CMR Top 100 Christian Metal Albums

[Snert]

The user of the Christian Metal Realm have voted their "Top 100 Christian Metal Albums Of All Time 2005". 116 different Top25 lists (with albums getting points from 25 to 1) of different voters have been compiled to that one list.

In last year's poll Theocracy made the Top 10 and this year's list proves that it was not only a short timed hype. So here it is - the

CMR Top 100 Christian Metal Albums Of All Time--2005

1. Stryper--To Hell With the Devil (727)
2. Vengeance Rising--Human Sacrifice (659)
3. Deliverance--Weapons Of Our Warfare (578 )
4. Stryper--Soldiers Under Command (519)
5. Tourniquet--Stop The Bleeding (472)
6. Mortification--Scrolls Of The Megiloth (451)
7. Extol--Undeceived (417)
8. Barren Cross--Atomic Arena (410)
9. Deliverance--Deliverance (396)
TIE Theocracy--Theocracy (396)
11. Holy Soldier--Holy Soldier (378 )
TIE Tourniquet--Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance (378 )
13. Bride--Snakes In The Playground (342)
14. Believer--Extraction From Mortality (340)
15. Vengeance Rising--Once Dead (336)
16. Tourniquet--Psycho Surgery (334)
17. Extol--Burial (321)
18. Guardian--Fire And Love (294)
19. Believer--Sanity Obscure (266)
20. Saint--Too Late For Living (247)
21. Bloodgood--Detonation (242)
22. Antestor--The Return Of The Black Death (234)
TIE Believer--Dimensions (234)
24. Deliverance--Learn (233)
25. Recon--Behind Enemy Lines (227)
26. Tourniquet--Vanishing Lessons (217)
27. Impellitteri--Screaming Symphony (198 )
28. Ultimatum--Mechanics Of Perilous Times (196)
29. Rage Of Angels--Rage Of Angels (186)
TIE Rob Rock--Eyes Of Eternity (186)
31. Sympathy--Arcane Path (184)
32. Barren Cross--State Of Control (182)
33. Sacred Warrior--Rebellion (180)
34. Narnia--Long Live The King (179)
35. Veni Domine--Fall Babylon, Fall (171)
36. Living Sacrifice--The Hammering Process (170)
37. Ultimatum--Puppet Of Destruction (169)
TIE Whitecross--Whitecross (169)
39. Living Sacrifice--Living Sacrifice (164)
40. Neon Cross--Neon Cross (160)
TIE Saint--Time’s End (160)
42. Antestor--The Forsaken (158 )
43. Bride--Live To Die (152)
44. Rob Rock--Holy Hell (150)
45. Sacred Warrior--Master’s Command (149)
46. Mortification--Post Momentary Affliction (147)
47. Bloodgood--Bloodgood (146)
48. Stryper--Yellow And Black Attack (144)
49. Tourniquet--Microscopic View Of A Telescopic Realm (143)
50. Whitecross--Hammer And Nail (142)
TIE X-Sinner--Get It (142)
51. Mortification--EnVision Evangeline (131)
52. Antestor--Martyrium (130)
53. Stryper--Against The Law (126)
54. Impellitteri--Eye Of The Hurricane (124)
TIE Sacred Warrior--Obsessions (124)
56. Harmony--Dreaming Awake (122)
TIE Saviour Machine--II (122)
58. Lengsel--Solace (121)
59. Sacrament--Testimony Of The Apocalypse (120)
60. Narnia--The Great Fall (118 )
61. Mortification--Mortification (115)
62. Crimson Moonlight--Veil Of Remembrance (114)
TIE Petra--On Fire! (114)
64. Messiah Prophet--Master Of The Metal (113)
65. Rob Rock--Rage Of Creation (111)
66. Holy Soldier--Last Train (109)
TIE Saviour Machine--Legend I (109)
68. Seventh Angel--Lament For The Weary (105)
69. Saviour Machine--Saviour Machine (103)
70. Living Sacrifice--Inhabit (101)
71. Saviour Machine--Legend II (100)
TIE Jacob’s Dream--Jacob’s Dream (100)
TIE Schaliach--Sonrise (100)
74. Under Oath--Cries From the Past (99)
75. Horde--Hellig Usvart (98 )
76. Whitecross--1987 (97)
77. The Crucified--The Crucified (94)
TIE Bride--Silence Is Madness (94)
79. Living Sacrifice--Reborn (92)
TIE Divinefire--Glory Thy Name (92)
81. Virgin Black--Sombre Romantic (91)
TIE Crimson Thorn--Dissection (91)
83. Sanctifica--Spirit Of Purity (90)
84. Zao--Liberate To Ex Inferis (85)
85. Red Sea--Blood (84)
86. Extol--Synergy (83)
TIE Paramecium--Within The Ancient Forest (83)
TIE Sacred Warrior--Wicked Generation (83)
89. Whitecross--Triumphant Return (82)
TIE Crimson Moonlight--The Covenant Process (82)
TIE Deliverance--Stay Of Execution (82)
TIE Precious Death--Southpaw (82)
94. Tamplin And Friends--An Axe To Grind (81)
95. The Crucified--Pillars Of Humanity (80)
96. Seventh Avenue--Between The Worlds (79)
97. Bloodgood--Out Of The Darkness (78 )
TIE Haven--Age Of Darkness (78 )
99. Immortal Souls--Under The Northern Sky (77)
100. Sacrament--Haunts Of Violence (76)

