Fave bands?

Seems a bit obvious but who, as Christians, are everybody's favourite bands and why? I am a huge Alter Bridge fan as I love Mark Tremonti's style of playing - the way he can build up his lead and rhythm ability from almost classical to face-melting, but always perfectly complementing the other elements in the song. I also find the lyrics beautifully written and very inspiring. I'm into anything that sounds heavy and full, as I tend to always find an element in the music that I like. Apart from that though it's mainly Black Stone Cherry, AC/DC, Backyard Babies, Halestorm etc because... they rock! Also on a Christian metal level, Disciple are awesome!!

Led zeppelin...they are rock Gods..
Y&T...very influential band 
type o negative...dark band with lyrics I relate to
AC/DC....one of the first bands I fell in love with back in the 70s
scorpions...love that german sound
Whitecross...my favorite christian band

Black cobra
High On Fire
Burnt By The Sun
Corrosion of Conformity 
Neurosis
Amorphis
Fair To Midland
Textures 
Extol (the latest 2 albums)
The Clash
Boston
Stone Temple Pilots
Early In Flames
Gardenian 
Dark Tranquillity 


Can't really say why other than I just dig em

Iron Maiden (duh!) - my favorite band ever, one of the first metal bands I discovered, listening to them makes me happy  


My Silent Wake - absolutely spectacular doom/death/acoustic, eclectic, heartfelt, thoughtful lyrics


Weakling - hands-down my favorite black metal album (they only made one), apocalyptic, epic, dark, mind-blowing


(I highly recommend listening to the whole song - it starts off slow but it is SO GOOD)

Some other favorites of mine:

Alcest
The 3rd And The Mortal
Sonata Arctica

Faves: mostly Classic Rock stuff, Beatles, Hendrix, Zeppelin, Styx, Journey, Bad Company, Yes, AC/DC, etc but that's the stuff I grew up on (I was the youngest in the house and listened to my brothers albums in the 70's). As for metal I have been listening to Stained Class a lot lately by Priest since finding it on vinyl. Maiden, Motley, GNR, any 80's bands.

Kerrick are Maiden gonna do anything else? I have been happy with everything from 1999 thru MOFLAD but just couldn't get into FF. I hope they have plans for more studio stuff.

Awesome stuff! I love Led Zeppelin and Iron Maiden, also quite a fan of Five Finger Death Punch - vocals are awesome. And yeah anything 80's - GnR, Def Leppard, Crüe

I listen to usually only Christian stuff..........any Christian metal.
I like Journey and Van Halen  

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Yeah, welcome dude. It's hard to say my favorite band. My favorite Christian band is Theocracy because their lyrics are deep and varied and their epic songs are some of my favorites. My favorite metal band...either Metallica or Judas Priest just cause they melt face. My favorite genre is progressive rock though, and my favorite prog band is probably King Crimson because they virtually started the genre, continually experimented, and have some of its best songs.

DEVO is my favorite band.  Their songs are catchy and economical, and many of them are a trip to play.  They helped pioneer conceptual music videos.  Their elaborate 1982 tour production was the first to feature interactive rear-projection.  The way they discuss topics in songs and interviews is a smart mix of seriousness and cynical humor.  Their costuming and choreography is engaging and well-tailored to the material.

I love a ton of metal, though.  Suffocation and Malevolent Creation are a couple of my long-standing fave metal bands.  Also enjoy Origin, Deeds of Flesh, Obscura, Revocation, Beyond Creation alongside a certain amount of more workplace-friendly bands.  Napalm Death and Rotten Sound are probably faves for grind, along with Wormrot, P.L.F., and Insect Warfare.

Welcome to the CMR!

Good stuff and thanks for the welcome! 

Welcome.

All-time, hands-down, til-my-dying-breath fave band is The Devil Wears Prada. Always get a warm and snuggly feeling when listening to them. All their albums, but Dead Throne and 8:18 in particular.

