to BM.

We all know which way Kerrick goes when it comes to thrash.

Pethead wrote:We all know which way Kerrick goes when it comes to thrash.

He goes the other way when it comes to thrash (or anything catchy)

it makes no difference to me

Temple of Blood wrote:it makes no difference to me

I figured you’d like your rap metal either way.

Black Rider wrote:There's not much USPM in the Christian world, other than that it's fairly and I don't listen to BM.

Well, it doesn’t listen to you, either!  

Pethead wrote:

Temple of Blood wrote:it makes no difference to me

I figured you’d like your rap metal either way.

As long as it takes a bold, uncompromising Christian-friendly stance I'm all in

Black. I don't really listen to anything other than Antestor anyway, but I've never seen a secular bm band that's not somewhat satanic or blasphemous.

StevenCressler wrote:

Pethead wrote:We all know which way Kerrick goes when it comes to thrash.

He goes the other way when it comes to thrash (or anything catchy)

Hey now!  I dig me some catchy power metal at least.     But yeah, Slayer is obviously the best in the Christian-friendly thrash category.

Christian Thrash Rules wrote:Black. I don't really listen to anything other than Antestor anyway, but I've never seen a secular bm band that's not somewhat satanic or blasphemous.

There's actually quite a bit of "safe secular" black metal out there: entire bands built around Tolkien themes, as well as historical, fantasy, nature, etc.

As for me, I've continued to gravitate more and more away from secular music - I just don't connect to it as I used to and find a lot more enjoyment and satisfaction from Christian bands.  So for example, I end up listening to very little funeral doom because it basically doesn't exist in the Christian corner.  I still listen to a handful of secular bands out of nostalgia, but haven't gone searching for any new ones in a long time.

^^I go through phases like that, but then some Christian band will say something heretical, and all of a sudden I’m cranking up some Anthrax.

Ugh I hear ya.  Though that serves as a means to keep my music collection more humble and save my bank account haha.  

You should buy every Petra album. That’ll beef up your collection.

There's not a subgenre that I can think of in which I favor Christian bands, although whenever a band is Christian it does get them bonus points.

As for the other way around, I love epic folk metal but there simply aren't any Christian bands playing that.

Andreas89 wrote:There's not a subgenre that I can think of in which I favor Christian bands, although whenever a band is Christian it does get them bonus points.

As for the other way around, I love epic folk metal but there simply aren't any Christian bands playing that.

That reminds me of the old comparison charts you could find in Christian book stores. 

“Do you like epic folk metal? You might like Audio Adrenaline!”

To be real, I consider Christian Metal to be a subgenre regardless of what it sounds like. I mostly prefer secular but Impelliteri, Theocracy, Narnia, Stryper, Savior Machine, Trinity and others have taught me it can be just as good as secular. I am just happy to have some metal that is Christian that I like.

I would also say black metal which I mostly can't stand and would not bother with a secular band but sometimes I enjoy Crimson Moonlight, Antestor and Grave Declaration.

Christian Metal is not a subgenre. It's a scene

If Christian metal is a subgenre, then that means every lyrical theme is a subgenre. Mythology, politics, satanism, occult, humanity, philosophy, it just doesn't work. Christianity is a lyrical theme, nothing to do with genres.

Ol' bronze hit a nerve with the kids

I agree with the kids, actually. I’m unpredictable that way. Just when you think I’ll zig, I zag. Then when you think I’ll zag, I zog.

Yeah the kids are right. If genre is determined by lyrics, then the black metal purists who screech about how “Christian black metal doesn’t exist because black metal is supposed to be evil and stuff” are right

I get what he's saying though. There's thrash and then there's Christian thrash, it's like a sub genre.

Black Rider wrote:I get what he's saying though. There's thrash and then there's Christian thrash, it's like a sub genre.

It kind of is. I do get his point