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Equilibrium (Whitecross Album)
Whitecross is an American Christian metal band from Illinois, formed in 1985 by singer Scott Wenzel and guitarist Rex Carroll, and re-formed in 2000. The band won three Dove Awards in the 1990s. History Whitecross formed in 1985 in Waukegan, Illinois, releasing their first recording in 1987. Their early albums, which often invite comparisons to Ratt, are laced with fast, technical guitar work. In 1994, Rex Carroll split with lead vocalist Scott Wenzel. Wenzel retained the use of the name "Whitecross" while Carroll went on to form King James with Jimi Bennett (see below). At this point the band's sound underwent a drastic change. Whitecross has won three Dove Awards with ''Triumphant Return'' (in 1990) and ''In the Kingdom'' (in 1992) winning "Metal Album of the Year" and ''Come unto the Light'' from the ''Unveiled'' album winning "Hard Music Recorded Song of the Year" at the 25th GMA Dove Awards in 1994. In 1994 prior to work starting on the ''Unveiled'' album, guitarist Rex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy Metal Music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a thick, monumental sound characterized by distortion (music), distorted guitars, extended guitar solos, emphatic Beat (music), beats and loudness. In 1968, three of the genre's most famous pioneers – Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple – were founded. Though they came to attract wide audiences, they were often derided by critics. Several American bands modified heavy metal into more accessible forms during the 1970s: the raw, sleazy sound and shock rock of Alice Cooper and Kiss (band), Kiss; the blues-rooted rock of Aerosmith; and the flashy guitar leads and party rock of Van Halen. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the genre's evolution by discarding much of its blues influence,Walser (1993), p. 6 while Motörhea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ennepetal
Ennepetal (; wep, Iämpedal) is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was created in 1949 out of the former municipalities Milspe and Voerde. It was named after the river Ennepe, which flows through the municipality. The town was featured in the headlines when on April 12, 2005, a hostage taker snatched several school children from a school bus and took them as hostages, see Ennepetal hostage taking. Division of the town Ennepetal is divided into nine quarters (''Ortsteile''), which resemble former towns and villages. The population is shown as of 10 June 2015: * Altenvoerde (3663) * Bülbringen/Oberbauer (1470) * Büttenberg (3689) * Hasperbach (1208) * Königsfeld (1090) * Milspe (9776) * Oelkinghausen (573) * Rüggeberg (1482) * Voerde (7438) Politics The current mayor of Ennepetal is independent politician Imke Heymann. She was first elected in 2015 with the endorsement of the CDU, The Greens, Free Voters, and FDP. In the mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unveiled (Whitecross Album)
''Unveiled'' is the sixth album by Christian metal band Whitecross, released in 1994. It reached No. 18 on ''Billboard'''s Top Contemporary Christian Albums chart. The album was produced by Jimmie Lee Sloas. The song, "Come Unto the Light", won a Dove Award for Hard Music Song of the Year at the 25th GMA Dove Awards in 1994. ''Unveiled'' was re-issued in 2005 by Retroactive Records, featuring demo versions of two songs from the debut album, '' Whitecross'' . Track listing #"Frank" ntro– 0:20 #"If You Believe" – 5:00 #"Home in Heaven" – 3:05 #"Good Bye Cruel World" – 5:32 #"Angel's Disguise" – 4:06 #"I Keep Prayin" – 4:36 #"Come Unto the Light" – 4:21 #"Groove" nstrumental– 0:32 #"King of Angels" – 3:52 #"Salt City" – 3:32 #"Right Before Your Eyes" – 4:05 #"No Other Love" – 4:29 2005 re-issue #"Lookin' for a Reason" (demo version) #"He Is the Rock" (demo version) Band members *Scott Wenzel - Vocals *Barry Graul - Guitars *Tracy Ferrie Tracy Ferr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Kingdom
''In the Kingdom'' was the fourth album by Christian metal band Whitecross. It reached No. 12 on ''Billboard'''s Top Contemporary Christian Albums chart. The album won a Dove Award for Hard Music Album of the Year for 1991. The video for the song "No Second Chances" was the band's first video ever seen on MTV's ''Headbangers Ball''. Track listing Band members * Scott Wenzel - vocals * Rex Carroll Rex Carroll is a guitarist and known for his work in the Christian metal band Whitecross (band), Whitecross. Rex Carroll is also the leader and guitarist of other bands including Fierce Heart, King James (band), King James and the Rex Carroll Band ... - guitars * Butch Dillon - bass * Mike Feighan - drums, vocals References {{Authority control 1991 albums Whitecross albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triumphant Return
''Triumphant Return'' is the third album from the Christian metal band Whitecross, released on January 31, 1989. It reached No. 13 on ''Billboard'''s Top Contemporary Christian Albums chart. The album won the 1990 Dove Award for Hard Music Album of the Year. Track listing Band members * Scott Wenzel – vocals * Rex Carroll Rex Carroll is a guitarist and known for his work in the Christian metal band Whitecross (band), Whitecross. Rex Carroll is also the leader and guitarist of other bands including Fierce Heart, King James (band), King James and the Rex Carroll Band ... – guitars * Rick Armstrong – bass * Mike Elliot – drums References 1989 albums Whitecross albums {{1980s-metal-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammer & Nail
