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My good friend over at Noise Creep, Carlos Ramirez
posted a Top 10 list of Christcore bands. I took that as a challenge and since I
really don't listen to much Christcore, except Demon Hunter (which
wasn't on Carlos' list by the way = fail), I couldn't say anything.
Anyways, I decided to do a Top 10 list of Born-Again Christians in
Metal.
He quit drugs cold turkey when his father, a born-again Christian,
told him his dying wish was for his son to find God.
I always thought Dan Spitz was Jewish? I guess he gave up on that
and became a Christian. It must be why he and Dave Mustaine are
such good friends.
"If guitarist King writes a good song, Araya puts his beliefs aside, "I'm not
one that's going to go, 'This sucks because it's contrary to my
beliefs.' To me it's more like 'this is really good stuff. You're
going to piss people off with this.'" Drummer Dave Lombardo is also
a born-again Christian.
"I was born a Roman Catholic and I think that I have gone back to
my faith. You know, people ask me are you a born-again Christian
and I said no I am a dead-again Christian I have always been dead.
I believe in Jesus Christ and God and the whole thing but, you
know, I don't shove it down anyone's throat. You know, it's a very
private personal thing and faith is really strong and I really want
to see my mother and father again. And also I can't believe that
somebody like Hitler and Mother Teresa are going to the same place
after death. I can't believe that." Besides, you don't get a cock
that big unless you are blessed by the Lord.
"Without this church and this relationship with God, I don't know
where I'd be right now. I just know that I want to be able to use
my life for God.”
At the PMRC hearings, Dee Snider mentioned in his Statement to the
Senate that he considers himself Christian, saying "I was born and
raised a Christian and I still adhere to those principles.
Deville became a born-again Christian a few years back. we wrote
about it, got lot's of hate mail, nuff said.
Although Alice Cooper originally tended to shy away from speaking
publicly about his religious beliefs, he has in recent years been
quite vocal about his faith as a born-again Christian. "Drinking
beer is easy. Trashing your hotel room is easy. But being a
Christian, that's a tough call. That's real rebellion!"
In 2005, Head stated that he has "chosen the Lord Jesus Christ as
his savior, and will be dedicating his musical pursuits to that end." Not many quit a
major band like Korn for their beliefs. I think the only guy that
quit a metal band over his religious convictions.
Dave has had Satanic bands tossed from shows before. He has also
stated "I got saved in 2002."
