Unblack metal
Unblack metal (also known as Christian black metal) is the Christian variant of black metal.[1] It is a controversial genre, because black metal itself was developed with the intention of encouraging anti-Christian sentiment, both musically and socially. It is sometimes referred to as "Holy Unblack Metal", a term originally used by the genre-founder Horde on its influential 1994 album Hellig Usvart.[2]
Christian black metal started in 1991, Norway, when Antestor released its demo The Defeat of Satan. The band's 1998 release on Cacophonous Records label, The Return of the Black Death, proved influential on the movement. Modern unblack metal was led by groups such as Lengsel, Vaakevandring, Crimson Moonlight and Sanctifica. The Christian lyrical themes of unblack metal are usually melded with the common black metal imagery, regularly providing a Christian take on subject matter.
Lyrical development
Lyrically, during the early 1990s as an opposition to the early Norwegian black metal scene, the genre-founder Horde popularized the aggressive, "anti-satanic" and "crusade mentality" themes that attacked the anti-Christian thematics with ideas such as "Invert the Inverted Cross" and "Crush the Bloodied Horns of the Goat".[3] This was a dominant theme during most of the 1990s in unblack metal. Horde was so influential both musically and lyrically that several groups have copied the band's style, such as Brazil's Poems of Shadows on its album Nocturnal Blasphemous Chanting.[4]
In late 1990s, the Scandinavian groups Antestor, Crimson Moonlight and Vaakevandring set a new direction: anti-satanic lyrics were replaced with themes dealing with philosophical and ideological content. These vary from the poetic Scandinavian winter metaphors of Crimson Moonlight to the sorrowful, insightful and introspective themes of Antestor and Lengsel to Vaakevandring's themes of conversion, salvation, struggle with faith, and Bible quotes such as "Lord's Prayer".
Admonish (Lyrical theme Christianity)
Admonish is a Swedish black metal band formed in 1994. They were one of the first bands in the Christian black metal movement and the first Christian black metal group in Sweden.[1] While the band did not release anything until 2005, the magazine Metal Hammer called Admonish "One of the leading Christian black metal bands" in a 1990s issue which focused on black metal.[1] In 2006 Admonish achieved some mainstream notice when the twins Emil (guitar) and Jonas Karlsson (bass) both appeared on the MTV Europe show Pimp My Ride International on October 6. On that show, in which their car was modified, the twins advertised their band and Admonish's music was played.[2][3] Together with Crimson Moonlight and Frosthardr, Admonish will be one of the main featured bands on a documentary film on Christian black metal entitled Light in Darkness – Nemesis Divina which is currently in production. The documentary working crew includes recent Mayhem documentary producer Stefan Rydehed and David Nilsson, who will focus particularly on the Scandinavian Christian scene.[4] The former Admonish member Per Sundström currently plays guitar for Crimson Moonlight.
HOLY BLOOD
Holy Blood is a folk metal band from Kiev, Ukraine, formed in 1999. The band is notable for being one of the few Christian bands in its genre, one of the few Christian bands from eastern Europe, and the fact that they are the most successful group on its label Bombworks Records,[1] and the band has been noted world wide despite being an underground group.[2] Holy Blood has released two albums, The Wanderer and Waves are Dancing, the latter being their most successful album by far, and a third album titled The Patriot is yet to be released in Spring 2008. All their lyrics are sung in Ukrainian.
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Living Sacrifice - In Memoriam
From: USA
Style: Christian Metal (White Black Metal)
1. In Christ 03:11
2. The Power of God 02:57
3. Killers 03:14
4. Symbiotic 04:14
5. Send Your Regrets 03:40
6. Bloodwork 04:12
7. Local Vengeance Killing 03:08
8. Reborn Empowered 03:46
9. Reject 03:34
10. Enthroned '98 03:34
11. Breathing Murder 04:24
12. In the Shadow 02:59
13. Distorted 04:38
14. Haven of Blasphemy 02:55
15. Obstruction 05:27
16. Anorexia Spiritual 04:42
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Christian Metal, Unblack metal (also known as Christian black metal