Their music video for Hey John, What's Your Name Again? was also, incidentally, my first introduction to heavy music with harsh vocals.

Beyond that, it'd be impossible to list more; I don't like comparing bands of different genres, as it's not really a fair fight, in my mind.

Using the metric of owning all albums of a specific band as a measuring stick..... In no order other than alphabetical:

7 Horns 7 Eyes (which I guess isn't saying much -- they only have one EP and one album but oh well )
August Burns Red
Beartooth (again -- only one album -- oh well)
Flyleaf, with Lacey Sturm
Grave Declaration (one album)
Love & Death (one album)
Oskord (only one EP)
Pantokrator
Sawol
Soul Embraced
Екклесиаст

And I guess, I could throw BabyMetal in there, too.

As far as bands, this is the list I've come up with. It fluctuates a bit depending on mood and such. And I am sure I'm forgetting someone lol. But the tops are the tops.

1. Stryper
   
2. Tourniquet
   
3. Megadeth
   
4. Judas Priest
   
5. Queen
   
6. Bloodgood
   
7. Zao
   
8. Resurrection Band
   
9. Iron Maiden
   
10. Saint
    
11. Spinal Tap
    

Oh, and if we were counting solo artist, Phil Keaggy, Impellitteri, Rob Rock, and Yngwie would probably be on the list as well.

Here's my top 10, as of right now:

1. Five Iron Frenzy
2. Michael Knott solo stuff
3. LSU/Lifesavers
4. Brave Saint Saturn
5. The Clash
6. AC/DC
7. Johnny Cash
8. Jimi Hendrix
9. Guerilla Rodeo
10. Aunt Bettys

Metallica


My favorite album of all time is ...And Justice for All, so obviously they are one of my favorite bands.

Becoming the Archetype


So far almost all their albums are solid in my opinion with the exception of "I Am." Still one of my favorites, I appreciate the boldness in their lyrics as well.

Kyuss



John Garcia is my favorite rock vocalist of all time.

Gandalf the White wrote:Here's my top 10, as of right now:

1. Five Iron Frenzy
2. Michael Knott solo stuff
3. LSU/Lifesavers
4. Brave Saint Saturn
5. The Clash
6. AC/DC
7. Johnny Cash
8. Jimi Hendrix
9. Guerilla Rodeo
10. Aunt Bettys

Woah, I'm surprised a guy with your tastes even posts around here, but I'm sure you listen to the standards around here.

80s thrash metal, 80s heavy metal, 80s progressive metal, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Annihilator, Dark Angel, Forbidden, Deadly Blessing, Toxik, Judas Priest, Winters Bane, old Metallica, Testament, Fates Warning, Exodus, Overkill, Death Angel, Flotsam and Jetsam, Sanctuary, Coroner, Dream Theater, Sacred Warrior, King Diamond, Death, Control Denied, Helstar, Metal Church, Kreator, Agent Steel, Slayer, Sadus, Manowar, Black Sabbath, Dio, Watchtower, Candlemass, Mercyful Fate, Anthrax, Queensryche, Antithesis, Screamer, Artillery, Blind Illusion, Cynic, Crimosn Glory, Forced Entry, Disincarnate, Sanctuary, Nevermore, Hades, Intruder

I have quite a few favorite bands but my "go to" bands are Iron Maiden, Kreator, Death Angel, Anthrax, Megadeth, Metal Church and Stryper. Since finally checking out Judas Priest for the first time ever last month, they've been climbing up the ladder as well.

xMetalMarkx wrote:DEVO is my favorite band.  Their songs are catchy and economical, and many of them are a trip to play.  They helped pioneer conceptual music videos.  Their elaborate 1982 tour production was the first to feature interactive rear-projection.  The way they discuss topics in songs and interviews is a smart mix of seriousness and cynical humor.  Their costuming and choreography is engaging and well-tailored to the material.