''Hammer & Nail'' is the second album by Christian metal band Whitecross, released on May 23, 1988. It reached No. 15 on ''Billboard'''s Top Contemporary Christian Albums chart. A review in ''CCM'' magazine stated that the album "wages war against mediocrity" so often found in Christian metal. Track listing Personnel * Scott Wenzel – vocals * Rex Carroll Rex Carroll is a guitarist and known for his work in the Christian metal band Whitecross (band), Whitecross. Rex Carroll is also the leader and guitarist of other bands including Fierce Heart, King James (band), King James and the Rex Carroll Band ... – guitars * Mark Hedl – drums * Jon Sproule – bass References 1988 albums Whitecross albums {{1980s-metal-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love On The Line (EP)
''Love on the Line: The 6.98 EP'' was a $6.98 EP recording from the Christian metal band Whitecross. It was never released on CD; it was only released on cassette tape & 12" vinyl record formats. Tracks 3 and 4 are taken from the Whitecross debut album, while track 1 would later appear on the remake of their debut album '' Nineteen Eighty Seven''. Track 1 can also be found on a few compilations which are available on CD (Testify & Heavy Righteous Metal compilations). Track 2 is available on CD as a bonus track on the Japanese version of '' In the Kingdom''. The B-side repeats the four songs from the A-side. ''CCM'' magazine stated that the lyrics showed that the band had an "evident evangelistic zeal." Track listing Personnel *Scott Wenzel – Vocals *Rex Carroll Rex Carroll is a guitarist and known for his work in the Christian metal band Whitecross (band), Whitecross. Rex Carroll is also the leader and guitarist of other bands including Fierce Heart, King James (band), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitecross (album)
''Whitecross'' is the eponymous debut album from the Christian metal band Whitecross, released on September 5, 1987. It reached No. 17 on ''Billboard'''s Top Contemporary Christian Albums chart. In 2010, HM Magazine listed ''Whitecross'' No. 29 on its Top 100 Christian Rock Albums of All Time list stating that "listen to this album. It'll blow your mind. It's simplistic '80s metal to a fault (think Ratt with Jesus-first lyrics), but the shredding lead guitar by Rex Carroll in every fill, nook and cranny is primo." Heaven's Metal fanzine ranked it No. 4 on its Top 100 Christian metal albums of all-time list. Track listing Band members *Scott Wenzel – Vocals *Rex Carroll Rex Carroll is a guitarist and known for his work in the Christian metal band Whitecross (band), Whitecross. Rex Carroll is also the leader and guitarist of other bands including Fierce Heart, King James (band), King James and the Rex Carroll Band ... – Guitars *Mark Hedl – Drums *Jon Sproule – Bass R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracy Ferrie
Tracy Ferrie is an American musician, who is the current bass player for the classic rock band Boston and was the former bass player of Christian metal band Stryper. Biography Ferrie grew up in Northern Indiana where he was encouraged by his high school band director to pursue music, leading him to study at Berklee College of Music in the Music Production and Engineering deptartments. During his grade school days, Ferrie learned to play various instruments including tuba, guitar, upright bass, and percussion, but was requested to play electric bass by his band director. Bass quickly became Ferrie's main instrument and gained him many session gigs, live and in the studio. After two and a half years of studying at Berklee, Ferrie was attacked and mugged outside of Boston. After hospitalization and multiple surgeries, Ferrie moved back home to Indiana recover. He eventually moved to Hollywood and enrolled at Musicians Institute. While in Los Angeles he began taking jobs for recordi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guardian (band)
Guardian is an American Christian hard rock and metal band. The band has released seven studio albums, three additional albums in Spanish, and toured extensively worldwide. There are also numerous compilations, independent releases, live records and bootlegs available. History The early years The band was founded in 1982 under the name ''Fusion'', by bassist David Bach and singer, songwriter and guitarist Paul Cawley. The original band lineup included drummer Steve Martinez and guitarist Gene Thurston. The group stood out in the burgeoning Los Angeles metal music scene due to their unconventional futuristic body-armor stage outfits, whose concept Cawley derived from the biblical passage in Ephesians 6 regarding "putting on the full armor of God". Member changes in 1984 included drummer Rikk Hart and guitarist, James Isham. In late 1984, Isham departed, and the trio of Cawley, Bach & Hart recorded an EP of six Cawley-penned tunes called ''Rock in Victory''. During early 1985, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Rowe
Jamie Rowe (born April 7, 1970 as Earl Wilson Rowe, Jr.) is a musician best known as the lead vocalist of the Christian hard rock band, Guardian. He has also been vocalist for New York-based AdrianGale, power pop band, London Calling (which briefly became The Ruled) and most recently collaborating with Jamey Perrenot in The Lost Days of Summer. He has also released several solo works including the single "I Do" written for his wife, Amber Rowe, for their wedding. In 2019, a solo album, ''This Is Home'', was recorded. Background Billed as "J.R. Rowe," Rowe began with the band, Tempest, as a teenager in the late 1980s. Their debut album, ''A Coming Storm'', recorded on Pure Metal Records in 1987, features Rowe's vocals with less grit and more high, falsetto screams (à la metallurgist mentor Stryper's Michael Sweet) than in his later work, and the lyrics contain a straightforward evangelical candor. The album was not released to compact disc until 1999. Tempest recorded their s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
