Good points Bro, That may be a reason I havent been as much into the
scene as I once was. I havent bought much new stuff in the hard realm
for a while. Ive been buying more praise albums than anything. To me,
one of the things I love about music in general is when they use it
as a conduit to proclaim their faith in God. I hadnt really
consciously thought about it but I do see what you mean.

Its a shame to see bands that sweat through the tough years when
theyre small yet focused on God only to make it big, where they have
such a powerful sounding board, only to turn into a noncomittal rock
band. Such is not the case for everyone but its happened enough to
times to notice a trend. Its like when they get into the spotlight,
they come across to the industry and fans like "See? we're no
differant than you. We can rock, we just stay away from typical bad
imagery (for the most part)." Its like its a get big then stay-below-
the-radar-and-blend-in campaign.

--- In hardcorechristianmusic@yahoogroups.com, Doug Vice
<dougyfresh32@y...> wrote:
> I want to hear everyone's opinion on the cultural
> progression of Christian hard music as of late. A few
> years ago POD burst into the mainstream, blah blah
> blah. In recent enough times, As I Lay Dying, Demon
> Hunter, Underoath, Norma Jean, Mortal Treason, and The
> Agony Scene have released MTV2 worthy music videos.
> Solid State Records had commercials advertising their
> most recent Solid State Tour. Blindside and Pillar
> moved to major labels Elektra and Geffen. But what are
> happening to these and other Christian bands lately? I
> am seeing less fervent displays of God's grace and
> mercy inherent in the messages of many many Christian
> bands as of late, and I shudder to think what may
> happen if things don't change. ZAO, for instance, has
> left Solid State in favor of Ferret Records. Even
> before the move, they are a mockery of their former
> self. That's the best example that I can think of. I
> want to hear opinions.
>
> DVII
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