This is justified, as they rode the fence for their first couple releases and only became labeled a Christian metal band after they became more open about their faith, yet the content of their lyrics and music did not change following this revelation.
Most fans don't know they're Christian (see Christian Rock above) until they look it up. War was a mixture of the sounds of their previous albums minus their first few, while Peace dove straight into Alternative Metal territory.It also featured djent influences on some tracks, which never showed up before or since. Outlive saw the return of minor Nu Metal elements, but not to the extent of their first few albums.Extremist continued in the same vein, but featured a lighter sound with more ballads.The World Is a Thorn featured cleaner production and a more melodic, epic approach to songwriting, which was continued on True Defiance.This was fully completed on Storm the Gates of Hell, which completely shed what little traces of Nu Metal were left in their sound. The Triptych began their transition to a more Groove Metal-oriented sound.Summer of Darkness saw Ryan's harsh vocals evolve into the unmistakable grunt he's known for today, and was their first album to feature Drop B tuning, which they've used since.Miniscule Rocking: "LifeWar" from The World Is a Thorn clocks in at just under 2 minutes.Metalcore: Arguably the biggest component of their sound, though they do have other influences.Love Nostalgia Song: "One Thousand Apologies".Limited Wardrobe: Ryan almost always wears either a beanie and a coat or a vest.Peace is this in comparison to their prior releases, being a straight-up Alternative Metal album that was intentionally made to showcase their softer side.Lighter and Softer: Extremist is considered by some to be softer than their previous albums.Iconic Logo: See opening paragraphs above."I Am" Song: " I Am You", "I Am a Stone", and "Death".Fake-Out Fade-Out: "Deteriorate" sounds like it's finished around 3/4 of the way through, then the riff comes back out of nowhere and the chorus plays a few times.In Outlive, "Trying Times" fades into "Jesus Wept"."We Don't Care" was the only song they had in the key of E.
This is an interesting example in that "Means to an End" was made with this intention, and was going to segue into whichever song fit the key it was in. Fading into the Next Song: In True Defiance, "Means to an End" → "We Don't Care".Epic Rocking: "The Gauntlet" clocks in at just under 7 minutes.Summer of Darkness and The Triptych also fit this trope somewhat, given that they were still shedding the Nu Metal influences of their first record, especially to those who were introduced to the band through their later material.Early Installment Weirdness: Their first album is recorded in Drop C (the rest of their albums are recorded in Drop B), has more overt Nu Metal elements, and Ryan Clark uses a higher-pitched screaming style than what he would become known for.Dark Is Not Evil: Their music is perceived as being very dark, despite the fact that they are a Christian band and are in reality anything but.Cover Version: The band covered Prong's "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck".It's actually really hard to tell, though, even if you listen to their lyrics, as they never openly use the words "God" or "Jesus" in any form of praise - when they do, it's usually in a different context. Christian Rock: They said so themselves that they are.Chewing the Scenery: "LIFE! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRR!".
Badass Baritone: Ryan's clean vocals can enter this territory.Author Vocabulary Calendar: They have used the phrase "reap what you've sown" more than a couple times.Richie Faulkner ( Judas Priest) - guitar on a yet to be named track ( Exile).Dave Peters (Throwdown) - vocals on "Feel As Though You Could" ( The World Is a Thorn).Christian Alvestam (ex- Scar Symmetry) - harsh and clean vocals on "Just Breathe" ( The World Is a Thorn).Bjorn "Speed" Strid ( Soilwork) - clean vocals on "Collapsing" ( The World Is a Thorn).Bruce Fitzhugh (Living Sacrifice) - vocals on "Sixteen" ( Storm the Gates of Hell).Trevor McNevan ( Thousand Foot Krutch) - vocals on "Coffin Builder" ( Summer of Darkness).Brock Lindow ( 36 Crazyfists) - harsh and clean vocals on "Beauty Through the Eyes of a Predator" ( Summer of Darkness).Howard Jones (ex- Killswitch Engage) - harsh and clean vocals on "Our Faces Fall Apart" ( Summer of Darkness).Mike Williams (The Agony Scene) - harsh vocals on "Beheaded" ( Summer of Darkness).
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