Once Dead (album)
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Once Dead is the second studio album of the Christian
death
and thrash metal
band Vengeance Rising
, released in 1990 on Intense Records and re-released on November 2010 on Intense Millennium Records.
According to Allmusic, both the debut and Once Dead "were huge successes in the world of Christian music, making Vengeance Rising one of the few bands in the genre to cross over into the secular music scene". In 2010 HM Magazine
ranked Once Dead #45 on Top 100 Christian metal albums of all time list.
Musically, the album showed an influence of speed metal
, with thrash arrangements on some songs, like the cover of Deep Purple
s' Space Truckin'
, and "Out Of The Will", which reminded one reviewer of One Bad Pig
. In a Cross Rhythms review, the lyrics were called "very Bible based," containing quotes and references accompanied within the lyrics "giving enough material for weeks of Bible studies". The reviewer went to state that the album "leaves most other Christian metal albums well behind in terms of imagination and sheer execution."
Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...
death
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
and thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
band Vengeance Rising
Vengeance Rising
Vengeance Rising is an American Christian thrash metal band from Los Angeles, CA. Fronted by vocalist Roger Martinez, they originally formed as Vengeance in 1987, but changed their name in 1989 to avoid conflict with another band from the Netherlands...
, released in 1990 on Intense Records and re-released on November 2010 on Intense Millennium Records.
According to Allmusic, both the debut and Once Dead "were huge successes in the world of Christian music, making Vengeance Rising one of the few bands in the genre to cross over into the secular music scene". In 2010 HM Magazine
HM Magazine
HM: The Hard Music Magazine is an American bimonthly publication focusing on both Christianity and hard rock. Articles include news, album and festival reviews, posters, artists to watch, indie artist reviews, devotionals and interviews with Christian artists...
ranked Once Dead #45 on Top 100 Christian metal albums of all time list.
Musically, the album showed an influence of speed metal
Speed metal
Speed metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that originated in the late 1970s from NWOBHM and hardcore punk roots. It is described by Allmusic as "extremely fast, abrasive, and technically demanding" music....
, with thrash arrangements on some songs, like the cover of Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
s' Space Truckin'
Space Truckin'
"Space Truckin" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple. It is the seventh and final track on the Machine Head album. Its lyrics talk of space travel and it showcases the vocal abilities of singer Ian Gillan and powerful drumming of Ian Paice...
, and "Out Of The Will", which reminded one reviewer of One Bad Pig
One Bad Pig
One Bad Pig is a Christian punk and metal crossover band from Austin, Texas which formed in 1985. The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music describes them as "Quite possibly the most popular hard-punk act ever to arise within the Christian music scene." They were known for their mischief and...
. In a Cross Rhythms review, the lyrics were called "very Bible based," containing quotes and references accompanied within the lyrics "giving enough material for weeks of Bible studies". The reviewer went to state that the album "leaves most other Christian metal albums well behind in terms of imagination and sheer execution."
Track listing
- Warfare - 4:50
- Can't Get Out - 3:50
- Cut Into Pieces - 3:15
- Frontal Lobotomy - 4:05
- Herod's Violent Death - 3:07
- The Whipping Post - 8:40
- Arise - 4:50
- Space Truckin' (Deep Purple cover) - 5:00
- Out Of The Will - 2:04
- The Wrath To Come - 2:43
- Into The Abyss - 8:18
- Among The Dead - 3:03
- Interruption - 0:50
External links
- Once Dead at Metal-Archives