I love a ton of metal, though.  Suffocation and Malevolent Creation are a couple of my long-standing fave metal bands.  Also enjoy Origin, Deeds of Flesh, Obscura, Revocation, Beyond Creation alongside a certain amount of more workplace-friendly bands.  Napalm Death and Rotten Sound are probably faves for grind, along with Wormrot, P.L.F., and Insect Warfare.

Welcome to the CMR!

  Suffocation and Deeds of Flesh. Do you listen to Nile?

In no particular order:

Primordial
Nile
Antestor
Crowbar
Crimson Thorn
Moonsorrow
Dark Fortress (Morean is easily one of my favorite metal vocalists--listen to Venereal Dawn to see why)
Summoning

and a few obscure ones, just because:

Disencumbrance
Tengger Cavalry
Dodsmarsch
Elysian Blaze (talk about thick, dense, challenging music)

metalgypzy2 wrote:Seems a bit obvious but who, as Christians, are everybody's favourite bands and why? I am a huge Alter Bridge fan as I love Mark Tremonti's style of playing - the way he can build up his lead and rhythm ability from almost classical to face-melting, but always perfectly complementing the other elements in the song. I also find the lyrics beautifully written and very inspiring. I'm into anything that sounds heavy and full, as I tend to always find an element in the music that I like. Apart from that though it's mainly Black Stone Cherry, AC/DC, Backyard Babies, Halestorm etc because... they rock! Also on a Christian metal level, Disciple are awesome!!

I'm a big Alter Bridge fan too, seen them live many times and love their lyrics although I thought the latest album, the lyrics were a bit dark.  Probably like 'One Day Remains' the best although every album is very strong.  I agree about Tremonti, he is an awesome guitarist.
Welcome to CMR my friend, I hope we all make you feel very welcome here.

Dark Tranquillity: a rare band that deserves respect in all aspects; musically, lyrically, intellectually and in overall artistic conception.

Ulver: amazing musicians, feel similarly as for DT even if their later direction isn't for me

Algaion: probably don't stand out to most people but have that spark for me, Vox Clamentis is a perfect EP

Drudkh: atmosphere without post/navel gazing

Metallica: teenage obsession, as with millions

For Christian bands, nothing unusual: Tourniquet, Deliverance, Crimson Moonlight, Believer, Slechtvalk

Man, narrowing the list down to "favorites" is really, really difficult....

The Absence
Amon Amarth
Battlecross
Blind Guardian
Boreworm
Cannibal Corpse
Dagon
Dark Tranquility
Deceased
Decrepit Birth
Deeds of Flesh
Demonaz
Demons & Wizards
Feast Eternal
Grendel
A Hill to Die Upon
I
Iced Earth
Immortal
In Flames
Iron Maiden
Keep of Kalessin
Kreator
Metallica
Nevermore
Nightrage
Obscura
Pyramaze
Redemption
Sepultura (prior to Roots)
Scar Symmetry
Still Remains
The Sword


That's the alphabetized short list.  If I had to condense it down to a top 10, I'd have to cheat and list things like "anything involving Abbath and/or Demonaz", and "anything involving Hansi Kursch and/or Jon Shaffer" to make extra space

Here is a list of my faves.

Dream Theater
Megadeth
Testament
Epica
Iced Earth
Yngwie Malmsteen
Symphony X
Opeth
Rush
Nightwish
Devin Townsend
Fates Warning
Whitesnake
Journey
Stryper
Dokken
Scorpions
Al DiMeola
ABBA

My favorites Metal bands in this moment (in not particular order):

Voivod
Madball
Psykup (what possessed voice)
Hotel Book (great lyrics)
Tankard
Susperia Profundis
Vomitous Discharge
Parkway Drive
Cheval De Frise (more Rock)
Last Days Of Humanity
As I Lay Dying
Lacerate
Elephantis
Carnival In Coal 
Shadeworks
Dio
Bad Brains
Hatebreed
Happy Face
Immolation
Death