Originally Posted by: RaskolnikovThere's some surprisingly good stuff in the Christian scene.

Of course, some of it is friggin' HORRID, too.

Yeah, I know... but being the death/black/thrash/etc. metal head that I am, I've come to have a very clear idea on what true metal is, not that I think that it's impossible for a christian band to be true metal, it's more so a matter of skepticism. I've heard and enjoy a number of christian bands that are of the heavier influence, though I don't think I'd give the ones I've heard credit as being a real metal band. Namely because of the ones I've heard, I think they still tone it down and typically don't get as ruthless as they could be. I'm aware of the possible, probable contradictions in there, I just don't really feel much like detailing things right now.