Beginning today, we are starting a poll to choose your favorite band from days gone by (and even a few that are still around today).

We will be going through the alphabet (that would be from A thru Z, not A thru G for you music types! ) and tallying the winner from each poll. Then, we will pit all the winners against each other to come up with an ultimate "Pastor Brad's 80's Christian Metal Favorite Band" WINNER!!

NOTE: This will eventually become a weekly poll but for this first one I'm going to let it go for a while to allow more new users to get registered and participate.

I've never heard half of those bands. I had to vote for Angelica. Dennis Cameron was brilliant in that group. I also really like Drew Baca's vocals.

Dude... I went with Angelica... they were awesome! But ... wow... there were some many great bands from that era!!!!!

Stryper
Temptest
Guardian
Rez Band
Novella
Sacred Warrior
Testament
Vengence
Bloodgood
Saint
Shout
X-Sinner
The Brave
and more!!!!!!

Good stuff!

Here's a link to a couple good album review sites: Angelic Warlord and No Life 'til Metal. These sites have many of the bands that we will be voting on in the "Favorite Band" polls.

If you read about a band you think you might like, a couple good places to check for their CD would be RadRockers or BlastBeats.

Also, you can check out iTunes. I was SHOCKED to find some of the best of Christian metal from back in the day. All of Barren Cross is up there, for example!

cool beaners... I'd love to get ahold of some Barren Cross!!!!

80s metal blessings,
pb
www.guitarjams.net

There were three that I really liked/like. I realize Armada was never signed, but they still rocked! Armageddon only had one disc, but they still rocked (gotta love "Liberation"). Angelica was groooooooovy hair metal with blues influence, especially with Rob Rock on vox on their first disc. Too bad I only voted for one.

Hey now ya forgot about US ( Ascension ) LOL !
Here are a few studio and live clips from 1990-1995

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInfo.cfm?bandID=261302&songID=1815167
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInfo.cfm?bandID=261302&songID=2684714
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInfo.cfm?bandID=261302&songID=1817376
And a live clip from a 1993 show

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInfo.cfm?bandID=261302&songID=5539540
In the poll I voted for Angellica

I had to vote for the Canadian band. I couldn't help it.

We understand hoops...