Tag Archives: Alternative CCM

Having almost equal levels of throaty shrieks and soaring choruses, Weep from the Afflicted are an aggressive yet undeniably melodic rock-band hailing from Kelowna, Uk Columbia, a city around three hours northeast of Vancouver. Arriving together in the wintertime of 2003, they quickly guaranteed spots over the choicest of displays …

Before practically introducing industrial music to CCM, Jyro and Jerome formed the band Mortal Desire in 1988 with Wilson Peralta and Ray Tongpo. The group released a demonstration cassette, but afterwards shortened the name and lowered Peralta and Tongpo. Mortal’s initial album, Lusis, made an appearance in 1992 for the …

During the period of his career, Seattle’s Aaron Sprinkle has led several respected alt-rock bands, forged an effective solo career, and produced a large number of albums for a number of different artists from Copeland to Relient K. While still in senior high school through the early ’90s, he produced …

A really unique band, Violet Burning up combined similarly rare and diverse qualities to make among ’90s alternative’s most spiritually driven, if not really quixotic, outfits. Led by vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Michael Pritzl, Violet Burning up went through many lineup adjustments through the entire band’s long profession. While never putting your signature …

Blessed Brittany Nicole Waddell, Britt Nicole is a pop singer and songwriter whose inspirational music landed over the modern Christian graphs before crossing to the pop graphs in the first 2010s. Blessed and elevated in NEW YORK, she started performing in her grandfather’s cathedral at just 3 years of age, …

Connected with Colorado’s NEW LEASE OF LIFE Chapel, the worship group NEW LEASE OF LIFE Worship premiered in 1991 when pastor Ross Parsley shaped the New Existence Ministries. NEW LEASE OF LIFE Worship produced their recording debut in 2007 using the live work My Savior Lives. Relying on God adopted …

An integral part of North American-based Sovereign Grace Ministries, a family group of churches “interested in advancing the fantastic Commission through chapel planting,” Sovereign Grace Music, led by director (and periodic performer) Bob Kauflin, continues to be producing, distributing, and licensing original faith-based music because the late ’80s.

Canton, Ohio’s Relient K formed in 1998 and joined the parade of Christian punk-pop performers (MxPx, Ghoti Hook, Slick Sneakers) using their self-titled 2000 debut, combining catchy melodies and snotty attitude with religious issues. The record was made by dc Speak guitarist Tag Townsend, as well as the music group …

Leaders of the surprisingly strong Christian ska-punk motion, the O.C. Supertones had been originally formed being a music group called Saved by vocalist Matt Morginsky, drummer Jason Carson, and bassist Tony Terusa. The group didn’t get signed therefore the primary trio produced the O.C. Supertones using the continuous addition of …

Shaped in 1997 by multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter David Hanley as a car for positive and relevant faith-based transformation, effusive Los Angeles-based compliment & worship outfit Press Play started to make a name for itself in the CCM community in 2001 following becoming the home strap for Angelus Temple’s Fantasy Middle, an inner-city …