Christian Hard Rock Bands that Rock

There are all kinds of Christian hard rock bands out there. When I was a kid most of them were really lame so I never listened to it. Come to think of it most praise music was lame—as far as listening goes, still love to worship with some of those old tunes—so I did not listen to that either. Today there are all kinds of great Christian rock bands. I’ve built a decent database of music. Here are just a few of my favorite Christian hard rock bands.

1. OK. Here is my favorite and I knew about these guys before they were big. I tookour Youth Group to a free concert in 07′ and this Christian hard rock band was the opening act. The band is Decipher Down. I recommend End of the Grey.
2. 2^nd hardest rocking Christian band I know—Flyleaf. This band is on a major label and tours with all sorts of secular bands so many people do not even realize they are listening to and even singing about God in many cases. I saw them live at Hallelujah Jamboree at Magic Mountain an while back. They didn’t disappoint. Look for their self titled album, Flyleaf.
3. If you are into progressive metal or death metal and are looking for a Christian alternative, check out Underoath. You may actually already have them in your collection. My favorite album is The Changing of Times. It definitely demonstrates their progressive style.
4. I discovered Falling Up recently. They have a very mellow, modern rock sort of trendy sound. I like it a lot. I own Captiva.
5. Switchfoot is a great Christian hard rock band from So Cal. Many of their songs are a little on the sillier side, especially on older albums, but they still rock either way. Highly recommend The Beautiful Letdown.
6. I was listening to Air One and I heard a song by The Rocket Summer. Very cool album. Definitely Christian, but I would not call it hard rock. It made the list because it’s really great. I own Do You Feel.
7. Found this one under ‘Christian Orchestral Metal’ on some site or another. Divinefire sounds like a band out of the 80′s glam era with a orchestral and at times benedictine monk thing going on. If you want to hear something totally different and totally cool get this one. I have Glory Thy Name. I like to put this into a mix when I have people over so they go, “What is this?”
8. Demon Hunter is really cool. I have several of their albums. They are all good and all different. I can’t say I have a favorite, but it was their self titled—Demon Hunter—album that I picked up first that got me hooked. This band goes the gambit of hard rock styles from metal to hard core to hard rock.