I had a similar story to Scott’s. Even though I came from a hardcore Christian family, they never had an issue that I liked metal music. My grandparents even took me to see Zao when I couldn’t drive myself at the time. We actually found Dan walking a few miles down the road from the venue and ended up giving him a ride. My grandparents had a pretty lengthy conversation with him while we were driving him back to the venue. Zao’s music has had an impact on me like no other band has.
A friend at my church introduced me to Zao back in 1998. And they have been one of my top 3 favorite bands since. And 26 years later, I'm finally getting to see them in concert in Austin next Sunday.. Beyond excited 🤘
Ohhh that’s awesome dude, I was at that show! What a great set. My first zao set after hearing them for decades. I was the one guy moshing during “the rising end”. Dan looks so different now!
I grew up in the era of “The Peter’s Brothers” and “All that devil music will send you to hell!” Their “ministry” did more damage to me as a young Christian than any other cash grabbing televangelist heretic. It also sparked my curiosity more aggressive style music. While Zao tackles some pretty dark themes; I don’t recall any swearing or explicit condoning of any questionable behavior. I give these musicians kudos for taking us to the edge and not pushing us one way or the other. ❤👍🏼
Zao…………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………(a throne in heaven sat empty for 33years)……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
He makes a very good point here. I think on a seperate note that there are far more people who are Christian who like and play metal than what people realize. I also think that when it comes to bands like slayer and many others. I personally believe many bands are tackling topics like the bery darkest sides of human nature and not so much the promotion of the devil. Most metal bands are sort of like Stephen King movies if that makes sense
BACK IN THE DAY! (lol) Bands would literally just claim "Christianity" ONLY so that they then had access to playing at like TWICE the amount of shows! If you were a "christian band", suddenly bars weren't the only venues you could play at, but back around the turn of the century playing at churches was huge...
If non-Christian bands quit adding satan and hell to their album artwork, lyrics, clothing, etc, it might dilute the old assumptions. Tom from Slayer is Catholic, openly, but then he writes songs about…stuff.
@@brutalplanetmagazine Right. I should’ve said he sings some pretty messed up stuff. In an interview he mentioned that many of his experiences working in a morgue inspired King to write lyrics. But Jeff and King wrote the bulk of lyrics and music.
Dude, I'm not 100% familiar with master of reality, but if it was by Black Sabbath, to say that it is a Christian record is very skeptical. What does black sabbath mean? And doesn't the Devil come as an angel of light? answer those two questions. The second question is a yes or no.
Geezer Butler was Black Sabbath's primary lyricist in the early days, & HE claims that Christianity is a primary inspiration on many of their songs. Tony Iommi - the only member of Black Sabbath on all of their albums throughout their career, is also a believer, & has even composed a piece based on Psalm 133 for his church called "How Good It Is." Ozzy - though having struggled with addiction & other poor decisions over the years, also claims to be a believer.
I think when you look and sound evil, it’s hard to believe you’re a believer. Not everyone’s in on the “art” and if it were me, I’d try to be pretty clear.
@@K.Dwizzle So, I grew up in a very poor culture - my county was next door the second poorest county in the USA. I was raised to always be suspicious of people in suits, because wealthy people were "the real bad guys." When I went off to college & "met Jesus" I immediately swung towards hippie-Christianity... grew out my hair, volunteered a lot of time with homeless communities, & eventually even joined the Democratic Socialist party. Over the years I matured & mellowed-out (my politics are now center-right, & my hair is much more acceptable), but FOR YEARS if I walked into a church and saw a bunch of people in SUITS I got really nervous, & did NOT want to be there. Wealthy businessmen wore suits, & they were the REAL problem - they were the "bad guys." At least that's why I'd thought. Eventually I worked with a huge non-profit that depended on gifts from those people to get by, so my opinion softened... BUT... ... that was all just to say that what we see as "evil" is almost entirely conditioned... & often wrong. There's nothing inherently "bad" about this or evil, & it's GREAT to get rubbed the wrong way by it - it's an opportunity to retrain our minds with truth, instead of accepting the old wives tales of our youth.
@@SaintLewisMusic I am a very seasoned veteran of music, some Christian based, some not. What I’m trying to say needs a much longer conversation. We aren’t disagreeing. If a persons music is subjective to everyone. I’ve played with people from Misfits to Skillet. Both groups have a deep faith, but which do you think would be a Christian group?
Praise THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
I had a similar story to Scott’s. Even though I came from a hardcore Christian family, they never had an issue that I liked metal music. My grandparents even took me to see Zao when I couldn’t drive myself at the time. We actually found Dan walking a few miles down the road from the venue and ended up giving him a ride. My grandparents had a pretty lengthy conversation with him while we were driving him back to the venue. Zao’s music has had an impact on me like no other band has.