The list can also be found at the Christian Metal Realm: http://p087.ezboard.com/fthechristianmetalrealmfrm1.showMessage?topicID=23707.topic

 

[Palabra de Dios]

The fact that Divinefire is so low on that list is a travesty.

However, Theocracy is deservedly high, of course.

 

[Kenneth R.]

congrats Matt

for those who haven't heard the other bands, get to it! A lot of great stuff on that list.

 

[Spyderman-Hyderman]

Nice!!! However seeing Mortification so high just plain bugs me.

 

[SeaStorm]

Wow, I *so* don't have most of these. Aside from the Stryper ones (which everyone has, right?), I only own 4 from this list; I guess that I have alot of work to do. I have:

9th TIE Theocracy--Theocracy
44th Rob Rock--Holy Hell
56th TIE Saviour Machine--II
67th TIE Saviour Machine--Legend I

And I totally love all four of these albums.

Although I do own one CD each from Mortification, Guardian, Narnia, Whitecross, and Seventh Angel, just not the one listed.

Good work Theocracy!

 

[Kenneth R.]

5. Tourniquet--Stop The Bleeding (472)
7. Extol--Undeceived (417)
TIE Tourniquet--Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance (378 )
16. Tourniquet--Psycho Surgery (334)
17. Extol--Burial (321)
22. Antestor--The Return Of The Black Death (234)
26. Tourniquet--Vanishing Lessons (217)
27. Impellitteri--Screaming Symphony (198 )
TIE Rob Rock--Eyes Of Eternity (186)
31. Sympathy--Arcane Path (184)
42. Antestor--The Forsaken (158 )
44. Rob Rock--Holy Hell (150)
46. Mortification--Post Momentary Affliction (147)
49. Tourniquet--Microscopic View Of A Telescopic Realm (143)
52. Antestor--Martyrium (130)
54. Impellitteri--Eye Of The Hurricane (124)
TIE Saviour Machine--II (122)
58. Lengsel--Solace (121)
62. Crimson Moonlight--Veil Of Remembrance (114)
TIE Petra--On Fire! (114)
65. Rob Rock--Rage Of Creation (111)
TIE Saviour Machine--Legend I (109)
69. Saviour Machine--Saviour Machine (103)
71. Saviour Machine--Legend II (100)
TIE Jacob’s Dream--Jacob’s Dream (100)
TIE Schaliach--Sonrise (100)
75. Horde--Hellig Usvart (98 )
TIE Divinefire--Glory Thy Name (92)
81. Virgin Black--Sombre Romantic (91)
83. Sanctifica--Spirit Of Purity (90)
86. Extol--Synergy (83)
TIE Paramecium--Within The Ancient Forest (83)
TIE Crimson Moonlight--The Covenant Process (82)
99. Immortal Souls--Under The Northern Sky (77)

I have these. (+Theocracy & Stryper of course!!)

