http://kingdommetal.com The World of Hard-Hitting Christian Music Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:48:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just this weekend I was digging around looking for a good fix of old-school Christian metal. I uncovered a pile of CDs that had several absolute classics in it, and immediately popped one in CD player of the KMH ride. Within seconds, the driving beat layered thick with lush textures of ... http://kingdommetal.com/2009/08/31/mastedon-back-from-extinction/ [caption id="attachment_30" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Stryper's 1986 To Hell With the Devil Tour stage rig (Image: Wikimedia Commons user Hard.fael)"][/caption] Well fellow Metalheads... it's official. Stryper is hitting the road for a massive US tour in the fall of 2009! More on the tour in a moment, but first we need to mention ... http://kingdommetal.com/2009/05/28/stryper-25th-anniversary-tour-2009/ Tell me something: Why has there never been an album this good since? This one remains a perennial favorite. It's just the right combination of gritty wild vocals, hard-hitting blues-based guitar riffs, decent production (for the budget, I'm sure)  and in-your-face lyrics. For anyone who thinks that Christian music (always) sucks, they ... http://kingdommetal.com/2008/12/29/blast-from-the-past-bride-snakes-in-the-playground/ This is a post 15+ years in the making. I've been dreaming of the day when I could get my hands on this footage since the early 90s when it was rumored that REZ Band had cameras rolling when they recorded the legendary XX Years Live show in Chicago. I placed ... http://kingdommetal.com/2008/11/24/rez-band-box-set/ OK. No one could ever really accuse Terry Taylor and gang of actually playing Christian metal music. However, given that the Right Reverend Dr. Taylor lent his amazing production skills to some of the best Deliverance albums -- most memorably, River Disturbance, although the cover of "Horrendous Disc" on Stay of ... http://kingdommetal.com/2008/05/01/flashback-daniel-amos-kalhoun-is-the-word/ Whoa. This was a little bit like being sucked through the back end of a black hole. The vortex reformats your brain, causing Pat Boone to merge with an 80s hair band and show up on weird television. Yes, folks. Michael Sweet, the lead singer of the original Christian 80s ... http://kingdommetal.com/2007/09/24/michael-sweet-on-tbn/ In stark contrast to the theory that Christian metal is dead, here are some exciting (somewhat) recent recordings you should know about! --- Bride Skin For Skin 2006 Can't wait to get my hands on this one. From all accounts this is heavy. Should be a great one from an all-time favorite ... http://kingdommetal.com/2007/01/22/classic-christian-metal-bands-new-christian-metal-releases/ Bride, Guardian and Tourniquet Live. In one place. All on the same day. Hard to imagine, isn't it?  Well... it's happening.  February 24, 2007. The ticket price?  Doesn't really matter all that much.  Why?  Because your airfare to Ennepetal, Germany will make whatever the price of admission is seem like peanuts. Here's the site for the ... http://kingdommetal.com/2007/01/20/dream-concert/ Welcome to KingdomMetal.com! We plan to use this site as a platform to celebrate, relive, and honor the bands, the concerts, and the all-around good times brought to us in the genre of Christian heavy metal music. We'll be posting articles and content aimed at: chronicling the music, the hits, and ... http://kingdommetal.com/2007/01/20/rocking-for-the-king/