Christian metal

Christian metal is a form of heavy metal music which, as well as its many subgenres, contains Christian lyrics and themes. Christian metal came to existence in the late 1970s Jesus movement, and was pioneered by the American Resurrection Band and Swedish Jerusalem. Los Angeles' Stryper brought the genre into media spotlight during the mid 1980s. The term ”Christian metal” itself was born in 1984, around the time when heavy metal music divided int... more
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