It is a shame that no one knows about this band

[Dr. T is an alien]

Before I start, I want to beg people to not focus on the wrong point here. This is a thread about a christian band, but it has nothing to do with their beliefs and should not. Please do not post anything to get this thread locked.

Of the bands that I liked as a kid (I'm talking the 80's and 90's here), the one that I think it is the biggest shame that they did not get to have mainstream success is the metal band Deliverance. I honestly have to wonder if they had made secular (non-religious) music they would have been just as successful as any speed metal band not named Metallica. To demonstrate my point I will post a few videos. Please, just judge the quality of the music and not the topic of the songs.:






Bonus points for the fact that they clearly are fans of Queensryche and frequently drop references to the band in their music.

[Thomas Powers of Paine]

They remind me of how Metallica was playing at around that time and that's probably their problem. A lot of bands were imitating their playing style and some got written off as generic.

[Dr. T is an alien]

That was a problem for them early on. They changed their style over the years, but that alienated some older fans. Sometimes you cannot win for losing.

[Ducky Momo]

Lol Totally Metallica meets Queensryche. You weren't kidding. Seems a bit generic, even if they're pretty talented. As for the Christian thing? Sabbath was more obvious then these guys. I can see why they didn't make it big, I doubt religion was it. I'm not surprised they got lost in the shuffle. The second song was excellent. They sound a little King Diamondish too later on.

I thought Jon Oliva was big.

Maybe it's my fault, when you listen to so much music it's hard not to hear about 5 different bands in one song. So maybe that's why they sound generic to me.

[Dr. T is an alien]

Well, very few people don't have something in common with someone else. I mentioned that they were clearly fans of Queensryche (in fact, the band apparently got their name from one of their songs), and while I think Queensryche is pretty special they sounded like Judas Priest clones early on. Good ones, to be sure, but it was clear they were fans.