Song Of the Day - CLVII - Top 7 Christian Metal bands of the 80’s

Here’s another band whose history is clearly split in two halves. Formed in the mid-eighties by singer Scott Wenzel and guitarist extraordinaire Rex Carrol, Whitecross rose to prominence by their energetic brand of melodic metal, akin to a wilder-guitar version of the band Ratt, but with uncompromising lyrics. Wenzel full-ranged yet slightly nasal voice coupled brilliantly with Carrol’s neoclassical pyrotechnics to produce one of the few Christian Metal acts that was, pound-for-pound, better than most of their mainstream contemporaries.

After 5 excellent albums, however, Rex left to pursue other musical interests and the band’s sound lost a lot of its distinct edge.

Three more albums and a well deserved break later, at the turn of the century and much to the enjoyment of older fans, Rex once again joined up with Scott for occasional yet promising concerts.

To this day, however, the only studio release from this reformed lignup was 2005’s "Nineteen Eighty Seven", an impressive and expanded re-recording of the self-titled debut album that showed that both guys still "have it". Still, fans wait patiently for more... so, in the meantime, I leave you with

Whitecross - When The Clock Strikes (1988)