This is fantastic
A friend at my church introduced me to Zao back in 1998. And they have been one of my top 3 favorite bands since. And 26 years later, I'm finally getting to see them in concert in Austin next Sunday.. Beyond excited 🤘
Awesome! Tell Dan we said hello.
Ohhh that’s awesome dude, I was at that show! What a great set. My first zao set after hearing them for decades. I was the one guy moshing during “the rising end”. Dan looks so different now!
I grew up in the era of “The Peter’s Brothers” and “All that devil music will send you to hell!” Their “ministry” did more damage to me as a young Christian than any other cash grabbing televangelist heretic. It also sparked my curiosity more aggressive style music.
While Zao tackles some pretty dark themes; I don’t recall any swearing or explicit condoning of any questionable behavior. I give these musicians kudos for taking us to the edge and not pushing us one way or the other. ❤👍🏼
Love this comment!!
Zao…………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………(a throne in heaven sat empty for 33years)……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
He makes a very good point here. I think on a seperate note that there are far more people who are Christian who like and play metal than what people realize. I also think that when it comes to bands like slayer and many others. I personally believe many bands are tackling topics like the bery darkest sides of human nature and not so much the promotion of the devil. Most metal bands are sort of like Stephen King movies if that makes sense
BACK IN THE DAY! (lol)
Bands would literally just claim "Christianity" ONLY so that they then had access to playing at like TWICE the amount of shows!
If you were a "christian band", suddenly bars weren't the only venues you could play at, but back around the turn of the century playing at churches was huge...
valid point - there are a lot of musicians outside of metal that still do this
If non-Christian bands quit adding satan and hell to their album artwork, lyrics, clothing, etc, it might dilute the old assumptions. Tom from Slayer is Catholic, openly, but then he writes songs about…stuff.
Kerry King I believe is the chief songwriter for Slayer
@@brutalplanetmagazine Right. I should’ve said he sings some pretty messed up stuff. In an interview he mentioned that many of his experiences working in a morgue inspired King to write lyrics. But Jeff and King wrote the bulk of lyrics and music.
Hank Hill on Christian rock: "Can't you tell you're not making Christianity any better, you're just making Rock & Roll worse."
lol
Maybe not "Sweetleaf"...🤣
Scott looks a lot different from what I remember, perhaps even lost weight?
Dude, I'm not 100% familiar with master of reality, but if it was by Black Sabbath, to say that it is a Christian record is very skeptical. What does black sabbath mean? And doesn't the Devil come as an angel of light? answer those two questions. The second question is a yes or no.
Geezer Butler was Black Sabbath's primary lyricist in the early days, & HE claims that Christianity is a primary inspiration on many of their songs. Tony Iommi - the only member of Black Sabbath on all of their albums throughout their career, is also a believer, & has even composed a piece based on Psalm 133 for his church called "How Good It Is." Ozzy - though having struggled with addiction & other poor decisions over the years, also claims to be a believer.
I think when you look and sound evil, it’s hard to believe you’re a believer. Not everyone’s in on the “art” and if it were me, I’d try to be pretty clear.
@@K.Dwizzle So, I grew up in a very poor culture - my county was next door the second poorest county in the USA. I was raised to always be suspicious of people in suits, because wealthy people were "the real bad guys." When I went off to college & "met Jesus" I immediately swung towards hippie-Christianity... grew out my hair, volunteered a lot of time with homeless communities, & eventually even joined the Democratic Socialist party. Over the years I matured & mellowed-out (my politics are now center-right, & my hair is much more acceptable), but FOR YEARS if I walked into a church and saw a bunch of people in SUITS I got really nervous, & did NOT want to be there. Wealthy businessmen wore suits, & they were the REAL problem - they were the "bad guys." At least that's why I'd thought. Eventually I worked with a huge non-profit that depended on gifts from those people to get by, so my opinion softened... BUT...
... that was all just to say that what we see as "evil" is almost entirely conditioned... & often wrong. There's nothing inherently "bad" about this or evil, & it's GREAT to get rubbed the wrong way by it - it's an opportunity to retrain our minds with truth, instead of accepting the old wives tales of our youth.
@@SaintLewisMusic I am a very seasoned veteran of music, some Christian based, some not. What I’m trying to say needs a much longer conversation. We aren’t disagreeing. If a persons music is subjective to everyone. I’ve played with people from Misfits to Skillet. Both groups have a deep faith, but which do you think would be a Christian group?
@@K.Dwizzle I personally have issues with both, but different issues. Neither are on my playlist.