If you really like Power Metal, check out Divinefire, they are excellent. Also Rob Rock & Impelliteri.

If you are into more DM/BM stuff, check out the others. Extol is awesome, so is Crimson Moonlight for BM. Virgin Black is really cool Operatic metal. Paramecium is kinda doomy. Saviour Machine is kind of like a play/soundtrack/opera.

Missing from this list, but totally awesome: Holy Blood - Waves Are Dancing. Folkish metal.

 

[SeaStorm]

You, sir, are a Christian metal warrior! What a collection. I will check out those power and operatic metal bands you listed. Those are my favorite types.

The growly stuff doesn't work for me. Vocals are my favorite "instrument", hence the love of power. I do have a few (Mortification, Frank's Enemy), but I rarely listen to them. Speaking of Mortification, the first Christian band I ever liked was Lightforce, way back in 1989 or something. Now THAT ruled!

 

[Kenneth R.]

By Operatic, i mean they're a band that fuses strings, heavy guitar, piano, an opera singing style, and some black metal (seldom) influences. "Sombre Romantic" is a really powerful album.

 

[SeaStorm]

Sounds pretty cool. I love when there's anything orchestral in the metal mix (especially strings). Operatic vocals can be awesome (they can get old sometimes, too).

BTW, for any Saviour Machine fans, there are still some sets of the 500 copy run of Rarities and Revelations (4 CD set). They just shipped this week (I got #217), but they told me that they do still have some left:

http://www.saviourmachine.com/home.htm

NP: Saviour Machine - Rarities and Revelations - Disc 3

 

[Killerah]

Missing from this list, but totally awesome: Holy Blood - Waves Are Dancing. Folkish metal.

Yes, I love Holy Blood, I wonder where they are on that list. I need both their CDs.

7. Extol--Undeceived (417) (japanese import)
TIE Theocracy--Theocracy (396)
44. Rob Rock--Holy Hell (150)
45. Sacred Warrior--Master’s Command (149) (I probably shouldn't list this, because all I did was get it for free from the band's site)
58. Lengsel--Solace (121)
69. Saviour Machine--Saviour Machine (103)
71. Saviour Machine--Legend II (100)
75. Horde--Hellig Usvart (98 ) (this is one of my favorite CDs of all time, I would put it much higher than 75)
81. Virgin Black--Sombre Romantic (91)

Sadly, that's all I've got from that list (I'm too young to own stryper by default ), but I see alot of stuff on there that I'm interested in.

 

[jyng]

Wow, now that list brings back some memories!!

Sounds like quite a few people here don't care for death metal, but I must say that I was glad to see Sympathy, Sacrament and Crimson Moonlight on the list!

Jay

 

[Kenneth R.]

Sympathy is just plain amazing

 

[IOfTheStorm]

Saviour Machine and Veni Domine are definetally my favourite bands from the above list. I love them. I did an interview with Tobjorn from Veni Domine for a greek webzine, i can give it in english to anyone who might be interested, he makes some interesting points about religion/music/positive or negative lyrics etc.
Bride, Believer, Sacred Warrior and Recon are awesome bands too. Fans of old Queensryche will want to check the last 2.
Btw anyone have a clue when "Legend III:II" is gonna be released?

 

[IOfTheStorm]

I noticed that there is not any TROUBLE album in the list, huge omission.

 

[Nightmare1z]

I never realized Virgin Black were Christian...hmm...

 

[Borondir]

They are Christian in a manner of speaking...they aren't really part of the Christian scene and industry like most of the bands on the list. But yeah they do have a Christian point of view, albeit a rather unorthodox and radical one.

Wow, I used to listen to a bunch of the bands on the list alot, now Virgin Black and very occasionally Extol is all.

 

[Nightmare1z]

Ah, yeah - I have "Elegant...and dying" by them. Mainly cause I heard "And the Kiss of God's Mouth - Part 2" and thought it had a real painful and different type of melody.

 

[Kenneth R.]

what a great album...

 

[chrisw357]

It gives me warm fuzzies to see Deliverance's WOOW album in the #3 spot. And I thought I was one of the few who loved that one. As for Stryper, I personally think Soldiers Under Command is better than THWTD.

Congrats to Theocracy for making the biggest impression on the Christian Metal and Power Metal scene. I wish the greatest success for your second offering, and hopefully many more!

 

[Snert]

Btw anyone have a clue when "Legend III:II" is gonna be released?

I think even Eric Clayton himselft doesn't know it. And I think the most accurate answer you'll get will be "It will be released when it's done".
It's not even sure that it will be released in 2006.

As for Trouble - i think many see them as a "secular band".

As for Holy Blood - yes, they are great and I think they received some votes but at the CMR the majority obviously prefers the classic metal style.


Btw, here is what I have from the list:
1. Stryper--To Hell With the Devil (727)
2. Vengeance Rising--Human Sacrifice (659)
3. Deliverance--Weapons Of Our Warfare (578 )
4. Stryper--Soldiers Under Command (519)
5. Tourniquet--Stop The Bleeding (472)
6. Mortification--Scrolls Of The Megiloth (451)
8. Barren Cross--Atomic Arena (410)
9. Deliverance--Deliverance (396)
TIE Theocracy--Theocracy (396)
11. Tourniquet--Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance (378 )
13. Bride--Snakes In The Playground (342)
16. Tourniquet--Psycho Surgery (334)
18. Guardian--Fire And Love (294)
20. Saint--Too Late For Living (247)
21. Bloodgood--Detonation (242)
24. Deliverance--Learn (233)
25. Recon--Behind Enemy Lines (227)
26. Tourniquet--Vanishing Lessons (217)
27. Impellitteri--Screaming Symphony (198 )
29. Rage Of Angels--Rage Of Angels (186)
TIE Rob Rock--Eyes Of Eternity (186)
32. Barren Cross--State Of Control (182)
34. Narnia--Long Live The King (179)
35. Veni Domine--Fall Babylon, Fall (171)
40. Neon Cross--Neon Cross (160)
TIE Saint--Time’s End (160)
43. Bride--Live To Die (152)
44. Rob Rock--Holy Hell (150)
45. Sacred Warrior--Master’s Command (149)
47. Bloodgood--Bloodgood (146)
49. Tourniquet--Microscopic View Of A Telescopic Realm (143)
50. Whitecross--Hammer And Nail (142)
TIE X-Sinner--Get It (142)
54. Impellitteri--Eye Of The Hurricane (124)
56. Harmony--Dreaming Awake (122)
TIE Saviour Machine--II (122)
62. Petra--On Fire! (114)
66. Saviour Machine--Legend I (109)
68. Seventh Angel--Lament For The Weary (105)
69. Saviour Machine--Saviour Machine (103)
71. Saviour Machine--Legend II (100)
TIE Jacob’s Dream--Jacob’s Dream (100)
77. Bride--Silence Is Madness (94)
79. Divinefire--Glory Thy Name (92)
85. Red Sea--Blood (84)
89. Whitecross--Triumphant Return (82)
TIE Deliverance--Stay Of Execution (82)
96. Seventh Avenue--Between The Worlds (79)
97. Bloodgood--Out Of The Darkness (78 )
TIE Haven--Age Of Darkness (78 )